Are there Werewolves in Wisconsin?


© Peggy Hoehne

There are a lot of weird things in Wisconsin, but only recently did I hear about the werewolves of Wisconsin. Most of the sightings are in southeastern Wisconsin around Jefferson County and in the Delavan and Elkhorn area. Apparently the fist werewolf sighting was in 1936 east of Jefferson. Another sighting in the same area occurred in 1964 and in 1972 there was another sighting in rural Jefferson County. Probably the best know werewolf sightings in Wisconsin center around an area near Delavan on Bray Road. This has resulted in the nickname of the Bray Road Beast. Linda Godfrey, a journalist who lies near Elkhorn has written a book about it called The Beast of Bray Road-Tailing Wisconsin's Werewolf. Last month, September 2005, Steve Grabo and Jan Day were interviewing Godfrey for a documentary based on her book.

In 1964 there was another sighting just two miles from the 1936 location. Dennis Fewless. Just after midnight, on his way home from work, his headlights caught an animal running across the road in front of him. It was large, 400 to 500 pounds, and dark brown. He said it was 7 to 8 feet tall. He returned the next day and could see where something had entered the cornfield, but no other evidence was found.

The Bray Road Beast has been sighted several times. One of the more interesting questions about this werewolf sighting is the relationships between the people who have sighted it.

It was first seen by 18 year old Doristine Gipson of Elkhorn, on October 31, 1999 (Yes, that is Halloween). She thought she had hit something with her car, got out to check and saw a dark hairy form running toward her. She quickly got back in her car. The beast jumped onto her trunk, but because of the wet surface was unable to hang on. She returned later with a young Trick or Treater and saw a large form on the side of the road.

When word of her encounter spread throughout the community, others reported encounters with the beast dating back to 1989. In 1989, Lorianne Endrizzi, had an experience just a half mile from Doristine's. She saw a figure by the side of the road. At first she thought it was a person, but upon closer (about six feet) observation she described it as a beast with grayish, brown hair, fangs and pointed ears. She also reported it had glowing yellow eyes.

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2.   Oct 31, 2005 3:23 PM
In response to Hi Peggy posted by topazpanther:

Wow! so much information about werewolves. There are bits and pieces I knew, but mos ...

-- posted by phoehne


1.   Oct 29, 2005 11:59 AM
I found your article about werewolf sightings in Wisconsin to be very interesting and am in the process of reading the other articles you referred to.

I have no doubt that whatever it was people si ...


-- posted by topazpanther





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