FBI — “Animal Mutilation” FOIA file (5 parts)

Source: FBI Records / The Vault, “Animal Mutilation” (vault.fbi.gov/Animal Mutilation), 5-part PDF release. Downloaded 2026-05-30 from the at_download/file endpoints.
Transcription: the FBI’s own embedded OCR was very rough, so the page images were re-transcribed with Google Gemini (gemini-2.5-flash, multimodal) under a strict-fidelity prompt (verbatim; correct only obvious OCR garbles; mark [illegible]; no summarizing/inventing). Parts 1, 3, 4, 5 are clean single-pass transcriptions. Part 2 (the largest) had to be run in a mode that emitted a duplicate pass; the most-complete pass was kept and may retain a minor internal duplication of one or two memos (e.g. the Jan 1979 Griffin Bell → Sen. Schmitt letter). Expect residual OCR-level errors in pasted newspaper clippings; treat as a faithful-but-imperfect transcription of the document images.
Content: ~130 pages, chiefly 1974–1978 press clippings and correspondence on the cattle/animal-mutilation wave, plus internal FBI memos. The Bureau’s recurring position: it declined jurisdiction over most cases (no interstate element), investigating only where mutilations occurred on Indian/reservation lands (e.g. Director Clarence Kelley’s replies to Senators Curtis (1974) and Haskell (1975)).
Primary for cattle-mutilations (the “Official investigations → FBI” section).

Part 1 (of 5)

--- p.1 --- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ENCLOSURE COVER SHEET SUBJECT ANIMAL / CATTLE MUTILATION CROSS-REFERENCES 32 PAGES REVIEWED FOR THIS RELEASE 32 PAGES AVAILABLE FOR RELEASE THIS IS ENCLOSURE OF ENCLOSURES

--- p.2 --- EX-111 RE:53 63-0-35132 MAILED 6 SEP 11 1974 Asst. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Av. Asst. Dir. Inspection [illegible] Laboratory Plan. & Training Honorable Carl T. Curtis United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Curtis: September 10, 1974 This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of September 4th, with enclosure, concerning the recent mutilat- ing and killing of cattle in several Nebraska communities. On August 23rd I answered your letter of August 21st and indicated I was having a representative of our Omaha Office contact Mr. George Hitchcock of Stuart, Nebraska, to determine whether the facts constituted a possible violation of law within the investigative jurisdiction of the FBI. I have just received a communication from our Omaha office which sets forth the results of interview with Mr. Hitchcock and Charles Fox, Sheriff of Holt County, Nebraska; based on the information furnished by these individuals, it appears that no Federal law within the Inves- tigative jurisdiction of the FBI has been violated, since there is no indication of interstate transportation of the maimed or killed animals. I am informed that this matter is currently under investigation by the Nebraska State Patrol and law enforcement officers in the counties involved. Sincerely yours, C. M. Kelley Clarence M. Kelley Director COMMENDATION REVIEW 1- Omaha (62-3410) - Enclosures (2) Re-airtel-9-6-74. Congressional Services Office - Enclosures (2) [illegible] NOTE: Bureau has had prior cordial correspondence with Senator Curtis (R-Neb.) in constituent matters. JWS:nim (6) Legal Com Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y TELETYPE UNIT

--- p.3 --- CARL T. CURTIS NEBRASKA United States Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 September 4, 1974 COMMITTEES AGRICULTURE AND FORESTRY AERONAUTICAL AND SPACE SCIENCES Assoc. Dir. Dep.-A.D.-Adm. Dep.-A.D.-Inv. Asst. Dir.: Admin. Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs Files & Com. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y Mr. Clarence M. Kelley Director Federal Bureau of Investigation Department of Justice Washington, D. C. Dear Mr. Kelley: This will refer to my previous letter of August 21 to you regarding the series of incidents stretching from Oklahoma to Nebraska in which cattle have been dismembered in some kind of strange witchcraft cult. Enclosed is a newspaper article which appeared in the Hastings, Nebraska, Daily Tribune concerning these weird events. Articles similar to this one have appeared in many of the Nebraska newspapers. I thought you would want to see this article in order to substantiate the claims which have been made. I am wondering if your good offices have instigated an investigation into this situation either in Nebraska or any of the other states experiencing similar acts of mutilation to livestock. I will appreciate hearing from you. Thanking you, I am Sincerely yours, Carl T. Curtis CARL T. CURTIS, USS Encl. CTC:fjp REC-63 63-0-35132 EX-111 SEP 9 1974 ENCLOSURE CORRESPONDENT’S

--- p.4 --- ARTICLE Thursday, August 29, 1974 Daily Tribune, Hastings, Nebraska Are UFO sightings and mutilations related? Mutilated livestock, helicopters also By the Associated Press Mutilated livestock, unauthorized helicopters and unidentified flying objects have residents wondering and worrying in some areas of Nebraska. “Doors and locked gates are loaded” in rural Oakland, according to one resident. A quarterhorse was found mutilated Sunday three miles southeast of Norfolk on the Warren Papstein farm. FIFTH KILLED This was the fifth animal killed and mutilated in Madison County under mysterious circumstances. Four head of cattle have been found with their [illegible]. In Antelope County, Omer Hoffman, four miles west of Clearwater, reported five head of cattle have been mutilated on his ranch. Law enforcement officials are puzzled by the killings. Madison County Sheriff Marvin Adams says that the ones he has investigated have been done by people, probably a cult of some kind. But Robert Mavis of Wakefield, an investigator for the criminal division of the State Patrol, said, “There are a lot of trains of thought. There have been numerous discoveries of dead animals in Madison and Knox counties and there are indications that predators got several of them. We are to ascertain the person who is doing this. We are [illegible].” Antelope County Deputy Sheriff D. Haram said that there are no definite proof that there were people involved in the killings. “But after we’ve had, cattle have been found for a few days. Most of them are full of maggots and decay. It’s hard to tell anything with [illegible]. The sheriffs in Antelope and Madison counties are compiling their information and trying to learn more about what they have found from their investigations. There have been [illegible] county sheriff from [illegible] and [illegible] County [illegible] from [illegible] and Custer County Commissioners. The killings have been reported all over the state. Similar cases have been reported in Texas, Iowa and other western states. Each case involves the removal of the animal’s sex organs. We found tracks in most cases. In Custer County, there are more times as many killings as in Madison County, Sheriff Larry Higgenbottom said. He first blamed it on predators, [illegible] [illegible]

--- p.5 --- 63-0-35132 And UFOs source of wonder, worry Game and Parks Commission, city police, mayors and township officials from all of the towns in the county. OTHER HAPPENINGS Cattle killings aren’t the only strange happenings in northeast Nebraska. There have been numerous reports of un- identified flying objects in both Antelope and Knox counties. Sheriff Herbert Thompson of Knox County said that it is possible that un- identified flying objects and lights are connected with the livestock killings, but there is nothing definite to connect them. Ten people were gathered at a farm near Clearwater Aug. 21. All of them said they saw a strange light in the sky. One of the men at the gathering described the incident. “Two of the boys were out in the field to move equipment. They didn’t get it all moved. They spotted a light and it came right down at them. It scared the devil out of them. They came right up to the house.” At the house they watched the light for about four hours. Later on several gathered in [illegible] to watch. Harold Rester said the spectators “looked as if it had a little bluish-green light. Right on each side with a glow [illegible]. It was behind a tree and moved from one side of the tree to the other. We couldn’t tell how close it was or how fast it was moving.” ANOTHER LIGHT About midnight the same light, [illegible] Kruger reported seeing another light. He said, “I walked outside in my calves and saw a big ball of red light raised off the ground and [illegible]. Since it was dark, I couldn’t tell how far away it was or how [illegible].” About a month ago there were reports of UFOs in Knox County. The stir in the county was unidentified helicopters. Sheriff Thompson said, “We believe they are helicopters or strange lights for the most part. There were several reported over the weekend. The people who reported lights. Previously we had two positive identifications of helicopters.” Antelope County Sheriff [illegible] though [illegible] many people [illegible] the [illegible]

--- p.6 --- FD-36 (Rev. 5-22-44) FBI Date: 1/18/75 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL (Priority) TO: FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI ATTENTION: FBI LABORATORY SAC, MINNEAPOLIS (920) (62-0-14743) SUBJECT: MUTILATIONS OF ANIMALS MINNESOTA, NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA RESEARCH MATTER [illegible] Miscellaneous: Non-Subversive [illegible] For the information of the Bureau, animals, mostly livestock, have been reported as mutilated in the three-state area of this division and parts of their bodies missing. The parts listed as missing have been the sexual organs, ears, lips and udders, and in some instances, the blood from the animals was considered “completely drained.” No evidence of value ever located at the scene. State veterinarians, after examination of mutilated animal carcasses, contend dead animals were eaten by other animals or varmints, believed to be foxes due to their sharp side teeth, which were described as “shearing teeth like scissors.” The Bureau is requested to furnish the Minneapolis Division with any supporting information to the above comments made by state veterinarians or, if already contacted by other law enforcement agencies, the results of their investigations or your laboratory results of evidence previously submitted in similar cases. 63-0-35659 REC-2338- Enclosed is a xerox clipping of comments made by RICHARD HILDE (NA), Chief Agent, North Dakota Crime Bureau, Bismarck. Bureau (Enc. 1) ENCLOSURE Minneapolis HAR:ras (4) JAN 28 1975 Approved: Sent Per Special Agent in Charge

--- p.7 --- Airtel 1-Office, 7133 1-Mr. Clark 1/27/75 To: SAC, Minneapolis (62-0-14743) REC-23 From: Director, FBI 63-0-35659 FY-117 MUTILATIONS OF ANIMALS MINNESOTA, NORTH & SOUTH DAKOTA RESEARCH MATTER Reference Minneapolis airtel dated January 21, 1975. The circumstances set forth in referenced airtel were discussed with Dr. Don Wilson, Chief, Mammalogy Section, U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service, Washington, D. C. Dr. Wilson said that the circumstances set forth in referenced airtel are consistent with natural phenomena. According to Dr. Wilson, when small mammals such as foxes and opossums feed on the carcasses of large mammals such as cattle that have not decayed they first feed on soft tissues such as the nose, lips, udders and genital areas. He said that it has been frequently observed that the genital area is most often the first soft tissue to be attacked. Dr. Wilson had no information concerning the specific appearance of tissue bitten by foxes. Clark 7132 Assoc. Dir. Dep AD Adm. Dep AD Inv. Asst. Dir. Comp Syst Ext. Affairs Files & Com Gen. Inv. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y WSC:db(5) MAILED 21 JAN 27 1975 FEB 10 1975 MAIL ROOM TELETYPE UNIT

--- p.8 --- Official says mutilations are BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) - An explanation may have been [illegible] for a rash of livestock mutilations that have plagued South Dakota and have recently been reported in North Dakota says an official of the North Dakota Crime Bureau. Chief Agent Richard Hilde said his office had been getting scattered reports recently of cattle mutilations across North Dakota which were sim- ilar to a rash of mutilation re- ports from South Dakota earlier this [illegible]. “Although practically all the animals died of natural causes and that animals have eaten the parts of the livestock after they are dead,” Hilde said. Recently, the Bureau has re- ceived reports of livestock mu- tilations in several North Dakota counties, he said. Two cows and a bull were reported as killed in McHenry County, four cattle were found dead with parts of their bodies missing in Dickey County and a cow was found in a similar condition in Foster County, he said. In addition, there was a horse reported killed Monday in McIntosh County, which was also reported as being mutilated, he added. “We had been getting these reports and they had called it mutilation,” he said. “Farmers could never find footprints and they could never find vehicle tracks.” In most cases there was also no blood reportedly found, he said. However, parts of the dead animals, including sexual organs, ears, lips and udders were found missing on the ani- mals leading the assumption the mutilations might have been the work of humans, he said. “I’m completely satisfied at this point that we do not have a maniac or cult on the loose,” Hilde said. He noted that law enforcement officials in both states had been hindered in their investigations because the bodies of the dead livestock were usually found days after they had died “in various stages of being de- composed.” The horse found dead in McIntosh County was relatively “fresh” and so a thorough autopsy could be per- formed, he said. Dr. Ivan Berg, a veterinarian with the Veterinary Service De- partment at North Dakota State answer may have been found University, performed an au- topsy on the horse, Hilde said. The doctor’s findings showed indicated of dysentery. Evidence theorized that foxes and varmints may have been responsible for the mutila- tions that killed the ani- mals. He noted that such small animals were not able to kill cattle the size of a horse or bull, but would eat parts of the carcass after they were dead. His office noted that no ev- idence of surgical incisions was found to the horse, although it had parts of the body missing. “What we had been told about the mutilations was that the cut was so clean it looked like a surgical cut.” he said. However, he added that the Bureau now “believes the cuts were made by the side teeth of animals, probably foxes.” He said the dead animals in North Dakota had been found in scattered locations, and the Bureau believes they died of natural causes and then small animals such as foxes had eaten the soft parts of the animals, Hilde said veterinarians had explained that foxes have sharp side teeth, which he described as “shearing teeth like screws” Because the hide of horses and cattle is tough, the small animals, such as foxes, would eat the softer parts of the animals such as the lips and udders, he said. “He (the animal) is eating with the side of his mouth with shearing teeth that make it look like a surgical cut,” Hilde said. The Crime Bureau agent also noted that small animals - like foxes-would leave no tracks in to why no human footprints or vehicle tracks were found at the scene of the livestock mutilations, he added. In addition, if the animals had been dead for several days there would be little, if any blood, since it would have coagulated, he said. Hilde said he contacted the South Dakota Crime Bureau Tuesday “and they’re satisfied the deaths were natural.” He also noted that a doctor in South Dakota had provided an ex- planation similar to the one now being cited by the North Dakota Crime Bureau. 63-0-35659 ENCLOSURE

--- p.9 --- FBI Date: 9/4/75 Transmit the following in (Type in plaintext or code) Via AIRTEL AIRMAIL (Priority) TO: FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, DENVER ATTENTION: EXTERNAL AFFAIRS [illegible] Non-Subversive SUBJECT: MUTILATION OF LIVESTOCK STATE OF COLORADO. INFORMATION CONCERNING Re Denver airtel 8/29/75. Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dir.: Admin. Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs Files & Com. Gen. Inv. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y [illegible] Enclosed herewith is a copy of an editorial appearing in the “Denver Post” 9/3/75 relating to Senator FLOYD HASKELL’S request that the FBI enter captioned investigation. FLOYD HASKELL Colo. On the morning of 9/4/75 SA DONALD J. SEBESTA, Media Relations Representative, and I visited with the editorial staff of the “Denver Post” concerning the article. We met with CHARLES R. BUXTON, Executive Vice President, Editor and Publisher, ROBERT PATTRIDGE, Editor of the Editorial Page, and LEE OLSON, Editorial Page writer and writer of enclosed article, and explain- ed to them the manner in which this Bureau enters investigations, stressing the point that unless the FBI has investigative juris- diction under Federal statute, we cannot enter any investigation. It was pointed out to these individuals that if the FBI were to enter an investigation merely because someone felt we should, we would soon be categorized as a national police force. The limi- tations placed on the Bureau by Congress and the Department of Justice are well defined and it was pointed out that the FBI would always operate within the scope of its investigative jurisdiction and Departmental guidelines. REC-20 63-0-36633 These individuals were most receptive to the visit, indicating that they had understanding of the FBI’s Bureau (Enc. 1) ENCLOSURE Denver (1 - 62-0) (1- 80-463) TPR:jb (5) SEP 8 1975 190-13526-6 RESEARCH SECTION SEP 29 Agent in Charge Sent M Per

--- p.10 --- Page 2 jurisdiction as a result of this meeting and expressed sincere appreciation for the visit from this office. It is believed that this meeting was extremely beneficial, both to the repre- sentatives of the “Denver Post” and to this office since it gave me a good reason not only to meet them personally but to discuss matters of mutual interest. At the conclusion of this meeting an invitation was extended to these individuals to visit the Denver FBI Office at any time, which they readily accepted. The above is being submitted for the information of the Bureau since it appears there will continue to be press interest in Senator HASKELL’s request that the FBI enter the livestock mutilation case. -2-

--- p.11 --- (Mount Clipping In Space Below) Cattle Deaths and the FBI (Indicate page, name of newspaper, city and state.) If the FBI will not enter the investigation of mysterious livestock deaths in Colorado and some adjacent states then Sen. Floyd Haskell, -Colo., should take the matter to Congress or resolution. The Incidents are too widespread-and poten- tially too dangerous to public order-to ignore. Narrow Interpretations of what the FBI’s role is vis-a-vis state authority are not adequate to the need. There is already federal involvement. Consider, this: Because of the gun-happy frame of mind developing in eastern Colorado (where most of the Incidents have been occurring), the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has had to cancel a helicopter inventory of its lands in six Counties. BLM officials are simply afraid their helicopters might be shot down by ranchers and others frightened by cattle deaths. If that isn’t a reason for federal involvement, we don’t know what is. And the question of which federal agency investigates isn’t as important as the need to bring a focus on the Incidents that is broader than the jurisdiction of one state. Killings and mutilations of livestock have been occurring in Wyoming, Nebraska, Kansas and elsewhere-not just in Colorado. If there is a pattern to the incidents It would seem that the broadest possible study of them is indicated. In any case, Senator Haskell should keep the pressure on the FBI. It has manpower and a wide range of Investigatory tools. And if the FBI resists successfully, the senator should go to Congress to get the sort of attention these alarming inci- dents deserve. The Denver Post Denver, Colorado Date: Editions Author: 9/3/75 Home Edition Editor: Charles R. Buxton Title: “Cattle Deaths And The FBI” Character: Classification: Submitting Office: Denver Being Investigated ENCLOSURE

--- p.12 --- UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO FROM : Mr. Adams : R. J. Gallagher Miscellaneous - Non Subversive… SUBJECT MUTILATION OF LIVESTOCK. STATE OF COLORADO INFORMATION CONCERNING DATE: September 12, 1975 1-Mr. Adams 1- Mr. Gallagher 1-Mr. O’Connell 1-Mr. Cooke 1-Mr. Sheer 1-Mr. Bowers. Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dirs. Admin. Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs Files & Com. Gen. Inv. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y In response to a telephone call from Honorable Floyd K. Haskell, United States Senator from Colorado, to the Director 9/11/75, I contacted Senator Haskell telephonically today, 9/12/75. Senator Haskell indicated his concern for a situation occurring in the western states where cattle have been discovered mutilated. The bizarre mutilations involve loss of left ear, left eye, sex organ, and the blood drained from the carcass with no traces of blood left on the ground and no footprints. Senator Haskell repeated his request that the FBI enter the investigation. The provisions of the Interstate Transportation of Stolen Cattle Statute, Title 18, U. S. Code, Section 2311, were explained to him. It was pointed out that there must be an interstate transportation. Senator Haskell said that he had no information that an interstate transporta- tion had occurred in any of these cases. He said he felt this was too big for the local authorities, and the FBI with its resources could come to a solution. He said the ranchers are getting considerably worried out there and he felt if the FBI would just enter the investigation it would have a deterrent effect. Our jurisdiction was explained to Senator Haskell and he said that he understood our statutory limitations and inquired as to whether a resolution would give us the necessary investigative jurisdiction. 63-0-3042 Senator Haskell was advised that it probably would take a law, whereupon he asked if there were anyone that he could discuss this matter with. He was referred to the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice. Senator Haskell thanked me for calling him and stated he understood but he wished there was something we could do. RJG:ige OCT 10 1975 CONTINUED - OVER 190-13526-6 ENCLOSURE

