The Clearwater Monster

Criminal

Vox Media Podcast Network

Society & Culture, True Crime

4.7 • 39.4K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2025

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

Early one morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small town of Clearwater, Florida. The caller said he’d seen something strange at the beach. Residents had found an odd set of footprints in the sand, and a rumor began circulating that Clearwater Beach had a sea monster. Listen to other episodes of This is Love at https://thisislovepodcast.com/. This episode was first released in 2020. Say hello on Facebook, Instagram and TikTok. Sign up for our occasional newsletter. Follow the show and review us on Apple Podcasts. Sign up for Criminal Plus to get behind-the-scenes bonus episodes of Criminal, ad-free listening of all of our shows, special merch deals, and more. We also make This is Love and Phoebe Reads a Mystery. Artwork by Julienne Alexander. Check out our online shop. Episode transcripts are posted on our website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:08.4	One morning in 1948, a phone call woke up the police chief in the small beach town of Clearwater, Florida.
1:16.8	It was 3 a.m.
1:18.7	The man on the phone said he'd seen something strange at Clearwater Beach.
1:24.3	He told the police chief that he'd seen something in the water and that it was big.
1:29.3	It was, quote, blowing and spouting in about ten feet high.
1:34.7	The caller asked to borrow a high-powered rifle from the police to go shoot the thing.
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