Upon occasion, a researcher is presented a piece of evidence that makes no sense. Such is the case of the Hand of Unknown Origin. Don Monroe, researcher and adventurer, was called in by a law enforcement official in 2003 because of his background in tracking, hunting and trapping in Montana. They had been given a found hand someone came across not far from a landfill region. Don arrived at the precinct and brought a cast with him of a hand found out in cave areas in his research area. He wanted to compare the two. The officer was quite shocked to see how similar they were (cast on the left, hand on the right - below). The hand was not exceptionally large, but the fingers and the angle of the palm all seemed to match up with the cast as much as your hand and my hand might match. They told him that they could not identify where the hand came from, it was obviously not human. The tips of the fingers had been removed and the hand skinned. This was a talented feat, as Don had ski...