--- p.13 --- Memorandum to Mr. Adams RE: MUTILATION OF LIVESTOCK STATE OF COLORADO Senator Haskell recontacted me this afternoon and said that he had received a call from Dan Edwards, editor of the paper in Brush, Colorado, who furnished information that U. S. Army helicopters had been seen in the vicinity of where some of the cattle were mutilated and that he, Edwards, had been threatened but Senator Haskell did not know what sort of threats Edwards had received or by whom. He was advised that this information would be furnished to our Denver Office and that Denver would closely follow the situation. Senator Haskell expressed his appreciation. Inasmuch as Senator Haskell stated he might call the Criminal Division of the Department of Justice, John Keeney, Deputy Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, was telephonically advised of my contact with Senator Haskell and he was furnished background information concerning this situation. The above information was also furnished to SA Jim Bristol, Denver Office. Bristol was instructed to have Mr. Edwards contacted concerning the alleged threats that he has received. ACTION: For information. -2-

--- p.14 --- FBI Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dirs. Admin. Comp Syst Ext. Affairs Files & Com Gen. Inv. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y September 12, 1975 REC-TR 63-0-36721 Honorable Floyd K. Haskell United States Senate Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Haskell: Your letter of August 29th to Special Agent in Charge Theodore P. Rosack has been forwarded to my office and I deeply appreciate the sincere concern expressed by you and your constituents. The information set forth in your letter regarding the mutilation of cattle in Colorado and several other Western states and the reported use of an unidentified helicopter by those individuals responsible has been carefully reviewed. I regret to inform you that these actions do not constitute a violation of Federal law coming within the FBI’s investiga- tive jurisdiction. MAILED 6 SEP 15 1975 I am sorry that I cannot give you a more favorable response and I hope the investigation currently being con- ducted by local law enforcement agencies regarding this matter will soon be successfully concluded. Sincerely yours, C. M. Kelley Clarence M. Kelley Director 2 - Denver (1-62-0) Personal Attention SAC: Re-airtel 8/29/75 and [illegible] 9/9/75. 1- Mr. Gallagher - Enclosures (2)-detached in Attention Mr. Sheer 1- Mr. Herington - Enclosures (2) 1- Office of Congressional Affairs - Enclosures (2) NOTE: Response coordinated with Legal Counsel and General Investigative Divisions. WPH:eac (9) Legal Coun Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y TELETYPE UNIT

--- p.15 --- FD-SC (Mar. 3-22-44) FBI Date: 8/29/75 (Type in plaintext or code) Transmit the following in AIRTEL AIRMAIL Via (Priority) Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adm. Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dir.: Admin. Comp. Syst. Ext. Affairs Files & Com. Gen. Inv. [illegible] Inspection Intell. Laboratory Plan. & Eval. Spec. Inv. Training Legal Coun. Telephone Rm. Director Sec’y TO: FROM: DIRECTOR, FBI SAC, DENVER Miscellaneous - Non-Subversive SUBJECT: MUTILATION OF LIVESTOCK STATE OF COLORADO INFORMATION CONCERNING Enclosed herewith is the original of a letter from U. S. Senator FLOYD K. HASKELL which was personally handed to me this date relating to incidents involving mutilation of cattle and other livestock in Colorado. Senator HASKELL indicates that 130 such cases have been reported to local officials. He makes reference to the fact that such mutilation has occurred during the past two years in nine states. In his communication Senator HASKELL requests that the FBI enter the investigations being conducted in order to provide unified direction to the overall matter of such mutilations. I indicated to Senator HASKELL that his request would be furnished to FBI Headquarters, Washington, D.C., and that he would receive a reply pertaining to his request. I also pointed out to the Senator that as he well knew, before the FBI can enter any case, we must have investigative jurisdiction provided pri- marily by statute. I pointed out that in this instance I was not aware of any statute which would provide for jurisdiction in this matter. 63-0-36721 Q- Bureau (Enc. 1) ENCLOSURE Denver (1 - 62-0) (1 - 80-NEW) TPR:jb (4) SEP 1975 9/12/75 Approved: Sent M Per Special Agent in Charge

--- p.16 --- DN 62-0 On this date I personally contacted United States Attorney JAMES L. TREECE, District of Colorado, discussed Senator HASKELL’s letter with him, and he concurred with my comments to Senator HASKELL. In connection with furnishing me this letter, Senator HASKELL, in advance, had released a statement to the press indicating that he was asking the FBI to enter the investigation. Several inquiries have been received and I have indicated to the news media that the Senator’s letter was being referred to FBI Headquarters in Washington and that his request would be resolved. Upon being pressed I indicated that I, personally, knew of no legislation specifically covering the mutilation of livestock which would enable the FBI to enter such an investigation. The above is being furnished to the Bureau for information and for an official reply to Senator HASKELL’S request. Senator HASKELL indicated that he is returning to Washington, D.C. in connection with the reconvening of the Senate session. -2-

--- p.17 --- FLOYD K. HASKELL COLORADO United States Senate WASHINGTON, DC. August 29, 1975 Theodore P. Rosack Special Agent In Charge Denver Federal Building 1961 Stout Street Denver, Colorado 80202 Dear Mr. Rosack: For several months my office has been receiving reports of cattle mutilations throughout Colorado and other western states. At least 130 cases in Colorado alone have been reported to local officials and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI); the CBI has verified that the incidents have occurred for the last two years in nine states. The ranchers and rural residents of Colorado are concerned and frightened by these incidents. The bizarre mutilations are frightening in themselves: in virtually all the cases, the left ear, left eye, rectum and sex organ of each animal has been cut away and the blood drained from the carcass, but with no traces of blood left on the ground and no foot- prints. In Colorado’s Morgan County area, there has also been reports that a helicopter was used by those who mutilated the carcasses of the cattle, and several persons have reported being chased by a similar helicopter. Because I am gravely concerned by this situation, I am asking that the Federal Bureau of Investigation enter the case. Although the CBI has been investigating the incidents, and local officials also have been involved, the lack of a central unified direction has frustrated the in- vestigation. It seems to have progressed little, except for the recognition at long last that the incidents must be taken seriously. Now it appears that ranchers are arming themselves to protect their livestock, as well as their families and themselves, because they are frustrated by the unsuccessful investigation. Clearly something must be done before someone gets hurt. 63-0-36921 ENCLOSURE

--- p.18 --- Page 2 The fact that allegations have been made of the loss of livestock in 21 states under similar circumstances strongly suggests the very real possibility that the crossing of state lines is involved and, this alone, I feel, should justify the participation of the FBI in this case. I urge you to begin your investigation as soon as possible, and to contact my office to discuss in more detail the incidents I have described. We stand ready to give you all possible assistance. Sincerely, Floyd K. Haskell United States Senator FKH:enw

--- p.19 --- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum TO : DIRECTOR, FBI FROM : SAC, SPRINGFIELD (62-2559) (P) SUBJECT: UNSUB; DATE: 10/14/76 MISCELLANEOUS NON-SUBVERSIVE MUTILATION OF TWO HOGS MARSHALL COUNTY, ILLINOIS POLICE COOPERATION Re Springfield airtel to Bureau dated 10/1/76. Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of an article entitled “The Mutilation Mystery”, which allegedly appeared in Oui Magazine, September, 1976 issue. For the information of the Bureau, Sheriff RUSSELL CREWS, Marshall County, Illinois Sheriff’s Department, Lacon, Illinois, on 9/30/76, furnished enclosed article to SA DONALD R. SORENSEN since it pertained to widespread incidents such as those set forth in referenced airtel. This is furnished to the Bureau in view of numerous references in this article to Federal investigative agencies and also theories that these mutilations of cattle are only a forerunner for later mutilations of human beings. ENCLOSURE REC-59 DE-38 63-0-38949 ENCLOSURE ATTACHED [illegible] INFO Bureau (Enc. 1) 2 - Springfield (62-2559) DRS/dc (4) 4 OCT 20 1976 NOV 26 1976 U.S. Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

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Part 2 (of 5)

--- p.1 --- Seviptura by linck Arietevules / Photography by Richard ‘ul A ما The Mutillation Mystery issue DURING THE PAST THREE YEARS. MORE THAN 1500 CATTLE IN 22 STATES HAVE BEEN KILLED AND MUTILATED. THEIR BLOOD DRAINED AND SELECTED ORGANS REMOVED WITH SURGICAL PRECISION, SUSPECTS RANGE FROM SATANIC CULTISTS. TO GOVERNMENT RESEARCHERS. AN EXCLUSIVE REPORT BY ED SANDERS a the fall of 1973, there were about been mutilated had been caused by natu- 40 frightening cattle mutilations in a dozen counties in north-central Kansas, most of them occurring Lalong U.S. 81, which runs north through Kansas into Nebraska. Nebraska also had some mutilated moos. Kansas sheriff departments, the high- way patrol and the state bureau of in- vestigation seemed baffled, as did the victimized cattle ranchers. The ranchers were used to the nocturnal depredations of predators, but they had never seen anything like the surgical precision and methodical discrimination with which these animals had been chopped up: some with their ears and tongue and, say, an eye removed; others with a swish of tail, their udders and a patch of neck flesh cut cleanly away; and nearly all of them with the anus and genitals neatly excised. The removal of cow vulvas and bull dongs caused speculation that weirdos were involved. Suspicion fell upon one or more of the following: (1) the irre- sponsible shenanigans of those great scapegoats, the hippies; (2) sex deviates practicing bull-dong/cow-vulva atroci- ties; or (3) the rites of some religious cultists of a devil-worshiping nature. Many authorities demurred. Dr. Har-. ry Antbony, director of the Kansas State University veterinarian laboratory, itated in late 1973 that four out of the nine mutilated animals that the lab had ex- amined apparently had died of a cattle discase called blackleg; the Kansas state brands commissioner declared that 99 ral factors. Such statements triggered a bit of outrage in law enforcement circles in the 12 Kansas counties affected, with many officials maintaining their belief that humans were involved. There were several bits of evidence that pointed away from predators. There was the absence of blood and footprints, for example. One cow was even found in a large mudhole, but still there were no tracks. Then, there was a peculiar ab- sence of dangling guts and scattered hunks of flesh (predators do not read Emily Post). Also, though many animals were found in secluded arcas, others were found near barns or a few feet from sleeping farmers’ windows—closer to civ. ilization than predators usually roam. And then there were the helicopters Helicopters without filed flight plans were sighted quite often in the afflicted coun- ties, sometimes hovering above cattle pens. But authorities were not able to catch the choppers or to locate their landing and refueling areas. One of the early theories was that a helicopter-borne rustling operation was going on, but when it was discovered that all that was being rustled were eyebalis, genitals, milk sacs and sphincters, that theory collapsed Then there was a rumor, apparently with out foundation, that the helicopters were part of a secret military exercise out of Fort Riley, Kansas. The situation invited off-the-wall spec ulation, especially as more and more, strange facts became known-such as, when removing the eyes (rom cattle, the percent of the deaths of animals that had I mutilators would take not only the eye- ball but siso the eyelid, menibranes and all, There was to be more. Much more. 1974: YEAR OF THE MUTES In April 1974, the mutilators were at it again in Nebraska, with the same familiar modus operandi: Blood was drained in some instances; there were no footprints; and various organs were re- moved, apparently surgically. High or cials again leaned toward the predatory coyote/crow/racoon-with-a-scalped the ory. The toll of mules, as smutilatica buffs began referring to the acts, mounted throughout the swamer, and by Septem ber, some 50 cases had been reported in the Cornhusker State. As in Kansas, the tumor that the mu tilations were the sets of belicopte:- equipped devil worshipers, of “fertiliy ritualists,” began to spread among the good farmers of Nebraska. Shotgun- toting vigilantes took to riding the back roads from dawn to dusk. Ranches sometimes stopped out-of-state vehicles for a cow-blood check. Some marksper son in a pickup apparently tried to wing an aircraft that was checking a power Sne near Grand Island, Nebraska; as a result, the state National Guard ordered its choppers to fly at a minimum of 1000 feet rather than at the normal low of 500 feet. Sheriff Herb Thompson of hard-h.: Knox County reported that, on several occasions, belicopters were seen on nights when mutilations occurred. There were also.copters spotted just over the borde: in Iowa, where on July 15th, & Honey Creek farmer was shot at from a cope that bere no identification number. In the fall of 1974. as the mute tapered off in Nebraska, the lying mutilation show worked its way up in: South Dakota and over into Minneso: Again, copters and boring gorines we: much in evidence and the authoriti chose to place the blame on predate: There was one notable exception. D Mahion W. Vorhies, associate profess of veterinarian science at South Date State University, said that ten anim had been examined at the school and t some of them had probably been w lated by Homo sapiens. In Minnesota, meanwhile, ther one case that points so a possible s tion to a part of the mystery. On Fa night, October 4, 1974, a 400-pound! was mutilated at the Charles Mez farm, in the extreme southwestern tip the state. Both of the bull’s ears chewed/cut off and its hind en:v “damaged.” The local vet said that 1 caune of death was blackleg, a diseas the Clostridia family of bacteria vet added, however, that there s sign of struggle, as is usual in cr blackleg, nor was there much blood in the carcass. In fact, the animul apparently been Puutilated after d --- p.2 --- : THE MUTILATION ION MYSTERY Most terrifying of all, Bankston [illegible] that the animal mutilations are a prelude to what [illegible] hall here call hum-sac, [illegible] or human sacrifge but a caused by disease. The copter-cruising- satanist hypothesis was so compelling, however, that no one was yet ready to en- tertain the theory that the bull had been injected with Clostridia bacteria or tox- in-perhaps for experimental purposes. For indeed, how difficult it would have been for a bunch of airborne turkeys to [illegible] a cold, dead animal in the dark! And post-death muties would have had to be ready for weird smells also, as the fumes from a rotting cow causes one to seriously consider puking as a high- priority activity. THE UPO ANGLE The incident that ultimately brought the UFO-sleuth nexus into the mute pic- ture occurred in mid-December 1974, • when a cow was found chopped up at the farm of Frank Schifelbien, near Kim- ball, Minnesota. At the same time, there were a number of UFO sightings in the state. After a rather cursory examination of the mutilation site, a Minnesota flying-told Clark, he was contacted by Bankston, saucer buff (and avowed Sasquatch con- tactee) named Terry Mitchell came to the conclusion that hovering aliens had beamed a high-energy ray at the cow. There were also suspiciously broken branches, undoubtedly caused, so Mitch- ell’s theory went, by heedless saucerite seronautics; and then there were strange indentations in the ice on the farmer’s pond-obviously gouged by UFO landing gear-and peculiar circles in the snow, which appeared in an aerial photo. the wind and by Schifelbien himself; the saucer circles were actually sunw-covered silage piles. Word spread quickly anong UFO re- searchers across the United States that the highly respected Dr. Hynek had taken an interest in the mutilations. One of those who heard the news was Jerome Clark, UFO researcher of some reknown, who had been investigating the cattle mutila- tions since they first occurred in his home state of Minnesota in the spring of 1973. Clark wrote to agent Flickinger in Janu- ary 1975 and related the allegations of a convict named A. Kenneth Bankston. ENTER SATAN During his many months of investiga- tion, Clark had talked with Ross Doyen, a Kamas state senator who, in late 1973, had found a 500-pound heifer dead on his farm, with a six-inch hole carved in its belly. When a report of the incident was carried in Kansas newspapers, Doyen who at the time was serving a sentence for bank robbery at the Leavenworth, (Kansas) Federal Penitentiary. Bankston, wrote to Doyen that the mutilations were the work of a clandestine society of Satan, which had decided to expand [illegible] public viciousness. more details of the “cult of Satan,” the seeds of a large and mysterious Fede Investigation were brought to shoot over the next few months, the cattle r tilations spread like a psychotic epidez: into 22 Western states THE BANKSTON SCENARIO At Flickinger’s urging, Clark again to Bankston, who had been tran ferred to Marion Federal Penitentiary [illegible]. Bankston replied with several [illegible] ters, and the horrifying [illegible] c tinued to flow. In a letter of January 1975, for instance, Bankston averrest bull sex organs had been embedded the bodies of a young runaway murdered somewhere in the Mid Banksion also continued to ask that he [illegible] transferred to a Minnesota prison, he would be safe from inmate repris Flickinger contacted the United S District Attorney’s office in Minne lis, and the U.S. Attorney approc Federal Judge Myles Lord, a respe Minnesota liberal jurist. Judge Lord cam tacted the warden at Marion Penite to explore the possibilities of a transfer. When he learned of Judge Lord’s terest, however, Bankston wrote to Ca and expressed sore fear at the prospes being removed to a Minneapolis ju said that he feared a group of Doyen did not place much credibility, in Bankston’s story, but this did not deterotiented bikers who were heavily inv… Clark from calling the warden at Leaven worth and, obtaining permission to cor, respond with the inmate. in the mutilations and some of shes: believed, had contacts within lawerf ment circles. The group was located Minneapolis area, and if they sho hip to the snitching, they might harts What he wanted, Bankston said, small county jail, of the way. There followed an exchange of [illegible] letters, in which Bankston’s first missive-dated January 23, 1974-told Clark that this cult is of Satan,” that its members scarfed the animals’ blood with hypodermic noe-Bankston aho urged that the dies and that the animals” “sex organs are view on Tom Snyder’s NBC Tomorrow alleged in subsequent letters that the same cult was also involved in some way with the bombing of the Army math lab at the University of Wisconsin in August 1970, a grim deed that left a university researcher dead. Most terrifying of all, Bankston claimed that the animal muti- lafions are but a prelude to what we shall here call hum-sac, or human sacrifice. Bankston was quick to sell Clark that he wanted to help authorities round up the cultists, but he was afraid of re prisals within the prison system. He asked that Clark Intervene to have him and some other possible informants re moved to a jail in Minnesota where they could talk more freely. Clark could not help Bankston and. had allowed his correspondence with him to lapse by the time he contacted Flick- lager in early 1975. When Flickinger met with Clark shortly thereafter and heard • ties bring to Minnesota for question former Leavenworth inmate-friens named Dan Dugan. Dugan; who serving time at LaTuna Correctic stitution-in Texas, had actually, so ston’s claim went, been a member the satanic society and had par::. in its rituals including the dress :… bum-sac. It appears that the most compt reason for Judge Lord to issue an to bring Banksion (and later Da Minnesota was the former’s aite: at one time taken very seriously enforcement officials, that there list of prominent Americansm them political liberals who were :: killed by the mutilators. Minnes: ator Hubert Humphrey, a close frien Lord’s, was on the alleged ist, the names of newscasters, aver Congress and even movie acti Novak. Accordingly, on Febru 1975, Bankion (Continued on ALIM n. 海 --- p.3 --- : THE MUTILATION MYS. RY He said that the cult members [illegible] about human sacrifice as the next step, but he had thought they were just engaging in satanic jave and hyperbole: [illegible] Continued from page [illegible]) was taken from Marion to the Dakota County Jail, in Hastings, Minnesota, by U.S. Mar- shals. On February 18th, agent Flickinger conducted his first interrogation; with him, as observers, were Jerome Clark and a fotiner Army paratroop commando named Brad Ayers, active with the Center for UFO Studies.. While claiming not to have been a member of the mutilation mob himself, Banksion alleged during the interview that he had been in correspondence with diverse merabers of the mob around the country. He said that he had originally heard about the group from other inmates and had recorded his conversations in a notebook crammed with prison-cell gos- sip. He then outlined a scenario that shed light on many puzzling aspects of the mutilations. • ascribed was all-Caucasian; k was ea tremely anti-black and anti-Mexican. Its adherents, in fact, could be called Satan- necks. And what was the name of this organization? In his letters and I have seen some 15 of them-Bankston refers to the mutilators simply as the Occult; to Flickinger, however, both Banksion and Dugan nahied a well-known aational organization devoted to the worship of Satan… Dugan claimed to have been recruited by the cult in Fort Worth, Texas, around 1965. He was into drugs at the time, he said, and the Devil worshipers pilered Bim bodies of dope, other nemten veje into chopping up small animals and using. their parts in ceremonies. The man who Dugan said recruited him also happened to be a helicopter pilot and a suspected smuggler and dupe dealer. Authorities in Texas later placed him under surveillance to see if he was piloting any whirlybird [illegible] of Satan. Bankston and Dugan supplied a list of mutilation-mob members and many of • them were found by authorities to have a background in occult practices and criminality. One woman on the list, for instance, had been arrested in 1969 for Authorities in Cozad were inform. of Dugan’s story and as soon as the snows melted (it was March), police spen:: many long hours looking for the bodies: - but no skeletons were found… During interrogation, Bankston repeat ed his allegation that the mutilators wer involved somehow in the 1970 bombing at the University of Wisconsin. This time he named a man whom he had met Leavenworth Penitentiary as having su plied the explosivek used by the bombe. This same explosives expert, Banksca continued, was involved in a thelt plutonium in Oklahoma in late 197 Bankston, also also accused an attorney Oklahoma of having cocked the plutonium in her basement. What horrifying was the possibility that th plutonium theft was connected to the cas of Karen Silkwood. Siikwood died un mysterious circumstances in Novem 1974, while investigating apparent st improprieties at a plutonium-pac plant, Kerr-McGee’s Cimarron Facit in Crescent, Oklahoma Plutonium is extremely carcino and is one of the deadliest of pois an atomic bomb [illegible] ought en powerful enough out the downtown of a city. 15 robbing graves in North Dakota. (An-wood died in an automobile accident, s other allegation would, if proved, have meant fiat there was a Solanis mutilator with her own petwork TV series) One factor that seemed to give Dugan credi, bility; according to a well-informed source privy to the investigation, was his obvious great fear of the Satanist society. had with her a file of investigative == Jarn over to David Burnham of The S York Times. The day after hetvera when friends searched her wrecked = the file was missing. Bankson’s c rahed ‘the possibility that Silkword Inadvertently come acriou the w mob as it ripped off plutonium for domestico When Federal oficials checked : storney accused by Banksion of the stolen plutonium, it was dise: that she was already.suspected by: homs authorities of having concer… with a prominent member of the [illegible] .” Dugan sold agent Flickinger that he began drift from the Sands when he was actually exposed to hum sac. He said that the cult members had talked about human sacrifice as the next step, but he had thought they were Just, engaging in satanic jave and hyperbole. But in 1965, Dugan claimed, he and eight other members were camped on a lake. Maña.” near Cozad. Nebraska, preparing for a ceremony. “The group had been sting: PCP to tranquilize animals and now de- cided to try the drug out on four young campers from Kansas City. Mutilation- mob members with tranquilizer rifles then shot the four youngsters, who died two hours later, apparently from PCP over- dose. Since the campers were already dead, the group decided to try out its ceremonies on the deceased, and withdrew blood and worked satanic cruckties. Alter- ward, Dugan claimed, the bodies were cut up and placed in burlap bags. Dugan said that he did not see what happened next, but he suspected that the bodies were Interred in a nearby gravel pit. ansce All in all, the the Bankston-Dugan was the ultinusio tale of vertor. everything: kidnaped missile silos. tions in the same of Saten, ple terror, quarries with buried victims. even the ominous possibility of 5: stockbrokers and gore happy mi among the miite mob’s 400 mem Because some of what the inc were saying agreed with inch: Flickinger was relieved of his ATF duties and assigned full ti soutilations case, under the super.. United States Atorney Robert Fa Minneapolis. What actually went on d Fader (Continued on poje : 4 --- p.4 --- : … THE MUTILATION MYSTE Texas had lis own prime satanic specis: a group up called d the Sons of Satan. In 1974, a Kilgore College student had written that this 8yp gryp performed dawn rituals. (Continued from page 92) Investigation is unclear. I have read one report, pre- pared by Flickinger and dated April 10, 1975, in which many other reports and imestigations are mentioned. For a few months in 1975, the Federal Government apparently investigated satanic organiza- tions and activities all over the country. The motives of the inforniants also remain a bit unclear. Bankston, for in- starke, appears to have wanted to make a dul so that he could be transferred to a state jail in his home state of Missis upyi: be abo seems front his letters to have wanted to make some money from the publication of his story. Dan Dugan, dhe ether printipal informant, wanted to exchange his testimony for a reduction of his seven-year sentence. For reasons unknown, Federal of Scius decided in the late spring of 1975 ax w pursue the investigation further. One apparent problem with the inform- ants’ story was their allegations regarding the national leader of the mute mob. Ac- -cunding to Bankston and Dugan, this man had served a sentence in Leaven- orch on a bank-robbery conviction which was accurate) and had recently moval to Austin, Texas (also however, when Texas reporter John Nakcig obtained the alleged leader’s ar- set and jail history, it indicated that he had been in jail during most of the time tu: the informants clairned he was roam eg from state to state performing hema- pumus seremonies… ة head of cattle-in fact, there are more cattle than people in Texas-and it is obvious that a group of moneyed muti lators could chop away pretty much to the tune of their own folly. More than, 500,000 cattle reportedly die each year in Texas from natural causes, so a few hundred moos mutilated by night stealth would not be significant. The Texas mutes reached public at- tention in Noveniber 1974 and then ap peared to stop. More cases occurred in carly 1975, with poralick to cases in other states. On January 20th, for ir stance, Hopkins County sheriff Paul R. Jones announced that a blood-slurping group calling itsell the Devil’s Divcipes was believed responsible for the mutes. In Kaufman County, east of Dallas, mysterious helicopters were reported and police officers started directing their ‘sput- lights into the night sky. And Texas au- thorities tended to ascribe the mutes to those coyotes with table manners and stomachs big enough to hold eight gallons of moo blood-even though, as in other states, there were instances in Texas where predators had uncharacteristically avoided cattle that had been mutilated, (Usually, when a cow lies dead for a few days, the ripening fumes spread wide. and predators quickly arrive by land. air and burrow for the feast.) satanke suspects in the mutilations case: group called the Sons of Satan. In 1974, a Kilgore College student had written a paper in which he said that this group performed dawn tituals in which cattle were chopped up. The student’s thene was destroyed by one or more of his teachers, who felt that the material wan disgusting. But word of the paper reached T. O. Tinsley, an employee of the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Associ ation, who was lavestigating the muti- Lations; Tinsicy kocated the sty student and traveled around Texas, talking with sev- eral of the student’s sources.

