Chupacabras in Miami

In the 1990s, a new creature entered the Caribbean, or at least, the minds of those who believed. Virgilio Sanchez-Ocejo’s 1997 book, Miami Chupacabras, a slim, schlocky publication, documented the wave of animal murders that were attributed to the chupacabra, with a focus on those occurring in Miami. Translating to “goat sucker,” its victims included goats, but also sheep, cows, chickens, pigs, dogs and cats, parakeets and peacocks, and at least one horse.