Episode 222: Outsider (ad-free) (Patreon)

Some fads are more than a harmless form of entertainment. In fact, the pages of history contains one that stalked the Midwest in the 1970s…with frightful consequences.

Written and produced by Aaron Mahnke, with research by GennaRose Nethercott, and music by Chad Lawson.

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Further Reading

1. “1972: Mo Mo the Monster becomes the talk of the town.” St Louis Post-Dispatch. July 21, 2021. https://www.stltoday.com/news/archives/1972-mo-mo-the-monster-becomes-the-talk-of-the-town/article_ec718a48-3c97-5898-b6e0-f2516f579ad0.html
2. “Big Muddy Monster Case File.” Murphysboro Police Department, https://files4.revize.com/murphysboroil/Big%20Muddy%20Monster%20Merged%20File.pdf
3. “Coleman, Loren. Mysterious America (Paraview Pocket Books, 2007). Pp 191-198, & 201-204.
4. “Creature disappears from photograph. Akron Beacon Journal, August 30, 1978. P 23. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102249706/bigfootminerva-sighting
5. “Creature hunters invade Stark.” Akron Beacon Journal, August 27, 1978. P 9. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/94814543/19780827-akron-beacon-journal-akron-oh
6. The Creepypasta Universe Wiki. Accessed May 29, 2022. https://cpuniverse.fandom.com/wiki/Momo
7. “Monster Faces Barrier of Red Tape.” The Pantagraph. July 27, 1972. Page 2. https://www.newspapers.com/clip/12683266/the-pantagraph
8. Murphysboro Mud Monster.” Cryptid Wiki. Accessed May 28, 2022. https://cryptidz.fandom.com/wiki/Murphysboro_Mud_Monster