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Dr. Nickell: IT BEGAN IN THE GéVAUDAN REGION

WITH THE KILLING OF A CHILD.

APPARENTLY, RIPPED OUT THE CHILD'S HEART.

SIGHTINGS OF WEREWOLVES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MODERN TIMES.

Dr. Nickell: IN DEFIANCE, OHIO, IN 1972,

AND IN DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, IN THE 1990s,

WERE REPORTS OF HAIRY, MANLIKE CREATURES

THAT COULD SUGGEST THAT A WEREWOLF WAS AT LARGE.

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

BUT NEW TECHNOLOGY MAKES US QUESTION WHAT IS REAL.

BACK AWAY FROM THE GIRL!

ENTER A REALM WHERE FACT MEETS FICTION...

IT'S REAL! I SAW IT!

...SCIENCE MEETS LEGEND.

SHOOT IT!

AAH!

SEE YOU GUYS TOMORROW, 7:00 A.M.

DON'T BE LATE.

BABE, SERIOUSLY, DON'T BE LATE!

I'M NOT EVEN GONNA LISTEN!

BYE! LOVE YOU!

HI.

CAN I-- CAN I HELP YOU WITH SOMETHING?

DO YOU NEED SOMETHING?

OW! WHAT ARE YOU--

HELP! HELP!

GET OFF OF ME!

GET OFF...OF...ME!

OVER A PERIOD OF EIGHT MONTHS,

A SERIES OF GRISLY HOMICIDES HAD COME TO BE KNOWN

AS "THE BEAST KILLER" MURDERS.

FOR HIS FIRST FEATURE PROJECT,

INDIE FILMMAKER AUSTIN PACE BEGAN A DOCUMENTARY

FOLLOWING THE SEARCH FOR THIS ANIMALISTIC SERIAL KILLER.

AFTER WEEKS OF NEGOTIATING,

HE WAS GRANTED ACCESS TO POLICE FILES

AND ALLOWED TO ATTEND SURVEILLANCE

WITH LEAD DETECTIVES ON THE CASE,

SERGEANTS CLIFFORD WARREN AND JAVIER MENDOZA.

THE BEAST KILLER MURDERS WERE EVENTUALLY LINKED

TO A LOCATION THAT WAS BEING STAKED OUT BY INVESTIGATORS,

AND ON THIS PARTICULAR NIGHT,

PACE BECAME WITNESS TO A DISCOVERY

THAT WOULD LAUNCH THE INVESTIGATION

INTO A TERRIFYING NEW DIRECTION.

ALL RIGHT.

DETECTIVE WARREN, THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME.

FIRST OFF, WHY ARE WE HERE?

WHAT BRINGS US TO THIS PLACE,

AND WHY DO YOU THINK THE SUSPECT'S INSIDE?

WELL, WE DON'T KNOW THE SUSPECT'S INSIDE,

BUT THIS BAR IS A COMMON DENOMINATOR

FOR ALL OF OUR VICTIMS.

ALL OF OUR VICTIMS WERE SEEN AT THIS BAR

AT SOME POINT BEFORE BEING DISCOVERED.

UH-HUH.

NOW, THIS IS A DOCUMENTARY, OF COURSE, ABOUT SERIAL KILLERS.

I'VE DONE QUITE A BIT OF RESEARCH,

AND I KNOW THAT EACH CASE IS UNIQUE,

HAS ITS OWN SORT OF TRADEMARK.

WHAT MAKES THIS UNIQUE?

THERE ARE A LOT OF THINGS THAT MAKE THIS CASE UNIQUE--

CLAW MARKS, TEETH MARKS,

POST-MORTEM TRAUMA THAT I'VE NEVER SEEN BEFORE

IN ANY OF MY CASES.

PLUS, WE'RE GETTING ANIMAL AND HUMAN DNA PROFILES,

AND THE KILLER'S LEAVING FUR.

