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SO...I INVITED RACHEL TO OUR GAME ON SATURDAY.

SHE'S GONNA COME WITH SARAH.

Young man: NO, YOU DIDN'T. YEAH.

WHAT IF I MESS UP OR SOMETHING?

IT'S ALL GOOD, MAN. DON'T WORRY ABOUT THAT.

NO, MAN, THIS COULD RUIN IT.

OOH, WHAT DO WE GOT HERE?

CHECK THIS OUT, MAN.

HELLO? ANYBODY HERE?

DUDE, WHAT ARE YOU DOING? OWEN.

GOT GASOLINE RIGHT HERE.

COME ON, MAN. WE SHOULD GO.

THE TRAIL'S WAY BACK THERE.

WE'RE GONNA-- RELAX, MAN.

QUIT BEING SUCH A CHICKEN.

WHAT ARE YOU-- 5?

MATT'S A CHICKEN. BAKAW! BAKAW!

PLEASE, STOP. DUDE, WAIT!

LIVE A LITTLE BIT.

COME ON, CHECK THIS OUT, DUDE.

IT LOOKS LIKE A STILL.

A STILL?

YO.

THIS IS GREAT.

DUDE, THIS IS ILLEGAL.

THIS IS PERFECT.

IF THEY FIND US IN HERE, MAN--

WE CAN BRING SOME CHICKS UP.

WE GOT FOOD. WE GOT BOOZE.

WE SHOULD JUST GET GOING. THIS IS AMAZING.

WHOA!

ALL RIGHT, SERIOUSLY, LET'S GO.

NO, LET'S GO. LET'S GO!

I THINK THEY'RE BACK, MAN. I THINK THEY'RE BACK.

I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING!

WE GOT TO GET OUT OF HERE!

NO, NO, NO!

DUDE, I TOLD YOU THIS WAS A BAD IDEA, MAN!

NO!

THERE ARE CREATURES SCIENCE REFUSES TO RECOGNIZE.

THERE'S SOMETHING DOWN THERE!

WHAT IS THAT?

THEM-- THEY'RE MONSTERS!

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THIS IS STACIE FOSTER WITH WGLOK.

IN APRIL 2009,

WEST VIRGINIA REPORTER STACIE FOSTER

ACCOMPANIED ATF AGENTS OLLIE MOYE AND MARC WEST,

ALONG WITH LOCAL LAW-ENFORCEMENT OFFICER ERNEST TYBEE

ON A MOONSHINE RAID IN THE APPALACHIAN HILLS.

YOU HAVE TO CATCH THE SHINERS RED-HANDED

WITH THE FINISHED PRODUCT.

YOU CAN'T JUST BUST SOMEBODY

FOR HAVING, YOU KNOW, SUGAR AND GRAIN.

YES, THEY'VE RELOCATED SINCE LAST TIME WE WERE AFTER THEM,

BUT THEY'RE ABOUT TO MOVE OUT ALL OF THEIR GEAR.

BE PREPARED FOR A LOT OF STUFF, YOU KNOW, A LOT OF DANGER.

WE GOT BOOBY TRAPS OR GUARD DOGS OR ARMED MOONSHINERS.

BOOBY TRAPS, REALLY?

YEAH, PRETTY MUCH SEEN IT ALL.

NOW POISED TO MOVE IN AND CATCH THE MOONSHINERS RED-HANDED,

THE TEAM INSTEAD WOULD FACE SOMETHING

OF AN ENTIRELY DIFFERENT NATURE--

ONE THAT WAS FAR MORE DEADLY.

Y'ALL SEE THAT?

WHAT THE HELL DID THAT?

WHAT IS THAT? IS THAT A CLAW MARK?

WELL, YOU'RE THE WILDLIFE EXPERT, TYBEE.

YOU TELL US.

YOU GOT ME.

I MEAN, THERE'S A LOT OF GAME OUT HERE WITH CLAWS LIKE THIS,

BUT NOT WITH THIS KIND OF FUR.

THAT'S STRANGE.

BOYS AND GIRLS, THAT LOOKS LIKE FRESH BLOOD TO ME,

SO WHATEVER DID THAT IS STILL CLOSE BY.

I SUGGEST WE STAY--

WHAT WAS THAT?

I DON'T KNOW, BUT I THINK WE'RE BEING WATCHED.

THE DEVIL MONKEY'S A LEGENDARY CREATURE

MOST OFTEN SIGHTED IN THE UNITED STATES' APPALACHIAS.

THEY'RE SAID TO BE COMPARED TO A GIANT BABOON,

BUT, INDEED,

IT'S UNLIKE ANY BABOON OR MONKEY THAT YOU'VE EVER KNOWN.

