In August of 1895, there were multiple sightings of a hairy “wild man” running through rural Winsted and Colebrook, Connecticut. Some claimed he was human, others said he was some kind of primate. Hundreds of people searched for him; the creature made headlines across New England before he seemingly vanished… until there were other sightings in the 1970s. Could it be the same creature? Jeff Belanger and Ray Auger head into the woods of northern Connecticut in search of the legend.
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Sound like a aboriginal American
Story real disrespectful but we know who the real Slavic wildmen are vs Aboriginal American Land Lord
I don’t think that’s a fair assessment at all. No one has ever suggested this person was Aboriginal. There were plenty of European “wildmen” in New England and other regions. Some of these folks may have had psychological issues, they stopped shaving and cutting their hair, and lived in the woods.
Some people just wander off and feel no need for human companionship, they are commonly called hermits. Years ago there were a few in towns near where I grew up, sad but true.