Larry Doil Sanders, an Oklahoma man has been arrested after admitting he killed his friend during a fishing trip because he believed his friend, Jimmy Knighten had ‘summoned Bigfoot’ to kill him.
Gatekeepers News reports that the 53-year-old was charged with first-degree murder after he admitted to authorities he murdered his friend on July 9 during the noodling fishing trip on the South Canadian River.
The Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation revealed that the two had been noodling on the river together before a ‘confrontation ensued.’
Authorities added that Sanders, while confessing to family member said he struck, strangled and drowned’ Knighten before heading home.
Sheriff John Christian noted that Sanders ‘appeared to be under the influence of something’ when he was subsequently confronted by authorities.
Christian said, “His statement was that Mr. Knighten had summoned ‘Bigfoot’ to come and kill him; that’s why he had to kill Mr. Knighten.”
Authorities said the killing occurred on Saturday afternoon just outside Ada city limits.
“He’s just a good old country boy,” said Stacey Kelley, Knighten’s ex-wife and friend. “He is a person that would genuinely love you to death.”
Capt. Beth Green of the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation said Sanders “believed that Mr. Knighten had basically tricked him into being out there.”
Sanders reportedly believed Knighten was planning to feed him to Bigfoot, according to court records, which led to them fighting on the ground for close to an hour.
