NARRATOR:
On a winter's night in 1987, outside Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park... [ Insects chirping ] ...a motorist experienced the most frightening moment
of his life. A vehicle had
veered off the road, its lights blinking
and its front door open. [ Car door opens ] The man stopped to help. ♪♪ But there was no driver. Only blood. ♪♪ The man started searching, unaware that there had been four
recent sightings in this area of an enormous hairy beast. He was about to experience
number five. [ Creature growling ] The creature is a local legend
known as "Hairy Man," far more massive than Bigfoot. [ Growling continues ] To this day, the missing driver
has never been found. Inside the vast frontier
of Alaska is a mysterious triangle where, each year, 5 out of
every 1,000 people go missing. [ Animal growls ] [ Animal roars ] Three investigators look
for answers -- Jax, a former police officer... Ken, a specialist
in strange phenomena... and Tommy,
an expert on Alaskan legends. Together, they uncover
mysterious sightings and ancient legends, exploring the possibilities
of those who go... Captioning provided by
A+E Networks ♪♪ JAX: So, around this bend
up here... TOMMY: Mm-hmm. The team's search begins
at the southern edge of the Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park, where the abandoned car
was discovered. The male driver's name
will be withheld. What do you guys think? KEN: It looks pretty nasty. JAX: Wrangell-St. Elias became
a national park in 1980. Before that,
it was known for copper mining, but after this disappearance
and other sightings around that time, it's now associated
with the Hairy Man. ♪♪ JAX: Locals are saying
there's been five sightings about a mile
of location here, from the roadway
to about a mile that way. Let's get to it. NARRATOR: For Ken, the pursuit
of creatures like the Hairy Man has been a major part
of his life's work. He's always known Alaska might
provide a huge payoff. It's a vast wilderness area with
lots of food, water, trees for
coverage, everything that a large primate
would need to survive out here. This area is full of potential
for what we're looking for. NARRATOR: Because the driver
went missing at night, the team will do
an overnight hunt to see
if anything is stirring here. Can't get more wild
than this. TOMMY:
To me, this search is personal. My sister once had a sighting
near my house. And to this day, she swears
it was the Hairy Man. [ Creature growls ] NARRATOR: Hairy Man is a legend
hundreds of years old and appears related to the worldwide phenomenon
known as Bigfoot. While the typical North American
version of this alleged creature stands 7 to 9 feet tall, stories suggest
the Alaskan variant is bigger, possibly much bigger. The massive, shaggy beast is believed to have razor-sharp
teeth and is very aggressive. Native American
and local legends say it defends its territory and
even abducts women and children. If there's a variety that's now
attacking grown men unprovoked, it's a terrifying shift
in the paradigm. [ Creature growling ] JAX: What are
we looking for, Ken? You're basically looking for
anything abnormal, but the obvious things
are gonna be, like, footprints. Hey, guys. What you got? Sightings of the Hairy Man
all over the world are always reported
in places where you have conifer trees,
pine trees. You're talking different
cultures and everything? Different cultures
separated by vast distances, with almost identical legends
about Hairy Men. KEN:
There are couple theories as to why the Hairy Man may live
around conifer trees. One, of course, is that
he may rely on those trees for food and nutrition. The more likely scenario is that he may rely on
the evergreen trees for cover, even when other trees are bare, so in a sense, it acts like
a year-round camouflage and helps them remain hidden. I think we need
to head down to the water. Okay. Reports of the Hairy Man are
often centered around water. From a biological standpoint,
this makes perfect sense. All living things need water. So, we got
a little creek here. And moreover, they often use
waterways as corridors, traveling from one area
to another. TOMMY:
This is the creek. This isn't the river
we're looking for. We got a crossing
right here. KEN: Watch out for holes
in the ice, like right there. There's a hole right here,
so yeah. Right there. JAX: I made it.
