Any Truth to The Walker County Incident?
Posted by: Craig Woolheater on May 23rd, 2015
Daniel, known as “Patient Zero,” is seen in this photo from Animal Planet’s special “I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident,” which premiere’s Friday night, May 22, on Animal Planet. (Animal Planet)
Was this show last night on Animal Planet, I Was Bitten: The Walker County Incident, scripted or based on a true story?
The following article offers some background on the incidents.
What lurks in Walker County’s woods? Animal Planet follows ‘Patient Zero’ in search for answers
What evil lurks in the woods of Walker County? There have been rumors of creatures similar to Bigfoot, and of large cats known as the Sipsey Creature or the Wampus Cat.
There could be a new mysterious beast out there near Jasper. A two-hour Animal Planet special airing Friday night at 6 p.m. Central Time will look into the story of a man who has been “diagnosed as ‘Patient Zero'” after he claims he was attacked by “something unspeakable” in the woods.
The special, called “I Was Bitten: The Walker county Incident,” focuses on a man named Daniel and his investigation into what attacked him.
Alabama has had no shortage of legendary creatures in the woods, but the one featured in Friday night’s special could be a new one.
Frank Lee, the founder of Central Alabama Society for Paranormal Investigation and Research, said Daniel’s case appears to be different from the usual legends in Alabama. Daniel described being stalked in a possibly pre-emptive attack by an upright creature similar to a primate.
Lee, whose team was consulted by the production team for the special, said Daniel’s claims are unlike a lot of sightings.
“It can be difficult to investigate claims because most are nothing other than sightings,” he said, “but occasionally you have a case like Daniel’s in which there is physical evidence that is hard to dismiss or debunk. Although it’s best to take a somewhat skeptical approach, there are definitely things out there that we simply cannot explain.”
Bitten in the Woods by a Mystery Monster
When an Alabama man is bitten in the woods by an unidentified beast, he is left scarred with strange markings on his back. His hunt begins to find this unnatural, mutated monster before it comes back for MORE.
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I have appeared in or contributed to the following TV programs, documentaries and films:
OLN's Mysterious Encounters: "Caddo Critter", Southern Fried Bigfoot, Travel Channel's Weird Travels: "Bigfoot", History Channel's MonsterQuest: "Swamp Stalker", The Wild Man of the Navidad, Destination America's Monsters and Mysteries in America: Texas Terror - Lake Worth Monster, Animal Planet's Finding Bigfoot: Return to Boggy Creek and Beast of the Bayou.
I could tell it was fiction as soon as they showed that this guy had a pretty wife.
I’ve lived in Walker county since I was 6 years old and I’m 52 now and this is the first time I’ve heard of this.
Chalupacabra: LOL. This guy was bit in the woods ON THE BACK? I thought Marv Albert had reformed.
Chalupacabra–You are not alone! I was thinking the same thing.
Alright here is the thing….while the guy reminded me of a methhead and the whole thing seemed fake to me …there IS a solid history of that exact same thing happening in the woods of Alabama. From the 1930s “Downy Booger” attacks in north Alabama and the ” Lijah Bates” attacks in Chilton county (the same critter showed back up in the 1960s as the Chilton County Booger sightings) ..all the way to the reported attacks in Dogwood Alabama a few years ago …SOMETHING has been attacking folks in the woods for over 150 years …We have a public map that shows SOME of the info ..including animal mutilation news reports…We are keeping a bit more private for now…that will change soon …
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