Midwestern Cryptids: Big Muddy Monster & Beast of Busco

Join us as we head to the Midwestern United States to chat about two cryptids. We’ll discuss the Beast of Busco’s lore, the adventures in the attempts to trap him, as well as theories. We’ll also chat about the Big Muddy Monster, who was well-documented and surprisingly slimy. Join our Reddit community: Join our Facebook group here: A special thank you to our jam thief, Mary Quiton! Have an episode idea or a question about a case? Submit them here: Twitter @truecreeps Instagram @truecreepspod Facebook.com/truecreepspod Email us at truecreepspod@gmail.com Illinois Town Welcomes Big Muddy Monster to Main Street - Daily Yonder Big-Muddy-Monster-Merged-File.pdf (8) Facebook The Legend Lives in the Mud: Murphysboro’s Big Muddy Monster – Page 58 – Southern Illinois Tourism 21Country: Fulk Lake, home of the ‘Beast of Busco’, up for sale The Beast of Busco's Trail Through Time and Tales – Hangar1publishing The mystery of Turtle Town USA: Churubusco, Indiana - Midwest Guest Unsolved Histories: A Giant Turtle, A Stubborn Man, and Dredging Up a Myth – Michigan Quarterly Review Brigadoon Bed and Breakfast of Mackinaw City Warsaw Daily Times - Google News Archive Search Unknown Explorers - Beast of Busco Alligator snapping turtle | Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute Alligator Snapping Turtle | National Wildlife Federation The Beast of Busco - Fluker's Cricket Farm This podcast uses the following third-party services for analysis: Spotify Ad Analytics -

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Midwestern Cryptids: Big Muddy Monster & Beast of Busco is an episode from True Creeps by Amanda Mednansky and Lindsey Charlick.

This episode is 53:10 long.

This episode was published on Apr 17, 2026.

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