Episode 69: The Park Monster

Public parks are the people’s playground — but they’re also, quite possibly, home to some unusual residents. 

Mill Race parkgoers in Columbus, Indiana were probably not expecting to come face-to-face with a Bigfoot. But then again, who ever is? 

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Hosted by Laurah Norton

Researched by Bryan Worters and Maura Currie

Written & Produced by Maura Currie

Engineered by Brandon Schexnayder


NA, “Monster: Women Report Seeing…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “Mill Race Monster Makes…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “Mill Race Monster Hunt…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “Monster-ous Thing At Columbus…” The Indianapolis Star, 1974.

NA, “‘Green Monster’ No Danger…” The Columbus Herald, 1974. 

NA, “Elusive ‘Monster’ Remains…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “No Week End Monster…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “Mill Race Park Closed…” The Republic, 1974. 

NA, “Enough’s Enough,” The Republic, 1974.

A Concerned Reader, “Ignore Mill Race Monster…” The Republic, 1974.

NA, “November,” The Republic, 1974.

Nancy Wheeler, “The monster of Mill Race,” The Republic, 1993. 

NA, “‘We thought we were going to die…” Fox 8, 2015.

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