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Subject: The Jersey Devil

Episode: The Jersey Devil (1X04)

Episode synopsis: Mulder and Scully investigate the gruesome murder of a homeless man in Atlantic County in New Jersey. Mulder believes there to be a connection to a 1947 case where a motorist was eaten by  a half-human creature. Mulder meets the ranger who found the body and a homeless man named Jack, both believe the man was killed by the Jersey Devil. Mulder stakes out a dark alley and gets a glimpse of the creature, but it escapes before Mulder can get a good look. Mulder is arrested by the police who think he is a vagrant. Scully bails Mulder out and takes him to a see a professor who validates Mulder's theory on a hum reverting to connivers neanderthal. Another body is found in the wood, this one appears to be half animal. Mulder theorizes two such creatures may have been roaming the countryside. Mulder locates a female creature, but the police kill it before Mulder can stop them. Sometime later a wild child in searching the woods for food.
 
 
 

The Truth: The Jersey Devil is a piece of folklore from the Garden State that predates the formation of the United States. Ever since the 1700's over 200 witnesses have claimed to see a creature living in the Pine Barrens of New Jersey. The origin and the description varies. The most popular tale is that of a Mrs. Leeds who got pregnant for the 13th time and wished the child to be a devil. She got her wish, and it has been lurking around the southern part of New Jersey ever since. After a contest, New Jersey's new hockey team was named the New Jersey Devils after the famed creature.
 

Internet Resources: New Jersey Online/ The Jersey Devil, The Jersey Devil,  The Pinelands Commission / The Jersey Devil, The Jersey Devil's Haunted Woods, The Legend of The New Jersey Devil,  The Jersey Devil (fact or fiction), The Jersey Devil of the Pine Barrens, The Jersey Devil,   Official X-Files Site