Big Foot Towing
Posted by: Loren Coleman on August 23rd, 2008
The word “Bigfoot” is sometimes misspelled as two words, “Big Foot.” When someone is alluding to “Sasquatch,” but then spells it using two words that tells you something about that person. Perhaps they don’t really know too much about Bigfoot, or they only are trying to capture the power of the legendary stories but are not familiar with the history and research of the creatures.
One aspect of the Georgia Bigfoot hoax centers around the use of the phrase “Big Foot” by Ric or Rick Dyer.
Ric Dyer, who along with his partner Matthew Whitton, said they had the body of a “found Bigfoot,” told many stories. One of the tales they told was the one about how they never believed in Bigfoot, or weren’t interested in Bigfoot, or were skeptical of Bigfoot. Yes, right, it is difficult to tell what is what with these gentlemen from Georgia.
Likewise, the former policeman, Whitton, allegedly appears to be saying that how could he be charged with anything because no one believes in Bigfoot.
Funny thing is that Dyer’s towing company is named “Big Foot Towing.”
Unlike towing companies out in the Pacific Northwest (see photo below) that use the moniker, and properly spell it as “Bigfoot Towing,” Dyer made a mistake often found among Bigfoot researcher wannabes or new fans of Sasquatch inquiry. He misspelled “Bigfoot.”
Big Foot Towing, as well as Auto Wholesale Ga. (which is Rick Dyer’s car & parts sales business) were positively linked to Bigfoot Global LLC, as early as August 14, 2008, by the blogger who authors The Sope-Bocks.
“Dyer worked as a state corrections officer 2004-2006 but now drives a truck for Big Foot Towing Co. of Forest Park and sells used cars online,” details the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The Georgia Department of Corrections has not yet responded to an open records request for Dyer’s personnel file.
A search of Clayton court records paints a picture of Dyer, 31, as someone plagued by financial struggles.
Records show an auto finance company won a default judgment against Dyer in 2001 for more than $15,000.
In July 2006, a customer won a default judgment against Dyer in Clayton Magistrate Court after claiming Dyer sold him a “broken” 1984 Chevrolet Corvette for $3,800.
Dyer faces an open complaint in the same court alleging a debt of several thousand dollars.
Other demands for money were dismissed in three separate suits, records show,
reports the AJC.
As to the Bigfoot money, will it ever be returned?
A police report filed Thursday by an Indiana man who said he fronted the $50,000 on behalf of Biscardi alleges Whitton and Dyer took the money “by deceitful means” in exchange for the frozen carcass of a Bigfoot-like creature they claimed to have found in north Georgia.
But the men’s attorney, Steve Lister of Jonesboro, said the money was for publicizing the alleged find that Biscardi knew to be fabricated.
“My clients were paid a promotional fee,” Lister said. “This started out as fun for them. Now they are caught in the middle of damage control by the ‘big’ Bigfoot. That’s what this is.”
Biscardi did not return a phone call Friday asking for comment.
Lister said his clients will cooperate with police.
“These guys haven’t done anything wrong,” Lister said. “They did what they were supposed to do – Biscardi told them to create the body – but it fell apart. They are ready for this to go away now.”
Where are the internet detectives’ research on the mystery man, William Wald Lett Jr.? Is he Bill Lett Jr., the wealthy California architect? Who is he?
Clayton police took a theft complaint report Thursday from Indiana investor William Wald Lett Jr., who said he fronted the $50,000 as a favor to Biscardi. Lett told police he expected Biscardi to pay him $50,000 plus $25,000 interest in 90 days.
After the hoax was revealed, Lett said he immediately tried to get the money back from Whitton and Dyer. Clayton police Capt. Greg Dickens said Friday the complaint is a pending investigation.
$25,000 interest? I think there’s a word for that.
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Loren Coleman is one of the world’s leading cryptozoologists, some say “the” leading living cryptozoologist. Certainly, he is acknowledged as the current living American researcher and writer who has most popularized cryptozoology in the late 20th and early 21st centuries.
Starting his fieldwork and investigations in 1960, after traveling and trekking extensively in pursuit of cryptozoological mysteries, Coleman began writing to share his experiences in 1969. An honorary member of Ivan T. Sanderson’s Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained in the 1970s, Coleman has been bestowed with similar honorary memberships of the North Idaho College Cryptozoology Club in 1983, and in subsequent years, that of the British Columbia Scientific Cryptozoology Club, CryptoSafari International, and other international organizations. He was also a Life Member and Benefactor of the International Society of Cryptozoology (now-defunct).
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this getting a bit thick here, tom ordered a phoney corpse? why it would be revealed a fake and obliterate his allready shaky reputation.
Maybe all the Georgia guys had was their story, Biscardi saw an opportunity to capitalize and knew that the creation of a corpse could take it to the next level. Just throwing out a guess to the first post.
Somehow, I don’t see even Tom Biscardi sinking low enough to find two random people and using them as tools for a hoax that (if he was a part of it) he knew would be uncovered upon the conference date. I have the feeling that this is just a case of the Georgia boys covering themselves concerning this matter.
I don’t know if there’s a name for this kind of con, but it’s pretty clear what’s going on here.
The “Mark” was the guy from Indiana.
Rather than asking him to buy the bigfoot for $50K, Biscardi asks him to loan him the money to buy it, and go pick up the body.
So mystery man goes to pick up the body, drops off the money and leaves with a freezer full of ape costume and possum guts.
Here’s where it gets clever. Technically, the Georgia boys don’t owe Mr Indiana any money. Even though the money came out of Mr Indiana’s pocket, the sale was to Biscardi so they owe it to Biscardi.
Biscardi owes Mr Indiana the $50K plus interest on the loan, but since he has no bigfoot body to pay the debt off with he’s going to try and get out of repaying the debt to Mr Indiana by saying he never received the goods from Mr Indiana who was also acting as the transporting agent.
Since there’s three states involved, California, Georgia and Indiana, the mark is going to have a really hard time trying to recover his money legally because of the confusing jurisdiction.
The transaction took place in Georgia, but the loan took place in California, or was it Indiana?
What Biscardi and boys may not have counted on though is there’s this little thing called wire fraud that deals specifically with interstate transactions like this one and I bet that’s what they finally get caught by.
Good morning Cryptos….
The only thing stranger than the enigma of Sasquatch are the politics, fanatics and antics of Sasquatchery…JMHO
Best guess…ABoyd is at least partly correct, the “Mark” can kiss the fifty large good bye…too bad it was not a charitable donation to one of the non-profit research groups, at least he would have seen some bang for his bucks…with a tax write off.
Did TB fabricate the hoax and fraud scheme…I doubt it….did he self-promote SFB ahead of common sense and reason…absolutely…JMHO Interesting how while others take the fall and the flack…TB is no where to be found…caveat emptor…some folks have no shame…JMHO
It’s about the Big Folks….not us
live and learn…live and let live…
ole bub and the dawgs
Aside from the first painful side effects we feel because of this hoax, one thing that concerns me is the amount of criminals that will be free to “walk” on appeal. Whitton is getting fired for his lack of credibility, which makes any arrest he was involved in basically null and void. Wow.
Just watched a movie called The Sasquatch Gang…and these Georgia dudes remind me of Zerk…or is it Zurk…and his pal…sad, true and just almost an intermission for something better…alright, let’s have some REAL BF evidence to pick over…not some perpetrated hoax and money making scheme…sheesh