Oct 21, 2026 · 1 hr 6 min · 24 segments
In 1993, three men were found brutally mauled on a remote cannabis farm in Northern California. Locals whispered that Bigfoot was to blame. In today's first episode of Conspiracies & the Unknown…
Sabrina Deana-RogaHost
Corinne VienHost
Vanessa RichardsonHost
So for centuries, there have been whispers of terrifying creatures lurking deep in the woods of Northern California and all throughout the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
The First Nations people of what is now British Columbia, Canada, called it sesquak, meaning wild man.
As the area was colonized by European settlers, the legend of this massive ape-like creature grew, and it became known as the
a group of gold prospectors in Oregon fighting ape-like monsters in 1924, a collection of stories from the Chehalis people in 1929, and even Teddy Roosevelt wrote about a story that he heard about a monster that he described as a half-human, half-devil, some great goblin beast.
But for the most part, the Sasquatch was little more than a rumor until 1958 when it got a new name.
On August 27th of that year, a logger named Jerry Crew was working up in California's Humboldt County, clearing brush along a timber road in the Sixth River National Forest.
And as he headed for his bulldozer, Jerry noticed some large barefoot prints scattered around the treads.
Now, it wasn't unusual because he was a part of a big crew, so he was like, oh, it was probably one of the guys on my crew walking around.
But when he climbed into his seat and looked down, Jerry realized just how massive those prints were.
They were 16 inches long, 7 inches wide, and there was no way that anyone on his team, like, sorry to them, but their feet were not that big.
And when Jerry showed the others, they told him that they had already seen other prints like this, which is so wild.
So for centuries, there have been whispers of terrifying creatures lurking deep in the woods of Northern California and all throughout the forests of the Pacific Northwest.
The First Nations people of what is now British Columbia, Canada, called it sesquak, meaning wild man.
As the area was colonized by European settlers, the legend of this massive ape-like creature grew, and it became known as the
a group of gold prospectors in Oregon fighting ape-like monsters in 1924, a collection of stories from the Chehalis people in 1929, and even Teddy Roosevelt wrote about a story that he heard about a monster that he described as a half-human, half-devil, some great goblin beast.
But for the most part, the Sasquatch was little more than a rumor until 1958 when it got a new name.
On August 27th of that year, a logger named Jerry Crew was working up in California's Humboldt County, clearing brush along a timber road in the Sixth River National Forest.
And as he headed for his bulldozer, Jerry noticed some large barefoot prints scattered around the treads.
Now, it wasn't unusual because he was a part of a big crew, so he was like, oh, it was probably one of the guys on my crew walking around.
But when he climbed into his seat and looked down, Jerry realized just how massive those prints were.
They were 16 inches long, 7 inches wide, and there was no way that anyone on his team, like, sorry to them, but their feet were not that big.
And when Jerry showed the others, they told him that they had already seen other prints like this, which is so wild.
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