You guys can go. Follow my steps. All right, I'm going. KEN:
So, as we're traveling down these meandering creeks
towards the river, we're finding that they're all
completely frozen over 'cause it's so cold outside, and this is
totally disappointing because it's much harder
to find any tracks or really any signs
of anything else. ♪♪ Right here. JAX: Oh, yeah. Whoa! This is crazy. Have you ever seen this before,
Tommy? Back home in Southeast, our people intentionally mark
in live trees for us to know
where we're going. But this is very different
from ones that I've seen. Something intelligent
placed these here at very determined angles. That's the concern. NARRATOR:
If a creature made this display
of radiating protrusions, it's a message well known
in nature -- Keep away. From the swell of a blowfish
to the flex of a porcupine, the meaning is understood. TOMMY:
Some legends say that the Hairy Man is
the guardian of nature, so he's not just
protecting himself, but everything around him. So, it wouldn't take much
to trigger a violent attack. JAX:
My guess is that a local person
is putting these sticks up to warn others that this is his
hunting area and to back off. I know Tommy says
the trail markers don't match what he knows, but he does live
a long ways away, and there could be
regional differences. Hey, guys. Shh. Shh. [ Rustling ] Let's turn our lights off
and be real quiet. [ Crack ] It could have just been
a couple pinecones falling. Getting jumpy? Well,
it is getting late. We're in denser forest. Watch your footing. What's this? ♪♪ What do you see?
Hey. Hold on. Hold on. Geez. Look at that. Ken. Wow. Immediately after finding
this strange "X" formation, we find a pile of large stones that are actually
stacked together, and what's really remarkable is
that these things are massive. I mean, they've got to weigh
30 or 40 pounds apiece. NARRATOR: Throughout history,
humans have used rock piles as markers for trails
or food sources. Native Alaskans
called such markers "inuksuk." But stone piles have also
been discovered near large Bigfoot-type tracks. If these creatures exist,
could they be intelligent enough to use rocks to help each other
navigate or find food? I didn't see any of these kind
of rocks around, did you? That creek's got small,
hand-sized rocks, nothing this size. These stones stand out. They don't look like they belong
in this environment at all. It looks like something
that was at the bottom of a riverbed
for over 100 years. Now we're starting to find
all the weird things in the same area. Do you notice that? Yeah. Down in Southeast Alaska,
I've seen these, and they're
on many of the mountaintops. Really? But they're in more a half-moon
pattern, and I've been told that that was a place
that the shaman would go to -- like, they had ways
of communicating with other shaman
in other villages, so kind of like telepathy. [ Rustling ] What's that? That was not
a pinecone. When I heard that second sound,
that put me on edge. One thing I know about
the Alaska Triangle is that there are bears here,
and there are wolves, not to mention whoever put that
warning marker up in the tree. TOMMY: Let's go see. ♪♪ JAX:
You guys heard anything? There's something in the woods
over here. Is this the river,
Tommy? We're definitely
at the river. This is the riverbank here,
gravel bed here. JAX: Ken, you think that noise
was from over here? Man, I don't know. It was right there
in that brush. JAX: Hey, hey. Stay alert.
Stay alert. It's right here. Oh, wow. That's definitely not
a coyote or a wolf. JAX: When I see the track,
my mind is blown. I'm obviously
looking at something that's kind of in the shape
of a human foot. This is definitely something
extremely large, and I've never seen
anything like this before. What do you think?
Five toes? Well, I mean,
if I'm not mistaken... Look here -- We have one here,
one here, another one there. I mean, the strides aren't
that far apart. From there to there,
you got 3 feet. And what I'm seeing is
a double-stepping bear, where you see the front foot
and then the back foot stepped right in front
of the front one, making it look like
it's a big human foot. Um, what I don't see are
any claw marks, and usually bears have
pretty pronounced claw marks in the front. JAX: Well, but a heel turning
as it steps down. This is
pretty soft sediment here. You know, moving down like that.
What do you think? It is a planted great animal,
whatever it is. I mean, you know, it's got
a flat-footed stepping motion. I don't see as much as what Tommy's seeing here
in this one, though. I see more toes than heel. TOMMY:
We each have a different idea
as to what this footprint was, so we decided to make
a plaster mold of it and bring it to an expert
for examination. Either way, bear or Hairy Man, we know we're not safe
in these woods. TOMMY: If this is
a Hairy Man footprint, that's a big footprint. NARRATOR: The Alaskan Triangle
is home to a mystery. Where do the missing people go? Could some be victims of
the massive, legendary creature known as Hairy Man? [ Creature growling ] Wow. The team has discovered
a large footprint in the woods. They hope an expert at the local
zoo can provide some answers. KEN: Hey. DREW: Hello. Are you Drew? I am.
