Imagine being hunted by a grizzly bear for three years! This scary story tells the true tale of Old Groaner, a relentless predator responsible for terrifying bear attacks in the wild.

• 00:00 – Disappearance of Jess Sethington
• 04:46 – 1933 Cripple Creek, Alaska
• 09:34 – Sulphide Creek Bear Attack
• 12:42 – Unuk River Bear Attack
• 16:15 – Deformed Grizzly Bear
• 20:13 – Missing Person Case Solved
• 21:27 – Final Analysis

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Sources!

“Museum Midday: Old Groaner and Bruce Johnstone.” Ketchikan Museums. Dec 18, 2021. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LyZRnFvK2vE

Seerey-Lester, John, “Mystery of the Man-Killer.” Sporting Classics Daily. Mar 17, 2021. https://sportingclassicsdaily.com/mystery-man-killer/

Weingarten, Dean. “’Old Groaner’: Alaskan Myth about a Bear and Pistol Defense.” Ammoland Shooting Sports News. July 28, 2022. https://www.ammoland.com/2022/07/old-groaner-alaskan-myth-about-a-bear-and-pistol-defense/

Weingarten, Dean. “Alaskan Myth Old Groaner, Bears and Pistols Part II, the 1953 Re-Write.” Ammoland Shooting Sports News. August 1, 2022.https://www.ammoland.com/2022/08/alaskan-myth-old-groaner-bears-and-pistols-part-ii-the-1953-re-write/

Weingarten, Dean. “‘Old Groaner’: AK Bear Legend Part III, Changes to the Story Over Time.” Ammoland Shooting Sports News. August 4, 2022. https://www.ammoland.com/2022/08/old-groaner-ak-bear-legend-part-iii-changes-to-the-story-over-time/

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