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The Goatman is a . Its appearance is similar to the Satyr s of Greek Mythology (of which Pan is one), the Devil , and the horned men seen in cave paintings. The Goatman of Maryland is often associated with Governor’s Bridge Road, Lottsford Road and Fletchertown Road, in Prince George's County, and with the nearby Glenn Dale Hospital ; the former site of a state Tuberculosis sanitarium. It is reported to have attacked a number of witnesses and to have damaged propertyOpsasnick Mark (1994), "On the Trail of the Goatman", Strange Magazine Issue 14, ISSN 0894-8968. It has also been reported to have killed family pets"Residents Fear Goatman Lives: Dog Found Decapitated in Old Bowie”( November 10th, 1971), Prince George's County News. APPEARANCE Typically, witnesses describe the Goatman as being a tall, fur-covered Hominid with a human torso and arms, the horns and hind legs of a goat, and a quasi-human face1.It is similar to the Lake Worth Monster but is reportedly more goat-like, and less human, in appearance. Witnesses have reported hearing the Goatman calling out using a series of high pitched squeals. HISTORY Reports of the Goatman began in 1957, with sightings occurring in Upper Marlboro and Forestville, Prince George's County , Maryland 2. From there, sightings spread to other states; with reports of the Goatman being made as far south as Texas in the 1960s, Washington and California during the 1980s, and as far north as Ontario, Canada , during the 1990s. Alleged sightings now been reported in Alabama , Arkansas , California, Florida , Kentucky , Michigan , Oklahoma , Oregon , Washington, and Wisconsin . The largest concentration of these sightings has been around Bowie , Maryland. Urban Myths Since the 1970s, the Goatman has become the subject of a number of popular ” (Governor’s Bridge Road, Prince George's County). Florida sightings are sometimes attributed to the Skunk Ape , another Florida myth. Urban myths often put secret genetics programs forward as a possible source of the Goatman. Experiments by the federal government and the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center , Maryland, have both been suggested as possible Goatman origins. There is no evidence to support either. Recently it has been rumored that there has been a sighting of the goatman in Ann Arbor, Michigan . REFERENCES
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