He lives in Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, the legend goes, and was first seen by 17-year-old Christopher Davis going home from work at 2 a.m. on June 29, 1988.

He lives in Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, the legend goes, and was first seen by 17-year-old Christopher Davis going home from work at 2 a.m. on June 29, 1988.

He lives in Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, the legend goes, and was first seen by 17-year-old Christopher Davis going home from work at 2 a.m. on June 29, 1988.

He lives in Scape Ore Swamp near Bishopville, the legend goes, and was first seen by 17-year-old Christopher Davis going home from work at 2 a.m. on June 29, 1988.

The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp made Bishopville a tourist destination in 1988. Then the legend went into hiding. After 34 years, the town is fighting to reclaim its monster.

FPR packs protection, then heads to nearby Scape Ore Swamp. It was here in 1988 that the legend of Lizard Man began. "This is supposedly where the sightings were, these four places," says Ken Sumner.