Indiana

  1. 1975-07-06 It's a bird, it's a plane — well, it's some goldurn thing The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1-11

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    Cat Man

  2. 1947-12-14 Posse to form at Boonville to trap "Cat man” monster The Sunday Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. A15
  3. 1947-12-15 Abandon hunt for "Black Monster" Princeton Clarion News (Princeton, IN), p. 1

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    Crawfordsville Monster

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    Cistern Creeper

  4. 1960-06-08 Monster of Dan Craig's well Stirs eastern Indiana area The Star Muncie (Muncie, IN), p. 1
  5. 1960-06-08 "Monster" of Lynn cistern turns out to be only junk The Palladium-Item (Richmond, IN), p. 4

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    Fluorescent Freddie

  6. 1965-03-15 Red-eyed 'monster' eludes searchers The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), p. 36
  7. 1965-03-15 Square Shootin' The Dubois County Daily Herald 9Jasper, IN), p. 2 NewspaperARCHIVE
  8. 1965-03-15 Square Shootin' The Dubois County Daily Herald 9Jasper, IN), p. 2

  9. 1965-03-17 Eyes on woods — Monster fans wait to see The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), p. 36

  10. 2003-03-22 Hairy Hoosier monster a freaky nature quest South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), p. C2

    Giant Bird

  11. 1948-06-11 Pike County whopper comes again, this time it's a big bird [Part 1] [Part 2] The Daily Clintonian (Clinton, IN), pp. 1 & 3
  12. 1948-06-11 Huge bird seen; in Pike Co., of course The Dubois County Daily Herald (Jasper, IN), p. 1
  13. 1948-06-11 Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No — Superbird! The Martinsville Reporter (Martinsville, IN), p. 1
  14. 1948-06-11 Giant bird latest of annual stories by Pike Countians Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), p. 6
  15. 1948-06-11 Giant bird soaring soaring over farm is Pike County's new story The Greenfield Daily Reporter (Greenfield, IN), p. 3
  16. 1948-06-12 Large, strange bird sifted The Tipton Daily Tribune (Tipton, IN), p. 4
  17. 1948-06-12 Large, strange bird sifted The Tipton Daily Tribune (Tipton, IN), p. 4
  18. 1948-06-16 This Farmer Tells a Bird Of a Story; It Has Wings The Hammond Times (Hammond IN), p. 31

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    Indiana Mystery Creature

  19. 2002-02-03 Scientist: Mystery creature might be bear Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), p. C12

  20. 2002-02-04 Mystery creature could be bear [Part 1] [Part 2] Tipton County Tribune (Tipton, IN), p. 2
  21. 2002-02-04 Mystery creature could be bear, scientist says The Herald (Jasper, IN), p. 7

  22. 2002-02-05 Theories on mystery creature begin to come out of woodwork The Herald (Jasper, IN), p. 5

  23. 2002-02-06 Mystery creature sighting brings callers with theories Daily Journal (Franklin, IN), p. A5
  24. 2002-02-06 Theories abound after paper runs mystery creature story The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. A9

    Blue Racer

    Middlebury, Indiana

  25. 1912-06-01 Elkhartan in battle with big Blue Racer [Part 1] [Part 2] [Clipping] The Elkhart Truth (Elkhart, IN), p. 1

    Giant Snake

  26. 2013-10-28 Indiana's 'Monster' Snakes — Wayback Machine

    Alexander, Indiana

  27. 1883-07-01 An electrical snake [Part 1] [Part 2] The Standard (Ogden, UT), p. 4

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    Benton County

  28. 1889-09-03 A ghoul snake The Daily Journal (Logansport, IN), p. 3

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    Decatur County

  29. 1920-10-08 Report this monster serpent ditches "flivvers" along road [Part 1] [Part 2] Brownwood Bulletin (Brownwood, TX), p. 2

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    Flat Rock River Snake

  30. 1946-07-23 Calling Frank Buck! Big Snake hunt gets organized on Flat Rock River [Part 1] [Part 2] The Daily Clintonian (Clinton, IN), pp. 1 & 7

  31. 1946-07-26 Professional hunter offers to nab Python The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 3

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    Jackson County

  32. 1928-07-26 Giant Snake Terrorizes The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN(, p. 2

