Honey Island Swamp Monster

The Honey Island Swamp Monster is the appellation of a proposed crypto-hominid, named for the Louisiana swamp it is said to inhabit, which was first reported in 1963 by Harlan Ford. It has been connected with Letiche, a wild man figure in Louisiana regional folklore, sourced to "ancient Native American" stories of unidentified origins, and Tainted Keitre, a similiar folktale of Cajun origins.

Resources

 * "Honey Island Swamp Monster Official Site" (swampmonster.weebly.com) &mdash; operated by Dana Holyfield, Harlan Ford's granddaughter, to continue to spread the word of the Swamp Monster
 * "Tracking the Swamp Monsters" (csicop.org) &mdash; Joe Nickell for Skeptical Inquirer, Volume 25.4, July & August 2001