knew of a motorcycle gang in Cali fornia that also called itsete the Sons el Satan; in 1970, a pack of its members murdered an Orange County woman and, according to a young man who later confessed, offered her heart to Satan by placing it in the woman’s station wagon and setting the vehicle afire. The leader of the California Sons of Satan claimed to belong to a larger salanic organization that regularly sacrificed human victims in ceremonies in Northern and Southern California. One Colorado investigator be lieves that the Sons of Satan are involved In the mutilations and that the purpose of the mutilations is clandestine bacteriolog kal-warfare resesich. I found no indica- Aho, in January, the Fort Worth Star,tion, however, that the California and… Telegrum paid for toxicology tests on a beifer found near Brownwood, and the Some, authorities believe the Bankston… test showed “a signißcing amount of nico • Dugan affair was part of a master escape. pix, predicated on the assumption that a small county jail is easier to fice than a big Federal prison. On May 31, Bank ston did, in fact, escape from the jail-in Chaska, Minnesota (to which he had been moved front, Hastings), along with an- Biher prisoner; when they were appre- Bended six hours later, Banksion insisted that the other prisoner, a murderer, hud Laced him to go along with the caper. Dugan, meanwhile, had been remanded Texas, and the day afier Bankston’s. ecipe, Dugan escaped, too; he was cap- aved on June 19tch, during a holdup attempt in Glenwood Springs, Colorado. Banksion later asserted that Dugan had escaped in fear for his life… Despite the doubt cast on the satanic- situal theory, the mutilations continued to sprod and to increase in frequency in
They were especially common in Texas, where Bankston was to have his fear-filled innings as well.
LONE-STAR MUTES One stares at a map of Texas, with its 254 counties cuntaining some 17,000,000 Line” in the liver in the liver and the blood, nicotine is the material most commonly used in tranquilizer guns. In March, a cow was chopped up north of Big Spring: its udder had been removed hut carefully, so that the stomach lining had not been punc. tured-and its heart bad been removed:

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• Texas Sons of Satan were connected. Between January and September 1975. John Makeig of the Fort Worth Star- Telegram wrote a series of articles the mutilations. The articles eventually attracted the attention. of mute-mov in- formant Bankston, who hegan a corre spondence with Makeig, in which be repeated some of his old charges and also came up with some new unes b… mack for Texas. There ka measuring the terror that Bankston caused in Texas that spring and summer of 1975.. In a small city south of Houston, for example, Texas Departinent of Public Safety agents called together the mayor. the chief of police and the city manager and announced that the town water sup- Ply was going to be poisoned by accuit terorists. In Mayflower, a small town wear the Louisiana border, a sherifs deputy called together the town’s un citi were going to be mutilated. The newtt in both places was total fear-fire. Meanwhile, learning that the Federai investigation had been called off, Makeis hepan to treat Bankston with more can tion. When Banksin sınnounced in a letter that the mutilators were gaying t • 4 4 113 --- p.5 --- : THE LE MUTILATION INSTER YSTERY In Utah, a United State State Department of Agriculture vetering announced that an animal he had autopsied had been Injected with bacteria or a toxin. ( rendezvous in August at the Big Bend National Park in south Texas, Makeig contacted the park superintendent, who watched, but no gathering took place. When Bankston promised to deliver a list of mute-mob names, Makeig waited patiently for several weeks, but no list arrived. Bankston then compounded his cred- Bbility problems by hinting that a stock broker’s daughter he had already fingered as a member of the mute-mob was about to do something possibly baleful to Makeig. Makeig took the veiled threat seriously and gave the Fort Worth police voluminbus data on the mute mob.. “If I… ger killed, Makeig told me in Septem ber 1975, “I want the police to have plenty of leads.” Around this time, Captain Keith Wol- verton, a very diligent investigator from the Cascade County, Montana, sheriff’s department, traveled to Marion Peniten- tiary to give Banksion a polygraph examination; Bankston failed on inmpor- tant questions. Makeig followed up by calling alleged members of the mutilation Imob-including the alleged leader and the woman-and found no indication of Involvemeat. people dissecting dead cartesses for bio- logical or experimental purposes (empha- sis added).” The report also stated: “We are of the opinion that the human in- volvement in mutilations is a fad gener ated by publicity and is only temporary.” A fad! You know: Hula Hoops, phone booth parking, the twist, riots against the war, and now rectectoiny and teenagers with secret dried udder sacs hidden in their closets. The report’s prophecy did, in fact, come true; the mutilations virtu- ally ceased until the fall of 1975, when mutilations occurred in the northwest part of the state. There had been mutilations on opposite sides of Colorado in November 1974. They spread in the spring of 1975, and by the fall, animals were being carved up all over the state. Filbert County, in par- ticular, experienced a summer and fall of terror of the sort that talk-show comedi- ans ascribe to the streets of New York City. People were afraid to venture far abroad in country where helicopters hovered at night and anusless catile lay stiff and mutilated in the dawn. Despite the organized efforts of law- ‘enforcement officials, the mutilations con- tinued unchecked in Colorado until the .. My cow tongue had been postma in Sacramento, California, and the s had used Christmas stamps with robed angels on them. Aha! I tho a clue! For were not Squeaky Fro and her pal Sandy Good running as Sacramento right at that time, annou imminent gore-and were they not attired in red robes and redkennis s Had they sent the tongue? It was a tion I was never able to answer. E I could arrange to have someone 25 girls if they had sent the tongue. Squ had lunged at President Ford with and was in jail. tongue, however, I was in Boukker. About month after rado, for a poetry reading and a k and I decided to drive down to County, which had been bauly the 1975 mute wave. My family drove along Colorado’s Route 8 area of vast terrain and fences th. for miles, broken occasionally by a entrance.. When we arrived in Kiowa, the c seat, I went to the sheriff’s office learned that a suurilation had bee covered that very morning. As I talking with undersheriff Bill Waus returned from the Culotado State’L: deputy Bill Orr, sheriff George Y sity laboratory in Hurt Collim, wha taken the animals Remale Sothy Tint snows fell in the fall; then they came to a virtual hah. The investigaton had andreturned getion wiser over the year. They la early October 1975, Makeig wrote a scathing article in the Star-Telegram discounting most of Banksion’s aliga Honsellering jailhouse bunk babble. Bankston was finished in Texas.lended to discount any involvemçel invohempel al-for-an teutopsy. Lajes, apme ** WELDER AND WEIRDER. •blood drinkers of sex-crazed Satanists; if such weirdes were involved, the thinking went it was only peripherally, and as a cover for the real villains in the in the shop-ups, Even is the Star-Telegram-erticle, ap- ""peared, however, mutilations were discoy-. ered in ten more states, and were becom Ing Increasingly weird; in Montana and “New Mexico, for instance, wounds were found to have serrated edges. In Utah, a United States, Department of Agriculture veterinarian announced that an animal, be had autopsied had been injected with bacteria or a toxin; his superiors told him if he didn’t shut up, he would be fired. In Oklahoma where there had been, one mute report in 1974 citizens and officials grey alarmed over the advent of à route plague in early 1975. Governor David Boren ordered a full investigation under the aegis of the Oklahoma Depart ment of Public Safety, which, after in- vestigating 26 possibly mutilated animals and consulting various pathologists, theft Investigators and radiation experts, issued. a report dated March 3, 1975. MY VERY OWN LINGUA BOVINA EXCISA I did not want to become involved in ‘this case. In New York, where I live, there had been several small items about the mutilations in the press in early, 1975; I had added the clips to my bile marked EN-SAC (animal sacrifices) opened during my investigation of the Manson cian in 1970 and 1971-and forgotten about them. My mind had been “bombarded for too many years with gore data, and I really wanted a respite from the images of violence and snuff-buffery, especially regarding the killing of cattle. Then one morning it was June 18, 1975—1 received a phone call from the office of my literary agent. The caller said that a package forwarded to me from the publisher of any Manson book was evinc- ing odoriferousness. Upon my urging, the wrappings were removed; inside was a box in which resided a large cow’s mutilation clips and the fact that tongues were often mosing trom the arumais. • The report was a masterpiece of accu sation. The animals had died of “natural -causes.” And who was chopping away at the carcasses? “It was the opinion of the task-force members that the human in-tongue. I instantly recalled my file of individoek attempting to get in on a fad or young :. of the sheriff’s pose mopped by: dresied men with silver-buckled be Western shins, who looked et ! frankly, Mere His band. The conversation was Shouk mutilitions. Elbert County had had its first n tions in early April 1975, and visited in July, the number was 30; the figure was to swell to aro:: by fall. The county was a breeze mutilators, as there were only thre if’s officers to cover 1564 square a extremely rugged land. And the t tersino one could catch them. T ceri would get, close, and then thi would vanish. The sherif told ne Vietnam the copter pilots had lea hug the landscape even in rugged so as to muffle their own sound. There was an unstatel ettitude the sheriff and his, men that, becau implications, was awful to think Somehow, in some way, the Gone is involved in the mutilations. PASSED BY MUTILATORS It was alnxust dark as ac ! sheriff’s office and drove we hrona akong --- p.6 --- Springs. Naturally, I was scanning ne skies for flying mute squads. Suddenly 1 saw a light appear under the clouds. I was excited! I could see the heallines: “BEAT- MIX INVESTIGATOR BREAKS INTERSTATE- • TERROR CASE.” I looked for an entrance to the grazing range, envisioning a cross- country chase after evil Satan scientists. 1 stopped the car and got out to listen for the whirring of copter blades; alas, the Eight had disappeared, and there was suthing to do but drive onward. I was feeling a mixture of disappointment and elation-I mean, who really wants to have a sumible with airborne surgical professionals? And the ugly headlines: BEATNIK, INVESTIGATOR MAILED TO “FRIENDL were As we continued, however, we w d by shiny white wah, which sas pulling a large shiny white trailer and must have been traveling at 85 miles per hour. I tried to catch up, hoping to copy down the license number, but couldn’t keep up. The trailer, I decided, was definitely large enough to carry a small helicopter, and I had just suggested to someuce at the sheriff’s office that maybe the mute mob was using trucks to Barsport tuplers into the vicinity of Months Laier, I was speaking with the did lavestigator at the district attorney’s ‘flict in Trinidad, Colorado, Louis Grade shou the theory that the utila- hout bere port of a bacteriological-war- project asked Girodo about the staging areas, or ground-support systems, that the mutilation moh would : benta bave in order to operate; with afety and anpunity. .بنجري ال hey are ground sup poned,” be replied. “We know there are wastenance people on the ground with trucks.” He mentioned a ranchet in Kim, Colorado, who had shot at and hit one. ‘I then asked, “Do you have anything on big white vans pulling white trailers?” And be replied: “Yeah, Texas plates; yeah sure do.”
Girado went on to describe an east Colorado ranch that he knew to be maief heavy security-with guards, guard dep, chainol access routes, and so forth. The ranch was owned by some son of docxx. “And,” he continued, “this was ave place where they had taken photos of this particular type of walker you’r talking shout.” Officials had flown over the armed ranch to take photos of the vekicks and the doctor had called up the local Federal Aviation Administra- Sion office to complain; when officiak then asked to be allowed onto the prop- erty, the doctor refused.” :: “We fael that he’s twing those damn Amit Girade said. “That setup is ” --- p.7 --- : : THE MUTILATION MYSTERY As far as I have been ableto deterde, It was investigators in Colorado who first suggested that teriological-warfare research was be. the mutilations perfect: They’ve got a van; they’ve got all the ground support in that van pulling that trailer; and the chopper is in the trailer.” The chopper, the investigator continued, could be put in the air in a matter of minutes. WARFARE: BACTERIOLOGICAL WARFARE” As far as I have been able to determine, & was investigators in Colorado who first suggested that bacteriological-warfare re- search was behind the mutilations that animals were being injected with bacteria or toxins and that glands and other paris were being removed to test the effects of the agents. The mutilato shutilators, the theory, went, were deliberately trying to put the blame on UFOs or satanists or predators is a cover for what that was really going on. The theory has some appeal, as it makes the whole phenomenon more cugent, and it makes many things about it very understandable. Bacteriological and chemical-warfare research, except for purely defensive pur- poses, has been banned in the United States since 1970. The bån grow out of an incident in Utah in March 1968, whert thousands of sheep were accidentally killed by deadly VX nerve gas that ap parently Boated away from the Dugway Proving Grounds, a bacteriological warfare research center located southwest, of Salt Lake City. The Army paid kocal fanchers something like, $376,000 in