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    Pike County

    1921

  33. 1921-10-29 Giant snake and wolf in Pike County [Part 1] [Part 2] The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN) pp. 1 & 2
  34. 1921-10-29 Giant snake and wolf in Pike County [Part 1] [Part 2] The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN) pp. 1 & 2
  35. 1921-10-29 Short News — Peterdburg, Ind. Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 12

    1930

  36. 1930-07-29 Giant Snake Again Is Seen Near Cato The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN), p. 10

  37. 1937-08-09 Giant Snake Seen Pike County The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1

  38. 1930-08-15 Giant snake seen again The Boonville Enquirer (Boonville, IN), p. 6

  39. 1930-08-20 Big snake in Pike Co. The Brownstown Banner (Brownstown, IN), p. 1

  40. 1930-08-23 Giant snake seen after lapse of yrs. [Part 1] [Part 2] The Lake County Times (Hammond, IN), p. 6

  41. 1930-08-25 Southern Indiana's snake story dragged out again Garrett Clipper (Garrett, IN), p. 5

    1937

  42. 1937-08-09 Giant snake seen Near Petersburg The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1
  43. 1937-08-09 "15 or 20-foot" snake seen in Pike County The Indianapolis Star, Last Edition (Indianapolis, IN), p. 4
  44. 1937-08-09 Gigantic snake. The Tipton Daily Tribune (Tipton, IN), p. 4
  45. 1937-08-09 Gigantic snake. The Tipton Daily Tribune (Tipton, IN), p. 4
  46. 1937-08-09 Giant snake seen in Pike County The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1
  47. 1937-08-09 Monster snake is sighted by two fishermen The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), p. 2

  48. 1937-08-11 Giant snake seen near Petersburg The Edinburg Daily Courier (Edinburg, N), p. 3

  49. 1946-10-29 25 Years Ago The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN), p. 8

  50. 1947-08-19 Berry picker reports seeing huge snake The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 10 Geneaology Bank

  51. 1950-06-25 Calling St. Patrick — Pike County's overrun with snakes [Part 1] [Part 2] The Sunday Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. 4A
  52. 1950-06-25 Calling St. Patrick — Pike County's overrun with snakes [Part 1] [Part 2] The Sunday Courier and Press (Evansville, IN), p. 4A

  53. 1951-11-03 17-foot snake seen in Pike County road The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1
  54. 1971-10-29 50 50 Years Ago The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN), p. 20
  55. 1976-11-02 . . . Looking backward . . . [Clipping] The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), p. 6
  56. 1980-07-29 as we were — July 29, 1930 [Clipping] The Evansville Courier (Evansville, IN), P. 2

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    Giant Turtles

    Oscar

  57. 1949-07-11 Love affair of a Turtle goes to pot The Key West Citizen (Key West, FL), p. 4

    Lake County

  58. 1950-07-15 Lake County Turtle challenges 'Busco The Indianapolis News (Indianapolis, IN), p. 9

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    Varmints

  59. 2003-05-11 In search of large cats [Part 1] [Part 2] South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), pp. D1 & D4
  60. 2003-05-11 In search of large cats [Part 1] [Part 2] South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), pp. D1 & D4

    African Lioness

  61. 1962-06-28 Huntington County jittery over vampire-like monster The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1

  62. 1962-06-29 Cougar sighting a bunch of bull The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1

    Brown County

  63. 1948-08-19 No title Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN), p. 2
  64. 1948-10-01 Mountain Lion reported seen Muncie Evening Press (Muncie, IN), p. 14
  65. 2019-05-01 DNR: Bobcat attacked family pet in county Brown County Democrat (Nashville, IN), p. A3

  66. 2019-03-20 Mountain Lion sighting reported in area [Blurb] The Republic (Columbus, IN), pp. A1 & A3

    Cambridge City

  67. 1895-03-22 No title Boonville Standard (Boonville, IN), p.3

    Cook City

  68. 1897-05-06 Strange animal in Indiana woods The Weekly Standard (St. Catharines, ON), p. 4

    Connersville Critter

    Freak captured

  69. 1914-05-16 Freak captured The Bedford Daily Democrat (Bedford, IN), p. 8 NewspaperARCHIVE

