TOWERING SASQUATCH STALKS 12-YEAR-OLD NEAR TOMAHAWK, WISCONSIN | ARCHIVES

June 26, 2026

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In 1979, a 12-year-old boy named Pete was stranded on a dark county road in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, after his junkyard car died. As he started the long walk home under a nearly full moon, he saw the tops of 80-foot pine trees shaking violently along the edge of a swamp. Then a creature stepped out of the tree line into the ditch, 16 feet away, and began walking alongside him. For the next 15 minutes, it matched his pace as he ran down a deserted highway, close enough that he could see its hands swinging below its knees, its cone-shaped head, and its massive biceps. Pete is now in his 50s, and he still thinks about that night five days a week.

The encounter on Highway O

Pete was born in 1967 in Tomahawk, Wisconsin, a small town of about 3,500 people. His father owned a racetrack and a junkyard, and as the youngest of 13 children, Pete had access to junk cars he could drive without a license. In September 1979, he took a 1972 Toyota Tercel out for a night cruise on Highway O, a four-mile stretch of county road. The car's headlights began dimming, and when he rolled down the window, he could hear cicadas and crickets. The car died about a half mile from the end of the highway. Pete got out and started walking home under a 90% full moon with light cloud cover.

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What you'll learn

1 (02:37) **Introduction of Guest Pete** - Host Jeremiah introduces Pete, a Wisconsin man who had a childhood encounter near Tomahawk, Wisconsin.
2 (03:39) **Pete's 1979 Encounter Begins** - At age 12, Pete's car breaks down on a remote road at night, forcing him to walk home.
3 (07:50) **The Creature Emerges** - Pete sees tall pine trees shaking violently, then a massive figure steps out from the tree line into the ditch alongside him.
4 (10:44) **The Long Stalk and Plea for Mercy** - Pete runs for miles as the creature keeps pace; he begins to plead with it verbally.
5 (14:49) **Escape and Aftermath** - Pete reaches a house with a yard light, pounds on the door, and hides in a pickup truck.
6 (16:13) **Family Connection: Sister's Dogman Encounter** - Pete's sister reveals she believes him because she had her own dogman encounter near the same area.
7 (17:27) **Cluster of Missing Persons** - Pete connects multiple disappearances within a 10-mile radius of his encounter.

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Show Notes

Originally released as Episode 524 of Bigfoot Society on 9/11/24.

In 1979, a 12-year-old boy found himself stranded on a lonely road outside Tomahawk, Wisconsin after a stolen junkyard car broke down in the middle of the night.

What happened next stayed buried for more than 40 years.

As he walked toward town under a bright moon, something massive moved through the swamp beside him. Trees shook. The sounds got closer. Then an enormous figure stepped from the darkness and began pacing him from across the road.

For miles.

Pete shares one of the most intense encounters ever featured on Bigfoot Society, describing a face-to-face experience with a creature he estimates stood 8 to 9 feet tall. He recalls every detail—the eyes, the hands, the teeth, the body proportions, and the fear that followed him for decades.

The story expands into a deeper mystery involving the same remote area of northern Wisconsin. Strange sightings, Dogman reports, unexplained activity around homes, and multiple missing-person cases have all been reported within a small geographic region surrounding Highway O and Bellevue Road.

You'll also hear from Rick in Warren County, Ohio, who describes a night filled with precise wood knocks, owl-like vocalizations, and a strange aerial object that appeared above his property. His investigation led him to discover a history of Bigfoot reports in the same area.

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