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World Paranormal Investigations member Greg and Kathy Feketik join us Friday night at 9:00 pm est.

Greg Feketik Assistant Director/Paranormal Investigator


Kathy Feketik Assistant Director/Paranormal Investigator

Join Eric and Sean as they welcome Kathy and Greg Feketik assistant directors and investigators for World Paranormal Investigations Friday night at 9:00 PM as we talk about their investigations and haunted happenings. It is sure to be a ghoulish time for all!

Greg has been interested in the unexplained for as long as he can remember. Being a police officer, he is somewhat the skeptic, in that he needs hard evidence that a place is truly haunted. After investigating on their own for several years he and his wife Kathy joined World Paranormal Investigations (WPI) in August of 2005.
Kathy has had an interest in the paranormal for most of her life but did not expand that interest to investigating until five years ago with her husband and 4 children. She joined WPI as Assistant Director in August 2005 to expand her horizons even more.
Both Greg and Kathy are amateur paranormal investigators who investigate as often as they can. They are self-trained, meaning they have read numerous books and web-sites on the paranormal, television programs on the paranormal, as well as on-the job (investigating)-training and learning from others.
WPI was founded in 2004 by John and Bea Brugge and Lisa Wyke. WPI currently has 7 investigators 2 researchers and have conducted over 40 investigations in the past 4 years. The team brings different beliefs and skills which offer a well-balanced investigation. WPI has team in the United Kingdom that is directed by Lisa Wyke. The website is World Paranormal Investigators : http://www.wpiusauk.com/

Join Sean and Eric as we welcome Kathy and Greg Feketik from World Paranormal Investigations as once again, we take you "Beyond The Edge!"

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Review: Sasquatch Triangle 6-12-08

This was a terrific, if short show, about the upcoming episode which will air next Wednesday night on History of Monsterquest with a producer from the show named Jared Crick, who discussed the process of how episodes are shot and created, as well as about the interest from White Wolf Entertainment. I called in and asked him about how long a typical episode takes from production to airtime, and he answered that very well. Thomas also called in and discussed some of his research, and Bill Green called in and asked if there were more Bigfoot shows in the future on the hit series. Jared answered in the affirmative on that. Next week, Don has I think a bit of an overview of the episode which will air next week on History, beginning at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at NowLive Show

You can also download past episodes on your iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

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Bigfoot Massacre: Naming Names Cryptomundo

What really happened at Bluff Creek, California, on October 20, 1967? A seasoned grassroots Bigfooter, who knows the players, shares his considered opinion and speculation. Elsewhere at Cryptomundo today: Trailcam Photographs Rare Golden Cat and a look at Moa-Nalo Superducks.

Aussie Dinosaur Bone Takes Bite Out of Theory of Continental Drift Yahoo! News

A therapod forearm bone found near Cape Otway, Victoria, Australia, is leading investigators from the University of Chicago to challenge the prevailing theories about the separation of the proposed prehistoric super-continent of Gondwana into the continents that exist today. How can the forearm bone of an extinct dinosaur change a prevailing theory about continental drift?

Sasquatch Triangle Tomorrow...

Don will have as his guest Jared, a producer from the History Series Monsterquest to give a preview of the upcoming episode which airs next Wednesday about the Ohio Grassman. The show starts at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at The Sasquatch Triangle, Now On NowLive.com

And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

Review: Monsterquest 6-11-08

This was a rather unique and interesting program, focusing on Ghosts, where several photos and videos were taken of alleged spirits, including one at a gas station in Parma, Ohio, one at the Vatican which turned out to be a misidentification and some older ghost photos, as well as a piece of footage taken at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania at the battlefield which appears to show two entities. An investigation is also made of the Lizzie Borden House where the famous Borden murders took place. Al Rauber and Dave Manganelli, Paranormal Investigators, are conducting that investigation, using all kinds of video and audio equipment, including the FLIR, Infrared and Night-Vision cameras. Another paranormal investigator, Matt Moniz, while he was investigating the house, had a camera moved by an unseen entity while the camera was in operation. An alleged EVP is also examined by a fellow named Tom Owen, who is an expert in identifying audio recordings (he successfully identified a recording of Osama Bin Laden in 2002), and he gives his assessment of the EVP, despite his skepticism of the phenomenon. Rauber and Manganelli also manage to capture a strange audio signal of some entity, but cannot readily identify it. Next week, Monsterquest examines the Ohio Grassman, the Buckeye State's version of Sasquatch or Bigfoot, which will include Ohio's own Don Keating, beginning at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central on History. Check your local listings for time and channel.