  70. 1914-05-21 Freak animal captured Denver Tribune (Denver, IN), p. 3
  71. 1914-05-21 Freak animal captured Tri County Gazette (Mentone, IN), p. 6

  72. 1914-05-22 Freak animal captured English News (English, IN), p. 2

  73. 1914-05-27 Capture a freak animal The Leavenworth Times (Leavenworth, KS), p. 7

  74. 1914-05-28 Capture a freak animal The Bangor Daily News (Bangor, MI), p. 2

  75. 1914-05-30 Unknown animal is found in Indiana The Burbank Review (Burbank, CA), p. 2

    Has weasel's body — claws like a cat's

  76. 1914-06-09 Has weasel's body claws like a cat's The Winnipeg Evening Tribune (Winnipeg, MB), p. 9

  77. 1914-09-17 Has weasel's body claws like a cat's The Sebewaing Blade (Sebewaing, MI), p. 6

  78. 1914-09-23 Has weasel's body claws like a cat's The Bedford Daily Democrat (Bedford, IN), p. 3

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    Cougar

  79. 1947-08-07 Hoosier hunter spots another varmint The Vidette-Messenge (Valparaiso, IN), p. 1
  80. 1947-08-07 Report lion seen near Nashville The Evening Republican (Columbus, IN), p. 1
  81. 1947-08-07 Sees 'monster' Lafayette Journal and Courier (Lafayette, IN), p. 1

  82. 1947-08-08 The things I hear! [Clipping] The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 9

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    Gibson County Beast

  83. 1935-12-01 Anybody seen a Lion? The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1
  84. 1935-12-01 Farmer takes shot at Gibson County Beast The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 1

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    Orleans Beast

  85. 1954-09-03 'Wild beast’ story alarms Hoosier area The Linton Daily Citizen (Linton, IN), p. 1
  86. 1954-09-03 Strange animal scares people In Indiana town The Alexandria Times-Tribune (Alexandria, IN). p. 1
  87. 1954-09-03 State has 'beast' The Evansville Press (Evansville, IN), p. 23
  88. 1954-09-03 Thrilling “wild animal” scare grips farmers near Orleans The Terre Haute Tribune (Terre Haute, IN) p. 10
  89. 1954-09-03 “Wild ammal” seen in Orleans vicinity Logansport Pharos-Tribune (Logansport, IN), p. 11

  90. 1954-09-05 Hundreds flock to farm in hopes of seeing "monster" Princeton Daily Clarion (Princeton, IN), p. 1

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    Parke County Bear

  91. 1972-10-01 Populace up in arms over Parke County 'Bear' The South Bend Tribune (South Bend, IN), p. 54
  92. 1972-09-22 Gary Cooper on trail of Bear Monster Noblesville Daily Ledger (Noblesville, IN), p. 2

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    Mill Race Monster

  93. 1974-11-02 Women report seeing 'beast' in Mill Race The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 1

  94. 1974-11-06 Mill Race Monster makes appearance after voting? The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 1

  95. 1974-11-08 Mill Race Monster hunt out of hand? The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 1
  96. 1974-11-08 Women report seeing 'beast' in Mill Race The Columbus Herald (Columbus, IN), p. 5

  97. 1974-11-10 Elusive 'monster' remains on prowl The Indianapolis Star (Indianapolis, IN), p. 1-32

  98. 1974-11-12 Mill Race Park closed nightly The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 1
  99. 1974-11-12 Enough's enough The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 4

  100. 1974-11-14 Ignore Mill Race Monster, then maybe it'll go away The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 4

  101. 1974-12-31 1974 news in review [Clipping 1] [Clipping 2] The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. 33

  102. 1993-12-30 October [Clipping] The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. B11

  103. 2014-10-30 Legend of the monster lives on The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. A9

  104. 2015-03-12 Monstrous endeavor The Republic (Columbus, IN), p. A7

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    Strange Fish

  105. 1897-05-11 Uncle Sam's domains [Clipping] The Lethbridge News (Lethbridge, AB), p. 2

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    Wild Men

  106. 1839-12-30 A wild child Adams Sentinel (Gettysburg, PA), p. 1

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