Yeti. United States

Location. Somerset, New Jersey
Date: August 1972
Time: afternoon
The main witness, a landscaper for the local Duke Estate, was told by the head groundskeeper that he would be working overtime and that he was needed becausea shipment was being delivered from Wisconsin. They needed about eight men to unload a crate and to bring it into the garden area. That night the truck arrived and it was getting late. The men who were asked to stay for overtime were eager to get things done and over with and be on their way. When the truck pulled up, the main witness said that the crate was about 8 feet tall and 5 feet wide. When he asked what was inside it, the one in charge said they were exotic trees. What happened next was enough to make half of the team get up and walk off the job and not care about the consequences. When the men started pushing the crate off the flatbed truck, a blood curling scream was unleashed from within the box. All of the men let go of their grip and the crate fell to the floor. As everyone jumped back, realizing that this was anything but a tree, the head keep did all he could to save the contents real identity and said that there was a black bear inside it. While the men were regaining their composure, most of the helpers walked off the job. They said they didn’t want to get hurt or mauled dealing with a wild animal without the proper safety equipment, so off they went, including the main witness. Only two men stayed to finish what they were asked, and so this is what was told to the main witness. The two remaining men managed to get the load onto a dolly and then drag it into the garden compound. While guiding the crate down the main path, balance was lost and the crate came off the wheels. The hard hit was enough to crack the side of the crate and loosen the side panel, which fell off and exposed the contents. When the two remaining men witnessed that night was enough to make them seek employment elsewhere. Inside the crate sat a creature that had the shape of a man, but was anything but a man. They couldn’t give a height measurement since the creature was in a sitting position, but they said it was hug. It had the shape of a man with a very large frame, only it was covered with black hair. The creature was strapped
down and had shackles on his legs, feet and arms. The face didn’t look like a man, but had some human features. The workers said it looked more like a monkey or a gorilla. The hair was extremely long and dirty. At one point, one of the men said they thought that this “thing” was trying to speak or communicate with words, but all it did was keep on drooling. They were under the impression that this creature was heavily sedated because it couldn’t keep its head up straight; it rested its head on its chest. A couple of inches away from the creature was an empty water bottle nailed to the wall. On the other side of the creature was an IV stand connected to the wall and stuck to its arm. It might have been used to feed the creature during its transport. One of the oddest part of the story was that the main witness was told that the creature was sitting on a “rocking chair”. Maybe it was to prevent the creature from getting cramps during the move. They also said that the odor was overpowering and enough to make anyone pass out—the combine smell of urine, waste and body odor was rank. Before dying the main witness told his grandson that the above story was just the beginning and told him to come back tomorrow for the rest of the story. But the main witness passed away the next morning at 0200am.
Source: Your True Tales—February 2009