Dr. Alfaro: WOLVES USE STEALTH TACTICS

WHERE THEY SORT OF CREEP UP SILENTLY

AND TRY TO MAKE IT SO THAT THE PREY IS NOT AWARE

THAT THEY'RE IN THE AREA.

ANIMALS MAY TRY TO FLEE,

AND THAT'S WHAT THE WOLF REALLY WANTS TO HAPPEN.

THEY WANT THE OTHER ANIMAL TO START TO RUN,

AND THEN THEY'LL START THE CHASE.

Dr. Nickell: IN EARLIER CENTURIES,

THE MERE OUTBREAK OF A WOLF ATTACKING FARM ANIMALS

AND PERHAPS FARM CHILDREN OR ADULTS

CAN GIVE RISE TO THE NOTION THAT A WEREWOLF IS AT LARGE.

IN FULL SHAPE-SHIFTED FORM,

A WEREWOLF WOULD LOOK LIKE A RAMPAGING BEAST,

A HIDEOUS WOLF, PROBABLY LARGER THAN LIFE,

LONG HAIR, VERY SHARP, LONG CLAWS, VERY SHARP TEETH,

AND AMAZING SPEED AND STRENGTH AND ABILITY TO KILL.

JUST A SECOND.

I'M KIND OF SHY, ACTUALLY,

SO THIS ISN'T USUALLY MY THING.

OH. YOU DON'T SEEM SO SHY TO ME.

OH, REALLY?

HANG ON. HERE COMES MENDOZA.

I THINK THAT'S OUR GUY.

WHAT DO YOU MEAN THAT'S OUR GUY?

WELL, HE'S NERVOUS. HE KEEPS CHECKING THE DOOR.

TOTALLY FITS THE PROFILE.

WHAT'S THE PROFILE?

25-, 45-YEAR-OLD WHITE MALE, LONER.

HE'S NOT ALONE TONIGHT, MAN.

YOU SHOULD SEE THIS GIRL HE'S WITH.

WAY OUT OF HIS LEAGUE.

ARE MOST OF THE VICTIMS FEMALE?

YEAH. UP TO THIS POINT, THEY HAVE BEEN.

ANYTHING ABOUT THIS GUY? ANYTHING ELSE?

OH, MAN, HE'S JUST SLEAZY. I DON'T KNOW.

I'M JUST GETTING THIS VIBE FROM HIM.

ANY CHANCE HE MADE YOU WHILE YOU WERE IN THERE?

NO, NO, NO. HE'S TOTALLY FIXATED ON THIS GIRL.

HE DIDN'T EVEN NOTICE ME.

ALL RIGHT. CHECK IT OUT. HERE THEY COME, RIGHT HERE.

THAT'S HIM? YEP, THAT'S HIM.

SAME GIRL? SAME GIRL.

THEY'RE GETTING IN THE CAR.

MIGHT BE ON THE MOVE HERE.

DISPATCH, DAVID-TWO-ADAM.

WANTS AND WARRANTS ON 3-JOHN-KING-ADAM 134.

HERE THEY GO. THEY'RE GOING.

LOCAL NCIC.

DAVID-TWO-ADAM. COPY.

THERE THEY GO.

THIS IS OUR GUY.

YEAH, I'M DRIVING. I'M DRIVING.

Dr. Alfaro: THE LUNAR-EFFECT THEORY IS AN IDEA

THAT HUMANS ACT MORE DEVIANT DURING THE FULL MOON

AND SO, THAT THEIR BEHAVIOR IS AFFECTED

BY THE CYCLES OF THE MOON.

THE LUNAR-EFFECT THEORY HOLDS

THAT THERE'S MADNESS IN THE WORLD WHEN THE FULL MOON HITS,

AND THERE MAY BE SOME GOOD EVIDENCE FOR THIS.

THE MOON DOES EXERT A MAGNETIC PULL ON THE EARTH,

WHICH COULD SHIFT MAGNETIC FIELDS.