damages tot 6400 snuffed sheer. After that litle ovine indiscretion, there was tremendous pressure, particular by in Utah, to ban such research and development, President Richard Nixon himself ordered a halt to the biological and chemical programs and the destruc- tion of existing stock piles. The order was framed in November 1969 and sent to Federal agencies in February 1970. • Not all Government agencies complied with the Presidential order, however. Senator Frank Church’s Senate Select Committee on Intelligence found earlier this year that the CIA, for imtance, had stored. a quantity of cobra venoin and enough saxitoxin (shellfish (oxin) to kill hundreds of thousands of humans. Sen tor Church’s committee also found that the CIA had socked away many panisters of toxin and/or batterie Lthe Elcorridia genus. One of the theories in the matti- state mutilations case is that a rogue band of researchers is working with bacteris of the Clostridia genus. There are some 93 species of Clostrid la, among which are several diseases that afflict cattle; these include blacklog (Clus- tridiwn cheurs) and malignant adema (Clostridium.septicum). Clostridia attack hurnans, also. Titans ik caused by a Clostridia (Clostridium letani) and bor of the world’s most potent toxins is pro- duced by Clostridium bordinum (which causes botulism); according to Seymour Henh’s Cheniicel and Biological War- Jare-America’s Hidden Arsenal, a’ mere eight trince of Teintimen sonia spouli theoretically kill everybody in the world. In virtually every state where mutila tions have occurred, clostridial infections. were found to be the cause of deat in some cases. Two well-informed Celo rado Investigators told me that they fe thai the cause of death was being covered up by vaguely worded laboratory reports prepared by the state government inves::- gators; it has even been charged that l reports on the mutes have been sup pressed. The well-informed investigato: Girodo, for instance, told me of a femaze buffalo that was mutilated at a so Colorado Springs on October, 21,192. “An aulopsy was performed, Gires said, “and traces of a chemical foreign the animal were found in its blood stream Boy, aher that they clamped lows on 2 They didn’t. let. another word out. E: Paso County, Colorado, andersher. Gary Gibbs, who coordinated much the early anutilations investigation in state, believes that a clamp was ste quently put on tests at the laboratorie. run by the Colorado Bureau of Inver gation in Denver and at Colorado S University in Fort Collins.: But why yould an agency of the Coralo sai gon : --- p.8 --- .. The Colorado Bureau of Investi officially began its investigation of the mutilations in the summer of 19 at the urging of Governor Richal. D. Lamm; however, its report-which was released in November-showed that some investigation had been done as early as April 1975. The report was Nised on some 203 incidents of apparent mutilation: the conclusion was that 95 percent of the mutilations had been caused by predators. This prompted a tross-state chorus of meers and jeers from local law-enforce- ment officials, who must have begun to kel that the C.B.1. was treating them like a bunch of dumdums. Moreover, of the spall number of, animals that the CBI. almitied to have to ed up by bunan band, all had first died, the report saed, from “natural causes.” The impli- cation, of course, was that ranchers had chopped the animals up in order to collect insurance money for malicious-mischief damages Indignant ranchers noted, how ever, that the report was yatue as to the meaning of “natural causes But it was pature that ultimately shot doya the C.B.I.prplator story, as porner Forner Dorotby Dorotby Aldridge, of the Colo Jo: Springs Gazette Telegrapli, has astusely observed. A blizzard in Novem.. ber 1975 left thousands of cattle dead on the range and the coyotes of the West les: Suat of seemingly impossible surgery salon, instant cattle-gorge maneuvers. whereby the animals hearts had been Bu, when Aldridge checked with the renfemoved through thoracic incisions too dering plent at Tribune, Kansas, which processed 30,000 of the ravaged carcas the learned that the predatory had mun so estbelt, ears, doors, or other favorite treats of the mutilators. So much by the C.B.J. reportet’s try and get that heart out of there.” In the fall of 1975, investigator Girodo rahged for Dr. Susan Colter, director of the Trinidad, Colorado, Animal Clinic, conduct a field autopsy on a mutilated beifer whose carcass had been discovered- less than 12 hours after death. Was it a healthy heiler? I later sted Girodo. 1 “Definitely,” be replied. “As a matter of fact, the rancher had her fattched up and ready to butcher.” : Dr. Colter renoved various parts of the animal, including the heart, kungs, kidneys and liver, and sent samples to a bboratory for analysis. I called up Dr. Coker to ask her if & Clostridia-bad been found, and she told me that, in fact, a culture of Clostridium sordelii had med from the dead animal. The inet organs of the freshly dead aninial kad already turned to anushe character istic of clostridial mfection. Girodo had also asked Dr. Colter to try clear up one of the mutilations myster : on the, stick and, tried to solve & multi- state case in. which in. which belicopter-borne cross were cresting domestic efror Indeed, there were slarming reports … small for the bovine heart. There had been two such heart extractions on that mysterious helicopters were seen mutes found near Walsenburg. Colorado.bovering above, nuclear-minile. installa-.. Whet Susan Colier did the autopsy din: sions. Sterling Journal-Advocais repoпет that one beifer,” Girodo said, “I told her, I showed her the way it appeared to have been done on two other animals, And she said, “There’s no way you can dett. She tried it and she couldn’t do it.” Was it possible, I began to wonder, that the mutilators were using razor-sharp ex- tracting devices-similar, say, to core samplers Used in geologie drilling-in order to scetí out glands or hearts or whatever else. they needed for their sescarch? That way, assuming that it’s some form of toxic research, they would have been able to stand at some distance from the animal so as also to avoid self- zap from germs and poisons. • Bill Jackson told me of spending long nights chasing helicopters in northern Colorado; where there are many Min- üleman missile silor operated by the: Air Force. The area has also experienced hot and heavy waves of mutilation… don’t know if there’s any connection with. the mutilations,” he told me in February 1976, “but there have been incidents bete in the past month of an individual or in- dividuals trying to break inte two of the “installations. And missiles at both sites, ac- cording to information that I’ve got, have nuclear warheads.”. Jacksori detailed one Incident in porthern Colorado late in the summer of 1975 similar to that which happened at … Malmstrom Air Force Base in Montana that following November. One night, at about ten o’tluck, Jackson and law- enforcement perronnel, bacluding some one from the Air Force, began chasing what appeared to be three different flying objects. “We.chased those things-until about four-thirty in the sworting before they disappeared over a missile site in CHOPPERS AND MOSES Colorado is a key state in the nuclear defense apparatus of the United States The state contains several military bases and missile installations, as well as the Air Force Academy, in Colorado Springs. One would think, then, that the military Intelligence agencies have gotten --- p.9 --- THE MUTILATION MY CRY Can it be that the Untied State. nu nuclear-security system is breaking • down and that weirdos are free to perform drooling flamenco ‘ances quop our missile-silo hatches? southwestern Nebraska. They just flat disappeared off the radar.” “Did they land?” I asked. “Well,” Jackson replied, “we had a plane in the air that was on the site and saw the lights below; it was a cheat night, and when the lights went out, everybody thought that they’d Linded. But when the plane canie down to 1000 to 150 feet, the pilot couldn’t see anything.” “What was there?” I asked. “The only thing that was there was a .: “missile silo,” Jackison said. Sterling In a remote area called Chinney Canyon. There’s absolutely nothing up there. The animals were mutilated on a big ranch, and just out of curiosity, the sherifl took a Geiger coumter along and got a reading on both animals around the head and anus-but not on the rest of their bulks.”. There have been reports of radioactivity at a mutilation site in Wyoming abo. *. bacteria, or perhaps a bacteria radioac- The thought that radioactive mutant tive-material mickey, are being slipped to animals causes the mind to go -ri-yil Ahal I thought the ultimate cover! Use a revaniped missile site as a landing- supply zone for mute copters! There had been another incident on. Augus 21,0°C. Erishima a pricafe Investigator 1975, when an unidentified helicopter had hovered above a Strategic Air Command missile site south of Bushnell, Nebraska, then had disappeared into Colorado. The only problem with missile installa- zions as landing zones is their size. Ac- cording to Jackson, the sites most of which are unmanned are enclosed with 40 x 40. There is a small on THE DETECTIVE in Colorado Springs who began kuk. ing into the mutilations in May 1975, takes the bacteriological-research theory very seriously. For a number of years, Erianne was an employee of one of the clandestine intelligence services; he was stationed in Europe as, the says, special ist in Russian affairs; later, la the early Sixties, he was based for a short time. In Washington, D.C., with the ofice of the barbed-wire fence and are approximately site and then there’s the sealed missile, Bilo itself, which is about 12 feet in “Secretary of Defense. “Erianne tus as diameter with about a fout and a half showing above the ground. It would be difficult to hide three helicopters in such • small space, unless there was some sort of camouflaged bunker nearby. I would to guest thx the electronic security’s fairly intense near a nuke site, but-can ik be that the United States nikkoar pcurity system is breaking down and that weirdos are free to perform drooling, lamenco dances atop our missile-silo Latches? RADIOACTIVITY AND GERME In recent months, there has been a aninor media Hup over, alleged Soviet, ‘violations of the United Nations germ- warfare ban. Jack Anderson wrote a column in which he accused the Soviets ef continuing germ-warfare research, while stating that the. U. S. is keeping its promise to destroy biological weapons. “Both nations, Anderson said, “have de- . veloped new virus and Rickettsia strains against which the workd has no immunity. This has been achieved by using chemi- *cals, radiation, ultraviolet light and other agents to produce freaks or or mutants” mutants” ampliasis added)."".” Traces of radiation were, in fact, found at several smutilation sites, one of them, Bilready mentioned, in Cochran County, • Texas. And Bill Jackson says that radia dion was found at a mutilation side near Sterling Colorado: “Two of the mutila- tives we had in 1975 were north of lations consists of scientists who were fired in 1970 when the Nixon han en bacteriological-warfare research went in:3 ellect; somehow, the story goes, these apostles of germ live subsequently ob tained clandestine funding from the Gove ernment. There has also been speculation that a private corporation stepped in fund the research, perhaps in anticipation of the day when the Government ban would be dropped One of the grini posibilities is that Omentals while once supposedly targeted aguimt.: Orientals, the research may now One hears talk amorit matillion investi olmed against a different human target.. gators that the mucous membranes cow’s eye possess properties similar to the soucous membranes of a particular race.: and that the cow, therefore, is a perfect subject on which to test the effects of a bacteriological agent. It all sounded to, me tape a hit off the podoed walls of co-se-oo. In talking with reporter Bill Hendris of KTVX-TV in Salt Lake City, however, I learned that. during the Sixties, dhe Dugwaj Provins Ground did work on an anti-Oriental sured me that he has no current connec. tion with the Agency; in fact, he seems, germ or toxin; the stuff had been sent to to have joined the ever-growing conter. Dugway-presumably from Forn Detrtek of patriotic-but-critical foriner entployees or the Edgewood Arsenal (the Mary! of Government inielligence agencies, bethes of such research where scientists Some of Ertanne’s Govartament expсті-ал artament experihalesidonia ences lead him to suspect that the revent An official at Dugray had confirmal mutilations are really the work of rogue to Hendrix that an clite group at the researchers. In 1961. Erianne claims he he bacteriological-research facilities in t baned that secret research was esearch was being. “East had been working in conducted by the U.S. “in segard to weapon. They usually worked under bacteria.” He says: “There was a meeting at the Bethesda Naval Hospital in 1961; One of the people there was [Secretary of slons, the scientists. spital in 1961; Secretary of Defense Robert) MicNamara. At the Laboratory conditions, but on two occ sloos, the scientists, went to Texas anc possibly to Minnesota, gally injected range animals. possibly to Minnesota, where they itter Was the anti-Oriental germ or toxin a time, so it’s pretty well substantiated that they time, I worked for the Secretary’s office: Courie did have a mecting in regard to some they type of bacteria.” • What kind of bacteria?” I asked. “Well, in gegard to Oriental watíare,”. .. Closthdia? tridia is very compor possibly. While Cles very common, it has, according or sophisticated: to scientists, the potential for developroent against specific targets. One question comes immediately :: sind: Why, instead of churing lever leirer,> don’t the mutilators just rent a tarch:. somewhere and buy a herd of catt!: and start chopping? One theory, as sup plied by, a Colorado newspaper editor samed Dane Edwards, is that the Erianne replied.” Oriental watare: I had long heard it rumored that there had been a Government germ-warfare program had been targeted against Orientals. It was a bit disgusting to con- template, I must say, but let us not forget that the United States has not hesitated, searchers need to experiment af deferent to se defoliants, supalm and the A- bomb against these same people. Is it un- reasonable to think the United States is capable of developing a germ, or toxin, or nerve agent, that picked on the en- atymes of a particular race? altitudes, climates and schvond of the year, apparently to see if this particute- strain will work in the various pans & the world where the target race duelis. 1: asked investigator Girodo why he thoug’s the muties might want to cause lertpr. and According to the bacteriological-war- he replied: “Well, there are many posi fare theory, the group behind the mutibilities; one is that the researchers are oul : : --- p.10 --- trying to kick it off their own backs and get it onto that of the occult.” Another question is: Since We ranchers are among the most patriotic of Americans, why not just hand them checks and tell them that the CIA wants a couple of their cattle-national secu- rity, you know and to please leave the gate unlocked and to keep quiet about it? . Down in Nara Vista, New Mexico, for Instance, Kathy Cammack operates a ranch with her husband in an area that has been hard-hit with mutes and copters and even UFOs. Mrs. Cammack bes Investigated the mutes for a local news- peper. In spite of the weirdness and ter- ror, she wrote: “If this is Goveroment anillitary maneuvers, then it is time people are informed. To say that there are exper- Iments; or research, in, procest that re classified would set many minds at ease. And, at the same time, Americans could be pleased, proud and appreciative of the endeavor. We, the people, are called on to provide tax money and to provide young nien to fight in wars. Surely we can be trusted to be kept informed aboy!. hings that affect u

Apparently not. First of all, the sctiv- kies of a rogue group of chopopaths who dely & Presidential ‘order could well be.. come a hot election-year campaign issue ta a country where millions distrust the Government after years of Watergate, CLA revelations, corruption, et multu alia. Secondly, there is a good chance that by home of these res, archers, whatever their credentials, art insane. They may have some of the highest security clearances objainable and impeccable reputations in their Bellsb but they’re still sleties Sometink’s I think these bovine surgeons are trying for art. You look at photos of these smooth lind perfect etiop-up-pat terms-neat circles, occasionally sporting a saw-toothed edge, etc. and you won- der if they aren’t striving to produce some Sort of inilitary-industrial sürrealist soll- sculpture movement. Consider, for in- stance, the two-week-old calf killed near -Sterling, Colorado, in early March 1976. carry away, the body. Only the head was louchy the left behind. They cut off the back part of the tongue and then reinserted the tip Into the calf’s mouth, where it was later found by the lucky person who had to poke within. SUMMER, PALL AND WINTER:: It was the summer and fall of 1975 that fully revealed the enormous scope and security precautions of the mutilators. Between September and December, the anxe wave broke in 13 states and there was serror in dozens of counties through- out the West Time ات رستر tom copters and UFO reports. There --- p.11 --- : : THE MUTILATION MYSTERY In Idaho, a man was driving his jeep at about 3:30 A.M. when, he claims, 15 masked peop stood across the highway with locke rms and tried to stop his car proper UFO appearance, there was a bunch of “mysterious yellow circles,” about two feet in diameter, thai were located from ten to 300 yards from the mute site. were few footprints. No one was caught. There was a particularly interesting case in Apache County, Arizona, where mutilated animals were found to have mysterious softball-sized burns. I called sheriff Art Lee and asked him about this report. “Were there three of them that had the burn, on the inside of the right hindquarter, about halfway up the ham,” he said. “The livestock investigator out of Phoenix wrote a letter to the local news- paper here,” Lee told me, “and said that these are all predator-ravaged carcases, I answered him and I wasn’t very nice BpUui in Tinh 3.30 4.M. when, he claims, 15 are not predator-ravaged carcasses.” In Montana, the mutilations began around June 1975, and by December, the number of carcasses found was close to 100. They were definitely human caused: according to Captain Wolverton, of Cascade County. Wolverton has stud: led the mutilations nationwide (as men tioned earlier, he went to Marion Federal Penitentiary to give a polygraph exam told me about a mutilation case that Occurred in early 1975, in which the animal had been mutilated with an in- strument that causes a sow-toothed out. dike that spade by pinking shears. Wolver- top also had a case involving burns “We have one lab report that came in on a wy fish within 23 hours of is leath. We got the analysis back and it “said that the edges of the lips had been serrated and burned.” In Idabo that September, a forest- service employee spotted several persons in hooded black rates walking down Cove Creek in Blaine County; the next day, several dead cattle were found, but the hooded hikers-despite an intensive search were never found. Then, in mothera Mahe on October 9th, a man was driving his jeep along U.S. 95 at masked people stood acron the sugnusy with locked arms and tried to stop his car; the man not away, but the spirit of terror did not. The Teion Valley News, of Driggs, Idaho, for instance, responded by printing this warning last Halloween: “Parchis, please be sure you’kifowarhere your children are at night and especially Halloween night. On Halloween night, with the happenings in our own area, it younger children home beforé dark and the older, ones home immediately after the football game scheduled on that night…
walked along a fence for about a haif mile to the road, where presumably they were picked up. Jeep pose member searched the entire area, but found כת further clues. It was strictly by chance that He Jelas happened to be in the vicinity the fellow- ing alkua. “A highway patrolmaa drove by and recognized my car.” Hedelius told me. He went to the sce where the heifer lay and performed a Beld autopsy; he then prepared a separ of his findings for the Emery Count sheriff. Reading the Hedelius report, one finds that the usual things had ber: www … were missing; the uterus had been cat two and was lying on the ground nex! the three-month-old fetus, which had re removed; the tip of the heifer’s also removed. Just an average mute. What caused she, actual death of t heifer? “It was a disease of the Clostrid family,” Hedelius told me. “When I c.2 the autopsy. Cast was extremely localized in the netis, an ares about the size of a baseball.” That night, after the autopsy, Hedeirs bpition that someone had injected a tex or a discase into the heifer was broadca do Salt Lake City IV. Bill Hendris Chaanel 4..(clerviewal Hededus asked asked the the following following question: o “And do you suppose this animal courtes Idaho was hard-hit. The mutes were firu discovered in June and the toll: probably went drer weather arrived in the fall. Police used the usual roadblock, radio and aircraft Over 100 by the time bal. Danel methods of jovestigation 10.00 vall the bacteria?” Hedelines answered: “We Jovestigation 2000 ralloidery com : PRESSORE: 1: As far as I have been able to deter The antes began in New Mexico in August and listed until around Thanksgiv-mine, the only US Government official ing; they started up again in early 1976: In October and November, there were mutilations in Nebraska. “If Missouri, the mutes began in early October and con- tinued in several counties into December 1975: There were about ten cases re- ported in Harney County, Oregon, at the -end of the summer in the region that borders Nevada in the southwestern part of the state. There were a number of nutes in Wisconsin in October 1975, one of which involved animals belonging to Richard Boom, of Eastman. “Boom thinks that the cattle… were killed with a gas grenade.” The Milwaukee Journal reported on October 12th.. la Wyoming, beginning in September, there ivas that tedious mix of helicopters, UFOs and a lot of mutilated cattle; there Sras one incident in Weston County on October 6th, where an 850-pound Here- ford cow was carved up and an area in- side its left-rear Bank apparently shaved cican. And then, to give the site that

