ON THIS DAY IN WEIRD

On This Day in Weird, May 17...

2005: Alleged Patterson-Gimlin film "man in the ape suit" Bob Heironimus supposedly passes a polygraph test administered by PAX Television Channel (now Ion Television). Despite that finding, fatal discrepancies persist in stories told by Heironimus, his purported costume provider, and author Greg Long, promoter of Heironimus's candidacy.