IN MODERN TERMS, THIS MIGHT AFFECT CONSCIOUSNESS,

MIGHT AFFECT BRAIN-WAVE PATTERNS.

IF THERE ARE INDIVIDUALS

WHO ARE PREDISPOSED TO ERRATIC OR CRAZY BEHAVIOR,

IT MAY BE MORE PRONOUNCED AT TIMES OF THE FULL MOON.

ALL RIGHT.

AT LEAST WE GOT HIM AT A RESIDENCE NOW.

THAT'S GOOD.

WHAT THE HELL IS SHE DOING?

HE HAD TO HAVE PUT SOMETHING IN HER DRINK.

THIS IS NOT GOOD.

AND THERE THEY GO.

David-two-Adam. Return on your plate.

He does have a criminal history

for a 242, 273.5, and 245 assault.

Copy.

DISPATCH, DAVID-TWO-ADAM. COPY.

GREAT.

"GREAT"? WHAT? WHAT?

OUR BOY'S GOT A CRIMINAL RECORD FOR ASSAULT,

ASSAULT WITH A DEADLY WEAPON, AND DOMESTIC VIOLENCE.

SO HE'S THE GUY. LET'S GO.

NO. IT MEANS HE'S BEEN A BAD GUY IN THE PAST.

IT DOESN'T MEAN HE'S DOING ANYTHING NOW.

WHOA, WHOA, WHOA, WHOA.

OH, MAN. JUST LOST VISUAL.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

I'M GONNA HOP OUT AND HIT THE TWO SIDE,

SEE IF I CAN'T MAKE VISUAL CONTACT AGAIN.

WHAT'S NEXT, MAN?

WELL, HE'S JUST GETTING A CLOSER VISUAL,

MAKING SURE EVERYTHING'S OKAY.

RIGHT NOW WE WAIT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG, HE'LL LET ME KNOW.

WELL, WHENEVER THAT'S GONNA BE.

RIGHT NOW!

RIGHT NOW WE WAIT.

IF THERE'S ANYTHING WRONG, HE'LL LET ME KNOW.

WELL, WHENEVER THAT'S GONNA BE.

RIGHT NOW!

POLICE! OPEN UP!

GET BACK IN THE VAN NOW.

PARTNER, ENTERING ON THE FOUR SIDE.

YOU TAKE THE PERIMETER.

WHAT THE HECK IS THAT?

A WEREWOLF SEEMS TO HAVE AN EXTRA EDGE--

HUMAN INTELLIGENCE ALONG WITH WOLF INTELLIGENCE--

MAKING IT A VERY SCARY, FEARSOME CREATURE.

Dr. Nickell: AMONG ITS MOST FEARSOME TRAITS

IS THAT IT WILL ABSOLUTELY DEVOUR A HUMAN BEING.

THE WEREWOLF IS KNOWN FOR ITS INCREDIBLE STRENGTH,

FAR GREATER THAN AN AVERAGE WOLF WOULD HAVE.

ITS JAWS ARE INCREDIBLY STRONG,

ABLE TO TEAR FLESH VERY EASILY--

ANIMALS, PEOPLE, WHATEVER IT WANTS TO EAT.

I TOLD YOU TO WAIT IN THE VAN.

I'M SORRY. I'M SORRY.

Mendoza, the kitchen. Come check this out.

COPY.

LOOKS LIKE HE TRIED TO GET OUT.

WHY DIDN'T HE JUST OPEN THE DAMN THING?

HE'S GOT TO STILL BE IN HERE.

WHAT IS THAT?

IT'S FUR.

DETECTIVES, THAT'S JUST LIKE THE OTHER CRIME SCENE, RIGHT?

YEAH, EXACTLY LIKE THE OTHERS.

WHOA. CHECK THIS OUT. I GOT BLOOD HERE.

PAW PRINTS?

YOU SEE A DOG IN THE HOUSE?

NO.