are usually, localized in one part of the infected animal. However, in this
was extremely bealized You “sty it was pin-pointed, and I believe the bacteria were injected into the here to staté publicly that a mutilated animal had been injected with a toxin or bacteria was Dr. Robert Hedalius, a veterinary medical officer for the U.S. Department of Agricuture, who works in Utah. Dr. Hedelius is one of a group of about 150 highly trained individuals who serve as USDA foreign-animal-discase diagnosti-reporters; but afterward, you ter! cians doctors who play a major part in keeping foreign-animal diseases out of the United States. Hedelius mutilation case’ involved a pregnant heifer that was dis covered just before dawn on September 30, 1975. two miles outside of Emery, Utah in the middle of the state. Law anforcement officials suspected that the smutilators had been disturbed in their work and had had to split precipitously before they were through. According to a report prepared by the Emery County sheriff’s office, two “professional track ers” analyzed the dry pasture grass at the site and determined that we resons had left the scene and that they had to one of several subsequent con tions with Hedelius. I asked him the warnings he reportedly had ‘re.. from higher officials after his TV view. “Initially,” he said, “I talkes.: muzzled, both by-state and Fe people. I was told that I was not ts. to any of the news media.” I then a him about a canipaign supp launched to discredit him “Well a week after this [interview) happ the state veterinarian of Utah appe on lelevision-I saw hint ayself there was a real effort made to discre: everything. He said it was the wor predators and that the mouse-inos. test was negative. The mice that were lated [with bocteris taken tre.. heifer) still were well and happy.” lius explaith this by noting that the Ca tridis are anaerobic bateria atm… 1 --- p.12 --- order ihal local law-enforcement officials live in the open air. Through her sloth or a deliberate botch-up, Hedelius’ tissue samples were exposed to oxygen by others in the lab and therefore the inoculation Bests were useless.) When I talked to him, Hedelius stood farinly behind his findings. “I’m sure thit whoever did this, shot the animal with a dart pun, and that he used either a culture of the bacteria or a dose of the toxin produced by the bacteria.” “Do you think,” I asked, “that there’s some sort of research going on?” “Yeah, I think so. And just why it’s being done is the question.” Heart benve tions relative to the case. For instance, when asked how easy it would be to obtain these bacteria or toxins, he re- plied: “It’s very easy. There are perhaps a couple of hundred biological-supply houses in the country… They could buy and propigate the culture, which produces toxins very easily.” Would it take great expertise to isolate the poisons? Not really. “Actually, anybody who has had a basic course lid bacteriology could do it. It’s not that complicated.” On the other hand, Hedelius strewed the positilay that the whole case might be amper than it appears to be For instance, there was a complete le of pain the pooch or rurice the And • stomach) of the heifer he autopsied. He speculates that, for some reason, the mu- tilators may have sterilized the rumen. “Dead animals start to blout quite rapidly after-they-die, especially in the hot sun but with this animal, the first thing that preed and the absolute tack of bloating-and I went called. in on this until the late afternoon carcass was How soon alier death does a deceased just about as (rch an it could animal start bleating?” aupias 10.Covernment vehicles in ls may not check or search liem. may not check or search them even in the event of a highway accident. If there is a wreck, only Government people m examine the wreckage. Therefore, sealed Government or military equipment-ra- way cars or trucks-can travel in tea secrecy anywhere in the United States. Erianne is skeptical about what w occur when some mutilator is actu caught carving a Hereford in some 1. county. “I think the only person wh can break something like this,” Frisone says, “is spqrwone with knowledge of the affairs of a large organization and of h k produces its particular type of epoter tions. And I don’t think a deputy sher. animals as instant bacteria orain farms. Reading Sy Merah’s scary book on chemical and biological snuff, one en counters something the U.S. developed called mortality-enhancing factors (known, naturally, as MEFs); these agents are added to ordinary biologicah so as to greatly speed up the kill time of a disease… Perhaps the muties are using MEFs to produce quick death, or a quid rush of production of something they want to collect. One researcher, in fact, does claim that the mutilators have got their disease death time down to 15 minutes. There are abo reports that the glands that are removed from the animals, as wall is the Ears eyes and tips, are the kinds of things that bona-fide researchers might take, in order to check the spread of chemical or biokogical agents… HOW TO BREAK THE CASE • Whoever breaks this case could collect least 125 an hour. As for w the muties may well be determins- take advantage of the apparent wei in the Executive Branch at this time. But there’s always hubris waiting destroy them. The old Grock phe enon of Anbris, overweening and gant and careless prisle of crankut will cause the inuties to make braking th .. oc : --- p.13 --- FBI Joins Investigation of Animal Mutilations Linked to UFOs BY WILLIAM BARNHILL, DOB PRATT and DAVID WEIGHT The FBichas joined in the investigation of the heon linked to UPOR ata where the attacks have reached an an alarming level Ferrison Bohrmitt (R-M, Max.), the ex-astronaut and scientist what organland rence declared Zither we’ve got a UFO situation in we’ve at ma conspiracy which is enormously well funde horses have been butchered with surgical precision over an At least 8,000 cattle and herses kave been Hasated-1.88 million square mile area stretching from Tanpesses to Oragan since since the mutilations: began around 1979 The 38 million square million square miles in more than a third of the Hotel land area in the pon Parental United States Jaaagy, bases the attacks nyonoimoided arith UFO sighi- ather signe of human activity Kigere bound noup the mutilated carcasses. Only the bloed and portala parts of the apimale seually the reproductive organs - are • Trace elements found on Tand in some carcasses are the same as those collected after a WPQ sighting 16 New Mexico. Alior BAFPLING Incidents have occurred in 18 stores. Bards and coyotestate treaper who ta-animals and lan the back to fuse to eat thermutlipted horses goes vestigated more than meep than 20 at the spaceship. tpoke R “There have been thousands Bon. Schmit, whd received a If pre predators are involved, he of these mutilations nobody Ph.D. in geology Trem, Harvard said, “we have some predators knows about. The Indians are University and was a member with super powers. We find usually frightened to death,” he of the Apello 17 moon-landing these carcasses are being lifted sald. EXPERTS New Mexico tissue somples from a mutilated cow found cow found of Dulce, N Mex, Assisting him.is retired scientier Howerd Burgese, who’s investigated sever severgl-similer.Incid Incidents with Voldes, kapw why they’re doing K. sa UFOrisarcher: “What low.. therefore we should-lpave it chies-we have concerning those alone. responsible for the mutilations These are their exset words suggest that we are dealing with The ‘star people” Enow what well-equipped, highly capable they’re doing and should be airborne antities.. We are trusted. forord, I feel, to the hypothesis Dr. Montpith suld he has no that unidentified airavad are doubt that that aligne from from outer outer the the means me UFOs.” space … for To attacks are using the District Attorney: Kley animals bodies as part of their study of life on earth. Many other investigators U.S. Law Enforcem
the aldining the money, tines of. Espanola, N. Mocytos sonking a sap 800 graht e grant from the Ar sistance Administration. Admhting UFOs are a penal “I might be the first district attorney in the country to prese- space.” police, eclesitists and UPO re- searches searchers agree that UFOs ave the only passible explana-bility, he said: lion. Suid Richard Sigismund, a orew, said state and local law up (off the ground) and 3ster “They don’t say say anything enforcement offlotals have been they leave leave clamp marks on the about it because they know it’s unable to come with loads on legs. It is also very hard for me being dogelytar people, they Bateragin and cute an allen from outer spa their own und Fll help is to belleve that a predator can needed: Luke the heart out of an animal To date, the mutilations through a small wound in the have boon as mysterious as neck. they’ve been grisly,” he said. Dr. Henry Monteith, an engi: The Justice Depar Department au-neering physicist at Sandia therined the FBI office in Albu- Laboratories which handles ae- querque to become involved in cret government projects, re- Investigation of these veeled that Indians are so ter- orimes on the basis that several rifled by the mutilations, they of the mutilation killings ec- bury the carcasses immediate- Yourred on Indius lande. ly and are reluctant to discuba Many attacks have occurred what happened. Even their degs en animals at the Jicarilla refuse to go near the carcasses. Apicha Reservation in Dulce, Dr. Monteith, who has been N. Mu investigating the attacks since “Any place we’ve had a they began, said Indians have mutilution, we have also had told him of actually seeing UFO sightings,” reported Gabe spaceships land and untpad Valdes, a veteran New Mexico “star people” who chase down … … ダン --- p.14 --- C estimated 1.28 million square mile area stretching from Tennessee to Oregon since the mutilations began around 1970. The 1.28 million square pailea in more than a third of the total land area in the gou inental United States. Teeny voove the attacke bave poincided whh UPD sight Ings, Baffled tayestigatory say the strange pattern of the Ne tire merka, lastprints or ather signe of human activity care brand near the mutilated Only the blood and certain the reproductive egne - removed. parts of the apimals speally • Trace plan and is some carcasses are the Va Dr. Monteith said he hat Buzzards and coyatas re-stale trompe who has-animals and fete them back beattacks and are that same as those collected aftar TO sighting Jó New Macao.” and cattle. APPLING Incidener have repurred in 14 ergens a animal “There have been thousando Mudy of the encarthu Sen, Schmitt, Whid rebelvella. If predaters are involved, he of these mutilations nobody Ph.D. in geology Trem Harvard said, “we have some predatord knows about. The Indians are of the Apetia 17 moon-langtag these carcasses are being lifted said. University and was a member with super powers. We find usually frightened to death,” he of the Apello 17 moon-landing these carcasses are being lifted sald. EXPERTS New Mexico tissue somples from a mutilated cow found cow found of Dulce, N Mex, Assisting him.is retired scientier Howerd Burgese, who’s investigated sever severgl-similer.Incid Incidents with Voldes, kapw why they’re doing K. sa UFOrisarcher: “What low.. therefore we should-lpave it chies-we have concerning those alone. responsible for the mutilations These are their exset words suggest that we are dealing with The ‘star people” Enow what well-equipped, highly capable they’re doing and should be airborne antities.. We are trusted. forord, I feel, to the hypothesis Dr. Montpith suld he has no that unidentified airavad are doubt that that aligne from from outer outer the the means me UFOs.” space … for To attacks are using the District Attorney: Kley animals bodies as part of their study of life on earth. Many other investigators U.S. Enforcem
the aldining the money, tines of. Espanola, N. Mocytos sonking a sap 800 graht e grant from the Ar sistance Administration. Admhting UFOs are a penal “I might be the first district attorney in the country to prese- space.” police, eclesitists and UPO re- searches searchers agree that UFOs ave the only passible explana-bility, he said: lion. Suid Richard Sigismund, a orew, said state and local law up (off the ground) and 3ster “They don’t say say anything enforcement offlotals have been they leave leave clamp marks on the about it because they know it’s unable to come with loads on legs. It is also very hard for me being dogelytar people, they Bateragin and cute an allen from outer spa their own und Fll help is to belleve that a predator can needed: Luke the heart out of an animal To date, the mutilations through a small wound in the have boon as mysterious as neck. they’ve been grisly,” he said. Dr. Henry Monteith, an engi: The Justice Depar Department au-neering physicist at Sandia therined the FBI office in Albu- Laboratories which handles ae- querque to become involved in cret government projects, re- Investigation of these veeled that Indians are so ter- orimes on the basis that several rifled by the mutilatione, they of the mutilation killings ec- bury the carcasses immediate- Yourred on Indius lande. ly and are reluctant to discuba Many attacks have occurred what happened. Even their degs en animals at the Jicarilla refuse to go near the carcasses. Apicha Reservation in Dulce, Dr. Monteith, who has been N. Mu investigating the attacks since “Any place we’ve had a they began, said Indians have mutilution, we have also had told him of actually seeing UFO sightings,” reported Gabe spaceships land and untpad Valdes, a veteran New Mexico “star people” who chase down : --- p.15 --- FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ENCLOSURE COVER SHEET ANIMAL / SUBJECT: CATTLE MUTILATION FILE: 198-1048 SECTION 1 OF 1 THIS SECTION IS COMPRISED OF 96 PAGES WHICH WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS RELEASE. 96 PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SECTION FOR RELEASE. THIS IS ENCLOSURE OF ENCLOSURE(S) i 1 NO DUPLICATION FEE FOR THIS PAGE --- p.16 --- Airtel ? 3/12/79 1J. E. Smith To: SAC Albuquerque From: Director, FBI THE MUTILATIONS OF 415 ANIMALS; CIR 00: Albuquerque NR Re Bureau airtel to Albuquerque, 3/6/79. Enclosed for the Albuquerque Division is a package containing numerous documents from the Department of Justice concerning captioned matter. It is forwarded for the information of the Albuquerque Division. Enclosure ST-140 V-32 REC-50 DELL N198-1048-1 Assoc. Dir. Dop. AD Adm. Dep. AD lav. Asst. Dir.t ENC. BEHIND FILE Adm. Servs. Crim. lav. Ident. Intell. Loberatory Legal Coun. Plan. & Insp. Rec. Mgnt. Ran wou APR 2/41979 Tech. Servs. Training Public Affs. OH. Telephone Rm. 53 APR 161979 MAR 13 1979 --- p.17 --- יייי OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Judge- 18 Here’s the Schmidt letter you asked for. Ray Cazmoro 3/9/20 ger iR/Saduakent ant 13. SAC, AQ JES: 3/12479 --- p.18 --- : January 10, 1979 Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt United States Senate 1251 DSOD Washington, D.C. 25010 Dear Senator Schnitt: As I told you over the telephone yesterday, I have asked Philip Heymann, head of the Criminal Division, to look into our jurisdiction over the cattle mutilation problem with which you are concerned. We will be in touch with you at an early date. I must say that the materials sent me indicate the existence of one of the strangest phenomenons in my memory. Wara regards. 663:kmm Sincerely, Griffin B. Bell bcc: w/materials to Terry Adamson Ray Calamaro Phil Heymann Please have someone look into this matter at an early date. Sen. Schmitt is our freind and there have been about 60 mutilations in New Mexico in recent months. GABB it --- p.19 --- HARRISO:J SCHMITT NEW MEXICO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE. SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING. AND URBAN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS United States Senale WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 December 21, 1978 RECEIVED The Honorable Griffin B. Bell Attorney General Department of Justice 10th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Attorney General: 2 : O.LA. During the past several years, ranchers throughout the West including my home state of New Mexico, have been victimized by a series of cattle mutilations. As a result, these ranchers have as a group and individually suffered serious economic losses. These mysterious killings have been the subject of at least two articles in national publications, copies of which are enclosed. Mr. Cockburn’s article in the December 1975 issue of Dsquire states that there had been a federal investigation into this matter, but it was dropped. Mr. Cockburn implies the investigation may have been terminated because cattle mutilation per se is not a federal offense. While an individual cattie mutilation may not be a federal offense, I am very concerned at what appears to be a continued pattern of an organized interstate criminal activity. Therefore, I am requesting that the Justice Department re-examine its jurisdiction in this area with respect to the possible reopening of this investigation. Enclosed are copies of my files on this subject. While awaiting what will hopefully be a favorable reply, I shall continue to gather materials that could be of help in such an investigation. If you need further information in studying this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. HS:jri Enclosures✓ Sincerely, Harrison Schmitt DEPARTMENT 23 DEC 23 1978 CRIMINAL-GEN, C Γ. ון --- p.20 --- NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE SUBJECT CORRESPONDENCE FROM TO
SENATOR SCHMITT (LIVESTOCK MUTILATIONS) MARTIN E. VIGIL, DIRECTOR CAPTAIN CHARLIE P. ANAYA New Mexico State Police Espanola, New Mexico — Dear Captain: DATE JULY 18, 1978 ATTENTION OF JUL 2 MAJOR M. S. CHAVEZ 334111,

