Monster on the Loose Traditional Cache
KeokukDiscer: This one keeps getting flushed out with the floods, so I'm going to archive and try another place.
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Momo is the name of a local legend, similar to the Bigfoot, which is reported to live in Missouri. The name Momo is short for 'Missouri Monster' and it is reported to have a large, pumpkin-shaped head, with a furry body, and hair covering the eyes.
First reported in July 1971, near Louisiana, Missouri by Joan Mills and Mary Ryan, Momo has been spotted up and down the Mississippi River. It is supposedly a large, 7 ft (~2.1 m) tall, hairy, black, manlike creature that eats dogs and emits a terrible odor. Some suggest it was a rogue black bear.
Following sightings in 1972 beginning at 3:30 p.m. July 11, first reported by Terry, Wally, and Doris Harrison, and lasting for about 2 weeks, tracks were found and submitted to Lawrence Curtis, director of the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. He deemed the tracks to be a hoax.
Momo was seen in this area too, notably around the old pickle factory in Alexandria. Even though many of the sightings were considered hoaxes or misidentification, there were many that remain unexplained. There are a few areas that people believe he still lives, this area is one of those.
If you see the monster or smell an overwhelming stench that only can be described as resembling rotten flesh or foul stagnant water, remember to run back to your car and hope it doesn't follow you home.
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