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Oklahoma Fisherman Convicted of Murder in Bizarre Bigfoot-Related Killing

Larry Sanders was found guilty of murdering his friend, whom he believed was attempting to sacrifice him to Bigfoot during a fishing trip in 2022.

  • Larry Sanders, 55, strangled his friend Jimmy Knighten to death, suspecting him of planning to feed him to a sasquatch.
  • The murder occurred while the two were fishing in the South Canadian River, Oklahoma, in July 2022.
  • Sanders claimed self-defense, suggesting Knighten was summoning Bigfoot to kill him.
  • The defense argued Sanders was under meth-induced psychosis, but he was still found guilty of first-degree murder.
  • Sanders is set to be sentenced on June 18 and could face life in prison without parole.
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