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Crime ALEXANDER COCKBURN Rippers of the range A is so often happens with crime, it’s a question of viewpoint, really. Given the rate of human slaugh- ter in any large American city, it might not seem too important that between April and September of this year 129 cattle were mutilated in the state of Colorado. As a matter of fact, in 1974, there were about 3,750,- 000 cattle grazing in Colorado and around 37,000 of these died of natu- ral causes, so we are not talking about an event of prime importance to the ranching business. But no rancher in Colorado is tak- ing this comfortable view of the mat- ter. What the ranchers dislike is the idea of driving across their pastures and finding, as one did last August, a dead bull with its penis, rectum, testicles, tongue and an eye excised with surgical deftness and absolutely no trace visible of the surgeon or surgeons involved. Over the past couple of years, hun- dreds of such mutilatior. have oc- curred in Colorado, Minnesota, Ne- braska, Kansas, Oklahoma, Wyoming, South Dakota, Montana, New Mexico and Texas. In fact, if you follow this kind of thing, you may have noticed the odd item in the newspapers about the cattle-cutting craze. I’d seen such items myself but not taken too much of an interest till my good friend Ed Sanders told me last fall that some anonymous person in Sacramento had sent him a cow’s tongue in the mail. Now, Sanders is the author of The Family, a fine and eerie book about the Manson group. Like my- self, he had taken only a passing in- terest in cattle mutilations. The ar- rival in June of what he likes to call the lingua bovina ezcisa, packed in a shoe box, at the office of his literary agent escalated his attention remark- ably. In June, you may remember, Sacramento was rendered the more colorful by two young Mansonian ladies called Squeaky Fromme and Sandra Good strolling about in their red robes. Back in 1970, when Sanders was compiling material about the Manson group, ritual murders, and other di- verting practices in California, he’d examined the case of a ritual de- capitation of a goat in Topanga Can- yon. Five years later the question seemed to be whether excised animal parts had, so to speak, become part of the currency of satanic groups; whether a sliced cow’s tongue was now an essential part of the ritual- ist’s working equipment. So far, after some investigation, Sanders has found nothing to con- nect the tongue from Sacramento with the mutilations in the Midwest. But he did, in the course of a drive across the country, find himself stand- ing in the office of the sheriff of Elbert County, Colorado, looking at a Polaroid photograph. It showed a cow with its udder bag and rectum removed. The cow had been pregnant and the photograph also showed a long, thin, unborn calf’s neck and head, which the mutilators had cut and pulled out of its mother’s uterus. The calf’s tongue had been cut out. As Sanders later remarked to me, he could understand why the ranchers were getting upset. The mutilation case histories make for depressing reading. In Minne- sota, in the fall of 1974, a young cow was found dead with its sexual or- gans, one ear and the udder removed. The incision to remove the udder was made in the form of a diamond. The previous spring, the mutilation mob had turned up in Nebraska. Among its victims, a calf with its sex or- gans removed and its body drained of blood. On we go to Oklahoma to find reports of a Hereford cow killed by strangulation or a blow on the neck, --- p.23 --- and with the tip of its nose, its tongue, left ear, udder and vagina all removed with a knife. And on and on, from Texas to Colorado to Mon- tana. Behind them the mutilators al- ways leave county sheriffs and yet- erinarians saying they have never seen anything like it before, and local authorities on black ritual discours- ing on the importance of always using fresh warm blood, if drinking the stuff is called for. A survey of newsclips and other literature on cattle mutilation seems to indicate that the whole business started with the mysterious death of Snippy. Snippy was a horse whose mutilated body was found on a ranch near Alamosa, Colorado, eight years ago. Snippy’s throat had been cut and flesh from the head and neck re- moved. Also removed were Snippy’s brain and stomach. Snippy’s owner was convinced that his horse had been “zapped by a flying saucer.” Snippy’s bones may still be viewed in the museum at Adams State College in Alamosa. U.F.O.’s are still being blamed for the cattle mutilations. Some students of the craze simply see no other ex- planation. Carl Whiteside, of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, evidently felt it necessary to contest this hypothesis, since he told me seri- ously, “We do not feel these people have any magical quality that puts them in the realm of the supernatural or soine alien planet civilization.” The occupants of U.F.O.’s have not so far appeared to refute slanderous allegations about their attitude toward terrestrial livestock. People associated with occult groups, on the other hand, have been vehemently trying to distance themselves from the unknown slicers. Back at the start of the year, after twenty-three mutilations in Texas, a self-professed witch in Dallas told a local reporter she thought they were the work of “a satanist group from Fort Worth.” These Texas cattle had been drained of their blood, which the witch thought was consonant with satanic addiction to blood. “They give.witch- craft a bad name,” she added. A writer in Gnostica was even more alarmed. “Despite the obvious illogicality of it,” said Isaac Bone- wits, a former member of the Church of Satan, “the favorite theory right. now among state and federal investi- gators is that occultists of some sort are involved. This of course is sheer scapegoating, since only a rank ama- teur would believe it possible to get usable psychic energy out of such mutilations, and a rank amateur would not be able to (a) levitate so Sotonw fonturinta T Aram without leaving evidence of a pump- ing machine, (c) make the neat ‘sur- gical’ incisions that were used to re- move organs and extremities, or (d) teleport so as to be able to perform two such operations on the same night, hundreds of miles apart.” It would be interesting to know what Bonewits would consider the talents of a professional; but he was right in thinking that at one point federal and state investigators did think that occultists were involved. For a time, indeed, they thought a solution to the great mutilation wave was at hand. Early in 1974, a student at Kilgore Junior College in Texas wrote a paper on “The Sons of Satan,” which contained detailed descriptions of how this group would mutilate cattle between midnight and sunrise. The ritual would be completed just as sunlight started to filter down on the animal through the branches of a tree. (In the absence of trees, the adepts would hold a branch over the beast and proceed as usual with this substitute.) The teacher at Kilgore Junior Col- lege was sufficiently revolted by the theme’s details to destroy it forth with. The student said he had heard the story from a friend familiar with the satanists. An English professor from Pennsylvania told John Makeig of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram that he was familiar with the Sons of Satan group, had some of its mem- bers in his class, and had seen “some girls who’d cut off their fingers and pieces of their ears and things like that.” Their “primary thrill,” he added, was to eat their own flesh. All this information was passed on to Don Flickinger, an Alcohol, To- bacco and Firearms agent in Minne- apolis. Early this year Flickinger be- came the main federal investigator of the mutilation phenomenon, for somewhat bizarre reasons. Cattle WIDOW PRICE mutilation is not, as a spokesman in the Justice Department stiffly in- formed me, a federal offense. Flick- inger became involved because three prisoners in federal institutions sud- denly wrote to various authorities announcing that not only did they know the satanic cult practicing the mutilations, but that this same group had compiled a “death list” of in- tended assassination victims. Among the alleged targets were Senator Hu- bert Humphrey and a federal judge in Minneapolis. The U.S. attorney in Minneapolis, Robert Renner, put A.T.F.’s Flick- inger on the case because, as he put it to me, “We thought it was the only agency freewheeling enough really to do something.” The informants con- tinued to pour out their stories: a small city near the Gulf Coast would have its water deliberately poisoned; two people in another Texas town would suffer dismemberment in the near future. Just enough of the in- formants’ stories checked out to cause Flickinger and investigators in sev- eral states to continue the hunt for the allegedly four-hundred-strong band of rich cattle-mutilating satan- ists. Reputed leaders of the group in Texas were polygraphed. All survived such examinations. One of the claims was that the group was escalating from animal to human mutilations and police earnestly scanned all čases of ritualistic murders that occurred. Flickinger himself was threatened and his door daubed with blood. Sometime in the summer of this year the federal investigation came to an abrupt end. All that a person in the Justice Department associated with the case would tell me was, “We were looking into alleged threats to elected officials from the same type of people involved in cattle mutila- tions and we were unable to come up with anything at all.” This was not particularly illuminating, but John Oscar Price died with a hunk of steak in his throat, dining among friends at Top of 21, a restaurant for people on top of it all. His friends thought him laughing, then mildly miffed, red-faced at his wife, who salted her potato and missed his going. Where she lives now (on top of a hill), she wonders about choking. This is on days when rocks shift place and daisies are spineless with west wind at their backs. She watches birds, how flycatchers take food and are gone. It is frightening: all this shifting and bending and flying. The thing about choking, too. She misses Oscar, she says. --- p.24 --- Makeig at the Fort Worth Star-Tele- gram had also been receiving letters from two of the informants-con- victed armed robbers in the Marion federal prison-and was able to con- clude that the federal investigators had become convinced that the in- formants were putting out a lot of bogus information in an attempt to get moved to prisons from which it would be easier for them to escape. This view was strengthened by the fact that all three informants had in deed made escape attempts. Thus ended federal involvement in the investigation of cattle mutila- tions and thus also ended the last convincing series of leads anyone has yet come up with. car What are we left with? In the hun- dreds of cases of cattle mutilations, no one has ever been seen at or near the scene of the crime. No trace of the perpetrators-footprints, tracks or even evidence of the use of helicopters-has been detected. Many ranchers believe that heli- copters have been used, partly be- cause a large number of sightings of unidentified helicopters have been re- ported, partly because it seems this is the only form of transport allow- ing easy access to remote rangeland. Some investigators believe that such furtive use of helicopters would ex- plain the large number of U.F.O. sightings in the affected states. : Cynics say that small predators are responsible for many of the al- leged mutilations. This may some- times be the case, but Carl White- side, the Colorado Bureau of Investi- gation officer, told me that out of all the dead animals sent to the veteri- nary school at Colorado State Uni- versity six were fresh enough to be amenable to autopsy. One had been the victim of a predator, five had definitely been mutilated by humans. In all cases, he added, the animals had died of natural causes and the mutilations had occurred post-mor- tem, which he said produced curious questions: “Are the cattle being killed and mutilated by the same peo- ple, or do the mutilators come upon them and do the cutting?” Out of all the investigations only one clue has emerged. In the late summer a Colorado rancher found a blue plastic valise on his land. In it were a cow’s tongue, an ear and a scalpel. The day I spoke with Whiteside he had just returned from a meeting of three hundred ranchers in Kiowa, Elbert County. Elbert County suf- fered sixty-three cases of mutilation over the summer. Whiteside said the ranchers “were literally up in “The Sportables” are seven brand-new black and white television sets from RCA-featuring two models with battery packs built right into their bases. Pull the plug on either AC/DC model and you’ll still get up to four hour’s of great viewing. An advanced VHF tuner helps keep the picture clear almost everywhere it goes.. arms… The thing that’ and frightening to them is body can get onto their ra actually cut up an animal no trace. What we’re afraid we are going to have a ho our hands. A person runs o wanders onto a ranch and thing you know these peopl spooked become involved i der.” So be careful about road s time you drive around the 1 states. Ed Sanders, who is a an, told me that one of the f driving around mutilation was seeing trucks trundling to orthodox slaughter. You steak for a lifetime and stil. tated over the fate of one whose organs have been slice unknown cow molesters, It’s ironic tension between homi tistics versus humdrum deat roads. As I said at the star question of viewpoint. Crim what you care to see. And how to solve the ca jolly A.T.F. official told me swer is “to get two guys dr as a bull with specially large stand them on the range an It could work, I suppose, but see that the investigators are desperate. # See the entire RCA line, including the smart, new, indoor “Sportables” (AC only) Solid State TV with the same great picture and sound. Now showing at your RCA Dealer. Gate10 FICA Model AU097 (AC/DC) with built-in The Sportable --- p.25 --- tust of them adopted a waitsee attitude. And some of the Stateside fugi- tives had grown downright paranoid af- ter years on the lam. “How do I know they won’t lock me up and put me back in the Army?” asked a dichard deserter in New York. When the Clemency Board-headed by an outspoken critic of the war, for- mer New York Sen. Charles Coodell- begins its work, some of the resisters fears may be eased. Goodell’s dovish views will be bolstered by those of other board members, including National Ur- han League director Vernon E. Jordan and the Rev. Theodore Hesburgh, pres- ident of Notre Dame and a former head of the U.S. Civil Rights Commission. Ine panclists clearly have soine very difficult problems alhead-weighing, for example, time served in jail against time owed for alternate service, or battle honors against time spent AWOL. And the board con- tained some hawkish members who might oppose leniency, in- cluding retired Marine Corps. Gen. Lewis Walt and James Maye, executive director of MYSTERIES: The Midnight Marauder Q Each day, just before dusk, ranchers and farmhands pile into pickup trucks and fan out across the rolling prairie of northeastern Nebraska. They park mostly on ridges or hilltops, where they can scan the pastures and the narrow roads that wind through them. With rifles and shotguns leaning against their trucks, the men watch nervously, smoking cigarettes and talking with each other over a net- work of citizen’s-band radios. Some of the men will stand guard all night, yet none of them really knows what he is looking for. “I’ve never seen anything zed Veterans of America. ENTERINGS Still, the Ford plan had the vir- tue of all compromises. Said Hesburgh: “As long as Nixon was in, these guys could rot as far as he was concerned. It’s the difference between chance and some chance.” INDIANS: Blazing Saddles מון MOOTENAI NATION Toll 104 ‘Warpath’: Tribesman soliciting tolls It didn’t look like much of a border crossing. The sign by the side of the road increly de manded a 10-cent toll from pass- ing motorists, most of whom didn’t even stop. But the mili- tant Kootenai Indians manning the roadside picket lines outside Bonners Ferry, Idaho, weren’t kidding. After years of frustra- tion trying to deal with Washington, the 67 members of the Kootenai tribe finally lost patience last week and declared war on the United States-by registered mail. Their challenge was delivered in a letter to President Ford demanding a 128,000-acre reservation, plus as much as $3.2 million for tribal land the govern ment had paid for in 1962 at the rate of 36 cents an acre. To hack it up, they threatened to tax white homeowners and businesses squatting on their ancient tribal lands. Idaho’s Gov. Cecil Andrus seut in 60 lawmen to keep the highways clear, but tensions soon eased. The Bu- reau of Indian Affairs invited tribal lead- ers to begin negotiations, and the citi- zens of Douners Ferry relaxed. “The Indians have told us that they don’t want a war,” said one sympathetic local. “They know it’s tough for 67 people to get a re- action from Washin; ton, D.C.” 32 17 AP like this,” says State. Sen. Jules Bur- bach, who has represented Knox County for eighteen years. “Folks are almost hysterical.” Since last May, more than 100 cattle have been found dead and gruesomely mutilated in Nebraska, Kansas and Iowa. On Jolin Sunderman’s farm outside Madison, Neb., a cow was killed with a blunt instrument last June and her udder and sexual organs were cut off. When a veterinarian examined the corpse, he found that all of the animal’s blood had been drained. On the nearby ranch of Vem Stringfield, a month-old bull calf was clubbed to death. Its blood was drained off, too, and someone cut a hole in the calf’s side, removing the intestines and coiling them neatly next to the head. Rumor and anxiety have produced a host of unproved theories to explain the bizarre events. Many people, noting that some of the victims were black, suggest that devotees of witchcraft may have done the foul deeds. “It could be some- one setting up a fertility cult of some kind,” says Richard Thill, a German- studies professor at the University of Nebraska who teaches noncredit witch- craft courses, “or it could be someone putting you on. If they are putting you on, they are pretty sick.” A few residents report sighting strange creatures re- sembling bears and gorillas, and at least one fauer claims that a shiny UFO landed in a field where a slaughtered animal was later found. Rustlers: Still others think the killings may be the work of marijuana smug- glers, who supposedly use searchlight- equipped helicopters to harvest the wild stands of pot known to grow in Ne- braska. A helicopter often has been seen hovering over the range around the time of a mutilation, and some ranchers swear they have been chased down lonely roads by choppers. Helicopters are also said to have been used in cattle rustling, and some stockmen think the rustlers may be collecting blood and organs as lures for cattle grazing on the open range this fall. As the tension mounted, law-enforce- nent officials held statewide conferences to sift the accounts and to calm the rille. toting cattlemen. They organized a posse for a fruitless search of the area. The plot thickened when autopsies were conduct. ed on some of the dead animals. The doctors reported that most of the animals had died of natural causes, such as bac- terial infections and kidney disease, or from swallowing oil that had been dropped on the range. Afterward, the Inedical reports enucluded, the car- casses were chewed by predator coy- otes, wolves, buzzards, eagles or evca magpies. Cuts: The explanation doesn’t suit ev- eryone. “Why didn’t we notice this sort of thing in other years?” asks one skeptic. “The predators are not wolves,” insists Senator Burbach. “They are a semido- mesticated, two-legged animal called man.” Noting that many of the cuts seemed to have been done with a blade, Gorden Gruber, an organizer of the pa- trols, remarked: “I’ve yet to see a coyote who can chew a straight edge.” Some officials are beginning to worry that the real danger is not some ghostly butcher, but the keyed-up vigilantes themselves. After two slugs pierced the canopy of a utility-company helicopter checking power lines, the Nebraska Na- tional Guard ordered its helicopter pilots to cruise cross-country at higher altitudes than usual-generally 2,000 feet instead of 1,000-to avoid being fired upon by frightened ranch hands. “I would hate to think what would happen,” a Guard spokesman told NewsWEEK’s William Schmidt, “if one of our pilots was forced to put down a disabled chopper in a pasture at night. Someone might get killed.” Newswerk. September 30, 1974 --- p.26 --- : FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION ENCLOSURE COVER SHEET SUBJECT: CATTLE MUTILATION FILE: 198-1048 SECTION 1 OF 1 THIS SECTION IS COMPRISED OF 96 PAGES WHICH WERE REVIEWED FOR THIS RELEASE. 96 PAGES ARE AVAILABLE FROM THIS SECTION FOR RELEASE. THIS IS ENCLOSURE OF ENCLOSURE(S)

NO DUPLICATION FEE FOR THIS PAGE --- p.27 --- Airtel ? 3/12/79 1 J. E. Smith To: SAC Albuquerque From: Director, FBI THE MUTILATIONS OF 415 ANIMALS; CIR 00: Albuquerque NR Re Bureau airtel to Albuquerque, 3/6/79. Enclosed for the Albuquerque Division is a package containing numerous documents from the Department of Justice concerning captioned matter. It is forwarded for the information of the Albuquerque Division. Enclosure ST-140 V-32 REC-50 DELL N198-1048-1 Assoc. Dir. Dop. AD Adm. Dep. AD lav. Asst. Dir.t ENC. BEHIND FILE Adm. Servs. Crim. lav. Ident. Intell. Loberatory Legal Coun. Plan. & Insp. Rec. Mgnt. Ran wou APR 2/41979 Tech. Servs. Training Public Affs. OH. Telephone Rm. 53 APR 161979 MAR 13 1979 --- p.28 --- OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL Judge- 18 Here’s the Schmidt letter you asked for. Ray Cazmoro 3/9/20 ger iR/Saduakent ant 13. SAC, AQ JES: 3/12479 --- p.29 --- : January 10, 1979 Honorable Harrison H. Schmitt United States Senate 1251 DSOD Washington, D.C. 25010 Dear Senator Schnitt: As I told you over the telephone yesterday, I have asked Philip Heymann, head of the Criminal Division, to look into our jurisdiction over the cattle mutilation problem with which you are concerned. We will be in touch with you at an early date. I must say that the materials sent me indicate the existence of one of the strangest phenomenons in my memory. Wara regards. 663:kmm Sincerely, Griffin B. Bell bcc: w/materials to Terry Adamson Ray Calamaro Phil Heymann Please have someone look into this matter at an early date. Sen. Schmitt is our freind and there have been about 60 mutilations in New Mexico in recent months. GABB it --- p.30 --- HARRISO:J SCHMITT NEW MEXICO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE. SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING. AND URBAN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS United States Senale WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 December 21, 1978 RECEIVED The Honorable Griffin B. Bell Attorney General Department of Justice 10th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Attorney General: 2 : O.LA. During the past several years, ranchers throughout the West including my home state of New Mexico, have been victimized by a series of cattle mutilations. As a result, these ranchers have as a group and individually suffered serious economic losses. These mysterious killings have been the subject of at least two articles in national publications, copies of which are enclosed. Mr. Cockburn’s article in the December 1975 issue of Dsquire states that there had been a federal investigation into this matter, but it was dropped. Mr. Cockburn implies the investigation may have been terminated because cattle mutilation per se is not a federal offense. While an individual cattie mutilation may not be a federal offense, I am very concerned at what appears to be a continued pattern of an organized interstate criminal activity. Therefore, I am requesting that the Justice Department re-examine its jurisdiction in this area with respect to the possible reopening of this investigation. Enclosed are copies of my files on this subject. While awaiting what will hopefully be a favorable reply, I shall continue to gather materials that could be of help in such an investigation. If you need further information in studying this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. HS:jri Enclosures✓ Sincerely, Harrison Schmitt DEPARTMENT 23 DEC 23 1978 CRIMINAL-GEN, C Γ. --- p.31 --- NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE DEPARTMENT INTER-DEPARTMENTAL CORRESPONDENCE SUBJECT CORRESPONDENCE FROM TO

SENATOR SCHMITT (LIVESTOCK MUTILATIONS) MARTIN E. VIGIL, DIRECTOR CAPTAIN CHARLIE P. ANAYA New Mexico State Police Espanola, New Mexico — Dear Captain: DATE JULY 18, 1978 ATTENTION OF JUL 2 MAJOR M. S. CHAVEZ 334111,

: We are in receipt of correspondence from the Honorable; Harrison Schmitt, State Senator, and Mr. Manuel S. Gomez, Dulce, New Mexico regarding livestock mutilations in Rio Arriba County for the past two years. Kindly instruct Officer Gabe Valdez to submit copies of all his reports concerning this matter to this office, in order that we may forward them to Senator Schmitt’s office. Very truly yours, MARTIN E. VIGIL, DIRECTOR BY: W W. J. FULLOCK, CHIEF Uniformed Bureau State Police Division Criminal Justice Department cc: File : The Honorable Harrison Schmitt, State Senator MEV/WJB/cl ATTACHMENTS: : ENCLOSURE FOR LETTER DẠTED AUGUST 16, 1978, TO MR. MANUEL S. GOMEZ : : --- p.32 --- V United States Department of Justice ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS 42 January 3, 1978 TO: Criminal Division On December 29, 1978, John Ryan, Schmitt’s administrative assistant, called OLA regarding the status of this matter. OLA only received this correspondence yesterday but we have learned that the Senator has personally discussed this matter with the Attorney General. The AG agreed to have someone in the Criminal Division look into this matter to determine whether or not there is any statutory basis for federal intervention. --- p.33 ---

Part 3 (of 5)

