Beast of Bladenboro

Art by Mister Sam Shearon

During the 1950's in a town called Bladenboro in North Carolina, a lot of nasty deaths happened to domestic animals. Lots of people blamed it on wild big cats, although the nature of the deaths was strange. Most of the victims were dogs, and they were severely mutilated. Whatever killed them, was more powerful than the dogs. The killer was capable of lifting the animals, tearing them to pieces and crushing them. Some of the witnesses found their beloved dogs killed by a dangerous menace who didn't leave much clues behind. 

The actual culprit was never found although plenty said they'd seen it. People described seeing a creature that was "similar in size to a bear". Some had seen a dark shape that might've appeared to be a panther or a large black German shepherd dog. Also very curious is that it made "sounds like a crying baby", which might've been from more than one witness. It was estimated that the creature weighed "150 pounds (70kg)" by the way it moved through the forest. Another believed it weighed up to 40kg. Many reported that it looked "feline". Tracks believed to be of the killer showed claws that were 2.5cm long.

It was a different eye witness who found a "mountain lion" approaching her, but when she screamed, it turned and ran away. Was this mountain lion responsible for the number of dog attacks? It seems likely although some things don't make sense. Was it a cat or even a huge dog? The tracks themselves resembled canine prints but that idea was quickly dismissed due to the size of them! Whatever it was, gave the sleepy town of Bladenboro fame.

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