Bigfoot hoax suit gets $200K in bids on eBay

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Bigfoot hoax suit gets $200K in bids on eBay

Story Published: Oct 15, 2008 at 10:40 AM EST

Story Updated: Oct 15, 2008 at 11:13 AM EST

JONESBORO, Ga. - A monkey suit purported to be the corpse
of Bigfoot is drawing more than $200,000 on eBay.

The suit was at the center of a hoax cooked up by a former
Clayton County police officer Matt Whitton and his friend, Rick
Dyer. The two held a news conference in August in California with
Searching for Bigfoot Inc. director Tom Biscardi, toting photos of
the suit and DNA results to prove they had killed the legendary
man-ape in the north Georgia mountains.

Eaton, Ind., resident William Lett, who gave Biscardi $50,000 to
buy the alleged corpse, is trying to recoup his losses by selling
the suit. He's getting help from the Asheville, N.C.,-based
Shadowbox Enterprises, owned by paranormal researcher Joshua P.
Warren, who will keep profits made from the sale.

Bidding on the suit closes at midnight Thursday.

(Copyright 2008 by The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved.)

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