Pleasure to meet you. Hi, I'm Ken.
Nice to meet you, man. Hi. I'm Tommy. Nice to meet you. We understand you know
a little bit about bears. I do. I've been a bear-viewing
guide going on 15 years now. Well, that's awesome, because there's
this great legend here in Alaska of this Hairy Man creature, very
similar to Bigfoot or Sasquatch. And we actually found
some prints the other night. Tommy's thinking that maybe
it could be a bear print, so if you're willing to take
a look at what we have... Sure. ...we have a cast that we made, a plaster cast
of the actual print itself. Let's see it. ♪♪ What are
your thoughts here? Hmm. This toe is odd-shaped. It's bigger
than you would expect. Having seen a lot of bear tracks and then looking at
these plaster casts, there are
some unusual characteristics. The shape, in general,
is a little odd. So,
what are you thinking here? This gap... Mm-hmm. ...is kind of leading me
to believe that it's actually
two paws. NARRATOR:
When a bear walks, the print left by its front foot
often gets overlapped by its back foot. This is called a double step,
which can create the illusion of a single, large
Sasquatch-like footprint. The hind print would be
right here. The forepaw would go right here,
right behind it. In terms of size, it's definitely within the realm
of being a bear. So, everything I'm seeing here
leads me to believe... it's a bear. Some of the research
that I've done indicates that where there are bears,
there are not Hairy Men, and vice versa. And perhaps that's because,
in some strange way, they're sort of competing for
the same ecological niche. Bears are apex predators,
top of the food chain. They can be very territorial
against other species. They don't want any competition
for any of their food supplies, whether it be game, plants,
or whatever. If Hairy Man exists,
it's safe to assume that he's gonna be
exactly the same way. So, I'm wondering if
the location that we've been focusing
our investigation... Mm-hmm. ...that maybe that doesn't
bode well for the possibility of a Hairy Man
in that particular area. Right. NARRATOR: There were
five different sightings within a year
of the motorist's disappearance, but that was
more than a decade ago. Could bears have driven off
a Hairy Man-type creature? Was the driver taken by a bear? Or did he simply wander off
for reasons unknown? The team will have to redirect
their search. Well, thank you. Appreciate you coming out
and helping us out with this. My pleasure. ♪♪ Come on in. Ken. Hey, Robert. Hey. Hi, how are you doing? Good. NARRATOR:
Hoping to identify new leads, Ken goes to meet a local expert,
Dr. Robert Alley. Robert is the foremost authority
on Alaskan Hairy Man lore. Let's talk about the -- the
physical characteristics of the Alaskan Hairy Man. Well, I've got
these forensic illustrations. Sasquatches in Alaska can be
12 foot or even 15 feet. Wow. KEN: The first thing
that Robert tells me about the Alaskan Hairy Man --
They are huge. Down in the lower 48, the
average height is about 8 feet, but up here,
they've been described as being up to 15-feet tall. I mean, we're talking
prehistoric megafauna here. NARRATOR: Two and a half
million years ago, megafauna ruled the earth. Sloths the size of bears,
bears the size of elephants. Throughout the Pleistocene, these oversized creatures roamed
the Americas freely. They went extinct
a mere 12,000 years ago. Some scientists
blame their demise on the encroachment of man. But maybe one had
enough man in it to survive. They run fast. They also, sometimes,
have speech. The theft of women
and children is attributed
to these creatures. Wow. KEN: Stories about the Hairy Man
kidnapping children might just be a fable. Kind of like telling your kids about Little Red Riding Hood
and the Big Bad Wolf so they don't wander off
into the woods alone. But every legend has truth. I mean, a wolf would actually
eat a child that wandered into the woods
by themself. That's actually happened. So, what if these Hairy Man
legends are based on something that the Alaskan natives
have actually seen? Where are you
in this investigation right now? We -- we checked out
an area down near Wrangell-St. Elias
National Park. You know, a lot of weird stuff
happened that night. Mm-hmm. There was a pile of these huge
rocks that had been stacked up. I mean, these rocks were
massive and heavy. I don't -- I don't see how
something could have, you know, put these together
in this particular area. Stone stacking
is something that has been attributed
to Sasquatches. I have actually found
this sort of thing. And Prince of Wales and
Wrangell Island are two
places where I found this. And this is just an example
of one of those rocks. The rock that Robert found
in southeast Alaska is very similar
to the ones that we found. There's definitely a pattern
going on with these rock piles. I wonder if sometimes
they're not moved or rearranged as message stones
to each other. Would you be okay with me
kind of doing a little test on this particular rock? Absolutely. The more that Robert talks about the communication
of the Hairy Man, the more I wonder if maybe
there's some significance to these stones. Maybe they contain
hidden messages that we can't necessarily see. Some are animals are capable of detecting
electromagnetic fields, so I'm gonna use my EMF reader to see if
I can pick up anything. If it's just a rock,
I wouldn't expect to get anything -- That's
interesting. Look at that. Well, another interesting thing
is, there is... See that? There's inclusions here that
look crystalline, like quartz. Look at that, Robert. Get it right in there
where those crystals are. Yeah, look at that.
