Case file · Cryptid
Momo, the Missouri Monster
In July 1972 children outside Louisiana, Missouri, said they saw a hairy, man-like figure about seven feet tall carrying a dead dog, with a pumpkin-shaped head and glowing orange eyes.
1972 CE · 39.45, -91.05 · status: claim
The account
Their sister Doris and later a fire chief and councilman, Richard Murray, gave similar descriptions, and a posse of about twenty went out hunting it without success. One report described a foul smell and a roar. A ride at Six Flags St. Louis carried the creature's name from 1973 to 1994.
The sceptical view
No physical evidence was ever produced, and local accounts trace the legend partly to a missing pet and a hungry dog.