Bigfoot at Salt Fork?

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Reports from Salt Fork State Park, Guernsey County

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BFRO Report 15371: Possible sighting by teens in Salt Fork State Park

OBSERVED: It was Friday July 28,2006 at Salt Fork State Park in Cambridge Ohio. ... 2 little sisters and my aunts niece. we have been into the whole bigfoot ... www.bfro.net/GDB/show_report.asp?id=15371 - 21k - Cached - Similar pages - Note this

BFRO Report 8843: Vocalizations heard and tracks found at Salt ...

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National Bigfoot investigators visit Salt Fork on Saturday

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Salt Fork And The 20th Annual BigFoot Conference | Jeffro2pt0

May 20, 2008 ... Salt Fork State Park Entrance. First off, special thanks to Don Keating of the E.O.B.I.C. for putting on yet another memorable BigFoot ...
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Getting the Lead Out Fresno Bee

Only about 150 California Condors exist in the wild, and there's considerable concern that lead from hunting weapons could be ingested by the giant birds and bring them to extinction. But hunters are pointing out that other carrion eating birds such as eagles and vultures are on the increase, despite hunters' use of lead shot and lead bullets. July 1 marks the beginning of a new California law against lead projectile use by hunters in certain regions of the state. There are also East Coast efforts underway to preserve a declining bird population, as detailed in Bringing Back Bluebirds: Enthusiasts Work to Revive Population of Greatly Declined Species. Meanwhile, Loren Coleman discusses a bird that appears to definitely be extinct in New Dodos and points out how you can have some fun and, perhaps, earn some cash in $1000 for Your Sasquatch at the Mall Trailer. Elsewhere, out of place big cats are the concern in Australia as Panther Appears in Question Time.

Bee Suppliers Busy As - Well, You Know Charlotte Observer

Among today's odd news stories: Reports seem to indicate the plight of the honeybee in North America has many people doing their part to ensure the bees survive, ordering amateur beekeeping equipment in unprecedented numbers. Meanwhile, in Kota Bahru, a city in Malaysia's northeast, there are bird nest farmers coaxing birds into cavelike homes where the farmers can steal the nests to sell for inclusion in soup that has "a wide range of health-giving qualities (such as) acting as an aphrodisiac, ...clearing up skin problems, reinforcing the immune system, strengthening the lungs...(and balancing) the mysterious force known as qi, or life force", as reported in Farming Bird's Nests in the City.

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Monsterquest Tonight...

MonsterQuest : Ghosts Airs on Wednesday June 11 09:00 PM EST/8:00 Central

Visit one of the most haunted houses in America, the Lizzie Borden house, scene of the famous 19^th century double murder. Watch as paranormal expert's record bizarre goings on in this house with eight cameras rolling, including the highest resolution infrared camera ever used in a paranormal investigation. Will science and technology finally prove the existence of ghosts?

Check your local listings for time and channel.

Review: Bigfoot Central/Bigfoot Quest/XZone 6-10-08

This was a terrific show, the last for a while for Bigfoot Central (M.K. and Don are taking a hiatus after tonight's show). He did basically lash out at his critics in a nice way, but he also showed what appears to be a large red stain on the floor of the P/G Movie site in Frame 352. He also said he is no longer speculating on anything, just observing. Don Monroe also discussed his plans to take some time off and go to different places during the hiatus and also discussed about some possible evidence he found not too long ago. Bigfoot Central might continue, with different hosts, till M.K. and Don return. Continue to tune in to www.artistfirst.com for further details.

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This was a great call-in/open-mic show, with several callers, including myself, Bill Green, Thomas, Sally and Ole Bub, who discussed different things (Sally discussed photography tips, which is a major forte' of hers, Ole Bub discussed some activity in Oklahoma, Bill asked his standard question, LOL and Thomas discussed his research. I announced about M.K. not giving up for good as far as leaving the Bigfoot field). Dunno what is up for next week, but it starts at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at Bigfoot Quest, Tuesday Nights at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central

You can also download past shows there, as well as subscribe via iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

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This was a terrific show on the XZone, with Sean Forker and Eric Altman on to discuss the upcoming East Coast Bigfoot Conference, as well as recent developments within the Bigfoot Community. There was a bit of discussion on the Jacobs Photos, as well as the reasons why no Sasquatch body has been brought in yet. I called in and gave an update on my trip to East Tennessee, as well as the 20th-Annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference. Sean and Eric did a great job, and it is easy to see why Rob has them on every month. Great job, guys.

