186 - Momo The Missouri Monster

According to the Cryptid Wiki, "First reported in July 1971, near Louisiana, Missouri by Joan Mills and Mary Ryan, Momo has been spotted up and down the Mississippi River. It is supposedly a large, 7 ft (~2.1 m) tall, hairy, black, manlike creature that eats dogs and cats, and emits a terrible odor. Some suggest it was a rogue black bear. Following sightings in 1972 beginning at 3:30 p.m. July 11, first reported by Terry, Wally, and Doris Harrison, and lasting for about 2 weeks, tracks were found and submitted to Lawrence Curtis, director of the Oklahoma City Zoo and Botanical Garden. He deemed the tracks to be a hoax." But, was it a hoax? One of the witnesses went to her grave believing what she saw was real. Read from an amazing article describing the creature from Missouri Life Magazine here: https://missourilife.com/the-legend-of-mo-mo-the-missouri-bigfoot/ . So what is Momo? Hoax or real?