If responsible investigators need more information about Jennifer’s sighting, they are welcome to contact me directly.

While I have closed her case officially, I am working on two other cases in the same geography at this time. As you know, Ken, our work in the Green Swamp is now on going and we have developed an interesting body of evidence for that vicinity — all of which is, so far, pointing to my contention that we are looking at an animal that is a BHP (Bigfoot), but NOT a Sasquatch as that term applies to the animal frequently seen in the Pacific Northwest.

You will note that I am using the nomenclature of Bigfoot as meaning a Bipedal, Hairy Primate and not as a species specific identity. You all may infer from that, that I no longer accept Dr. Krantz’ attribution as Gigantopithicus Blackii as the single candidate for all Bigfoot. In fact, I do not accept GB as a potential explanation for any BHP at this time.

When we selected these, she felt that they best represented the animal — prior to Matt Ellis’ rendition being undertaken — when the papers asked for illustrative art.

There are also details she did of hands, muscles and so forth. Matt had a lot to work with in addition to consultations with Jennifer during the rendering process.

The adjacent area was awash after the storm except for the path back to the woods and creek — where it had come from. This was across the street from where it was seen.

North or south would have taken it up or down the road (Moore Road). West would have taken the creature into residential yards where it would have encountered dogs on the other side of two homes. Those residences are partially concealed behind tall plant growth from the sighting point.

Thus, Jennifer effectively cut off the animal’s prefered escape route.

We assume that it was looking for food when seen, but it did not have anything in it’s hands when seen by Jenn as she drove by it slowly.

There are stories of Swamp Apes being seen by commercial fishermen off 10,000 Islands and by sport fishermen near Boca Grande in the water swimming between islands. These areas are much farther south of Lakeland and on the west coast of Florida.

It is assumed that they catch and eat fish, but I have not heard of any sightings where they have been seen doing so.

They have been reported to have caught and killed deer and boor, as well as domesticated hog and chickens (so we presume they eat them). They have also been associated with cattle and are frequently seen in conjunction with ranch land here. Some people believe that they are responsible for some unexplained cattle deaths where partially consumed carcasses are found.

In order to have evolved the kind of intelligence they exhibit, it is a safe bet that they are at least omniverous as comnsuming animal protein is one of the hallmarks of a higher predator.

You’re suggesting that all the drawings are “assumptions” and “conjecture”. That doesn’t apply to work done by an eyewitness — no matter how amateur their abilities. Neither do the terms apply when the eyewitness works with an artist directly and approves every stroke of the pencil, pen or brush as a representation of their experience.

The terms do properly apply to subsequent renderings done second hand and beyond — which is why I noted the misconceptions represented in Mr. Klyver’s art.

We aren’t talking about impressionism here as an artistic technique, we’re dealing with realism as far as the medium will allow.

Even photography is subject to question as the P-G film continually demonstrates.

You might want to consider a more tactful approach in the future.