Beast of Bladenboro

Beast of Bladenboro
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Ringkasan

Beast of Bladenboro adalah kriptid yang dituduh membunuh banyak hewan di Bladenboro, North Carolina, pada 1953–54.

The Beast of Bladenboro is a cryptid blamed for killing many animals in Bladenboro, North Carolina, in 1953–54.

Kisah dan tradisi

Beast of Bladenboro adalah kriptid yang dituduh atas serangkaian kematian hewan di Bladenboro, North Carolina, pada musim dingin 1953–54. Menurut laporan, hewan itu biasanya meremukkan atau memenggal korbannya, yang kebanyakan anjing. Menurut saksi dan pelacak, kemungkinan ia sejenis kucing liar, tetapi identitasnya tidak pernah dipastikan. Kematian hewan pertama yang mungkin berkaitan dilaporkan pada 29 Desember 1953, ketika saksi menggambarkan makhluk ramping, hitam, sekitar 5 kaki yang membunuh seekor anjing di Clarkton. Pada 31 Desember 1953, dua anjing warga Bladenboro ditemukan mati dengan banyak darah di dekat kandangnya. Otopsi pada salah satu anjing dilaporkan menemukan hanya dua atau tiga tetes darah di tubuhnya. Sebuah penanda sejarah di Bladenboro menyebut kota kecil itu diteror makhluk misterius mirip kucing yang menyerang hewan setempat dan menguras darahnya; penampakan yang dilaporkan menggambarkan jeritan mengerikan, dan serangannya menarik liputan berita nasional. Pada malam 5 Januari lebih dari 500 orang dan anjing memburunya, namun makhluk itu tetap sulit ditangkap. Pada 13 Januari seorang petani menembak bobcat yang tersangkut perangkap, dan wali kota mengumumkan beast telah ditemukan dan dibunuh, meski dipertanyakan apakah kucing sekecil itu bisa membunuh anjing-anjing tersebut. Banyak laporan menggambarkannya sebagai kucing tetapi tidak sepakat soal jenisnya. Seorang kurator museum menduga koyote, seorang warga Lumberton mengira anjing campuran bernama Big Boy, dan wali kota Fussell sendiri mengatakan ia yakin makhluk itu hoaks. Kota itu kini merayakan kisahnya dalam Beast Fest tahunan dengan "BOB" sebagai maskot.

The Beast of Bladenboro is a cryptid blamed for a string of animal deaths in Bladenboro, North Carolina, in the winter of 1953–54. According to reports, the animal usually crushed or decapitated its victims, which were mostly dogs. Witnesses and trackers thought it likely a wildcat, but its identity was never confirmed. The first possibly related animal deaths were reported on December 29, 1953, when witnesses described a sleek, black creature about 5 feet long that killed a dog in Clarkton. On December 31, 1953, two dogs owned by a Bladenboro resident turned up dead near their kennels amid a great deal of blood. An autopsy on one of the dogs reportedly found only two or three drops of blood in the body. A historical marker in Bladenboro says the small town was terrorized by a mysterious cat-like creature that attacked local animals, draining their blood; reported sightings described a terrible scream, and the attacks drew national news coverage. On the night of January 5, a crowd of over 500 people and dogs searched for it, yet the creature remained elusive. On January 13 a farmer shot a bobcat caught in a trap and the mayor announced the beast had been found and killed, though doubts were raised that so small a cat could have killed the dogs. Many accounts describe it as feline but do not agree on a species. A museum curator suggested a coyote, a man from Lumberton thought it was a dog named Big Boy, and Mayor Fussell himself said he believed the creature to be a hoax. The town now celebrates the story in an annual Beast Fest with "BOB" as mascot.

Konteks budaya

Kisah ini dirayakan kota Bladenboro dalam Beast Fest tahunan, dan literatur tentang peristiwanya cenderung skeptis karena publisitas yang didapat kota lewat berita sensasional.

The story is celebrated by the town of Bladenboro in its annual Beast Fest, and literature on the events tends toward skepticism because of the publicity the sensational news brought the town.

Fakta utama

Budaya / Culture
Tradisi Amerika Serikat
Kawasan / Region
Amerika Utara Pribumi
Era
Winter of 1953–54
Klasifikasi / Classification
Cryptid

Nama lain / Alternate names

Vampire Beast of Bladenboro

Makhluk terkait / Related beings

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