Jackpot!  When I saw the picture, I was absolutely floored.  Finally…some real scientific evidence.

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Ok…the medication has kicked and I'm feeling much better now.  Yeah…that is some picture.  You know, just for the record…if one is going to commit a hoax (not that this is a hoax…  ), the absolutely worst place to do it would be Texas.  There's a few people with guns in that state.  Wait…I worded that incorrectly.  There are few people without guns in that state.  Committing a hoax in Texas…man, you're taking some mighty big chances there…

And for your viewing pleasure…an article from 2006 at Cryptomundo:

http://www.cryptomundo.com/cryptozoo-news/lworthm/

Nosfer said:

"Six terrified residents told police early today they were attacked by a thing they described as being half-man, half-goat and covered with fur and scales.

Okay, if it was half-man and half-goat, what part do the scales come from? Perhaps they meant "half-man, half-goat, and half-fish"?

Where do the scales come from?  Where do the scales come from?  I'll tell you where the scales come from Mr Sticking-his-nose-in-cryptozoology-where-it-doesn't-belong-and-asking-questions-using-all-kinds-of-logic-and-reasoning.  Everyone knows that scales are not exclusive to fish and reptiles.  Anyone who is anyone knows that this was verified in the spring of 1692 with the Desoto eye-witness account of a half-man and half-cow.  It also had scales.  I mean…how much more proof do you skeptics need???   

My first thought was the author owned both copies and I was going to say she needed the money in her declining years.  Then I looked at the "used" book when I saw the incredible prices and the owner of that book is located in Maryland.  Who in their right mind would pay either price for this?  Perhaps the "used" one is signed by the Monster itself and the Monster moved to MD and decided to sell it's only copy?  I'll have to check to see if there are any reports down there. 

Yes it does BD50.  And what's with the fish in left hand and the raised right arm?  You know, with all the drugs done in the 60's, that wouldn't have been such an unusual look.   

Revenant,

"The only interesting part is that it states that all the sightings stopped by 1970.  Kind of the same time hunters with rifles began looking for it.  A hoax or two are pretty funny.  Getting shot while doing one…yeah, not so funny anymore…"

or apparently right after Ms. Clarke wrote and published her own book in 1969?  Interesting isn't it? 

EDIT:  We need to get Hannah on the Wild Man of San Marcos.  I'll check on it.