Is this the Lake Worth Monster? A note on the back of this 2x3 print reads, "An actual pic made of the Lake Worth Monster at Lake Worth. ... 19 Nov., 1969 at 1:35 a.m." Bruce Note- interesting how the goat man photographs as a mist, isn't it?
Couples say they saw a Lake Worth monster 40 years ago
Greer Island, a small patch of land close to where the West Fork of the Trinity River flows into Lake Worth, is heavily shaded by tall oaks, cedar elms and cottonwoods.
One of the quietest spots in Fort Worth, the island is home to egrets and owls, perhaps an alligator or two.
And maybe, just maybe, the Lake Worth Monster.
The Lake Worth Monster — aka Goat-Man — hasn’t been seen regularly at the Fort Worth Nature Center since a very memorable summer 40 years ago when all of Texas seemed to buzz with the news that a hairy, scaly 7-foot man-goat-beast was terrorizing the good citizens of Tarrant County.
"Every so often, it will come up in conversation," said Suzanne Tuttle, manager of the Nature Center. "Somebody will say, 'I remember when that happened.’ "