by Mike Krumboltz A barn in Hood County, Texas, has become ground zero in the hunt for the chupacabra . Earlier this week, animal control officer Frank Hackett shot and killed what was unquestionably one of the ugliest creatures to ever walk the planet. That much we know. What's less clear is whether or not the departed creature was the elusive goat-sucking beast. Interestingly, that wasn't the only chupacabra sighting around Hood County.