Wow. This is actually,
uh, pretty active. Now it's really going crazy.
Look at that. I'm wondering if these stones
actually have more significance than simply being markers. Maybe there's
something else here. ♪♪ NARRATOR: The search for
new Hairy Man sightings leads Jax to an incredible story about an old town
called Portlock. This mining village
in the Kenai Peninsula was abandoned in the '30s due
to multiple violent encounters with a massive, hairy beast. He and Ken arrange a meeting
with a man named Moses, who claims to have information
about the event. How you doing?
I'm Jax. Jax. Okay. Nice to meet you. Well, you know, we're looking
into some interesting stuff with the Hairy Man. Ah. So, we're obviously looking into
the area of Portlock. Oh. And just want to pick your brain
about a few things. My dad -- He was raised out
in that area back in the 1930s. People started
disappearing. Hunters going out
and not coming back. When they went to go
check them out, they found out
that they were just mutilated. The Hairy Man was
scaring everybody away, and so
everybody moved out. Hearing Moses describe
these vicious killings is very disturbing. It indicates a much more
violent version of Bigfoot than I've ever experienced. Well, one time,
I decided to go check it out. ♪♪ Of course,
the village was abandoned, and there was nothing there. It was real eerie -- You know, real quiet
and everything like that. ♪♪ And I heard some noise,
and I turned around, and I looked in the woods. I didn't see anything at first,
you know. I started
smelling something. It was worse than a skunk. And I turned around,
and I looked. Sure enough, I seen this,
uh, figure over by the trees. I've never seen somebody
that was so muscular, and he was real hairy,
you know. His description is sounding
very familiar to me. And one aspect is the very
foul stench, the horrible odor. I've heard this
many times before from eyewitnesses
all over the world. NARRATOR: The use of foul odors
for defense pervades the animal kingdom. From tiny creatures
like stinkbugs and millipedes to vicious predators
like the wolverine -- whose scent marking has earned
it the nickname "skunk bear" -- it's an effective way
to avoid confrontation. Right now, telling it, it raises
the hair on the back of my neck. Those are things
that we don't talk about. Because, in our culture,
we say that if we talk about it, Hairy Man will
come around. Have you gone back there
since then? No, I wouldn't go back.
