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Podcast: Believing the Bizarre: Paranormal Podcast
Episode: The Grafton Monster
Description: The Grafton MonsterOn a fateful night in June 1964, Robert Cockrell's drive home through Grafton, West Virginia, took an unexpected turn when he encountered a massive, headless creature with smooth, rubbery skin.This bizarre sighting sparked a town-wide frenzy, with armed locals combing the woods in search of what became known as the Grafton Monster.Multiple witnesses described an 8-10 foot tall entity with broad shoulders and a seemingly non-existent head, lending credence to Cockrell's account and fueling the growing hysteria.As the monster-hunting craze reached fever pitch, UFO researcher Gray Barker linked the creature to...