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Pope Lick Monster
A half-man, half-goat under a railroad trestle. It lures victims onto the tracks. Real deaths have occurred trying to see it. The legend kills. The monster may be real. The danger definitely is.
1940s - Present
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
50+ witnesses
The Pope Lick Monster has claimed real victims.
The Location
Pope Lick trestle:
- Norfolk Southern Railway
- 90 feet high
- Active tracks
- No walkway
- Very dangerous
The Legend
Origins unclear:
- 1940s began
- Circus train wreck?
- Genetic experiment?
- Demonic entity?
- Nobody knows
Description
Witness accounts:
- Human body
- Goat legs
- Horns
- Pale skin
- Hypnotic powers
The Deaths
Real tragedy:
- Visitors killed
- Hit by trains
- Climbing trestle
- To see monster
- Multiple fatalities
Its Methods
How it kills:
- Mimics voices
- Hypnotizes
- Lures onto tracks
- Causes falls
- Or train strikes
Current Status
Still dangerous:
- Active railway
- No trespassing
- Police patrol
- Deaths continue
- Legend persists