Wood knocks, vocalizations and possible footprint found in rural cemetery near Shelbyville witnessed in Shelby County, Illinois

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The following on-site interview was conducted by Stan Courtney. The first name of the witness has been changed. Stan - How long have you been coming to this location? John - A couple months now. Stan - What type of experiences have you had here? John - Well, everytime I've been out here, including the first time, I wasn't out here very long, we started hearing wood knocking all around us in the woods. And in different areas, it was like it surrounded us. And along with the woodknocking we heard what sounded like logs being thrown, usually like heavy chunks of wood tossed. Stan - How many different locations would you say that was, two or three? John - Oh no, I would say 10 to 20, it surrounds the area. It's almost like there are several of them. Stan - Did you feel like it was being done in relationship to you being here? John - Yes, I felt like something was protecting the area, and it didn't want us to go into the woods. It seemed like the woods was its area ...