William Parcher
Show me the monkey!
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Gimlin's life has been on the brink; he wasn't a believer, then maybe Patterson convinced him, but then he was part of a fraud, he told his wife, their kids know, im sure, she almost divorced him, he was cheated by Patterson and then by Dahinden, now his wife told him he can go to the conventions as long as he doesn't lie overtly, and sooner or later he's gonna tell or his widow will. It's an interesting story.
From my notes on the February 2010 Gimlin interview on MNBRT podcast...
• His wife Judy nearly divorced him because she is "very bitter" over all the Bigfoot stuff. She was personally ridiculed back when it was new, and she knows that Bob was as well. She was and is still so bitter about it all that Bob is forced to do all of his Bigfoot stuff outside the house. He won't conduct in-person or phone conversations about Bigfoot inside the house. For this radio interview he went to a friend's store to use the phone.
• Years ago at a family reunion, his niece said that she thought it was a guy in a suit because she saw that conclusion being promoted on TV. Then Bob and the hosts all laugh together saying that kids will believe almost anything they see on TV.
• Niece in Montana (Jenna Johanson?) is writing a biography book about him which will include a bit about the PGF. (Not sure if this is the skeptical niece mentioned earlier).