THE DEVIL MONKEY

IS APPROXIMATELY 4 TO 6 FEET IN HEIGHT.

IT HAS LONG, POWERFUL ARMS,

DEEP-SET EYES, COVERED WITH MATTED FUR.

IT TENDS TO HUNCH ITSELF DOWN

AND PROPEL ITSELF FORWARD, SOMETIMES 20 FEET IN A SHOT.

THEY'RE CALLED DEVIL MONKEYS

BECAUSE THEY ACT LIKE LITTLE DEVILS.

THEY ACT VERY MISCHIEVOUSLY,

BUT THEY'RE ALSO VERY AGGRESSIVE.

SO FAR, WE'VE BEEN HIKING FOR ABOUT 35 MINUTES,

MAKING OUR WAY TOWARDS THE MOONSHINERS' CAMP.

WE'VE BEEN HEARING SOME STRANGE NOISES,

AND THE ATF AGENTS

THINK IT MAY BE THE MOONSHINERS WARNING EACH OTHER.

I HOPE NOT, SO WE CAN STILL CATCH THEM AND MAKE THE BUST.

MOYE, MOYE!

OH, WOULD YOU LOOK AT THAT?

IS THAT ONE OF THOSE BOOBY TRAPS

YOU WERE TELLING US ABOUT EARLIER?

NO, THIS IS JUST AN ALARM.

AS OFFICER TYBEE WAS EXPLAINING EARLIER,

THE MOONSHINERS HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO USE SERIOUS BOOBY TRAPS--

BARBED WIRE, SPIKE BOARDS, RIGGED SHOTGUNS.

SO WE NEED TO BE VERY CAREFUL.

WE NEED TO KEEP OUR EYES PEELED.

THE NEXT ONE OF THESE UP THERE COULD BE DANGEROUS.

EVERYBODY GOT THAT?

YES, SIR.

LET'S MOVE FORWARD.

MOVE CAREFULLY, PEOPLE.

I THOUGHT I TOLD YOU ALL TO WATCH YOUR STEP!

WHO TRIPPED THE LINE?

STACIE? NO!

WHAT IN TARNATION?

IT'S FRESH.

THIS IS THE WRONG SHAPE TO BE A BOBCAT,

AND IT'S TOO SMALL TO BE A BEAR.

I'LL SAY.

WELL, IF IT'S NOT A BEAR,

WHAT THE HELL KIND OF OTHER ANIMAL IS IT GONNA BE?

GOOD QUESTION.

I THOUGHT I KNEW ALL THE TRACKS OUT HERE.

THERE IT IS AGAIN!

ALL RIGHT. WHAT THIS IS,

IT'S THE MOONSHINERS OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO SCARE US.

WELL, IT'S WORKING!

COME ON, LET'S MOVE FORWARD. LET'S GO.

DEVIL MONKEYS ARE CERTAINLY DEADLY CREATURES.

THEY OFTEN HAVE THE SKILL AND STRENGTH OF KNOWN PRIMATES,

BUT THEY'RE ALSO COMBINED WITH THE MYSTERY AND TERROR

OF A CREATURE THAT REALLY ARE ONLY KNOWN IN LEGENDS.

ONE OF THE REASONS THAT CHIMPANZEES

ARE SUCH GREAT PREDATORS

IS THAT, EVEN THOUGH THEY'RE LARGE IN SIZE,

THEY CAN GO VERY QUICKLY AND AGILELY IN THE TREES,

AS WELL AS ON THE GROUND.

THEY CAN REALLY MOVE QUICKLY

AND SWING THROUGH RUN-ON BRANCHES AND CAPTURE THEIR PREY.

THEY HAVE HUGE CANINES AND A POWERFUL JAW,

AND ONCE THEY'VE GRASPED ON WITH THEIR CANINES,

THEN IT WOULD BE IMPOSSIBLE TO GET AWAY.

THEY USUALLY ATTACK THE FACE

OR TEAR OFF THE MOST VULNERABLE EXTREMITIES.

THAT MEANS FINGERS, TOES, FACIAL FEATURES, GENITALS.

SO IT CAN BE A REALLY UGLY ATTACK.

ALL OF THE KNOWN PRIMATES HAVE INCREDIBLE UPPER-BODY STRENGTH.

IF YOU TRANSLATE THAT TO A DEVIL MONKEY,

YOU'RE IN FOR A HELL OF A TIME.

HOLD IT!

NOW, THAT IS A DOOZY.

I GUESS I OWE YOU ONE, MR. WEST.

