VAULT: WFAA's coverage of the mysterious Lake Worth Monster

It was July 1969, and a crowd of people at Lake Worth witnessed something they had never seen before: A seven-foot creature on top of a cliff.

During that time, there was a story in Fort Worth that may not have eclipsed the lunar landing, but it got a monster amount of attention.

While Apollo 11 was rocketing out of Earth's orbit, a creature known as the Lake Worth Monster was grabbing headlines in North Texas. And 50 years later, the legend lives on.

"It's still a mystery," said Michelle Villafranca with the Fort Worth Nature Center and Refuge.

Back then, there were multiple sightings at the nature center of a creature with a terrifying description.

"Like a 7-foot tall, ape-like creature, goat-like with ram horns and fishy scales," said Villafranca. "That's why you can't always trust eyewitness accounts!"

FULL STORY: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/loc...

00:00 - Introduction
00:13 - July 10, 1969
2:25 - September 1, 1969