Not me. We have a lot of interest
in this area. Yeah. And that's obviously why
we wanted to talk to you. Yeah. Good luck, you guys. [ Chuckles ]
Thank you. Thanks, Moses. Okay. KEN: Moses' description
of the Hairy Man is very compelling. But the interesting
hidden detail here is that the Hairy Man
was terrorizing a mining town, and Wrangell-St. Elias,
where the motorist disappeared, was also known for mining
years ago. I'm thinking
there's a connection between these strange rocks
that the Hairy Man's using. We've got to get ourselves
to Portlock. NARRATOR: Alaska has long been
a breeding ground for the biggest animals
on the continent. The Alaskan moose is the
largest variety of its species. The Kodiak bear is the most
massive brown bear in the world. But is there something
even bigger -- a hairy, ape-like monster
towering up to 15-feet tall -- and could it be contributing to the rash of missing persons
in the Alaska Triangle? After learning about brutal
killings attributed to Hairy Man at a now-abandoned mining town and the unusual
electromagnetic readings on stone piles
the creature makes, the team heads
toward the Portlock area. I know in Portlock, there's,
uh -- there was a mine there. There was a lot
of mining activity. And then a cannery -- There's
all kinds of metal things there that might have some
electromagnetic
stuff happening there. This is a great area to really
focus our investigation. Portlock, the town,
doesn't actually exist anymore. And it's completely inaccessible
by car, but we feel, if we can get
as close as we can, we can launch the drone
to overfly the area. Getting real close here,
guys. Cool. TOMMY: As a folklorist,
it's easy to write off a lot of these Hairy Man stories
as the boogeyman -- Something meant to sound scary
with no truth behind it. But Portlock had
something real happen, and people left because of it. At this point, it's not folklore
anymore, but genuine history. [ Grunts ] [ Car doors shut ] Check this place out. Yep. Yeah. All right, so you're gonna be
monitoring the camera, right? Yes. Okay, what I'm gonna do is,
uh -- If you can feed me
those GPS coordinates, if we do see anything,
I'll mark a way point, and that way, we can track it
later on the ground. It's all good to go. [ Drone whirring ] ♪♪ NARRATOR: The team has
a specially modified drone with a range approaching 1 mile and a battery life
of more than half an hour. And the full-H.D. camera
will make any anomaly below easy to spot in real time
on the team's smartphone. KEN: All right. So, remember --
What we're looking for, guys, is anything
that stands out. You know, anything that
just seems out of place. What I'm looking at
is a lot of just forests. It's dense. What direction
do I need to start heading to get to the township? Well, just this area
you're hovering over now, just around the bend and -- and around
the edge of the bay is the head
of the river. Oh. Mm. And that's the place -- the river that people
have gone missing. Let's follow that
for a second. Looks like it's frozen in parts,
huh? Yeah, it is.
Definitely. All right,
working our way west. Turn's changing again. Yeah. Lots of trees. ♪♪ Whoa, whoa! Whoa, whoa!
What was that? Let me come back around. Go back, go back. Rock stack right there? That could definitely be
a rock pile. All right, let's get
a GPS coordinate right on it. KEN: Suddenly,
our drone spots an anomaly -- A stone pile similar
to the one that we found on our initial investigation. Those are the coordinates
right there? Yeah. Okay. Got it. Yeah. Man, I-I definitely want
to get to that spot. We got to figure out
how to get there. Once again, a Hairy Man area appears to have
a rock formation. The question is, why? We've now seen these
where a driver went missing and where an entire village
was terrorized. Could these stone piles
have a connection to the Hairy Man's
aggressive and violent behavior? And is that related to the high electromagnetic
fields they share? [ Beeping ] JAX: We need
to take a ride out there. Yeah. Can we get a helicopter? Yeah. Is that something we can -- That's what we have to do.
Right, Tommy? Otherwise, it's a four-hour
boat ride out there and a four-hour
ride back. I'm up for air travel.
Are you? Yeah. Yeah, we don't have time
for that. We got to get there ASAP. KEN: The other mystery that
I'm hoping that these rock piles
will shed some light on is, how is it that the Hairy Man
and his kind are so elusive? NARRATOR:
Among researchers, it's believed that if
a Bigfoot-like species exists, they must be very few in number
but highly mobile. Researchers in the lower 48 have shown patterns of Bigfoot
sightings in different areas at different times of the year,
suggesting they migrate, possibly following
seasonal food supplies. Could these rock piles
somehow be a crucial key to how these creatures navigate
and stay hidden? ♪♪ KEN: So, I'm anxious
to get into Portlock. This is gonna be really cool. JAX: All right, guys.
I think we're here. TOMMY: Limited daylight
by the time we get down there. [ Car doors open ] Hello! ANDY: Hey. How you doing? Hey. Andy? You guys
all ready to go? Yeah.
Ready to do this. Yes, sir. Thanks for, uh,
giving us a ride. You got it.
