Bigfoot was a Hoax

Bigfoot was just a hoax -- of course. A rubber suit. Some researchers turned over an undisclosed sum for the "carcass" in ice. (It'd be interesting to know the amount of money, but I'm sure it's disclosure is protected by a nondisclosure clause, and by amply protection for the Georgia charlatans that they were absolved of all liability.

If you're looking for at least a small bit of justice, here it is:

On Tuesday, Clayton County Police Chief Jeff Turner said he has not spoken to
Whitton but processed paperwork to fire him.
"Once he perpetrated a fraud, that goes into his credibility and integrity," Turner said. "He has violated the duty of a police officer."

What's really sad is that these guys could do it all again in 2 years, and I suspect they'd get just as much attention then as they got now.