If you doubt the presence of mountain lions in Missouri, here's another example. A big cat was hit by a vehicle in Franklin County, but was able to make its way into the woods.
24 years ago, a county sheriff in Missouri encountered a creature unlike any he had ever seen. Fearing for his career, he did not reveal what he saw until now. It's a bone-chilling story of how he came face-to-face with a Bigfoot in a remote Missouri forest.
The sheriff of eastern Missouri's Franklin County says no charges are expected in the weekend death of a 2-year-old girl who drowned in the family's above-ground swimming pool.