EP 43: THE GOATMAN FROM MARYLAND!

This week's cryptid is pretty unique, either we are recording an episode on another type of boogeyman or we are learning about a creature who was created in a lab and broke out into the forests of Maryland. For year the locals have heard legend of a half man and half goat creature who has been terrorizing Maryland's people and their pets. Known as the Goatman, he is said to hunt for human flesh while wielding an axe. Both people and pets have gone missing with no explanation, investigators believe a number of these victims have been butchered with an axe and some are even missing flesh. Take a listen to this episode I recorded with my niece and let me know what you think. P.S. there's a lot of laughing lol.

Beltsville, Maryland on a Map

Bowie, Maryland on a Map

Fletchertown road in Bowie, Maryland on a Map

A photo of the Goatman circulating the news in Maryland

The Golly Green Giant from the Green Beans Can

The movie so heavily talked about during this episode

Please watch it on Disney+

SOURCE MATERIALS:

For the story:

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2. Linic, C. (2017). This Town Has Been Plagued By A Killer 'Goat Man' For Half A Century. OMGFacts. Retrieved December 29, 2021, from http://omgfacts.com/this-town-has-been-plagued-by-a-killer-goat-man-for-half-a-century/

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For the Image:

1. ScaryForKids. (2013, March 15). The Goatman | Urban Legend. Scary For Kids. Retrieved December 29, 2021, from https://www.scaryforkids.com/goatman/

2. Nadel, D. (2020, June 25). The Goatman: Maryland's Axe-Wielding Monster. Exemplore. Retrieved December 29, 2021, from https://exemplore.com/cryptids/The-Goatman-Marylands-Axe-Wielding-Monster

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