The Unidentified Intruder

They thought Santa Claus had come into their house… until they realized the footprint wasn’t

human. In 1994, a family in Michigan called the police after hearing someone

trying to enter their home through the chimney on Christmas Eve. But something was

wrong—there were no signs of soot, no debris, nothing disturbed… Only one single

footprint, pressed deeply into the ash. The police photographed it: it had a human

shape, but the toes were too long, thin, almost claw-like.

That same night, the children reported hearing heavy footsteps on the roof, followed by a metallic

dragging sound. The next year, the family installed cameras. At 2:43 a.m.,