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Justice for Trunko: The Misunderstood Sea Monster of 1924

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A dramatic artistic recreation of the legendary 1924 Trunko sighting. Author and cryptid researcher Kevin Wikse watches from the South African shoreline as the mysterious elephant-like sea creature defends itself against two attacking killer whales. "Trunko looks like it might be Snuffleupagus's salty seafaring cousin." -Kevin Wikse There is a plethora of mysteries that make us wonder what is still hiding in the world’s forests, lurking in the depths, or skittering through dark caverns. However, the cryptid known as Trunko makes me wonder what we may have already lost. Long before underwater cameras, the marine expeditions of Jacques Cousteau, and satellite tracking, the oceans swallowed countless stories that can never be retold with certainty. Every now and then, however, the sea gives one back. Usually weathered. Usually incomplete. Sometimes in the form of a carcass washed onto a lonely beach, carrying with it more questions than answers. One such story came ashore on...

The Loveland Frogman and the Wand No One Wants to Talk About by Kevin Wikse.

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At 3:03 A.M., Kevin Wikse shares a moment with the Loveland Frogman along the Little Miami River. The wand, reported in the original 1955 encounter, activates. After a few beers, the Loveland Frogman reveals just how much your mom loves his sparky rod. Most cryptids earn their place in American folklore through violence. Bigfoot is accused of throwing rocks. Dogman allegedly stalks lonely roads. The Jersey Devil has frightened generations of Pine Barrens travelers. The Loveland Frogman is different. It doesn't chase anyone. It doesn't attack. It doesn't leave bodies behind. Instead, it appears briefly, almost quietly—maybe too quietly—before disappearing back into the darkness surrounding the Little Miami River. That alone makes the case unusual. Then there's the wand. One witness described a frog-like humanoid raising a metallic rod that emitted visible sparks into the night sky. Seventeen years later, two police officers would report encounters with a remarkably...

THE FIRE BREAKERS: Watchers of the Nuclear Flame. UFO/UAP & Outsider Interference with Earth’s Nuclear Programs. The Solway Firth Astronaut Incident by Kevin Wikse

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  A modern recreation of the Solway Firth Astronaut incident by Kevin Wikse, exploring UFO and non-human interference in nuclear weapons programs. Before the insufferable noobs and the paid shills latch firmly on to Dr. Steven Greer’s tit for his NHE interfering with Global Nuclear Programs story time and, like babies spitting up milk, regurgitate his words nearly verbatim, let a true old-school, Gen-X Ufologist report on an incident many have unfortunately forgotten. The Solway Firth Astronaut Incident. In 1964, Jim Templeton snapped a few photos of his daughter out by Solway Firth. Nice day. Open field. Nothing dramatic. The film gets developed. The image Jim Templeton captured of his daughter and the Solway Firth Astronaut.  But in one now-infamous photo, there’s someone behind her. Its body is white. Its back is turned. Its head—well… something is off. Whatever it was, it wasn’t seen at the time. It wasn’t heard. It just showed up in the photo, as if it had always been par...

Bitterroot Wildman: The Bauman Incident and America’s First Cryptid Homicide | Kevin Wikse

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  The Ape-Like Killer of the Bitterroots Bauman’s “Goblin” and the Modern Shadow of Peter Hall The Bitterroot Ape-Man as described in Theodore Roosevelt’s Bauman Incident, analyzed and reconstructed by Kevin Wikse. Case File Summary: The Bitterroot Ape-Man , also referred to as the Bitterroot Wildman , is a legendary upright, ape-like predator associated with the Bitterroot Range of Idaho and Montana. The entity entered the historical record through Theodore Roosevelt’s 1893 account of the Bauman Incident , describing a large, powerful, foul-smelling, bipedal creature implicated in the violent death of a trapper. Modern folklore has linked similar descriptions to later disappearances in the region. Research and analysis by Kevin Wikse positions the Bitterroot Ape-Man as one of North America’s earliest documented “wildman” homicide cases, predating modern Sasquatch terminology. _________________________________________________________________________________ There are mountain ra...