Source Record

Encyclopedia of Arkansas — Fouke Monster

A permanent provenance record connected to witness and case pages.

Verified source layerSRC-4.2-005

Bibliographic record

Encyclopedia of Arkansas — Fouke Monster

Source date1971
Source typecontemporary press / later authoritative summary
WitnessBobby Ford
EventFouke household encounter

Research role

Ford reported a close encounter at his recently purchased rural home. Contemporary reporting, family/companion witnesses, hospital treatment and law-enforcement response make the event unusually well documented for a regional monster report.

~7 ft~3 ft across chesthairy/man-likerapid movement

Provenance control

Tracks, scratches and reported shooting are evidence claims separate from Ford’s visual testimony. Original newspaper scans remain preferable to later summaries.