Bigfoot TIW 347: Summer of '75 Mildred Runs Into a Bigfoot

In this episode of Bigfoot Terror in the Woods, hosts W.J. Sheehan and KJ Sheehan dive into two chilling Bigfoot encounters from the summer of 1975 and 2006, blending firsthand accounts with historical context and personal anecdotes. The first story, shared by Mildred Shanks from eastern Pennsylvania, recounts a terrifying night when her neighbor Tina claimed to see a black bear near her outbuilding—only for her husband Mike to fire two shotgun rounds, only to witness the creature rise to its feet and sprint away on two legs. Mike later admitted it was not a bear but a seven-foot-tall, gorilla-like monster, prompting police to investigate and confirm the sighting as a Bigfoot. The second account, from a couple in Bangor, Maine, describes a nine-foot-tall, emaciated bipedal creature with a stiff, stroke-like gait—dubbed 'Frankenfoot'—seen near a mysterious teepee-like structure made of non-local trees and filled with thousands of pine cones. The hosts then explore the historical roots of Bigfoot sightings, spotlighting David Thompson, a famed 19th-century fur trapper and cartographer, who documented Sasquatch tracks in the Canadian Rockies in 1811. They also discuss a warning from a Kootenai chief about a creature that never lies down and has no knee joints—possibly explaining the strange gait seen in famous footage. Throughout, the hosts reflect on regional patterns in sightings, the psychological impact of encounters, and the importance of preparedness in the wild.