Davies Replies to Selma Film Critics Cryptomundo

The controversy over the video the “Seljord Serpent” or Selma, which was taken at Lake Seljord, Norway, by Andrew Sanderson and Adam Davies, author of Extreme Expeditions, continues at a heated pace. Note that this was not the reason a warning, "For Mature Audience Only," appears on the book.

Cryptid Long-Tailed Wildcats Cryptomundo

Here is a roundup of some cases of long-tailed spotted and striped small mysterious and not-so-mysterious cats. With felid images. Meanwhile, The Paranormal Pastor, Pastor Swope, recounts his own encounter with a large bird in Thunderbirds Over Western Pennsylvania. Also, Seeking Searle: Nessie Hunter and Call for Cryptozoology Papers.

2 Shows Tomorrow...

First, don't know what is up on Bigfoot Central, but the show starts at 8:00 EST/7:00 Central at Bigfoot Central Archives

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Then, over on Bigfoot Quest...

Hello Everybody:

Please join your hosts, Bob Coyne and Mike Killen this week for a roundtable/call-in show. Want to report a sighting, ask a question, report some news in the Bigfoot community or anything that will be of interest to others, or simply want to call in and say hello? Well, that's what these kind of shows are all about. The chatroom is always a lot of fun and we love to interact with our listeners.

Where: www.blogtalkradio.com/Bigfoot_Quest

When: Tuesday, June 10, 2008

Time: 9:00 P.M. Eastern

Duration: 90 minutes

Bob Coyne

Mike Killen

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Review: Squatch Detective Radio 6-9-08

This was a pretty great show, with witness Jim from Oklahoma, who discussed his research and his techniques in the field, as well as his sightings and encounters, and answered questions from the hosts and guest co-host Darren Lee from Mid-America Bigfoot, sitting in for Billy who was in the field. He discussed things also with callers Bill Green and several others, and answered questions from the chatroom as well. Dunno what is up for next week, but it should be a good one, beginning at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at Squatch Detective Radio, Monday Nights at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central

You can also download past shows there, as well as subscribe via iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

CFZ Almasty Expedition Cryptomundo

On June 21st, a team from the Centre For Fortean Zoology in the UK will set off for the Caucasus Mountains of the Southwest Russian Republic of Karbadino Balkaria in search of what they are saying may be “mankind’s closest living relative -- a hominid known as the almasty.” Here is the press release. Also, Crocodile in South Carolina and Long-Tailed Bobcats? On the lighter side, we have: Gardaland's Bigfoot Coaster and Sasquatch Sighted in Parade.

New Talk Show!!!!!!

Our good friend Bill Green now has his own talk show on Blog Talk Radio, which airs on Monday mornings at 9:30 EST/8:30 Central at

• The Bill Green Show

Sean Forker is helping him out with it, and the first episode sounds great so far. It's kind of a hodge-podge of discussion-Bigfoot, movies, DVD's, World Events, just a potpourri of topics. Let's wish our good friend all the luck in the world. EXCELSIOR, Bill!!!!!!

My review of the first show is that it is pretty great, just a discussion jumping back and forth from Bigfoot to World Events to DVD's to movies, just basically anything that comes to mind. Sean is helping him out, which is a great thing. A couple of callers called in, those being Sunny and Mighty MoMo. Sunny discussed the solution to Road Rage, which is the high gas prices, and MoMo discussed the Missouri Monster. GREAT first show, gentlemen!!!!!!

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Squatch Detective Radio Tonight...

Steve, Becky and Billy will have a witness named "Jim" on beginning at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at Squatch Detective Radio, Monday Nights at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central

And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

Review: The Bigfoot Mystery 6-8-08

This was a GREAT show, with guest Randy from Canada, who described several sightings and encounters he has had since July 2006 in British Columbia with Sasquatch creatures which he thinks are more humanlike than apelike. He has also had a sighting of one with a ponytail ala the P/G Movie creature/individual (he was not aware of the work done on the film by M.K. Davis), and he answered various questions from callers such as Bill Green and Thomas and also a more skeptical caller who wondered why there were no Bigfoot found and also another question which I can't remember off the top of my head. There were also several questions from the chatroom as well. Dunno what Darin, Janice and myself have planned for next week, but it should be a good one, beginning at 7:00 EST/6:00 Central at The Bigfoot Mystery, Sunday evenings at 7:00 EST/6:00 Central

You can also download past shows there, as well as subscribe via iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