You bet. NARRATOR: The team
is being taken by chopper to the site
where Portlock used to be, and they'll be dropped off
for the night. The chopper will have
to return to base and pick them up in the morning. Going into this remote area is
a little intimidating. I've heard stories
of Hairy Man tracks meeting up with moose tracks and only Hairy Man tracks
leaving. Anything that could kill a moose
and carry it off would have no trouble
tearing apart a man. JAX:
As we're flying over Portlock, I'm noticing
how dense the terrain is. I'm looking at
where a village used to be and how nature's taken it back. This is an excellent opportunity for something that does not want
to be found to hide and thrive. ♪♪ [ Helicopter blades whirring ] KEN:
Now we have to find our way to the stone pile
that we saw from the drone. We have no idea
how this thing got here. I mean, nobody's inhabited
this area for almost 80 years. We're gonna have to work our way
through some dense forest into a potentially dangerous
situation. And we're gonna have to do it
on our own. ♪♪ [ Animal howls ] [ Insects chirping ] KEN:
We're about 300 yards away
from the stone pile. JAX: Is that what you got
on the GPS? Yeah, check it out.
Here we are. So, about 300 yards...
due southeast. NARRATOR:
In the woods near Portlock,
the team treks toward the site of a possible stone pile
they spotted with their drone. You guys all right? No. You okay, Ken? Yeah,
I'm just getting hung up here. Guys, you're gonna have
to hunker down low to get through this. Watch your eyes. Hey, guys.
Over here. I think I got it. There's some rocks here,
guys. These are massive stones. TOMMY: It's frozen right
into the ground here. Ice right here. I'm interested to see
what this meter has to say, Ken. Absolutely. NARRATOR:
Ken uses his EMF reader to see if these rocks,
like the one Robert Alley has, show any
electromagnetic properties. It's just red-lining. Let me see it
on this side. All right, guys.
Look at this. [ Beeping ] Definitely getting
a hit here. So, maybe there's something
inside the rocks. These lighter ones, they all
look like river rocks to me. Exactly.
The first thing I saw -- They look like
they belong on a riverbed. So, it's not like a quartz
or anything like that. I've got a magnet.
Hold on. See that? It's not real strong, but
it's enough to hold it there. There's
a magnetic field. It's kind of sticking on there
a little bit. One interesting theory
that Robert suggests is that the Hairy Man
may be attracted to stones that possess
geomagnetic properties. [ Electricity crackles ] It's known that some animals use
magnetic fields for navigation, and it's also known that the Hairy Man's elusiveness
is legendary. Maybe there's a connection. Maybe these rock piles guide the
Hairy Man to safe hiding spots. And if this is a safe spot, what happens
to a native population if they build a village nearby? Could it have reacted violently, and that's the root
of the legends? And could the motorist
have also traveled into one of these safe spots? It's all very interesting. Well,
let's keep looking. ♪♪ [ Owl hoots ] [ Twig snaps ] TOMMY:
You hear something? JAX: Hey,
let's get down right here. KEN: Wait. Yeah. [ Owl hoots ] Thought I heard a noise
up ahead. Almost just kind of
had that feeling like
I was being watched. If there are bears
in the area, they do stay
around the perimeter, and from what I'm hearing
with the Hairy Man, they kind of do
the same thing. You guys ready
to keep moving? ♪♪ Jax! Got a break on a tree
over here. That's totally bent down. Here's another branch
snapped off right here. Well, that's unusual.
What is that, maybe 7 feet? Huh. What we need to look for is
more of these in a line. Let's keep looking. ♪♪ Ken, look up there. That's a fresh one
right there. Another one right here.
Look at this. Look.
It's on the ground. That's just been
ripped off. This is very suspicious. There's definitely no claw marks
on this tree. It could be marking
its territory. This could be
like a boundary. I'm not a wildlife expert,
but I know a lot of animals spend time in
trees and hanging from branches, and that could explain
a lot of the broken limbs. But given everything else, you
can at least say that it's odd. JAX: Let's check low,
too, Ken. Got you. Some more branches broke
right over here on this tree. Hey, Ken,
let's go look over here. Yeah, that's been twisted around
right there and broken here. KEN: [ Sniffs ]
You smell something? I smell it.
It's like trash but worse. TOMMY:
It's kind of rank. Not good at all. It's picking up over here,
guys. [ Exhales ] That's really
getting pungent. Oh, that is awful. Ugh.
[ Exhales ] ♪♪ Guys!
Come on! TOMMY: Hey, this is a nest.
