Minerva Monster documentary
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Minerva-area 1978–1980
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Minerva-area 1978–1980
A local sighting flap with contemporaneous newspaper coverage and multiple named witnesses; events remain separately coded.
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Akron Beacon Journal — Minerva’s monster is almost like a pet
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