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Ray Wallace's Bigfoot Hoax

         For decades, people have heard about sightings of a gigantic creature called Bigfoot in the forests of the Pacific Northwest. A_______________________, the creature always left huge footprints. A logger B_______________________ helped popularize these stories about Bigfoot.
         In 1958, one of Wallace’s workers reported to a newspaper that he had spotted the creature’s tracks. Wallace explained that his workers were scared of the beast. The story spread, and some people connected the creature to other legendary monsters, especially the Abominable Snowman, or Yeti, C_______________________ . Wallace had pictures and film footage of a huge, furry primate D_______________________ . He also tried to sell castings of giant footprints and recordings of the creature’s cries.
         But in 2002, after Ray Wallace died, his family members had their own story to tell. They said that Wallace was a prankster and made the giant footprints himself. Wallace’s wife admitted dressing up in a Bigfoot costume E_______________________ . Apparently, Ray Wallace enjoyed fooling people. He told his Bigfoot stories for decades. However, Wallace certainly was not responsible for all the other reported sightings of Bigfoot. In fact, some people continue to report seeing the monster. Nonetheless, F_______________________ , his own son said, “Bigfoot is dead.”

1. to back up his story
2. named Ray Wallace
3. when Ray Wallace passed away
4. being one of them
5. according to the stories
6. as part of the hoax
7. said to live in the mountains of Nepal