Crowe evaluates prominent Bigfoot evidence with a skeptical eye. He considers the 1967 Patterson film credible due to the female creature's visible breasts, which he argues supports his theory that Bigfoot is a relic Homo erectus rather than an ape. He dismisses the Cliff Crook photograph as a likely model and expresses doubts about a widely televised video. Crowe estimates that roughly one Bigfoot exists for every 100 bears, placing thousands across North America.
Art Bell plays a recording of an alleged Bigfoot vocalization obtained by Linda Moulton Howe, which Crowe considers authentic based on similar recordings from Oregon and Northern California.
Key Moments
Crowe's 1991 introduction: tracks and a long hair: Crowe describes being taken by camo-clad Bigfoot enthusiasts to Yale Reservoir, Washington in summer 1991. Within fifteen minutes alone he found a set of tracks; later, on a deer game trail, he found broken trees at non-human heights and a long hair on one of them - which he kept, ending the friendship.
Krantz says shoot the first one, hang the second shooter: Crowe summarizes Washington State anthropologist Grover Krantz's published position: for the sake of science, the first Bigfoot anyone finds should be shot and dissected - but the second shooter ought to be hung.
Three-knock communication that gets answered: Crowe relates Datis Perry's tip from Carson, Washington: rap a stick on a tree in patterns - three raps, pause, two raps - and you'll get an answer. Crowe wandered the woods feeling foolish all day, then suddenly received a reply, an experience corroborated by a Bay Area research group.
Skamania County mock trial of a Bigfoot killer: Crowe describes a mock trial his society staged at the Bigfoot campground in Carson, Washington in August 1995, testing the Skamania County law that makes killing a Bigfoot a misdemeanor if proved an ape, but murder if proved human. A bagpiper led in a member in a gorilla suit; three judges, two PhD DNA experts, and a prosecutor flown in from Los Angeles produced a hung jury.
Krantz's population estimate: thousands nationwide: Crowe relays Grover Krantz's calibrated guess based on gorilla population studies: roughly one Bigfoot for every 100 bears, which works out to thousands across the United States - with Florida, Pennsylvania, Oregon, Washington, and California producing the most reports.