Paul Freeman (cryptozoologist)

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name = Paul Freeman


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birth_date = birth date|1943|8|10|mf=y
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death_date = death date and age|2003|4|2|1943|8|10|mf=y
death_place = Airway Heights, Washington
occupation = cryptozoologist
spouse = Nancy Freeman
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children = Duane son:Freeman cite web
last =Foster
first =David
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title = Bigfoot Hunter Endures Ridicule To Search For Legend
work = Bigfoot Encounters
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date =1997-10-01
url =http://www.bigfootencounters.com/articles/paul.htm
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accessdate = 2006-12-01] ,
Daughter/s: Unknown

Paul Freeman (August 10, 1943 – April 2, 2003) was an American Bigfoot hunter who claimed to have discovered Bigfoot tracks showing dermal ridges. The plaster casts Freeman subsequently made were convincing enough to be considered critical pieces of evidence by anthropologists Grover Krantz and Jeff Meldrum (Idaho State University), who both put considerable time and resources into studying them. Others, like Rene Dahinden and Bob Titmus thought Freeman was simply a hoaxer seeking attention. The fact that Freeman hoaxed photos and videos, and admitted on national television to forging footprints renders much of his material suspect in the eyes of many, but not all, Bigfoot enthusiasts.

On June 10, 1982, Freeman reportedly sighted a Bigfoot near Walla Walla, Washington which he described as being nearly 8 ft (2.4 m) tall and covered in reddish-brown body hair. In 1994 Freeman captured a purported Bigfoot on video near the Blue Mountains region. The footage is considered to be authentic by some Bigfoot investigators but is considered of too low resolution to be conclusive by most. It was also spoofed many times by Kokanee beer ads.

Freeman died at his Airway Heights, Washington home at the age of 59 from complications of diabetes.

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External links

* [http://www.lorencoleman.com/paul_freeman_obituary.html Obituary]