Man admits: I was 'Bigfoot'

WorldNetDaily.com ^ | Wednesday, March 10, 2004

[JohnHuang2]

HOAXBUSTERS
Man admits: I was 'Bigfoot'
Says famed footage depicts him in gorilla costume

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Posted: March 10, 2004
1:00 a.m. Eastern

© 2004 WorldNetDaily.com

Thirty-six years after the fact, Bob Heironimus' conscience finally caught up with him: He confessed to having donned a gorilla costume and appearing in the famous 1967 footage of Bigfoot.

1967 footage of alleged 'Bigfoot' creature

"It's time people knew it was a hoax," Heironimus told the Washington Post.

For decades, the grainy film clip has fueled study and speculation about the existence of a large mysterious creature in the Pacific Northwest.

"It's time to let this thing go," he told the paper. "I've been burdened with this for 36 years, seeing the film clip on TV numerous times. Somebody's making lots of money off this, except for me. But that's not the issue – the issue is that it's time to finally let people know the truth."

The Post reported Heironimus makes his official confession in a new book, "The Making of Bigfoot" by paranormal investigator Greg Long. The author says he spent four years investigating the 60-second film and the people behind it.

Long traced the Bigfoot costume to Philip Morris, a North Carolina gorilla suit specialist, who says he sold it for $435 to an amateur documentary maker named Roger Patterson (who died in 1972), according to the paper.

The hoax was staged near Bluff Creek in Northern California, according to Heironimus.

"Patterson was the cameraman," Long told the Post. "They made a gentleman's agreement that Bob would get in the suit and walk in front of the camera for $1,000."

Heironimus' story is a bit different.

"I was never paid a dime for that, no sir," he said, adding, "Sure I want to make some money. I feel that after 36 years I should get some of it."

The news doesn't change the view of an open-minded Jane Goodall, a well-known primatologist.

"She's spoken to people whom she respects who say they have seen one of these hominids," said Nona Gandelman, an aide to Goodall, according to the report. "And to many other people she respects who have heard strange calls they thought were made by Bigfoot. As a scientist, she has a very open mind about this and has yet to close the door on the possibility."

An associate of the deceased filmmaker is challenging the veracity of Heironimus' story. The Post says it was contacted by Tom Malone, a Minneapolis lawyer, working on behalf of Bob Gimlin, an associate of Patterson's.

"I'm authorized to tell you that nobody wore a gorilla suit or monkey suit and that Mr. Gimlin's position is that it's absolutely false and untrue," Malone told the paper.

[JohnHuang2]

Wednesday, March 10, 2004

Quote of the Day by AntiKev

[Porterville]

What will I believe in now?!!

[flashbunny]

He's a liar.

It was Janet Reno, sans costume.

[arm958]

Mr. Gimlin's position is that it's absolutely false and untrue

False AND untrue?

[JohnHuang2]

It's all Bush's fault!
Bush lied, Big Foot died! ;-)

[goldstategop]

It doesn't look like a man in a gorilla suit. Not in those daylight conditions and the camera work isn't what one expects from a hoaxer. There was a giant gorilla in prehistoric times called giganthopithecus. Who knows if any of these huge primates have survived. And more to the point, much of the dense forests of the Pacific Northwest are unexplored.

[JohnHuang2]

LOL!!

[RandallFlagg]

"Gooney-Goo-Goo"

[woofie]

You are correct ...this man is a liar. Bigfoot lives!

[The Duke]

I had an old high school friend who, many years ago, worked in Olympia state park up there in Bigfoot country. He told me that the local Indians spoke quite matter-of-factly about Sasquatch - and that such conversations never failed to make the hairs on his neck bristle.

[dokmad]

"He's a liar.

It was Janet Reno, sans costume."

That is just too funny LOLOL

[goldstategop]

More to the point, if its a hoax, how come we haven't seen a slew of Bigfoot films? I mean its easy enough to rent a couple of high quality gorilla suits right? And with today's digital camera technology one could produce a very convincing hoax.

[PRND21]

[Joe_October]

This shakes my confidence in all that I know is true. Next, they're going to tell me there are no black helicopters.

[Fledermaus]

I thought this guy confessed to the hoax over a year ago.

[Fledermaus]

Didn't Han Solo tell Chewbaca not to walk around naked?

[dfwgator]

[hershey]

Wrong! It was Hill sans weekly hot wax treatment.

[ppaul]

LOL!
Even Jane Goodall was duped.
That's what happens when a woman hangs around with apes for years.

[AgThorn]

first crop circles, now big foot ... next we'll loose nellie of loch ness! I tell you, it's the end of the world!!