Dr. Nickell: THE WEREWOLF HAS THE ABILITY TO SHAPE-SHIFT--

THAT IS TO METAMORPHOSE, TO TRANSFORM HIMSELF AT WILL.

Dr. Alfaro: USUALLY, WHEN WE THINK OF THE TERM "METAMORPHOSIS"

IN THE ANIMAL KINGDOM,

YOU CAN THINK OF THINGS LIKE CHAMELEONS WHO CHANGE COLORS,

OR OCTOPUS ALSO CAN CHANGE ITS COLOR

BASED ON THE COLORS THAT ARE AROUND IT.

IF WE'RE THINKING ABOUT WEREWOLVES

AND THAT ABILITY FOR HUMANS

TO SHIFT INTO SOMETHING LIKE WOLVES,

WHEN WE TAKE A LOOK SPECIFICALLY AT MAMMALS,

THERE'S NOTHING SO EXTREME IN METAMORPHOSIS,

BUT WHAT YOU CAN SEE DEVELOPMENTALLY ARE BIG CHANGES.

FOR EXAMPLE, THE MANDRIL,

IF IT'S ABLE TO ACHIEVE ALPHA-MALE STATUS,

ITS FACE TURNS BRIGHT RED AND BLUE,

AND IT GETS THIS BIG, RAISED MUSCLE AROUND ITS NECK,

AND IT LOOKS VERY INTIMIDATING.

WE GOT TO CLEAR THE REST OF THIS HOUSE.

I'M GONNA CHECK THE BASEMENT.

WHAT'S THIS?

GIVE ME YOUR LIGHT.

YEAH.

SORRY.

IT'S JUST THE FURNACE.

OH

AAH! AAH!

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

WHAT COULD CAUSE A HUMAN

TO TAKE ON THE APPEARANCE OF A WOLF COVERED IN FUR?

A LOOK INSIDE THE WEREWOLF SYNDROME

WHEN "LOST TAPES" CONTINUES.

HYPERTRICHOSIS IS A MEDICAL CONDITION

THAT CAUSES ABNORMAL AMOUNTS OF HAIR TO COVER THE BODY.

FOR HUNDREDS OF YEARS,

PEOPLE WITH THIS CONDITION WERE EXPLOITED

BY CIRCUSES AND SIDESHOWS

AND GIVEN NAMES LIKE "THE WOLF BOY."

IN LESS ENLIGHTENED TIMES,

IT WAS BELIEVED THE PEOPLE WHO SUFFERED FROM THIS CONDITION

WERE ACTUALLY A DIFFERENT SPECIES.

OH AAH! AAH!

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

YOU'RE OKAY.

I'M A POLICE OFFICER. I'M A POLICE OFFICER.

YOU'RE OKAY. IT'S OKAY. IT'S SAFE.

COME ON. COME ON.

IT'S OKAY. IT'S OKAY.

IT'S OKAY.

YOU'RE SAFE. YOU'RE SAFE. TELL ME WHAT HAPPENED.

UH...

WHERE'S THE GUY?

UH...

I-I DON'T-- I'M SORRY.

WARREN. WARREN. I HAVE THE GIRL. SHE'S SAFE.

WARREN, DO YOU COPY?

STAY WITH HER, OKAY?

WAIT, WAIT, WAIT, WAIT.

STAY WITH THE GIRL.

HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY, HEY.

HEY, LOOK AT ME. LOOK AT ME.

IT'S OKAY. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

MY NAME'S AUSTIN. WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

UM, SOPHIE.

SOPHIE, IT'S NICE TO MEET YOU.

HI. DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT.

I MEAN, THESE TWO GUYS ARE THE BEST, ALL RIGHT?

THEY GOT IT. THEY GOT IT. THEY'RE GONNA GET HIM.

THEY GOT HIM ALREADY, OKAY?

OKAY. ALL RIGHT.

