A Bigfoot statue unveiled in Illinois, a photo of a possible ghost boy, and a man arrested to pelting people with Skittles were among the weird and wondrous stories to cross our desk this past week.
Two paranormal-themed statues wound up in the news this past week for decidedly different reasons. First, in Illinois, a massive depiction of Bigfoot was unveiled by a city where a Sasquatch-like creature, which came to be known as the 'Big Muddy Monster,' spawned national headlines fifty years ago after it was spotted by multiple residents of the community. The nearly ten-foot-tall statue was created to commemorate the golden anniversary of the eerie encounters. Meanwhile, in New Jersey, a popular wooden sculpture of the infamous Jersey Devil was stolen from outside of a restaurant. Fortunately, police were able to identify the suspected perpetrator and have issued a warrant for his arrest.
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This past week featured a pair of stories involving potential evidence of ghostly activity, beginning with a chilling photograph taken at a notoriously haunted hotel in Texas. The spooky picture, which was snapped in the attic of the building during an investigation by one of the owners, appears to show the spirit of a young boy peering through a doorway. Later in the week, a woman attending a festival in England captured footage of what resembles an apparition manifesting on the edge of a campfire and then vanishing into thin air. Though some have suggested that the anomaly could have simply been smoke or a reflection, the witness who filmed the video believes that it was, in fact, a spirit taking in the revelry of the event.
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By far the most bizarre story of the week came by way of Minnesota, where a man was arrested for pelting people with Skittles. Police say that the very strange incident started when Tristan Stetina burst into an unnamed eatery and began berating both the staff as well as the patrons. The young man then produced a bag of Skittles and began flinging them at people. By the time cops arrived on the scene, the floor of the restaurant was covered with the fruit-flavored candies. Stetina was subsequently arrested for assault in addition to several other charges that he accrued during a misguided and ultimately futile attempt to thwart being taken into custody.
For more strange and unusual stories from the past week, check out the Coast to Coast AM website.