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19 Apr, 7 tweets, 3 min read
The most interesting true crimes are often the ones that sound so unlikely that they verge on fiction.

Hulu’s new series “Sasquatch” investigates rumors that three cannabis farmworkers were murdered by the legendary forest monster Sasquatch.
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The series follows gonzo journalist David Holthouse as he investigates an anecdote he heard at a cannabis farm in Northern California in the 1990s. 
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The area best known as a hotbed of cannabis cultivation has gained a reputation in popular culture as a particularly dangerous region, partially due to the Netflix series “Murder Mountain.” 
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Holthouse, who has worked as an embedded journalist for 25 years, serves as the lead detective on the series, gumshoeing his way through Mendocino County trying to find clues to the supposed murders.
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Scenes were often shot with only one cameraman and no support crew in order to create a sense of security between Holthouse and his sources, many of whose voices and images are obscured.
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Sources repeatedly caution Holthouse against investigating further or risking his own safety.

Despite the fact that these three supposed murders are now 28 years old, sources acknowledge that these deaths are part of a pattern of other missing persons.
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"A Bigfoot killed three guys on a weed farm?

I knew that there was a darkness that was there of course, but I couldn’t have guessed just how dark it was going to get.”
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