Bigfoot - huge, hairy, foul smelling, this legendary apelike animal has captivated the public's imagination. This book tells the story of Roger Patterson of Yakima, Washington. A part-time rodeo rider, chronically unemployed and dying of cancer, Patterson propelled himself into short-lived fame by exploiting his obsession with the Bigfoot subject. FOREWORD Kal K. Korff 9(4) INTRODUCTION 13(4) ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 17(140) 1. OCTOBER 20, 1967 19(10) 2. THE INVESTIGATION BEGINS 29(14) 3. THE JOHNSONS 43(12) 4. JERRY BECK 55(8) 5. THE PATTERSON BROTHERS 63(22) 6. PATTERSON'S NEIGHBORS 85(14) 7. JERRY MERRITT 99(36) 8. PAT MASON 135(10) 9. BOB HEIRONIMUS 145(12) 10. BOB GIMLIN 157(18) 11. THE BIGFOOT HUNTERS 175(20) 12. GLEN KOELLING 195(14) 13. MAC MacENTIRE 209(8) 14. BOB SWANSON 217(10) 15. JOHN BALLARD 227(12) 16. AL DeATLEY 239(38) 17. THE PHOTO LAB FILM PROCESSORS 277(18) 18. VILMA RADFORD 295(20) 19. THE PUBLIC RECORD 315(20) 20. THE MAN IN THE BIGFOOT SUIT 335(24) 21. BIGFOOT WALKS 359(30) 22. DEATH OF A LEGEND 389(44) 23. REQUIEM TO BLUFF CREEK 433(10) 24. BREAKTHROUGH: PHILIP MORRIS 443(24) BIBLIOGRAPHY 467(4) INDEX 471