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Podcast: Cool Weird Awesome with Brady Carlson
Episode: Monster Week: The‌ ‌Big‌ ‌Muddy‌ ‌Monster‌ ‌Ran‌ ‌Wild‌ ‌In‌ ‌Murphysboro‌
Description: This week we're replaying some of our favorite monster-themed stories. In this episode from June 2020, a couple in Murphysboro, Illinois reports seeing a tall, hairy, extremely smelly creature that over time became known as The Big Muddy Monster. But what the heck was it? Plus: the anniversary of Elvis Presley’s final concert. And yes, there’s a historic marker on the site.
Chasing Monsters: Big Muddy Monster still has Murphysboro residents wondering (The Southern Illinoisian)
Big Muddy Monster Case File (Murphysboro.com)
The King’s Final Bow: Elvis’s Last Concert in Indianapol...