FILE 600 / 30 May 2025 / 75 MIN / express

Bigfoot Murder Conspiracy

Allen, OklahomaListen

The town

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We're going to Allen, Oklahoma, which is in central Oklahoma, about an hour and 45 minutes to Oklahoma City; this is in Hughes County and a little bit in Pontotoc County about 0:03:42

History, in brief

1883

Founded in 1883 by a group of settlers who came to the Choctaw Nation Indian Territory from Texas, led by a Confederate Army doctor, Dr. John Trig Gilmore.

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Town note

The settlers first settled at Cold Springs, northwest of where Allen is now, and others followed.

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1883

They built a log cabin in 1883 that served as school and church.

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Town note

The town was named after the son of Deputy U.S. Marshal William McCall, presumably Alan McCall.

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All 9 history facts

1883

Founded in 1883 by a group of settlers who came to the Choctaw Nation Indian Territory from Texas, led by a Confederate Army doctor, Dr. John Trig Gilmore.

about 0:05:37

Town note

The settlers first settled at Cold Springs, northwest of where Allen is now, and others followed.

about 0:05:51

1883

They built a log cabin in 1883 that served as school and church.

about 0:05:59

Town note

The town was named after the son of Deputy U.S. Marshal William McCall, presumably Alan McCall.

about 0:06:07

Town note

The site where Allen stands was the site of the Battle of Middle Boggy, a Civil War battle.

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1892

In 1892 Dr. Gilmore became the first postmaster and founded the town's first Masonic Lodge.

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1913

It became a boom town in the early 1900s; in 1913 an oil well was drilled west of town and the population shot up and then dropped back.

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Town note

The local economy is mainly oil, ranching and agriculture.

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The figures, as told

Money

Median home value$133,800
Median household income$36,333
All figures and comparisons, as told in 2025

Town area

"0.94 square miles"

No direction stated.

As told in 2025 about 0:04:27

Median household income

"$36,333"

Comparison: "about $69,000 in the rest of the country". No direction stated.

As told in 2025 about 0:04:40

Median home cost

"$133,800"

Comparison: "about a third of the national average". Direction: below.

As told in 2025 about 0:04:48

The reviews

4.5 / 5 · average of 4

5 stars

“A small town that is not very big, with the same population for quite some time; the main part of the town is the school, which connects everyone.”
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5 stars

“People from outside the Allen area go to the school because it is on the way to their parents' work; a family friendly place, mainly a country school, so expect country music.”
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5 stars

“Small and pretty boring, everyone knows everyone, which is good and bad; not much to do but watch the grass grow, and the reviewer loves living there.”
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3 stars

“For a small town most people enjoy what they do for a living because it is peaceful and you do not waste gas driving 30 miles.”
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The story

Jimmy Glenn Knighton was born on April 15th, 1970, to Della and Glenn Knighton. He came from Ada, Oklahoma, graduated from Allen High School, and for fifteen years ran his own frame and body shop. He was a keen fisherman and hunter, remembered as friendly and gregarious. He married Stacy, had two daughters and two sons, and after twenty years the marriage ended in an amicable divorce.

In July 2022 Jimmy hired him at his body shop, with a start date of Monday, July 11th.

On Saturday, July 9th, 2022, the two men stopped at the Merriman country store in Allen around lunchtime to buy beer before going noodling in the South Canadian River. The pair drove out to the river. He described rocks carved with American Indian markings, a tin horn above them, and a man in military fatigues fifty to a hundred yards away. He said Jimmy climbed onto the rocks and let out a long howl beside the tin horn. He believed Jimmy had howled to summon them.

He stood up, raised his hands to show the creatures he was the victor and shouted at them that weak is evil. He said he thought Jimmy had planned to drown him and float his body down the river for the Bigfeet to eat.

On July 10th, 2022, the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation responded to the sheriff's request for help with a possible homicide.

An Oklahoma bill introduced in 2021 by Representative Justin Humphrey would have established a Bigfoot hunting season with licences and a $25,000 reward for capture.

The prosecutor called Jimmy a good old country boy who went fishing with his friend at the river and never came back. The state's forensic psychologist concluded that he could not be considered insane under Oklahoma law. His sister, Ginger Skipper, testified that he had run out of his mental health medication in April or May 2022 and could not get a refill. Arian was thrown out of court for shouting at him.

The case

Murder of Jimmy Glenn Knighton

Victims

Jimmy Glenn Knighton. Body shop owner in Ada, Oklahoma; friend of over 30 years, who had just hired him

Accused and outcomes

As told in the episode, on 30 May 2025.

Accused

Outcome

Other people

Ginger Skipper. sister, who testified that he had run out of his mental health medication
Rochelle Spray. cashier and cook at the Merriman country store, a witness
Josh. defence investigator
Stacy. Jimmy's ex-wife, mother of his four children

The timeline

  1. June 1969 is born in Blanchard, Oklahomaabout 0:17:37
  2. April 15th, 1970 Jimmy Glenn Knighton is born to Della and Glenn Knightonabout 0:12:50
  3. about 1990 , by then about 20, is using methamphetamine alongside marijuanaabout 0:19:30
  4. July 2022 Jimmy Knighton hires at his frame and body shop in Ada, to start on Monday, July 11th (Knighton frame and body shop)about 0:22:28

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