The Lake Worth Monster is a north American Cryptid reported to live in Lake Worth (Texas).
On November 5 1969 numerous eyewitnesses reported seeing a creature between 6 and 6.5 feet tall leaving a convenience store. Considered a hoax by the police upon first inspection, officers later changed their minds after a group of thirty to forty people gathered to watch the beast as it passed through a clearing near a wooded area. The police reported to the scene and also witnessed the event.
When someone tried to approach it, the monster howled, leapt from a bluff, and threw a car tire some 500 feet at the crowd and fled into the canyons. Police gave chase and at least three people shot the creature at least once; they followed a blood trail for a while until the creature disappeared. During this time, many footprints were spotted. No samples were obtained, but reports indicate the prints were around sixteen inches in length.
At least one photograph has been taken of the animal. Believers have classified it as an extinct species of mammal.
Some said it was a really big Sasquatch. Others said it was an ape that had been horribly burned in a circus fire. Others said it was the infamous "mud man" who prowled the area for years and deserves his own story.
Reporter Jerry Baker broke the story on July 10. It ran on Page 2 with the headline "Fishy Man-Goat Terrifies Couples Parked at Allsups ." It made the front page the next day.
"Police, residents observe, but can't identify monster," the headline read.
There were more headlines throughout the week: "Witnesses watch monster cavort," "Loch Worth monster reportedly furry, scaly"
The monster was described as having a short humanoid body with a long neck. It had the head of a goat or a dog and a horn in the middle of its head. Some said it was a satyr. "Witnesses today said the thing threw an automobile tire and wheel 500 feet," Baker reported July 11.
Reports died out by 1970, indicating that the "monster" may have moved on from the area or died.
Damm Goat. You get around.
