Godfrey distinguishes the dogman from Bigfoot by its canine muzzle, fangs, and backward-bending hock, and from skinwalker entities whose red glowing eyes suggest something more sinister. Trail cameras consistently malfunction when bait is taken by something leaving large canine prints. Multiple witnesses report emptying weapons into these creatures with no effect. A Ho-Chunk elder with a doctorate in anthropology told Godfrey these beings existed longer than humans and move between worlds. She documents footprints beginning in snow-covered fields with no approach tracks and discusses the connection between winged creature sightings and tragedy, from Mothman and the Silver Bridge to bat-winged humanoids appearing before an unexplained drowning in La Crosse, Wisconsin.
Twenty-three years of investigation from the journalist who opened the file.
Key Moments
Werewolves not as Hollywood depicts: Asked point-blank if werewolves are real, Godfrey says no in the traditional Hollywood sense, dismissing DNA changes, sprouting fur, and full-moon transformations as pure mythology invented by 20th-century monster movies.
Animal control's 'werewolf' file folder: As a young Wisconsin reporter in 1991, Godfrey learns the county animal control officer keeps an official manila folder labeled 'werewolf' containing notes from witnesses describing an upright wolf-like creature on Bray Road.
Trail cams thwarted by the creatures: Godfrey reports that trail cameras work fine for raccoons, deer, and coyotes, but when dogmen or Bigfoot take bait, cameras are wrenched aside, come out totally black or white, or show only a mist obscuring the scene.
Footprints that begin in the middle of a snowy field: Godfrey describes a Wisconsin property where bipedal footprints appear in pristine six-inch snow, roll around briefly, then walk off to the woods, with no tracks leading in.
Godfrey's own dogman sighting in Michigan: On a Michigan gravel road with a History Channel crew, Godfrey sees a vertical, gray-furred creature at least seven feet tall cross the road, briefly blotting out a reflective sign. The cameraman was pointed the wrong way, and her own camera vanished from inside the locked van.