Review: HBM's Crypto-Corner 6-8-08

This was a GREAT show, with a good friend of mine named Sally (ShBoom2) who discussed her research, as well as an encounter she had while in college with a strange vocalization while in Pipestem State Park in West Virginia, as well as her research in North Carolina and her tenure with the BFRO as a member of their forum and chat board. Thomas and Ole Bub called in and asked Sally various questions about habituation and also about research. Bill took the lead in questions during the first half-hour and did a great job, asking probing questions as he is wont to do and did a great job. Next week, Bill and I will be welcoming several guests, including Janice Carter, Tom Shirley, Ole Bub himself, Steve Summar and Darin Richardson, and possibly Thomas Hughes if he behaves himself, LOL The show will begin at a special early start time of 4:30 EST/3:30 Central at HBM's Crypto-Corner, Sunday afternoons at 5:00 EST/4:00 Central

You can also download past episodes there, as well as subscribe via iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

The Saturday Strangeness: A Fairy Likely Story! Londonist

Among today's odd stories: Over thirty years ago, Jacqui Lester awoke to find an eight-inch-tall female fairy perched on the foot of her bed. To this day, Jacqui Lester is convinced the fairy was real. Does the age-old tradition of tales of fairies, gremlins, elves and such translate to the more modern "little greys" of extraterrestrial reports? Do we have an ingrained need to believe in and see such creatures? Meanwhile, Richard Thomas, in his "Room 101" at Binnall of America revisits a British sci-fi icon in Ghosts, Aliens, Yeti and the Late Great Nigel Kneale, Regan Lee at The Orange Orb displays The Watercolor Alien Ant, Loren Coleman at The Copycat Effect reports on the curious timing of the Akihabara Stabbing Spree, Anthony North of Beyond the Blog delivers an essay that tells How to Explain Knowledge, Greg Bishop at UFO Mystic points us to the Video of "Captured Alien" and Rick Phillips at The Heavy Stuff investigates the "real" meaning of recent perception research in Media Promotes 'Seeing the Future' 'Research'.

Skeptics Weigh in on Mexican Footprints Newsgroups

Those footprints found in volcanic ash in the Valsequillo Basin of Mexico, first reported in Footprints in the Ash and Footprints Show 1st Americans Came 25,000 Years Early? are now drawing some criticism. Of course, the usual trend is to discard any dates that don't fit the established consensus, so what are the chances the dating of these footprints will be accepted?

The Devil Baby is Alive and Well and Lives in New Orleans HAT

There have been tales of devilish children born through the ages, including the Jersey Devil, but in the "Big Easy" the story of the Bourbon Street Devil Baby reigns supreme. Is there any truth to the legend of the Bourbon Street Devil Baby that allegedly began in the early 19th century? Meanwhile, the Friends of EUP continue to probe the waters of life after death phenomena with a podcast Interview with Rebecca Ann Garrity and Michael Prescott offers Book Review (Part Two): Life After Death, by Jan W. Vandersande.

Best Lake Monster Image Ever: The Mansi Photo Tetrapod Zoology

Darren Naish and a host of bloggers go over the famed Mansi photo thought by some to depict the reputed denizen of Lake Champlain known as Champ. With photos and illustrations. From the waters of Lake Champlain, we head next to the Highlands of Scotland, not for a report of the Loch Ness monster, but for a big cat tale in Webcams Launch Game of Cat and Mouse for Highland Beasts. There's more British big cat talk in 'Beast of Bretton' Spotted Again. Meanwhile, there's sage advice for anyone who would like to know How to Find Sasquatch...and Win a Million Dollars.

3 Shows Tomorrow Part 2

Then, finally, don't know what is up on the Sasquatch Experience, but it should be interesting, beginning at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at The Sasquatch Experience, Sunday Nights at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central

And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

3 Shows Tomorrow...

First, on HBM's Crypto-Corner, Bill and I will have Sally (ShBoom2) as our guest to discuss her stint with the BFRO, as well as her research, and we will delve into her impressions on the recent developments with M.K. Davis, since she personally witnessed the after-hours happenings. That show begins at 5:00 EST/4:00 Central at HBM's Crypto-Corner, Sunday afternoons at 5:00 EST/4:00 Central

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Then, on The Bigfoot Mystery, I will be taking over as temporary co-host for JC Johnson, along with Janice Carter and of course show host, Darin, as we interview an individual from Canada named Randy starting at 7:00 EST/6:00 Central at The Bigfoot Mystery, Sunday evenings at 7:00 EST/6:00 Central

75 Years of Drive-In Bigfoot Movies

Posted by: Loren Coleman on June 6th, 2008

In tribute to Sasquatch films and trailers, pieces of popular culture from the days of drive-in movies and beyond. Vidoes.