This looks like a big nest. So, we find this structure
in the woods -- A very rudimentary shelter,
and it's reminiscent of the shelters allegedly built
by the Ohio Grassman, which is a Bigfoot variant. Perhaps this is a trait
of the Alaskan Hairy Man, too. To me, this looks like
a manmade survival shelter that's been abandoned. The problem is that
this area's extremely remote. It would have to be somebody
that's out here by themselves, living in isolation,
and pretty much lost it. So, it's some dude
with major issues, but it's still a man
and not a monster. This was
obviously laid here. I mean, this is a natural fall,
but all of this grass -- JAX: There's more of it
way back there. Way back there --
See all the way to your left? It's like an organ
or something. That's meat, there's organs.
There's not a lot of blood. [ Coughs ] [ Gags, spits ] [ Sighs ] TOMMY: That's fresh meat.
It's not rotting. Whatever left that meat
might be around still. ♪♪ NARRATOR:
In the Alaska Triangle, sightings of a Bigfoot-like
creature called Hairy Man have coincided with reports
of missing people. The team has uncovered
several recurring patterns in these areas -- There's some rocks here,
guys. Stone piles. [ Beeping ] It's just redlining. Whoa! Limb formations in trees. Something intelligent
placed these here. And now, a telltale smell. Ugh,
this is getting putrid. In 2012, camper Alex Blaswell smelled something frighteningly
similar in Denali Park. I went camping with my buddy
a couple years ago. We were just drinking beers
and playing cards. After a while,
I needed to use the restroom, so I stepped outside, and
there's, like, this putrid smell in the air. ♪♪ I went out into the woods. [ Footsteps ] [ Growling ] Then, I heard something. So I shined my light out,
and I saw something. At first, I thought
maybe it was a bear, but it was definitely standing
on two feet. I turned around
and ran back to the tent. When I got there,
I was so freaked out, my buddy didn't understand
anything I was saying. I turned off the lantern... [ Lantern clicks ] ...and me and my buddy
just sat in the dark for the rest of the night,
staring into the woods. What is that? TOMMY:
It's like a big nest. That's meat, there's organs.
There's not a lot of blood. Whatever put that meat in there
is gonna come back for it. The best possible thing is
for us to set up the trail cam, and then, I'd say,
let's go set up a camp somewhere far away
from here. It's worth a shot. NARRATOR: The team will use
modified trail cameras to monitor the site. The infrared video
will stream as a live feed to their tablet computer. Bears usually bury
their food. They don't just leave it
on top there. JAX: I've never seen
anything like that before. Have you? Me neither.
This is highly odd. I say, let's set the other
trail cam up at the rocks. What do you think? Yeah, that sounds good. All right.
Let's get moving. JAX:
We set up two trail cams -- One at the den
and one at the stone stack so we can get a
safe distance away to observe it from our monitors. Who's got
the other camera? I've got it. I think Tommy's got it. Let's look for a good tree. [ Grunts ] You guys got it? We got it. I'll keep a lookout. Come on, guys.
Let's hustle. TOMMY: All right. You've got the right angle
there, right? Yeah.
Is it on? It's on. Anything over there? Let's get out of here. KEN:
We've decided to set up a camp. We're gonna listen,
we're gonna watch, and if we're just lucky enough,
maybe we'll get something. TOMMY: So, we're looking for
a level spot to set a tent. JAX: Yeah,
somewhere far away. KEN: Guys, I think we need
to head to high ground. Hey, hey.
Up here. I like it. This is perfect. We got coverage
from behind. We're gonna hear anything
that tries to come up behind us. Lots of brush
back there. Exactly. And we got
a good view of the valley. And we're not
wide out in the open. Let's get the tent up. Want to get to it? Yeah.
