Hidden Bigfoot Archives Reveal Southwest Secrets in New Mexico & Oklahoma | Archives
August 10, 2026
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5 min readHidden Bigfoot Archives Reveal Southwest Secrets in New Mexico & Oklahoma
In 2003, Jesus Payne was living with his family in a cabin in Ruidoso, New Mexico, when a high-pitched scream cut through the mountains — "almost like if you were going really fast down the road and you just held on to your brakes." His mother, who worked for the forest department, said it might be Bigfoot. Payne looked up recordings online and found one that matched exactly what they had heard. That moment turned a childhood fascination into two decades of field research across the Southwest.
From Hollywood to the Holloman Missile Range
Payne's path to Bigfoot research is unusual. He worked as a Hollywood actor and stuntman — most notably on Breaking Bad — and has been an encrypted UFO researcher for over 30 years. But his investigative skills came from a different career: law enforcement investigator, bodyguard, and federal detention officer. He took every tracking and animal behavior class his mother's forest department offered, and those skills let him start mapping where Sasquatch travel and how far.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (02:29) **Guest Introduction: Jesus Payne** - Jeremiah introduces Jesus Payne, a Hollywood actor, stuntman, and cryptid/UFO researcher with over 30 years of experience.
- 2 (04:38) **First Bigfoot Encounter & The Scream** - Jesus recounts moving to a cabin in Rio Ruidoso, New Mexico, and hearing a terrifying, high-pitched scream that matched audio recordings of Sasquatch.
- 3 (06:10) **Inside Sources: Mom & Sister** - Jesus explains how his mother's job at the forest department and his sister's job at the police department provided him with unofficial reports.
- 4 (10:10) **The Cabin Break-In** - Jesus tells a story from the Mescalero Apache reservation about a single mother whose home was entered by a female Sasquatch and a juvenile.
- 5 (11:35) **Tracking Their Migration: Deserts & Military Bases** - Jesus describes how he used investigative skills to map Sasquatch travel routes through the Southwest, including deserts and military zones.
- 6 (13:40) **The Witch in the Caves & The Border Theory** - Jesus connects local urban legends of a witch in old mines to the description of an eight-foot-tall hairy monster.
- 7 (18:19) **Research Hub & Mainstreaming** - Jesus explains that his primary research area is at the base of a mountain in Cloudcroft, just a 15-20 minute drive from his home.
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Show Notes
Veteran researcher, actor, and investigator Jesus Payan shares decades of Bigfoot research spanning New Mexico, Oklahoma, and the American Southwest. From reports passed along by Forest Service employees and law enforcement to military sightings near White Sands Missile Range, strange encounters on Native lands, and firsthand experiences deep in the mountains, this conversation explores some of the most compelling stories from a lifetime spent pursuing the unknown.
Then, Oklahoma witness Mary takes us into the forests surrounding Grand Lake of the Cherokees, where generations of her family quietly accepted Sasquatch as part of everyday life. She recounts childhood sightings, mysterious knocks and whoops, oversized footprints, strange nests, intimidating encounters near homes, and decades of activity stretching across Delaware County, Mayes County, the Illinois River, and beyond.
These archive conversations capture the eyewitness accounts that helped shape Bigfoot Society into what it is today. Whether you're hearing them for the first time or revisiting these classic interviews, you'll discover why these stories continue to resonate with listeners years later.
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Breaking Discoveries Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@BreakingDicoveries
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