Investigate Further: 75 Years of Drive-In Bigfoot Movies »

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They're not Alone: Family Experiences Ghost Appearances Salisbury Post

The five members of Steve and Kim Etters' home think they are equalled in number by the spirits that also occupy their home in Salisbury, NC. The events involving apparitions, strange noises, materializing pennies and more has led to a visit by Paranormal Scene Investigators (PSI). What did PSI find when it investigated the Etters' home? With photos. There's more examination of apparitions from Haunted America Tours in Old Hag/Incubus/Succubus versus Sleep Paralysis.

E-Book Review: Sasquatch, Bigfoot, Wildmen, Yeti and Other Big News Prints

I received this item in an auction at the 20th-Annual Ohio Bigfoot Conference, and I did not regret it for a minute. Compiled by Scott McClean, it is a terrific gathering of newspaper clippings extending back at least 100 years in the United States, with many pre-1958 reports of "Wildmen," "Gorillas," "HooDoos," "Haints" and other various names for Sasquatch-Like Creatures sighted over the years. All the clippings are arranged by State name, and there is with this CD a bonus 315 additional reports, along with an audio clip of a man named Buddy Knox who wrote and recorded a song about Bigfoot (the song is also included as a bonus), in addition to other clips, mostly about the Patterson/Gimlin Movie. I highly recommend this for everyone's Cryptozoological collection just for the sheer number of reports gathered and for the excellent work McClean did in gathering them.

Review: Beyond The Edge Radio 6-6-08

This was a GREAT show, with guest Linda Godfrey, who discussed the Dogman/Man Wolf phenomenon, which is not just limited to her research area in rural Wisconsin, but spreads quite a bit all over the U.S. Several folks asked great questions in the chat during the first hour of the show regarding this phenomenon, then the second hour was opened to phone calls, and Brian Seech, Bill Green, Thomas Hughes, Luke Gross and myself called in and asked various questions about the phenomenon (my main question was whether Linda had heard of reports from Iowa, when I mentioned about a good friend of ours named Connie has had not only Sasquatch reports near her, but also Dogman sightings.). Next week, Greg and Kathy Feketik will be the guests, and the topic will be ghost-hunting, as Beyond The Edge Radio continues the "Paranormal Party of the Summer." The show begins at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central at Beyond The Edge Radio, Friday Nights at 9:00 EST/8:00 Central

You can also download past episodes there, as well as subscribe via iTunes. And as always, we encourage you to please tune in and support great research.

Footprints in the Sand Blogsquatcher

Recent reports that human footprints in Mexico have been dated to 40,000 years ago elicits a response from the Blogsquatcher indicating Sasquatch/Bigfoot investigators have better footprint evidence of the hairy hominoid's existence than the photos of the Mexico footprints show. And what if the footprints aren't those of a modern human, but were left by, say, a juvenile Sasquatch? Meanwhile, those same footprints evoke a different response at Cabinet of Wonders in a post entitled Early Man Down Mexico Way.

The Secret Selma Footage Cryptomundo

Is there a vast Swedish-British conspiracy behind the newly released lake monster film footage? With Images. While the Selma footage is creating some interest in the Swedish cryptid, the renowned Centre for Fortean Zoology (CFZ) has released it's latest video report of its intrepid activities, past, present and future. Nick Redfern at There's Something in the Woods links you up with the video of On the Track: The New Episode and explains another CFZ project in Mystery Animals of the British Isles - The Series Begins.

Bigfoot bounty
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Where's Bigfoot Hanging Out These Days?
Bodog Beat - St. John's,Antigua and Barbuda
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Editorial: Are there Cougars in the Eastern U.S.?

Cougars, mountain lions, pumas. No matter what they are called, they are allegedly, in the United States, only in the Western part of the continent. Wildlife officials claim that they were driven from the Eastern U.S. or perhaps hunted to extinction and have been supposedly extinct from the East for 60 years or more. However, in certain Eastern states, there is a comeback of sorts for these mysterious cats, with sightings taking place in several Eastern states, including Pennsylvania, North Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia and several other states. Of course, wildlife officials have an "official" stance on cougars in that they are not "supposed" to exist in the East, but unofficially, I am sure they know more than they are telling. Having been to East Tennessee, I can say that that area is conducive to mountain lion habitat, even if people do not see them (although there have been sightings here and there over the past few years in the Great Smoky Mountains). On Monsterquest the other night, there was a cellphone photo taken of a cougar sighted in North Carolina, where they are not "supposed" to exist. It is just like the panther situation in Mississippi-they are "officially" extinct in the Magnolia State, but yet there are still sightings on occasion of these large cats. So, are there cougars in the East? You decide.

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