Let's do it. ♪♪ [ Insects chirping ] Let's see if this works. JAX: All right. What we're
looking at is Camera 1. Camera 2 is
the rock pile. Surveillance can
be painful, but this is probably
our best bet. You guys
keep an eye on that. I got
my night-vision binocular. I'm just gonna scan
the woods around us. Can you see pretty good
with that? A little bit,
but these woods are so dense. One part about surveillance
is that sometimes it's
a whole lot of nothing. Camera 1 at the den --
No changes. [ Beep ] And Camera 2 --
Nothing at the rocks. It's just a waiting game,
huh? Wait and see. Might try something
a little bit different. I think I'm gonna get
the call blaster out. We've got
some special sounds that I downloaded
onto the hard drive. [ Jackrabbit squealing ] What do we have there? It's a small animal
in distress. Any prey animal
is gonna act on that. I mean,
it's just an instinct. KEN: Do you have
the thermal imaging? I really think
that's the best way to tell if there's anything
moving around out there. [ Jackrabbit squealing ] [ Squealing continues ] [ Growling ] Did you hear that? Yeah. There's something
out there. [ Squealing continues ] ♪♪ Again. There it is again. What the hell was that? [ Branches creaking ] [ Growl ] There's something
out there. [ Branches creaking ] ♪♪ [ Insects chirping ] [ Growling ] There's something
out there. There is definitely something
out there moving around. JAX:
Camera 1 -- Nothing. [ Growling ] Towards the left,
back where the rocks are. That was at
the stone pile? Shh! Listen. [ Growling ] Yeah. ♪♪ What the hell
was that?! Jax, get the gun.
Get the gun. ♪♪ Where's the pile? Where's it at? There it is. [ Sighs ] Where's the trail cam? Where is it? I don't see it. It's gone? It's not here. KEN: Wait. Wait a minute.
It's right here. Tommy. Yeah. Camera's down. Are you guys sure you had it
securely on this tree? It was on tight. We've got something. Look for tracks,
look for hairs -- Any sign that
anything was in this area. I know we attached the camera
securely to the tree, but I still think
it might have just fallen. I'm not discounting
other possibilities, but you have to start with
the most plausible explanation. I don't know what's up
with that camera. It was very tightly attached. You know, they're supposed to be
out there for weeks, even months. Sometimes legends
are just legends, but I'm thinking
maybe there's more to this one. Let's take a look
at these rocks. Those have definitely
been moved. Yeah. Yeah, no doubt. Okay, give me some light
over this area here. ♪♪ Whoa.
Right here. KEN: Huh. That's a heel there. JAX:
There, it's indented. That's twice the length
of my hand. Put your foot down there, Jax.
How big is that? Wow. It's definitely bigger
than your foot, man. I definitely want to see
what we got on the camera. I mean, that could be
the, uh, clincher. Let's go get
the other trail camera first. ♪♪ Ugh! It smells awful. TOMMY: Awful, man. Oh, God. Well, it looks the same. Where's the camera? It's there. It's still there? Camera's there. What do you think? We grab the camera
and go? Grab the camera. We need to get back to the tent.
What do you think? I agree. TOMMY: ...and see
what we got. Let's get out of here,
guys. ♪♪ This is Camera 1? Camera 1. This was the den,
right? Yes. It's not showing anything
on Camera 1. You got the SD card
for the other one? All right.
Here's the second camera. [ Gasps ] KEN: What was that? Let's rewind it.
Hold on. Come on, come on. All right.
Here we go. Ready? Oh! Whoa! TOMMY: Just a shadow. Yeah. I didn't see anything. Something walked across. Can you pause that? Here we go. Pause it. That's the best I can do.
Just the big shadow. Can't tell what it is. No. Something large,
obviously. Whatever it was,
it's gone now. It's hard to be that close and knowing we're close
to something. Truth be told,
the Hairy Man mystery has been going on
for centuries. Many, many people,
including myself, have tried to find it,
and...never have. Why haven't we found a body,
you know? Where do they go? KEN: The possibility
of the Hairy Man existing is just too strong
to be ignored. I mean, when you look at the
incredible number of sightings, and the sheer consistency
of the descriptions, just maybe these stone piles
have a way of helping it avoid detection, and that leaves us
grasping at shadows. It remains an enigma. NARRATOR: For now, the most
infamous beast of them all remains the most elusive. But is it because Hairy Man
is a mere fabrication -- Some combination of animals
in the brush, wind in the trees, and overactive
witness imaginations? We looked at each other,
and that's the first time I've ever been
that scared. Or is it possible this Hairy Man uses navigational abilities
to hide and overpowering strength
to defend its turf because, unlike its victims, it actually<i> wants</i> to stay... missing in Alaska?
