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The "Beast of Bladenboro" refers to the creature responsible for a string of deaths amongst Bladenboro, NC animals in the winter of 1953-54.

Deaths Possibly related to the Bladenboro incidents, a dog was found dead in Clarkton, North Carolina (8.5 miles from Bladenboro) by what Police Chief Roy Fores reported as "sleek, black, about 5 feet long...." on December 29, 1953. On December 31, 1953, two dogs belonging to a Bladenboro man named Johnny Vause were found killed. There was reportedly a significant amount of blood at the scene near their kennels. On the next day, January 1, 1954, two more dogs were found dead in Bladenboro at Woodie Storm's farm. One was "sort of eaten up," according to a witness. January 2 was uneventful according to news reports, but two more dogs were found dead on January 3. One of the dogs was autopsied, and according to Police Chief Roy Fores "...there wasn't more than two or three drops of blood in him [...] The victim's bottom lip had been broken open and his jawbone smashed back. The ear of one dog was gnawed off and the tongues of two had been chewed out."

Sightings Resident Malcolm Frank reported seeing the animal crossing the street. He described it as "about four and a half feet long, bushy, and resembling either a bear or a panther," according to the January 4th edition of the Wilmington Morning Star. A son of a Bladenboro man named Carl Pate reported seeing the monster as well on the night of January 3. According to him, "it was small, and a little one just like it was running beside it." Both accounts were withdrawn late at night on January 4.

On January 11, Two cars stopped for an animal reported to be four feet long. Jeff Evers, one of the men in the cars, was quoted as saying the animal had "runty-looking ears" and being "brownish and tabby." Roy Fores (Bladenboro police chief) said the animal "really upset the women. They were wringing their hands and like that."

References

Citations
 * Mystery Beast Slays Dogs of Bladenboro. (1954, January 4). Wilmington Morning Star, p. 1.
 * Mysterious Beast Still at Large. (1954, January 4). The Wilmington News, p. 1.
 * Hall, J. (1954, January 5). Vampire Tendencies Found In Bladenboro’s “Monsters.” Wilmington Morning Star, p. 1,3.
 * 'Vampire'Charges Woman. (1954, January 6). The News and Observer, p. 1,6.
 * Beast Takes Stroll; Frightens Autoists. (1954, January 12). Wilmington Morning Star, p. 1.