--- p.1 --- : Material Found After UFO Sighting in Cattle Mutilation Area Near Taos Bob Schoenfeld and Assistant Edith Franklin Cintique With Laboratory Tests in Albuquerque 12-13-78 New Findings Deepen FD Mystery of Mutilations ? : BY FRITZ THOMSON Journal Staff Writer A mysterious test carried out last summer was cited this week as providing “starting and baffling” new evidence in the myste- ries and [illegible] which have proliferated in north central New Mexico. Further intrigue was added Tues- day with the disclosure of a previ- ously unreported and unsubstanti- ated UFO incident near Taos less than four days before the test. Both the test and the incident left tangible materials with dubious properties. The materials have been placed under controlled ana- lyses at an Albuquerque laboratory. Authorities said they hope the discoveries shed fresh light on the cattle mutilation cases, although they readily acknowledge the evid- ence “certainly won’t solve the mystery.” New Mexico, with 35 confirmed cattle mutilations so far this year, has been identified as one of the nation’s “hotspots” for the cases. While the others — [illegible] and Missouri — are not so heavily [illegible] with figures from previous years, the state has been [illegible] approximately 60. The test last summer was con- ducted on the Manuel Gomez Ranch near Dulce, in an area where the majority of the state’s mutilations have occurred. Gomez and State Police Officer Gabe Valdez rounded about 120 of the Gomez beef cattle into a corral and moved them through a squeeze chute under an ultra-vi- olet light. During the nocturnal test, Valdez said two animals were found “with a sticky substance on the right side of the neck, the right ear and the [illegible] ear.” Samples of the affected hides were reported, along with [illegible] [illegible] Continued : : --- p.2 --- 12-15-78 Cattle Mutilation Mystery Deepens Continued from A1 ed “control” samples from the same animals. Schoenfeld Clinical Laboratories in Albuquerque analyzed the sam- ples and found the affected hides to contain significant deposits of po- tassium and magnesium. The labo- ratory report disclosed Tuesday that the potassium content was 2,500 times normal. At the laboratory here, Rob Schoenfeld, chemist in charge, said he believes the substance was water soluble and doubts that it would have occurred on the animals. “How it got there, I don’t know,” he said. The ultra-violet light test is the first such test known to have been conducted in connection with the mutilations. The test at the Gomez corrals took place July 8. At the time, Val- dez, Gomez and Altamira were aware of an incident that had occurred four nights before near Taos. Three families living near each other three miles northwest of Taos were startled at 12:05 a.m. by what they later described as a very bright orange light outside their homes. Mrs. Elias Vargas, who lives in one of the homes, said the light frightened her. “I had just gone to bed and sud- denly the room lit up with a bright orange light,” she recalled. “I thought maybe the neighbors were throwing firecrackers, then my dog began to bark and I realized it was not that. “I went to the window and opened it, and I could hear a kind of crack- ling sound. The light itself moved. I could see it for some distance.” “At first I thought the red colored beam was so low, so I went in the other room. Then when I came back, it was a definite form. But it was not an aircraft. It was so illumi- nous and about as big as the house, maybe bigger. By then it changed my mind. It was a dark, gray color. It stayed for about two minutes, but when I had opened the drapes, it took off to the north and disappeared immediately. You could see it was a red light. It was not an aircraft. I did think I went to sleep well 3 in the morning.” Mrs. Vargas and others all testified that the light had hovered over a tree and that of the immediate area. Valdez said, a thin, powdery substance was found on the roof of the pickup’s cab. They collected the material for analysis. Eventually, the substance was given to the Schoenfeld laboratory in Albuquerque. Schoenfeld said Tuesday initial analysis of the substance showed it contains significant amounts of potassium and magnesium, the same elements found on the hides of the cattle tested four nights ago. In descending order, Schoenfeld said the residue contains calcium, potassium, magnesium, aluminum, silicates, sulphates and iron. All other elements present. Valdez said a small amount of vanadium and strontium. “It’s possible to find all these elements in the air,” Schoenfeld said, “but they are not neces- sarily in the air. If you say it was found and it can be analyzed, it would have to be something to have been dropped from the air. “It also contained a red dye,” Valdez said. “About 15 feet long, 16 inches wide, and shaped like a piece of paper.” “I’m really not in the business of paint analysis,” Schoenfeld said. “It could easily be a film of oxidized metal. We’re going to do some more work on it. I’m not convinced that it’s metal, it’s metallic or organic.” He said microscopic particles are imbedded in the material. “We can’t really say what it was,” he said, “for the moment, but it will be — .” None of the authorities care to speculate on a direct tie between the residue and the substance found on the five cattle. “Right now, the only tie is the potassium and the magnesium,” Burgess says, “and that’s a substantial tie — right now — to those that are defi- nitely related. But it’s intriguing.” One official noted mutilated cat- tle are generally found lying on their right side — the same side the five cattle were tested on. Classic mutilation signs: se- vered rection, severed sexual or- gans, a severed tongue, eyes gouged out and, in some cases, a severed left ear. --- p.3 --- aaigk : : Mutilated Cow is Discovered in Dulce Area Journal Special 6/16 DULCE - A mutilated cow - the seventh in the area this year - has been found near Dulce and a State Po- lice officer says he believes he has found evidence, the cattle are being transported elsewhere for the mutila- tions and the carcasses returned to the animals home pastures the same night. The carcass of the most recent muti- lation was discovered Wednesday. The udder and the rectum of a 4-year-old Hereford cow had been severed, and a portion of the lower lip was missing. elsewhere. He believes the cattle are: airlifted from the pasture during the night, taken to a secluded area, muti- lated and returned to the pasture. “You could tell where these clamps or vises were attached,” he said. “I’m positive they do their work somewhere else.” The cow, he said, was lying on its right side and there was no evidence of a struggle. Only a minimal amount of blood was near the body. Valdez said the animal’s vertebrae were broken. Thursday afternoon, a Paris, Texas,

The mutilation occurred on Manuel Gomez ranch, in a pasture 13 miles east of Dulce. Gomez has lost four cattle to mutilations since 1971. There have been a total of 10 mutila- tions in the area during the past two years. Repeatedly frustrated in attempts to unravel the mutilation cases, Valdez Thursday said he intends to assemble most of the Gomez cattle “to see if they are being marked in any way that can be identified in the darkness.” He said a retired scientist in Albu- querque is assembling a device to examine the cattle. “We’ll get the herd in a corral and run them through the squeeze chute and see if we can find anything,” Valdez said. He expects to conduct the experi- ment next week. Investigators estimate the mutila-…team of investigators - recently… formed to probe mutilations plaguing ranches throughout the West for the past three years — arrived in Dulce to examine the site and the carcass. tion occurred Monday night. On the same date exactly 2 years ago, a car- cass and a series of mysterious tracks were discovered in the area. State Po- lice officer Gabe Valdez said the car- cass this week was located within 500 yards of where the carcass was found in the 1976 case. Valdez said he could not discern any tracks in the area of the Monday night mutilation, nor could he find any foot- of prints left by the mutilated cow. “Valdez In examining the carcass,” said he found that the left front leg and the left rear leg had been fractured. He said he could clearly… perceive indentations in the flesh, near the fractures, and he believes they were left by clamps attached to. the animal’s legs. : --- p.4 --- ! Eniwala home pastures the same night. The carcass of the most recent muti- lation was discovered Wednesday. The udder and the rectum of a 4-year-old Hereford cow had been severed, and a portion of the lower lip was missing. : :: Investigators estimate the mutila-… tion occurred Monday night. On the same date exactly 2 years ago, a car- cass and a series of mysterious tracks were discovered in the area. State Po- lice officer Gabe Valdez said the car- cass this week was located within 500 yards of where the carcass was found in the 1976 case. Valdez said he could not discern any tracks in the area of the Monday night mutilation, nor could he find any foot- of prints left by the mutilated cow. זי In examining the carcass, Valdez said he found that the left front leg and the left rear leg had been fractured. He said he could clearly perceive indentations in the flesh, near the fractures, and he believes they were left by clamps attached to. the animal’s legs. Valdez has for some time theorized the mutilations are being performed : The cow, he said, was lying on its right side and there was no evidence of a struggle. Only a minimal amount of blood was near the body. Valdez said the animal’s vertebrae were broken. unravel the mutilation cases, Valdez Thursday said he intends to assemble most of the Gomez cattle “to see if they are being marked in any way that can be identified in the darkness.”

He said a retired scientist in Albu- querque is assembling a device to examine the cattle. “We’ll get the herd Thursday afternoon, a Paris, Texas, team of investigators — recently… in a corral and run them through the squeeze chute and see if we can find formed to probe mutilations plaguing ranches throughout the West for the past three years — arrived in Dulce to examine the site and the carcass. anything,” Valdez said. He expects to conduct the experi- ment next week. ient … ٠٣٠٠٠٠هل Cattle Mutil Continued from ed “control” samples from the same animals. Schoenfeld Clinical Laboratories in Albuquerque analyzed the sam- ples and found the affected hides to contain significant deposits of po- tassium and magnesium. The labo- ratory report disclosed Tuesday that the potassium content was 2,500 times normal. At the laboratory here, Rob Schoenfeld, chemist in charge, said he believes the substance was water soluble and doubts that it would have occurred on the animals. “How it got there, I don’t know,” he said. The ultra-violet light test is the first such test known to have been conducted in connection with the mutilations. The test at the Gomez corrals took place July 8. At the time, Val- dez, Gomez and Altamira were aware of an incident that had occurred four nights before near Taos. Three families living near each other three miles northwest of Taos were startled at 12:05 a.m. by what they later described as a very bright orange light outside their homes. Mrs. Elias Vargas, who lives in one of the homes, said the light frightened her. “I had just gone to bed and sud- denly the room lit up with a bright orange light,” she recalled. “I thought maybe the neighbors were said --- p.5 --- Aaigle -co X Mutilated Cow is Discovered in Dulce Area : 1 .: Journal Special 6/16 elsewhere. He believes the cattle are airlifted from the pasture during the night, taken to a secluded area, muti- lated and returned to the pasture. “You could tell where these clamps or vises were attached,” he said. “I’m positive they do their work somewhere else.” DULCE- A mutilated cow - the seventh in the area this year - has been found near Dulce and a State Po- lice officer says he believes he has found evidence the cattle are being transported elsewhere for the mutila- tions and the carcasses returned to the animals home pastures the same. night. The carcass of the most recent muti- lation was discovered Wednesday. The udder and the rectum of a 4-year-old Hereford cow had been severed, and a portion of the lower lip was missing. The cow, he said, was lying on its right side and there was no evidence of a struggle. Only a minimal amount of blood was near the body. Valdez said the animal’s vertebrae were broken. Thursday afternoon, a Paris, Texas, I The mutilation occurred on the Manuel Gomez ranch, in a pasture 13 miles east of Dulce. Gomez has lost four cattle to mutilations since 1971. There have been a total of 10 mutila- tions in the area during the past two years. Repeatedly frustrated in attempts to unravel the mutilation cases, Valdez Thursday said he intends to assemble most of the Gomez cattle “to see if they are being marked in any way that can be identified in the darkness.” He said a retired scientist in Albu- querque is assembling a device to examine the cattle. “We’ll get the herd in a corral and run them through the squeeze chute and see if we can find anything,” Valdez said. He expects to conduct the experi- ment next week. Investigators estimate the mutila-…team of investigators - recently… formed to probe mutilations plaguing ranches throughout the West for the past three years — arrived in Dulce to examine the site and the carcass. tion occurred Monday night. On the same date exactly 2 years ago, a car- cass and a series of mysterious tracks were discovered in the area. State Po- lice officer Gabe Valdez said the car- cass this week was located within 500. yards of where the carcass was found in the 1976 case. Valdez said he could not discern any tracks in the area of the Monday night mutilation, nor could he find any foot- of prints left by the mutilated cow. In examining the carcass, Valdez said he found that the left front leg and the left rear leg had been fractured. He said he could clearly perceive indentations in the flesh, near the fractures, and he believes they were left by clamps attached to. the animal’s legs. : --- p.6 --- CO FD Y : Four Mutilated Cows Found Near Dulce Journal Special DULCE - The largest number of mutilated cows ever found at one time has been discovered near Dulce. State Police Officer Gabe Valdez, said four cows were found Friday about 18 miles south of Dulce on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. In the past, only one or two mutila- tions of animals have been found at a single location. Valdez said the animals were found within a one-mile radius by a rancher, who owned three of the cows. The fourth animal was owned by Raleigh Tafoya, Jicarilla Tribal Police chief. This is the second cow belong- ing to Tafoya to be mutilated this year, Valdez said. The skin of the animal looked as if ‘it had been burned in 18-inch patches,” Valdez said, adding that the mutila- tions were identical to others in that the animal’s rectums had been severed, their sexual organs severed and their tongues cut out. Also, as in other mutilation cases, Valdez said “evidence of a starring type of wound was found.” He said that the four cows discov- ered Sunday brought to 11 the num- ber of cattle found mutilated in the Dulce area since April. --- p.7 --- : CO-FD A Four Mutilated Cows Found Near Dulce Journal Special DULCE - The largest number of mutilated cows ever found at one time has been discovered near Dulce. State Police Officer Gabe Valdez, said four cows were found Friday about 18 miles south of Dulce on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation. In the past, only one or two mutila- tions of animals have been found at a single location. Valdez said the animals were found within a one-mile radius by a rancher, who owned three of the cows. The fourth animal was owned by Raleigh Tafoya, Jicarilla Tribal Police chief. This is the second cow belong- ing to Tafoya to be mutilated this year, Valdez said. The skin of the animal looked as if ‘it had been burned in 18-inch patches,” Valdez said, adding that the mutila- tions were identical to others in that the animal’s rectums had been severed, their sexual organs severed and their tongues cut out. Also, as in other mutilation cases, Valdez said “evidence of a starring type of wound was found.” He said that the four cows discov- ered Sunday brought to 11 the num- ber of cattle found mutilated in the Dulce area since April. --- p.8 --- Mutilated Cattle 5-9 Found Near Cuba Journal Special : CUBA- Three new cattle muti- lations were confirmed by State Police Sunday, on the Julius Fer- ran ranch 30 miles northeast of Cuba. The carcasses of two cows and a calf were discovered about 9 p.m. Saturday, officer Rick Poolair of Cuba said. “It’s definitely a mutila- tion,” he said, describing the clas- sic The udder and rectum of each cow had been removed, and an ear of the calf was missing. They were all Herefords, and had been dead about five days, 250 yards of the ranch house. There were no tracks. Don Carl O. --- p.9 --- October 16, 1976 Mr. Manuel S. Gomez General Delivery Dulce, New Mexico 87528 Dear Manuel: This letter is with further reference to the livestock mutilations that have been plaguing northern New Mexico and southern Colorado ranchers in recent months. Enclosed is a letter from Chief Martin E. Vigil, Director of the New Mexico State Police, written in response to my inquiry on your behalf. Enclosed also are copies of all the mutilation reports pre- pared by Officer Gabe Valdez. Officer Valdez has assured me that his investigation is continuing, but so far has developed no positive leads as to the identity of the mutilators(s). Please be assured that I will stay in touch with the State Police, and will contact you again if any new information becomes available. Thanks again for the opportunity to be of service, and please don’t hesitate to contact my office again if I can be of further assistance. Sincerely, Harrison Schmitt HS:wc Enclosures --- p.10 --- IN STATE OF NM 1013 STATE OF NEW MEXICO CRIMINAL JUSTICE DEPARTMENT NEW MEXICO STATE POLICE JERRY APODACA, GOVERNOR DR. CHARLES E. BECKNELL, SECRETARY Administrative Services Division Corrections Division Criminal Justice Support Division New Mexico State Police Adult Parole Board Juvenile Parole Board Organized Crime Prevention Commission Public Defender MARTIN September 19, 1978 Post Office State Police Santa Fe, New Mexico (505) ・#174474 Sep. 25, 197 The Honorable Harrison Schmitt U. S. Senator for New Mexico 1251 Dirksen Senate Office Building Washington, D. C. 20510 Dear Senator Schmitt: Pursuant to your correspondence, dated July 10, 1978, regarding a request from Mr. Manuel S. Gomez of Dulce, New Mexico, for a government investigation of the mysterious livestock mutilations which have plagued Rio Arriba County for the past two years, attached hereto kindly find official New Mexico State Police Offense/Incident Reports submitted by Officer Gabe Valdez, together with reports from members of The New Mexico Livestock Board, for your information and whatever disposition you deem appropriate. Trusting the information is satisfactory, I remain Very truly yours, E. V I G I L director CHIEF MARTIN E. VIGIL, DIRECTOR New Mexico State Police MEV:WJB:jl ENCLOSURES (26 PAGES) FOR LETTER DATED OCTOBER 16, 1978, TO MR. MANUEL S. GOMEZ --- p.11 ---

OUR DATE: August 1975 OWNER: Jimmy Wall - 13 miles South and 1½ miles West of Portales, N.M. ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Calf DATE DIED: August 28, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS-TAKEN: Vulva, udder, uteri, horns, terminal colon TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Lloyd Newman DATE: SEPTEMBER 9, 1975 OWNER: Alva A. Simpson, Jr. - Abiquiu, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Bull, hereford DATE DIED: Between 5:30pm August 30, and 8:30pm August 31, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Right side ORGANS TAKEN: Scrotum, penis, rectum TRACK EVIDENCE: Wet ground and an elbow imprint was found INSPECTOR: Pat Archuleta DATE: October 4, 1975 OWNER: Mark Crowther, Sanford, Colorado ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Bull DATE DIED: October 4, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: tongue cut out, half of left ear cut off, testicles, penis and rectum had been removed. TRACK EVIDENCE: There was hair on logs and brush, also several trees about three inches in diameter had been broken down where it appeared he had been down prior to his death. INSPECTOR: Paul B. Riley DATE: October 11, 1975 OWNER: Virgina Aycock - Springer, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Cow DATE DIED: October 11, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Left eye picked out, the bag had been cut out including some hide around it, that was all that was taken. TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: Harold Gilbert : --- p.12 --- October 1975 OWNER: Sam Britt - 33 miles West of Clayton, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Hereford bull, 3 years, 1400-1500 lbs. DATE DIED: 36-48 hours before October 11 POSITION FOUND IN: Right side ORGANS TAKEN: Scrotum, penis, rectum TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: Frank Best DATE: October 13, 1975 OWNER: Alvin Stocton - Raton, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Bull DATE DIED: October 11, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Right side ORGANS TAKEN: Scrotum, testicles, penis and end of sheath. TRACK EVIDENCE: Only those made by Mr. Stocton, Sheriff Grubilnik, and Ben Wooten INSPECTOR: Ben Wooten DATE: October 15, 1975 OWNER: W. F. Martin - Springer, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black bull DATE DIED: October 15, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Rectum, penis, testicles TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: Harold Gilbert DATE: October 18, 1975 OWNER: Rock Ranch - Nara Visa, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black angus cow DATE DIED: Found October 16 - had been dead seven to eight days prior POSITION FOUND IN: Laying on back ORGANS TAKEN: Rectum and vagina TRACK EVIDENCE: None noted INSPECTOR: Dwayne Massey --- p.13 --- : October 24, 1975 OWNER: Mark Crowther - Sanford, Colorado ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Bull, registered DATE DIED: Had been dead three or four days POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Testicles, penis, rectum, also tongue and left ear TRACK EVIDENCE: Only those of bull INSPECTOR: Paul Riley DATE: October 29, 1975 OWNER: Sam Dunlap - Tucumcari, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Bull DATE DIED: October 29, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Sexual organs and tongue TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: D. F. Garnett DATE: November 4, 1975 OWNER: Robert Burns - Nara Visa, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Cow, black angus DATE DIED: Had been dead six or seven days when found POSITION FOUND IN: Laying on back ORGANS TAKEN: Sexual organs and tongue also left ear TRACK EVIDENCE: None specified - varmints had eaten on the animal INSPECTOR: D. F. Garnett : DATE: November 5, 1975 :: OWNER: C. A. Ragland - Tucumcari, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Heifer calf, 450 lbs. DATE DIED: November 5, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: All sex organs, bag skinned off, flesh gone TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: D.F. Garnett --- p.14 --- : November 1975 OWNER: Herman Riley - ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black cow DATE DIED: November 11, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Right side ORGANS TAKEN: Tongue, eye (exposed) TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Mel Sedillo, Jr. DATE: November 11, 1975 OWNER: Forrest Atchley - ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: 6 to 7 mo. old steer calf, black-mottle faced, still on mother. DATE DIED: November 8 or 9, 1975. POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Rectum TRACK EVIDENCE: None noticed INSPECTOR: Dwayne Massey DATE: November 13, 1975 OWNER: M & M Feed Lot - : ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Yearling heifer DATE DIED: November 12, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Right side ORGANS TAKEN: Udder and sexual organs TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Bud Mc Adams DATE: November 16, 1975 OWNER: Bert Cox - Quemado, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Cow DATE DIED: October 24, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Laying on back ORGANS TAKEN: None TRACK EVIDENCE: None reported INSPECTOR: Tom Wagner --- p.15 --- DATE: January 1976 OWNER: Sam Griego - Pintada, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black Motley face DATE DIED: December 26, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Left side : ORGANS TAKEN: Cut all of the rectum, udder, two holes on jugular vein on right side, hole in between front legs, a little back which looked like they might want to get to the heart. Two holes on back in front of hip bones same size as the ones in neck, one to each side of spine right across, looked like they were made from the air while cow was standing up. All sexual organs and udder were taken. TRACK EVIDENCE: None except for bird tracks INSPECTOR: Pete B. Marez DATE: January 19, 1976 : OWNER: Dipper Cattle Company - Pintada, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Crossbred red motley face DATE DIED: December 19, 1975 POSITION FOUND IN: Left side ORGANS TAKEN: All sexual organs and tongue TRACK EVIDENCE: None • INSPECTOR: Pete B. Marez : DATE: February 14, 1976 OWNER: Rhea Howe - Engle, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: 2 yr. old Charolais-Hereford heifer, 700 lbs. DATE DIED: Between February 11 and 13, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: Back and left side ORGANS TAKEN: Udder TRACK EVIDENCE: Rained night before INSPECTOR: Tom Bennett DATE: April 23, 1976