LET'S GO AHEAD AND DISABLE THAT TRAP SO NO ONE GETS HURT.

MY PLEASURE, OLLIE.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

I HEAR THEM!

STEADY, BOYS.

STACIE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO STEP BACK JUST A TOUCH.

ATF AGENTS-- FREEZE WHERE YOU ARE!

IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!

STACIE, YOU MIGHT WANT TO STEP BACK JUST A TOUCH.

ATF AGENTS-- FREEZE WHERE YOU ARE!

IT'S COMING RIGHT FOR US!

THANK GOD!

DON'T MOVE!

RISE UP ON YOUR FEET, SON.

RISE UP ON YOUR FEET WITH YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.

OKAY, OKAY!

PUT YOUR HANDS IN THE AIR.

RISE UP SLOWLY. CALM DOWN. WAIT!

WHAT'S YOUR NAME? MATT.

PLEASE!

WE HAVE TO GO! THEY'RE KILLERS.

THEY'RE AFTER US. THEY'RE MONSTERS!

THIS KID LOOKS PRETTY BANGED UP.

WHAT ARE YOU JUST STANDING THERE FOR?! WE HAVE TO GO!

THIS KID IS GONNA LET THE WHOLE WORLD KNOW WHERE WE ARE.

WE CAN'T TAKE HIM WITH US. WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST?

WE CAN'T COMPROMISE THE MISSION. NO, WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE TO GO.

PLEASE, COME ON. WHAT ARE YOU DOING?

CALM DOWN. WE HAVE TO GO.

CALM DOWN. BE CALM, OKAY?

THEY'RE OUT THERE. THEY'VE BEEN FOLLOWING ME.

THEY'RE KILLERS! WE'LL BE BACK TO PICK YOU UP, OKAY?

WHAT? NO! WHAT DO YOU MEAN?!

YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME HERE!

LET'S GET A MOVE ON, BOYS.

PLEASE, WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE TO GO. WE HAVE TO GO.

THEY'RE FOLLOWING ME. THEY'RE DANGEROUS.

THEY'RE KILLERS. STAY TOGETHER.

DON'T GO! DON'T LEAVE ME HERE!

PLEASE, GOD, WAIT!

I THINK THE PRIMARY REASON DEVIL MONKEYS ATTACK PEOPLE

ARE BECAUSE THEY'RE THREATENED.

THEIR TERRITORY'S THREATENED.

AND THEY FIND IT AS THEIR MAJOR MEANS

OF PUTTING DISTANCE BETWEEN THEMSELVES AND HUMANS

IS TO LET PEOPLE KNOW,

"IF YOU DON'T MOVE ON, I'M GONNA ATTACK YOU.

I'M GONNA KILL YOU."

INDEED, DEVIL MONKEYS ARE VERY DANGEROUS CREATURES.

THEY'RE STRONG, THEY'RE FAST, THEY'RE REALLY INTELLIGENT,

AND FROM WHAT I'VE HEARD, THEY'RE EXTREMELY RESOURCEFUL.

YOU DON'T REALLY WANT TO WANDER

INTO THE FOREST OF A DEVIL MONKEY.

IT MAY BE THE LAST THING YOU'LL EVER DO.

ALL RIGHT.

AS MOONSHINE CAMPS GO,

THIS IS A PRETTY WELL-ESTABLISHED OPERATION.

YOU CAN SEE YOU'VE GOT

A REALLY NICE, WELL-DEFINED STILL RIGHT HERE.

YOU'VE GOT YOUR SUPPLY BARRELS HERE.

YOU'VE GOT BUNK TENTS ON THE PERIMETER.

THERE'S A SUPPLY TENT ACROSS THE WAY THERE.

GENTLEMEN, OUR FIRST POSITION IS GONNA BE AT THE SUPPLY BARRELS.

ARE WE READY? LET'S GO.

WHAT ABOUT ME?

YOU'LL BE FINE.

JUST STAY NEXT TO TYBEE AND KEEP THAT CAMERA READY.

IN A FEW MINUTES, WE'LL HAVE A COUPLE OF BAD GUYS

FOR YOU TO FILM, THEN WE CAN ALL GO HOME, ALL RIGHT?

LET'S MOVE.

TYBEE, CHECK THE BACK.

GUYS.

IT'S FRESH BLOOD.

TYBEE, COVER US.

GOTCHA.

LET'S GO.

WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED HERE?

THIS CAMP LOOKS LIKE IT'S BEEN RANSACKED AND TORN APART.

THIS IS THE ALCOHOL CONTROL BOARD!

WE HAVE YOU SURROUNDED!

