Larry Sanders is going to stand trial for murder in the death of his fishing buddy.

However, according to Sanders, the killing was in self-defense as his buddy was summoning Bigfoot to come and kill him.

From Yahoo News:

A day out hand fishing for catfish on the South Canadian River in Pontotoc County, Oklahoma, has turned into a murder investigation after a man claims Bigfoot forced him to kill his friend.

Larry Sanders, 53, stands charged with first-degree murder after allegedly admitting first to a family member and later to police to killing his noodling fishing partner Jimmy Knighten, who Sanders claimed wanted him dead by the hand of the mythical monster Bigfoot.

Well, of course, Sanders had to kill Knighten. Knighten was summoning a Bigfoot to murder him! Bigfoot is basically a giant ape, and we all know how how you humans like to deal with giant apes.

The local sheriff, John Christian, told local media that Sanders "appeared to be under the influence of something" when he told police he had struck, strangled, and then drowned Knighten.

"So, his statement was that Mr. Knighten had summoned ‘Bigfoot' to come and kill him, and that's why he had to kill Mr. Knighten," Christian told local reporters.

Sanders may have been under the influence of something at the time, perhaps Bigfoot's hypnotic spell, but the fact that this is still his defense means that he's committed to the story.

That has to count for something.

Also, it's apparently not that big a stretch since Bigfoot is a pretty big deal in the Okie State. So much so that the state has considered a Bigfoot hunting season.

The state is seeking the death penalty in Sanders' case if, for some reason, the jury doesn't buy his very convincing Bigfoot claim.

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