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The Town That Cried Bigfoot

"A hoax to save a town. A murder to hide the truth."

10
en 46m
Documentary
In the bitter winter of 1978, four desperate council members from a small Virginia town hatched a daring Bigfoot hoax to save it from the brink of bankruptcy. But as the money grew, so did the greed-triggering the town's first unsolved murder.

Director

Mark Dossett

Writer

Mark Dossett

Editor

Mark Dossett

Executive Producer

Mark Dossett

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Status

Released

Budget

$100

Countries

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