(August 20, 2008)—What was supposed to be the body of Bigfoot encased in a block of ice has turned out to be nothing more than a rubber gorilla suit.
Two researchers on a quest to prove the existence of Bigfoot say the carcass encased in a block of ice, handed over to them for an undisclosed sum by two men who claimed to have found it, was slowly thawed out, and discovered to be a rubber gorilla outfit.
The revelation came just days after a much ballyhooed news conference was held in California to proclaim that remains of the legendary man-ape had been found in the north Georgia mountains.
One of the men who claim to have found Bigfoot is a police officer, who's been on medical leave.
His chief in Clayton County, Ga. says the officer has perpetrated a fraud.
The chief says he has processed the paperwork to fire him.