THERE'S A DARK UNDERBELLY TO HUMAN NATURE

THAT BOTH ATTRACTS US AND REPELS US.

THE WEREWOLF PROVIDES A WAY FOR THAT TO BE EXPLORED.

Dr. Nickell: AT ITS CORE, THE WEREWOLF LEGEND

IS REALLY A KIND OF POWERFUL METAPHOR OF THE BEAST WITHIN.

SIGHTINGS OF WEREWOLVES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED IN MODERN TIMES.

THE AMERICAN MIDWEST TENDS TO HAVE MORE REPORTS

FROM OHIO TO OKLAHOMA

OF THESE WOLFLIKE CREATURES AND ALSO ATTACKS ON PEOPLE.

IN DEFIANCE, OHIO, IN 1972

AND IN DELAVAN, WISCONSIN, IN THE 1980s AND '90s

WERE REPORTS OF HAIRY, MANLIKE CREATURES.

'CAUSED SOME CONSTERNATION AMONG THE POLICE

AND, AS FAR AS I KNOW, WERE NEVER RESOLVED.

FREEZE!

IT'S ME!

I FOUND THE GIRL. WHERE?

IN THE BASEMENT. SHE'S OKAY.

SHE'S WITH PACE.

WE GOT NOTHING.

PERP'S STILL IN THE HOUSE. WE GOT TO FIND THIS GUY.

MENDOZA, OVER HERE!

WARREN, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

MENDOZA, OVER HERE!

WARREN, WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED?

THIS WAS OUR SUSPECT.

SAME M.O. AS THE OTHER VICTIMS.

THE SUSPECT THE DETECTIVES HAVE BEEN PURSUING

WAS NOW DEAD ON THE SCENE,

HIMSELF AN APPARENT VICTIM OF THE BEAST KILLER.

THE KILLER'S STILL IN THIS HOUSE.

Dr. Alfaro: WOLVES ARE REMARKABLE BECAUSE THEY FORM PACKS.

THERE'S A SERIES OF EVENTS THAT PRECEDE THE WOLF HUNT.

FIRST, THE WOLVES HAVE TO LOCATE THE PREY.

THEY MAY HAVE TACTICAL STRATEGIES

WHERE SOME WOLVES WILL PUSH THEM IN ONE DIRECTION

WHILE OTHER WOLVES ARE WAITING ON THE OTHER SIDE.

WHEN MORE WOLVES COME IN,

THEY MAY EACH TAKE A DIFFERENT LEG

TO BRING THE WHOLE ANIMAL DOWN.

No, no. Shh, shh, shh, shh.

Come back...

To the dark.

Okay.

BACK AWAY FROM THE GIRL!

WHY?

GET AWAY FROM HER NOW! BACK AWAY!

THE MURDERS OF AUSTIN PACE AND ROB NEAL

WERE POSTHUMOUSLY ATTRIBUTED TO 23-YEAR-OLD SOPHIE MONTERO.

DETECTIVES WARREN AND MENDOZA

WERE SEPARATELY GRANTED PAID PSYCHIATRIC LEAVE

AFTER THE INCIDENT,

AND BOTH HAVE SINCE RESIGNED FROM THE FORCE.

BECAUSE OF THE EXTRAORDINARY EVIDENCE

SURROUNDING THE BEAST KILLER CASE

AND QUESTIONS REGARDING MS. MONTERO'S ABILITY

TO HAVE CARRIED OUT EACH OF THE GHASTLY CRIMES,

THE CASE REMAINS OPEN.

THE TERM "WEREWOLF"

DOES NOT APPEAR IN ANY OF THE OFFICIAL FILES,

THOUGH CAREFUL ANALYSIS OF PACE'S FOOTAGE

RAISES A PROVOCATIVE QUESTION--

ARE THE SAVAGE BEASTS WE FEAR

MERELY REFLECTIONS OF OUR PRIMAL SELVES,

OR DO THEY LIVE AMONG US?

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