Modern Witness

Rich Germeau

WashingtonCareer period
Location archiveWashington
Profile overview

At a glance

Encounter periodCareer period
RegionWashington
Direct visualYes
Repeat / ongoingYes – at least 2 intense sightings
Co-witness / corroborationNo direct co-witness established for first sighting
Primary sourceA Flash of Beauty EP08
Exact locators1
Media / transcript records1
Encounter & observations

The encounter

Context

Former deputy sheriff / law enforcement.

Career period · Washington

Career period reported encounter

Rich Germeau is represented in the Observatory as a modern witness record associated with a reported encounter in Washington.

What the witness reported

LOC-0018

Source-linked observations — LOC-0018

  • large humanoid form
  • brown coloration
  • three to four strides
  • smooth/gliding gait
  • ~4-second crossing
  • daylight observation
  • at least ~8 ft

Original source ↗ Open locator →

Media

Watch, listen & read

1 source record0 playable here0 transcripts located
Audio / video interviewMarch 2, 2026

I Actually Saw Bigfoot — Epic Reunion with Ron Morehead, Rich Germeau & Todd Neiss

Encounters USA

Retrospective interview attaches to existing Germeau profile; later claims remain chronologically distinct.

Transcript
Open original source ↗
Sources & changes

Key source passages

LOC-0018

I Saw Something That's Not Supposed To Be Real — Rich Germeau interview

Germeau describes a big humanoid figure of one brownish color taking three to four smooth steps across the road in about four seconds, in daylight, and later estimates it at least eight feet tall.

Exact locator → Original source ↗

Source chronology

Career period

Reported encounter period

Washington. Rich Germeau is represented in the Observatory as a modern witness record associated with a reported encounter in Washington.

2024

A Flash of Beauty / public profile

Two intense Sasquatch sightings; one during law-enforcement career

Open source/record ↗
2025-26

Later public interviews / reunion

Same witness history

Open source/record ↗
Part
Part 1
Publisher
Encounters USA The Podcast
Hosting venue
Podscan
2026-03-02

I Actually Saw Bigfoot — Epic Reunion with Ron Morehead, Rich Germeau & Todd Neiss

Open source/record ↗

Changes over time

Stable / recurrent

  • Broad physical core
  • Multiple source layers are present; source-by-source comparison should remain chronological.
  • 2026-03-02: stable/repeated / later retrospective — I Actually Saw Bigfoot — Epic Reunion with Ron Morehead, Rich Germeau & Todd Neiss

Unresolved

  • Later paranormal/research accretion
  • Event-by-event earliest-source extraction
Research assessment

Research assessment

Corroboration & evidence

Reported co-witness / corroboration

No direct co-witness established for first sighting. This is not coded as independent testimony unless the co-witness's own source is recovered.

Documentary strengths

  • Already qualified for the Observatory's public baseline witness corpus.
  • Recoverable source URL is preserved.
  • 1 exact source locator record(s) currently recovered.
  • Multiple source layers are available for chronology comparison.
  • The source matrix codes a reported direct visual.

Limitations / controls

  • Reported co-witness information is not automatically independent corroboration.

What would improve the record

  • Recover the co-witness's own statement where possible.
  • A dedicated case record may be added if the event details can be resolved from public sources.