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Old August 16th, 2008 #48
Alex Linder
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Originally Posted by Fred Streed View Post
That is correct. The two guys who actually filmed the footage were Roger Patterson and a guy named Gimlin. Patterson is dead, maybe Gimlin is also by now. Neither of them ever said it was a hoax, in fact no one could ever get them to deviate from the original story. The guy who claimed to be in on the hoax and said he was the dude in the monkey suit was proven to be a liar.
I didn't know about this, so thanks for the information. I have no academic credentials, but I would bet my life that film is a hoax. No animal moves like that, and all kinds of humans record video like that, with the creature helpfully turning toward the camera, per the director.