COME OUT WITH YOUR HANDS UP!

MOYE, I GOT SOMETHING OVER HERE.

YOU MIGHT WANT TO TAKE A LOOK AT IT.

WHAT IS IT?

NOT SURE.

DAMN PLACE LOOKS LIKE THERE WAS A LAST STAND OR SOMETHING.

WHO'S OUT THERE?!

OH!

AAAH!

A SMALL TOWN TERRORIZED BY A DEADLY BEAST,

EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

MATCHING DESCRIPTIONS OF THE DEVIL MONKEY,

AND A SEARCH PARTY ON THE HUNT TO TRACK THE CREATURE DOWN--

THE SHOCKING TRUE STORY WHEN "LOST TAPES" CONTINUES.

SEVERAL MAJOR NEWSPAPERS REPORT EYEWITNESS ACCOUNTS

OF A MYSTERIOUS BEAST WITH LIGHTNING SPEED

AND THE ABILITY TO LEAP ACROSS FIELDS.

ITS MALICIOUS ATTACKS ON LOCAL PETS AND LIVESTOCK

INCLUDE A TRAINED POLICE DOG BEING MAULED AND DEVOURED.

FEARFUL FOR THEIR LIVES,

LOCALS BEGIN TOTING FIREARMS TO DEFEND THEMSELVES.

A SEARCH PARTY IS FORMED,

BUT THE CREATURE DISAPPEARS AS QUICKLY AS IT CAME.

AND THOUGH DEVIL-MONKEY SIGHTINGS

PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES,

TO THIS DAY, ITS ACTUAL WHEREABOUTS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.

WHO'S OUT THERE?!

OH! AAAH!

AGENT WEST, DO YOU COPY?

TYBEE, COVER ME.

WHAT IS IT?

I DON'T KNOW.

WEST, ARE YOU OKAY?

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON?

LOOKS LIKE ONE OF OUR MOONSHINERS.

BUT HE'S SEEN BETTER DAYS.

HOLY

WHY DIDN'T YOU ANSWER ME?

SOMETHING... HIT ME FROM BEHIND.

I TURNED AROUND, AND THEN THERE WAS NOTHING.

LOOK AT ALL THESE ALL OVER THE PLACE.

JUST LIKE WHAT WE SAW DOWN ON THE TRAIL.

I'VE NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE IT.

COME ON, LET'S GET A MOVE ON.

WHAT THE HELL?!

IS THAT THEM?!

OH, GEEZ.

MORE BLOOD.

THIS PLACE IS ALL TORE UP.

I AIN'T NEVER SEEN ANYTHING LIKE THIS.

THEY'RE ON THE RUN!

TYBEE, COVER THE FRONT OF THE STILL!

WE'RE GOING AROUND BACK!

COPY THAT.

I GOT NOTHING.

WE JUST HEARD THEM.

Tybee, move in and secure the still.

OH, MY GOD.

STACIE, JUST CALM DOWN.

OH, MY G-GOD!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

MOYE, WEST, COME IN!

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OUT THERE?!

WHAT THE HELL IS THAT?

MOYE, WEST, COME IN!

WHAT THE HELL'S GOING ON OUT THERE?!

TYBEE, WHAT DO WE DO?!

I DON'T KNOW!

HEY, WHO'S BACK THERE?

STACIE, GET THE HELL OUT OF HERE!

TYBEE!

TYBEE!

SOMEBODY HELP!

IN THE DAYS THAT FOLLOWED,

AUTHORITIES RECOVERED THE REMAINS OF STACIE FOSTER

AND ALL THE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE OPERATION.

THEIR BODIES WERE SEVERELY MAULED

AND COULD ONLY BE IDENTIFIED THROUGH DNA AND DENTAL RECORDS.

MATT JONES SURVIVED THE ORDEAL

AND ISSUED A STATEMENT TO AUTHORITIES

ABOUT WHAT HE ENCOUNTERED THAT NIGHT.

WEST VIRGINIA LAWMAKERS

HAVE SINCE ASSEMBLED A TEAM OF ZOOLOGICAL EXPERTS

TO INVESTIGATE UNUSUAL WILDLIFE ACTIVITY IN THE AREA.

THOUGH IT WAS CLEAR THE ATTACKS WERE COMMITTED

BY SOME TYPE OF MAMMAL, KEY QUESTIONS STILL REMAIN.

WHAT SPECIES NATIVE TO APPALACHIA

COULD HAVE INFLICTED SUCH MASSIVE DAMAGE?

HOW MANY ARE THERE?

AND DO THEY LIVE AMONG US?