

The Town That Cried Bigfoot
A hoax to save a town. A murder to hide the truth.
1970-01-01
46 minutes.
Documentarycorruption1970sbigfootwest virginiamockumentarymurderscamhuntingcounty jailtourist attractionvirginiacrooked sheriffsmall town sheriffhoax1980ssouthern sasquatchsasquatchstate crimestourist trappolitical scandalsmall town thievesbigfoot huntersmall southern townmayoral electiongrittylumber millunsolved murder
Overview
In the bitter winter of 1978, four desperate council members from a small Virginia town hatched a daring Bigfoot hoax to save it from the brink of bankruptcy. But as the money grew, so did the greed-triggering the town's first unsolved murder.
Year 1970
Studio
Director Mark Dossett
Crew Mark Dossett (Director), Mark Dossett (Writer), Mark Dossett (Editor), Mark Dossett (Executive Producer)
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