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On April 2, 2009, it appeared that the Beast was still roaming around North Carolina, but it must have become enraged when people began keeping their dogs inside. The Gilliam family of Lincoln County came out of their home on Sunday morning to discover that some clawed creature had ripped their 2004 Saturn Vue SUV to pieces.

To their astonishment, the vehicle that stood in their driveway was scarred with scratches, bite marks, and gaping holes. The Beast had ripped through fiberglass and caused thousands of dollars in damage. The monster had even destroyed the brakes of the SUV.

The most frightening thing of all to Holly Gilliam was that all that destruction had taken place while the family slept. None of them had heard a thing while an unknown, unidentifiable beast had demolished their car.

Although experts were called and pictures of the damages were taken, no one claimed to have seen anything quite like the scratches and bite marks on the SUV. One investigator suggested that a very large bobcat had taken out some kind of peeve on the automobile.

Whatever it was, it had left muddy cat-like paw prints on the hood.

Eight-year-old R. J. Gilliam said that he could not imagine that anything could trash their SUV with only its claws and teeth. And if it could do that to a machine of metal, what could it do to him? He promised Mario Roldan, News Channel 36, WCNC that he would stay alert and on the lookout.