Source Record

Murphysboro Police Department Big Muddy case file

A permanent provenance record connected to witness and case pages.

Verified source layerSRC-4.2-004

Bibliographic record

Murphysboro Police Department Big Muddy case file

Source date1973
Source typeofficial police case file
WitnessOtts Norris
EventBig Muddy / carnival-worker event

Research role

Norris was one of four carnival workers named in the official police file describing a large hair-covered upright subject near ponies.

7–8 ft estimatelight-brown hairerect on two legs300–400 lb group estimate

Provenance control

The police narrative is a group summary. It must not be converted into four independently worded witness statements unless separate statements are recovered.