Cornell denies testing alleged Bigfoot corpse, prompting heated dispute with self-styled hunter

Charles Stuart, who markets himself as “Snake the Bigfoot Hunter,” asserted that a DNA analysis from Cornell University proved a carcass he found in the Adirondack mountains was a real Sasquatch with roughly 60% Neanderthal ancestry. Cornell University publicly denied conducting any such test or issuing a report, and clarified that the paperwork posted on Stuart’s website does not originate from the institution. Unconvinced, Stuart accused the university of a deliberate lie and vowed to release a documentary featuring a supposed Cornell lab technician who would expose the alleged conspiracy.

He also reiterated plans to display the specimen again at the Great New York State Fair. The Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization’s Matthew Moneymaker dismissed the DNA claim as fraudulent, calling Stuart a scammer. Representatives of the fair declined to comment on the controversy.