PARANORMAL PROBE
Fouke mayor receives FOI request about infamous monster
Fouke, Ark., Mayor Terry Purvis has received a Freedom of Information request about the Fouke Monster from MuckRock.com.
“I’ve never had a request like this. It’s weird,” Purvis said.
“We don’t have any records or reports of known sightings in the city limits of Fouke of the Fouke Monster, Southern Sasquatch or other unidentified or supposed paranormal,” Purvis said.
“All the sightings have been out in the county.”
Purvis responded to MuckRock.com with an fax saying, “The City of Fouke Police Department does not have any police reports pertaining to ‘Fouke Monster,’ ‘Southern Sasquatch’ or supposed paranormal creatures.”
The FOI requested was made by Nathanael King, a staff reporter, representing the
publication MuckRock.com.
“The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes,” said the request from King.
The explanation of the organization said, “MuckRock is a nonprofit, collaborative news site that brings together journalists, researchers, activists, and regular citizens to request, analyze, and share government documents, making politics more transparent and democracies more informed.”
“Being the mayor I get to see and hear of some pretty interesting stuff,” Purvis said. “Some things are pretty awesome and some just makes you want to take pause and pray for humanity, but this one takes the cake.
“I am literally speechless. The kicker is, by law I have to answer this. I will do my best and try to be professional in my response. … I don’t have anything for them. the Fouke Monster and Southern Sasquatch never visited downtown.”