Bigfoot on display! Museums, collections salute sasquatch

The recent Bigfoot hoopla ended Wednesday when the purported carcass of the great hairy one captured in northern Georgia turned out to be a rubber gorilla suit. Before the hoax was revealed, the media turned out in force Friday at a Palo Alto, Calif., news conference where the men who claimed to have found the body held court and answered questions about one of the most enduring pop culture legends.

By Hugo Martín

August 20, 2008