r/Mysteries

Hi everyone,

I've been fascinated with "bigfoot" like creatures for years and have been lucky enough to do investigations in various locations.

One in particular I've always found really interesting is the Orang Pendek.

Witnesses describe it as a small, upright ape-like creature around 3–5 feet tall, covered in short dark or reddish fur, with powerful legs and human-like movements.

Orang Pendek reports often come from local villagers, hunters, and even some researchers who claim the creature behaves more like an undiscovered primate than a mythical monster. Expeditions in Sumatra’s Kerinci Seblat National Park have searched for evidence for decades, finding unusual footprints and hair samples.

I do videos/documentaries on these kinds of subjects, so I included a link, but there is no obligation to click it as I am more than happy to discuss it here.

I was just wondering if anyone here would be willing to discuss any encounter they have had with either Sasquatch or any type of humanoid encounter they have had?

The reason I ask is I am currently working on a full-length documentary and would love to include peoples personal encounters and experiences if possible.

Thank you for taking the time to read this

https://youtu.be/mZgUTtHufw8?si=MR5Z4gO9Yidvw4Us

1) Amy Eskridge (Independient researcher — Alabama: Died on June 11, 2022)

2) Michael David Hicks (Research Scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory — Sunland, CA: Died on July 30, 2023)

3) Frank Maiwald Principal scientist, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratoy — Los Angeles: Died on July 4, 2024)

4) Anthony Chavez (Retired employee Los Alamos National Laboratory — New Mexico: Missing since May 8, 2025)

5) Monica Reza (Materials processing director, NASA JPL / Aerojet Rocketdyne — Los Angeles, CA: Missing since June 22, 2025)

6) Melissa Casias (Administrative officer — Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico: Missing since June 25, 2025

7) Steven Garcia (Government contractor, Kansas City National Security Campus — Albuquerque, NM: Missing since August 28, 2025)

8) Jason Thomas (Assistant director, Novartis — Wakefield, MA: Disappeared since December 2025 and body found on March 17, 2026)

9) Nuno Loureiro (Director, MIT Plasma Science and Fusion Center — Massachusetts: Fatally shot outside his home)

10) Carl Grillmair (Astrophysicist, Caltech — Llano, CA: Shot dead on February 16, 2025 on his front porch)

11) William Neil McCasland (Retired U.S Air Force Major General; former commander, Air Force Research Laboratory — Albuquerque, NM: Missing since February 27, 2026)

Also what’s going on with the ambientalist people from Mexico?

30 Things That Quietly Disappeared in 2025 (Documented)

Bigfoot-like encounters

What do you think happened to the missing and deceased members of the scientific community?