Bigfoot Encounter: The Chilling Stone Family Story of 1974

Posted Wednesday, January 29, 2025

By Squatchable.com staff

A fascinating case has recently come to light in the world of cryptozoology, and it's one that's sure to pique the interest of Bigfoot believers everywhere. The case, known as the "Bigfoot Siege of Littlerock," involves a family's encounters with the elusive creature in 1974 in Little Rock, California. According to the YouTube channel JustAnotherTinFoilHat, the Stone family - Andrew and Hilda, both in their 20s, and their 20-month-old son Michael - moved into a home in Little Rock and quickly began experiencing strange occurrences. On the second evening, their dog suddenly became agitated and insisted on going outside. When the Stones finally let the dog out, it was found dismembered but not eaten near the water tank. The family also had trouble getting their young son to sleep in his crib, which was set up underneath a window in their bedroom. Whenever they tried to put him to sleep, he would hysterically cry and wake up almost immediately. Eventually, they moved the crib to a different spot and there were no more problems. But the strange occurrences didn't stop there. A catch of fish that the Stones had tied up a telephone pole disappeared and was replaced by a trackway of large three-toed Footprints. The family also began hearing strange noises, including a scream that sounded like a woman, something calling "Mama" from the underbrush, and whistles coming from the same direction. In March, the Stones finally saw the creature as they returned to their cabin after a day of grocery shopping. They described it as a bipedal being standing about 12 feet tall and covered in dark black fur. They saw it scooping up water from the stream, and both Andrew and Hilda agreed that the experience was intensely frightening. The Stones had several other encounters with the creature over the following months, including seeing a white-haired Bigfoot with large fangs and deep-set eyes, and a Sandy-colored creature with four fingers on each hand. They also experienced nightly interruptions, such as stones being thrown at the house, someone or something slamming the pipe on the water tank, and strange wailing noises. The case takes an interesting turn when two young men with black hair showed up at the Stone's doorstep in the middle of the night, claiming to have run out of gas and asking to borrow a dime to call for help. Andrew Stone gave them a dime, but when he went to offer them a flashlight, they were gone. The whole situation seemed odd to the Stones, who noted that the men's clothes seemed new and their faces were fuzzy in their memory. This case is particularly intriguing because it combines elements of poltergeist activity with Bigfoot sightings. Many researchers, including John Keel, Joshua Cutchin, and Timothy Renner, have noted the cross-section of poltergeist and Bigfoot reports. The initial encounters in this case are classically poltergeist in nature, with bumps and thumps and stones being thrown at the house. But the presence of the Bigfoot sightings and the strange two men who showed up at the Stone's doorstep add an interesting twist to the case. As a Bigfoot believer and a curator of all things cryptozoology, I highly recommend checking out the full video on the JustAnotherTinFoilHat YouTube channel for more details on this fascinating case. It's a great reminder that the world of Bigfoot and cryptozoology is full of surprises and mysteries just waiting to be explored.