Stories about the “existence” of the Beaman Monster in Kansas City have been around for more than a century. However, to this day, there is still no evidence, not even a photograph or two, that somehow verifies such stories. Sedalia is just a mile northeast of Beaman, where the monster is said to have originated.

Russell Holman, an 81-year-old man from Sedalia, says the legend of the Beaman Monster dates back to the early 20th century. Also, he says that he has heard the story of this monster most of his life, but has never actually seen it.

As his father had told him, a circus train wrecked in 1904. On board were several animals used in circus shows. During the train accident, these animals had escaped but were immediately recovered. Unfortunately, one of the largest and most feared animals, a 12-foot-tall gorilla, had completely escaped. Many people believe that the Beaman Monster was actually the son of the runaway circus animal.

Holman recalls that one of his uncles who lived on Glenn Road had told him about a certain riot that happened in his cornfield in the late 1950s. His uncle told him that there were many people in the field, with all kinds of shotguns, to hunt down the Beaman monster. Holman also recalls that during his childhood days, parents used the legend of the Beaman Monster to warn children when they did not behave accordingly.

Most likely, many people describe the Beaman monster as something akin to Bigfoot in North American folklore. However, a 29-year-old Sedalia native named Daemon Smith claimed to have seen the creature and described it as a coyote or wolf.

Smith revealed his sighting of this monster when he was around 10 years old. Then he was riding in his uncle’s truck when a wolf-shaped creature emerged from the forest and began running alongside the vehicle. More disturbing incidents occurred on Smith’s uncle’s farm, such as the moment they found a pig attacked to death. There were no signs or tracks of any other animal that could have caused it, but they recall seeing a dark figure moving in the forest before the horrific incident.

Although there is no evidence yet, it is still quite possible that something like the Beaman monster inexplicably exists.