The Winsted Wildman
By Ray Bendici | Category: Cryptozoology, LegendsBigfoot? Bear? Hoax? The Winsted Wildman may be all or none of these, but it definitely is one of the state’s more fun legends.
The Nutmeg State is full of fascinating–if not a little odd–legends, myths and stories that have been passed down from generation to generation. We find the Connecticut’s strange history just as interesting as you do!
Bigfoot? Bear? Hoax? The Winsted Wildman may be all or none of these, but it definitely is one of the state’s more fun legends.
We know the State Capitol is full of political skeletons, but could it also be the home to the ghost of a governor past?
The controversy over the exhumation of the Old Leather Man’s remains has come to a conclusion, but the mystery continues …
Just because an anonymous wanderer has been dead for over 130 years doesn’t mean he can’t still be in the headlines.
Just off the coast of Fairfield, a lonely light sits in the Sound — a safety signal for ships or a beacon for spirits?
Historian and author Dan W. DeLuca is the leading expert on The Old Leather Man. He recently took the time to answer some questions about everyone’s favorite legendary leather-clad wanderer.
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Growing up in Milford, one of the local stories we all heard about was about a group of giant-headed mutants who lived on the outskirts of town, a band of inbred freaks who were ready to prey Deliverance-style on whoever was careless enough to wander into their midst….
When she was alive, Hannah Cranna was known as “The Wicked Witch of Monroe,” a reputation that continues to follow her over 150 years after her death.