Minnesota mystery beast: Truck driver confronts a bald-faced, wolf-like creature on I-94

What would you do if a towering, wolf-like creature with no nose and a disturbingly human-like mouth blocked your path on a lonely Minnesota highway? A veteran trucker’s chilling 2024 encounter with this hair-covered, muscular anomaly raises haunting questions: cryptid, mutant, or something far stranger?

"I contacted you because about a year ago, I encountered a creature in northwestern Minnesota that I couldn't identify. I was driving on I-94, and I saw something that resembled a larger wolf, but it stood a bit taller than waist-high at its back. It had a muscular, broader rear end, and its legs had a peculiar three-piece structure. The legs angled back before tapering down, with the last segment extending straight forward to form the foot. All four legs were shaped like this.

When it turned to look at me, it occupied the entire lane of the highway. Its face was rather unusual: it had high ears and a bald face, and notably, there was no nose, just a flat surface. It had a human-like mouth, albeit slightly deformed on one side. The creature stood there calmly as I sat in my rig; my presence didn’t seem to bother it at all.

As I observed it more closely, I noticed it had regular eyes, a large mouth, and scraggly light brown hair. It was on all fours, but its legs did not resemble those of a wolf or dog; instead, they were uniquely structured. Its hind legs were very muscular, looking somewhat like the back of a panda bear. The leg configuration meant they went back, then transitioned forward before finishing at the paw, which was about a foot and a half long.

It walked oddly, on all fours, which immediately caught my attention as it crossed the road. I realized this was not a wolf. This was something I had never seen before. When it stopped and turned to face me, I could distinctly see its bald face, dark brown eyebrows, and wide, long eyes. Once again, I noticed there was no nose to be seen.” B

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By Lon Strickler / Author Fortean Researcher

Lon Strickler is a Fortean researcher, author, and publisher of the syndicated 'Phantoms and Monsters' blog. He began the blog in 2005, which has steadily grown in popularity and is read daily by tens of thousands of paranormal enthusiasts, investigators and those seeking the truth. His research and reports have been featured on hundreds of online media sources. Several of these published reports have been presented on various television segments, including The History Channel's 'Ancient Aliens,' Syfy's 'Paranormal Witness', 'Fact or Faked: Paranormal Files,' and Destination America's 'Monsters and Mysteries in America.'

He has been interviewed on hundreds of radio & online broadcasts, including multiple guest appearances on 'Coast to Coast AM.' He was also featured on Destination America's 'Monsters and Mysteries in America' television show for 'The Sykesville Monster' episode. Lon has written 9 books and is currently the host of Phantoms & Monsters Radio on YouTube.

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(Source: phantomsandmonsters.com; October 9, 2025; https://tinyurl.com/2au82sds)
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