It looks like the Bigfoot hoopla is settled. The first of two DNA samples submitted came from a human - and the other was “96% opossum.”

So the DNA results failed to prove its existence. Is anyone surprised? That had to be the fakiest “news conference” I’ve ever seen.

The results were given by Curt Nelson, a scientist at the University of Minnesota who performed the DNA analysis.

Results of the DNA tests were revealed in an e-mail from Nelson and distributed at the Palo Alto, California, news conference held by Tom Biscardi, host of a weekly online radio show about the Bigfoot.

Also present were Matthew Whitton and Rick Dyer, the two who say they discovered the Bigfoot corpse while hiking in the woods of northern Georgia. They also are co-owners of a company that offers Bigfoot merchandise.

Despite the dubious photo and the commercial interests of the alleged discoverers, the Bigfoot claim drew interest from Australia to Europe and even The New York Times.

Biscardi said the DNA samples may not have been taken correctly and may have been contaminated, and that he would proceed with an autopsy of the alleged Bigfoot remains, currently in a freezer at an undisclosed location.

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