Oklahoma fisherman believed friend was going to 'sacrifice' him to 'Bigfoot'

A fisherman admitted to sidesplitting his buddy because he planned to provender him to Bigfoot aft summoning nan mythical creature, according to Oklahoma prosecutors. 

Larry Sanders was sportfishing pinch his friend Jimmy Knighten successful nan South Canadian River successful Ponotomac County, Oklahoma, erstwhile Sanders abruptly strangled Knighten aft claiming to spot Sasquatch-looking creatures down stream.

"So, his connection was that Mr. Knighten had summoned ‘Bigfoot’ to travel and termination him, and that’s why he had to termination Mr. Knighten," Sheriff John Christian told NBC connection KTEN aft nan July 2022 murder. 

Nearly 2 years later, a judge convicted Sanders of murder. "Yes, location was a monster successful nan woods that night, but it wasn’t Bigfoot, it was Larry Sanders, Pontotoc County District Attorney Erik Johnson said. 

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Larry Sanders was recovered blameworthy of sidesplitting his friend, who he believed was going to sacrifice him to Bigfoot. ( Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation)

Back connected July 9, 2022, Sanders and Knighten were "noodling," a method of sportfishing wherever a personification is submerged successful h2o and uses their bare hands to snatch catfish by shoving their arms into nan fish's mouth. 

Catfish typically unrecorded successful holes on riverbanks, and nan arguable believe is celebrated successful nan south. 

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During their expedition, Sanders claimed he saw 3 Sasquatch-looking figures by nan river, and believed Knighten was going to termination Sanders and nonstop his assemblage down nan stream arsenic a snack for nan Bigfoot creatures, The Oklahoman reported. 

Sanders waived a assemblage proceedings and claimed he acted successful self-defense. His destiny was wished by a judge during past week's trial, wherever nan judge listened to grounds from a forensic psychiatrist who said Sanders suffered from meth-induced psychosis. 

That's erstwhile Sanders wrapped Knighten successful a deadly chokehold. Law enforcement recovered Knighten's assemblage nan adjacent day. 

Jimmy Knighten was 52 erstwhile he was murdered successful July 2022 by Larry Sanders.  (Phillips Funeral Service/Obituary)

Knighten's son, Airyn, who was making love Sanders' girl astatine nan time, said during nan proceedings that Larry was talking accelerated and "frantic."

"I asked him, ‘Where is my dad?’ and he (Larry Sanders) said, ‘He’s not coming back,’" Airyn Knighten testified, according to The Ada News. 

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Sanders' daughter, who had a strained narration pinch her begetter astatine nan time, said he confessed to sidesplitting Knighten astatine slightest 5 times. 

Sanders was yet convicted and faces life successful situation without parole. 

Photo shows what erstwhile rodeo rider Roger Patterson said is nan American type of nan Abominable Snowman. He said pictures of nan creature, estimated astatine 7 1/2 feet tall, were taken northeast of Eureka, California. (Getty Images/Bettmann / Contributor)

Photo of South Canadian River successful Ponotomac County, Oklahoma wherever Larry Sanders killed his sportfishing buddy. (Google Street View)

Knighten, who was 52 erstwhile he died, was remembered arsenic an avid outdoorsman who loved to fish, hunt game, thrust four-wheelers and "most of all, portion his brew astir a large bonfire," his obituary says.

"Jimmy ne'er met a stranger, and would springiness anyone nan garment disconnected his back."

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"In a first-degree execution lawsuit successful Oklahoma, arsenic successful astir different states, you person an constituent of malice aforethought, meaning that you person to person circumstantial intent to origin nan decease of another," District Attorney Johnson told local news outlet KXII. 

"We were capable to beryllium that Larry Sanders caused that death, and nan rumor of malice aforethought was what this lawsuit genuinely hinged upon."

He's scheduled to beryllium sentenced connected June 18.