OWNER: Pete Gutierrez - Chili, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Blue Roan Mare DATE DIED: Night of April 22 or 23, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: Laying on her back ORGANS TAKEN: Bag area and rectum area TRACK EVIDENCE: Numerous track of coyote’s (or dog) in evidence INSPECTOR: A. J. Gibbs : --- p.16 --- ! DATE: May 19, 1976 OWNER: Sharp Ranch - Corona, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black angus bull DATE DIED: May 15, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: Left side on back ORGANS TAKEN: Testicles removed TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Claude Foster DATE: June 29, 1976 OWNER: Tony Lamb ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Yearling steer DATE DIED: 48 hours prior to date POSITION FOUND IN: Left side ORGANS TAKEN: Right ear and right eye, the tongue, circle cut out at his navel, penis was gone and he had also been cut around his rectum. TRACK EVIDENCE: None stated INSPECTOR: Harold Gilbert DATE: July 10, 1976 OWNER: ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Buffalo calf DATE DIED: July 10, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: ORGANS TAKEN: Tongue, testicles and penis. Cut at the rectum, also gone was large intestine. TRACK EVIDENCE: A white helicopter was been seen the morning of July 8 DATE: July 1, 1976 OWNER: Stanley Cisneros - Questa, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Solid red cow - pregnant DATE DIED: June 29 or June 30, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: Laying on right side ORGANS TAKEN: Left eye, udder was cut off TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Milton Culbertson --- p.17 --- : DATE: August 24, 1976 OWNER: Charles Linder, Hernandez, New Mexico ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: 3½ month old Charolais bull calf DATE DIED: August 21, 1976. POSITION FOUND IN: Left side ORGANS TAKEN: Penis and testicles TRACK EVIDENCE: None INSPECTOR: Jim Byrd DATE: September 8, 1976 … -OWNER: Pacific Western Land Company : ANIMAL DESCRIPTION: Black cross bred steer calf, 4 mo. old DATE DIED: September 5 or 6, 1976 POSITION FOUND IN: Left side ORGANS TAKEN: Rectum and tail removed TRACK EVIDENCE: None : INSPECTOR: Gene Donohoe Date - Summer 1977 OWNER: Tom McCauley & Son Cliff, N. Mex. Animal Descrip: white face Hereford Bull Date Died - Summer Position found - on Left Side Organs Taken: Eyes, tongue, Rectum, Penis, Testicles Track Evidence - None
Pictures in Possession of owners. Location - Rock House Canyon west. Investigator - Unknown. Probably sheriff’s office or Info. Supplied by Sgt. Joe Ortopa, NMSP. --- p.18 --- .. C MUTILATION REPORT INITIALLY REPORTED BY - Howard Crowther DATE 7/10/78 OWNER NAME - Howard Crowther, Sanford Colorado ANIMAL DISCRIPTION - White Face Bull - Approx. 1 yr old DATE ANIMAL DIED OR WAS MUTILATED (AS ACCURATE AS POSSIBLE) - This was mutilated on the night of 7/5/78 POSITION ANIMAL WAS WHEN FIRST SEEN (RIGHT OR LEFT SIDE) - Laying on R.S. DATE ANIMAL WAS LAST SEEN - 7/5/78 AREAS MUTILATED - Rectal Area, Penis and Testicles were removed from animal. Tongue was also gone. ORGANS TAKEN (DESCRIBE IN DETAIL)
TRACK EVIDENCE (ANIMAL, VEHICLE, BIRDS, ETC.) - only Tracks were those of birds. DISTANCE FROM PUBLIC ROAD ON RESIDENCE - 137 steps from a public Road - About 250 yards from residence ALWAYS TAKE PHOTOGRAPH OF CARCASS AND SCENE. INSPECTOR Jesse Boyd DISTRICT 24 Chama, N.M. --- p.19 --- U. C. R. NARRAITVE VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT

AGENCY New Mexico State Police
INCIDENT TYPE: Cattle Mutilation
FILE NUMBER
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION 13 miles East of Dulce on Manuel Gomez Ranch
INCIDENT DATE 05-13-76
COMPLAINANTS Manuel Gomez
VICTIM’S NAME Manuel Gomez
ADDRESS P. O. Box 372, Dulce, N. M. 87523
NAME NO. 1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS.
NAME NO. 2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
VALUE: 35. COLOR
VIN
Time to DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS P. 0. Box 372, Dulce, N. M. 87523
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Undetermined
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A M 07-09-29-75
OCCUPATION
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
Soc. Sec. No.:
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL
STYLE
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 400.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL:
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 06-13-76 Recovered
CASE STATUS
DATE REPORT PREPARED 12-15-76 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number)
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.20 --- Cow Mutilation - Page 1 On 05-13-76 at approximately 8:00 p.m. Manuel Gomez, Dulce, N. M. con- tacted writer by public service stating that he had found a three year old cow at his ranch which appeared to have been mutilated and that he could like for writer to check into it. Writer advised Mr. Gomez that he was on day off and that he would proceed there at 5:00 p.m. on 05-14-76. Writer contacted Mr. Paul Riley of the New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board and proceeded to the Gomez Ranch. Upon arrival at the ranch, it was observed that the only vehicle tracks were those of Mr. Gomez’s pick up. Since his ranch is locked up and the only entrance is through the gate used by writer. At the scene, writer observed the carcass of a 3 yr. old Black White-Faced cow which was lying on its right side. The left ear, the tongue, the udder, and the rectum had been removed with what appeared to be a sharp precise instrument. No traces of blood were left on the skin of the cow. The hide on the underneath side of the ear was white so that spotting of blood would have been easily detected. Other evidence on the ear was a small abrasion on the brisket. No other evidence was available as to cause of death. Investigation continued around the area and revealed that a suspected aircraft of some type had landed twice, leaving three pod marks posi- tioned in a triangular shape. The diameter of each pod mark was 14”. The perimeter around the three pods was 16” (6’35’35”). Estimating from the tree [illegible] were smaller triangular shaped tripods 25” apart and 4” in diameter. Investigation at the scene showed that these small tripods had followed the cow for approximately 600”. Tracks of the cow showed where she had struggled and fallen. The small tripod tracks were all around the cow. Other evidence showed that grass around the tripods, as they followed the cow, had been scorched. Also a yellow oily substance was located in two places under the small tripods. This substance was submitted to the State Police Lab. The Lab was unable to detect the content of the substance. A sample of the substance was submitted to a private lab and they were unable to analyze the substance due to the fact that it disappeared or disintegrated. Side samples were analyzed by the State Police Lab and the Medical Examiner’s office. It was reported that the skin had been cut with a sharp instrument. On 05-17-76 writer contacted a Mr. Howard Burgess from Albuquerque, N. M. to proceed to the scene and conduct a radiation test. This was 3 days after the incident had occurred. His findings were that around the tripod marks and in the immediate tracks, the radiation level was twice the normal background reading. Mr. Burgess’s qualifications may be checked as he is a retired scientist from Sandia Lab, Albuquerque, N. M. It is the opinion of this writer that radiation findings are deliberately being left at the scene to confuse investigators. There was also evidence that the tripod marks had returned and removed the left ear. Tripod marks were found over Mr. Gomez’s tire tracks of his original visit. The left ear was in fact when Mr. Gomez first found the cow. --- p.21 --- Cow Mutilation - Page 2 The cow had a 3 month old calf which has not been located since the incident. This appears strange since a small calf normally stays around the mother cow even though the cow is dead. Writer has conducted an intensive investigation into approximately 23 cattle mutilations which have been reported in the state of New Mexico within the last 16 months. They all carry the same pattern. Also during this investi- gation writer has been able to determine that on one of the mutilated cows which occurred in New Mexico, a high dosage of Atropine insecticides ana- lyzed in the blood system. This substance is a tranquilizing drug. The Los Alamos Scientific Research Laboratory has conducted a necropsy on several animals including a buffalo, which revealed that the animals had been highly infected with Black Leg. Investigation has also revealed that on all cattle mutilations which have occurred in New Mexico and surrounding states, that the object of the mutila- tions has been the lymph node system. This writer has been assisting Sheriff Tex Graves, Logan County, Sterling, Colorado. Samples from Logan County mutilated cows were brought by this writer to be analyzed by three private chemists, as it appears that the Government associated laboratories are not reporting complete findings. The substance which was on the cow (mutilated in Logan County) was analyzed as containing an ion exchange resin and Vitamin B12. Writer is working with Sheriff Graves due to the fact that Sheriff Graves has been unable to get cooperation from Colorado State University in the analysis of samples. These trips have been made on writer’s own time and at his own expense. Writer has contacted several states where these mutilations exist over the 1000 mark. During this period of investigation several theories have been thoroughly checked out such as a “Satan Worshipers” group and predators. Both have been ruled out due to expertise and preciseness and the cost involved to conduct such a sophisticated and secretive operation. It should also be noted that during the Spring of 1974 when a tremendous amount of cattle were lost due to heavy snowfalls, the carcasses had been eaten by predators. These carcasses did not resemble the carcasses of the mutilated cows. Investigation has narrowed down to these theories which involve (1) Experi- mental use of Vitamin B12 and (2) The testing of the lymph node system. During this investigation an intensive study has been made of (3) What is involved in germ warfare testing, and the possible correlation of these 3 factors (germ warfare testing, use of Vitamin B12, testing of the lymph Node System). Investigation is continuing on this case. : Respectfully submitted, Gabriel L. Valdez New Mexico State Police --- p.22 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U. C. R. NARRATIVE VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT
INCIDENT TYPE Cattle Mutilation
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico, Van Salazar’s Ranch
INCIDENT DATE 06-18-78
COMPLAINANTS Mr. Salazar
VICTIM’S NAME Robert Salazar
ADDRESS P.O. Box 74 Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
NAME NO.2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
VALUE: 35. COLOR
VIN
This two year old cross Hereford and Black Angus cow. Salazar called 5:00 p.m. at his residence in Tierra Amarilla, says his [illegible] on its left side. The left ear, legs broken. The rectum had been removed, the udder cut open the abdomen, it was found on his ranch. Manuel [illegible] Dulce, New Mexico. The ranch is 5 miles south of Tierra Amarilla. It had been dead for some time. There was no evidence of [illegible]. This cow had been dead approximately 3 days. This [illegible] [illegible] from New Mexico, [illegible] Cattle [illegible] [illegible] [illegible] Salazar had [illegible] [illegible] this ranch. Time to 1:00 p.m. DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS P.O. Box 74 Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Unknown
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A M 03-01-25
OCCUPATION Rancher
Soc. Sec. No
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL
STYLE
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 400.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 06-18-78 Recovered
CASE STATUS
DATE REPORT PREPARED 08-11-78 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) Halil L. Valdez 555-967026
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.23 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U.C.R. VICTIM EVENT
INCIDENT.TYPE Mutilation
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION Manuel Gomez Ranch Dulce, New Mexico
INCIDENT DATE 01-22-73
COMPLAINANTS Manuel Gomez
VICTIM’S NAME Manuel Gomez
ADDRESS P.O. Box 372, Dulce, New Mexico
NAME NO.1 (Circle One): PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS:
NAME NO.2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
VALUE 35. COLOR
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL Time to DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS :.. P.O. Box 372, Dulce, New Mexico
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Undetermined
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A M 07-09-23
OCCUPATION Self Employed
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
STYLE SUBJECT VEHICLE
VIN
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
This investigation of a 12 month old Charolais bull is similar to the mutilation which occurred on 4-24-76. However, this 12 month old calf was very decomposed and appears to have been dead approximately 5 days. The sex organs had been surgically removed. The right rear leg had also been removed. No samples of tissue were taken due to the decomposition of the carcass. No tracks were detectable due to lapse of time. Investigation continuing. NARRATIVE
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 500.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 01-28-76 Recovered
CASE STATUS
DATE REPORT PREPARED 07-31-76 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) Halil L. Valdez 555-967026
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.24 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U.C.R. VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT
INCIDENT TYPE Cattle Mutilation
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION Howard Vigil’s Ranch Dulce, New Mexico
INCIDENT DATE 05-23-78 Time to 10:00 AM DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS Gen Del Dulce, New Mexico
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Undetermined
COMPLAINANTS Howard Vigil
VICTIM’S NAME Howard Vigil
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A M 03-04-30
ADDRESS Gen Del Dulce, New Mexico
OCCUPATION Auto Mechanic
NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
ADDRESS
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
NAME NO.2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
ADDRESS
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
VALUE: 35. COLOR
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL
STYLE
VIN
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
This four-year old Hereford cow was too decomposed to perform any tests on it. The same pattern of mutilation exists with rectum and sex organs precisely removed. The cows were laying on their left side with left front leg and left rear leg broken which indicates that animal was uplifted by their extremities. This is a recent development in the pattern of cattle mutilations. These two four year old native cows were found by owner and approximately 5 days after owner found them. Pinkish blood from nose was visible. Evidence of turbulence from an aircraft is apparent. Investigation continues. NARRATIVE
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 800.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 05-23-78 Recovered
CASE STATUS
DATE REPORT PREPARED 07-11-78 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) Halil L. Valdez
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.25 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U. C. R.
CASE STATUS NARRATIVE VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT
INCIDENT TYPE Cattle Mutilation
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION… Robert Rodela’s Ranch Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
INCIDENT DATE 07-12-73
COMPLAINANTS Robert Rodela
VICTIM’S NAME Robert Rodela
ADDRESS P.O. Box 74 Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
NAME NO.2 (Circle One). PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
ADDRESS
VALUE:
COLOR
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL Time to 11:00 P.M. DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS P.O. Box 74 Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Unknown
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A M 10-25-09
OCCUPATION Security Guard
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
STYLE
VIN
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
This two year old bull was found by owner at 7:00 P.M. 07-12-73. The animal was badly decomposed, head of the animal had been cut off, and the sex organs had been removed. This was the first time this type of mutilation had been found in this area. This mutilation occurred at a ranch approximately 5 miles north of Tierra Amarilla, New Mexico. Cattle Inspector Jim [illegible] of [illegible] [illegible] investigated this ranch.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 500.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 07-12-73 Recovered
DATE REPORT PREPARED 07-13-73 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) Halil L. Valdez
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.26 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U. C. R. NARRATIVE VEHICLE VICTIM EVENT
INCIDENT TYPE: Cattle Mutilation
PREMISE TYPE (Circle) 1 Highway 4 Church 2 Commerce 5 Residence 3 Service Station 6 Business
INCIDENT LOCATION Raleigh Tafoya’s Ranch 23 miles west of Dulce
INCIDENT DATE: 05-11-78
COMPLAINANTS Raleigh Tafoya
VICTIM’S NAME Raleigh Tafoya
ADDRESS - Gen Del Dulce, New Mexico Time to 10:00 A.M. DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNK
ADDRESS Gen Del Dulce, New Mexico
WEAPON TYPE (Circle) 1 Gun 2 Cutting Tool Undetermined
Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth A I 06-04-37
OCCUPATION Police Officer
NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32. SUBJECT
ADDRESS
NAME NO.2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED
Soc. Sec. No.
Race 25. Sex 26.
Age
Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 32.
ADDRESS
VALUE: 35. COLOR
YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE
MODEL
STYLE
VIN
LICENSE NO.
LIS
LLY 44. VEHICLE STATUS
This four year old cross Hereford and Black Angus native cow was found lying on its left side with rectum, sex organs, team, and ears removed. Pinkish blood from its visible, and after two days the animal had not coagulated. Both front legs were pulled out of their sockets apparently from the weight of the animal which indicates that it was lifted and dropped back to the ground. The wound around the udder and the cow show [illegible] indentations where the cow had been dropped. 600 yards from the cow were the circular indentations similar to the ones found at the Manuel Gomez ranch on 4-23-73. This cow had been dead approximately 72 hours and was too decomposed to extract samples. This is the first in a series of mutilations in which the cow is found [illegible]. The wounds [illegible] from the brisket with a [illegible]. These mutilated animals will probably remain 1 or two days. Investigation continues.
CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE
WEIGHT 50. $ 400.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES Stolen
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Recovered Stolen Locally-Recovered OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV, RADIO, Etc. FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD Stolen Other-Recovered Stolen Recovered CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED Stolen 05-11-78 Recovered
CASE STATUS
DATE REPORT PREPARED 07-11-78 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) Halil L. Valdez 555-967026
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number)

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--- p.1 --- U. C. R. ADMINISTRATIVE NARRATIVE VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT 3. INCIDENT TYPE Cattle Mutilation 7. INCIDENT LOCATION Dulce, New Mexico 8. INCIDENT DATE Time to 04-24-76 11. COMPLAINANTS Manuel Gomez 14. VICTIM’S NAME Manuel Gomez 19. ADDRESS. P. O. Box 372 Dulce, N. M. 22. NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT. SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED SEE ATTACHED 1 Highway 2 Commerce 3 Service Station GEO 17 1 ranch 10. WEAPON TYPE (Circle Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER YES NO UNX undetermined 12. ADDRESS P. O. Box 372, Dulce, N. M. 15. Race 16. Sex 17. Date of Birth 18. A O 07-09-23-755 20. OCCUPATION rancher 23. Soc. Sec No. 24. Race 25. Sex 28. Age 29. Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 22. NAME NO.2 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT. WITNESS WANTED 23. Soc. Sec, No. 24. Race 25. Sex 27. ADDRESS 28. Age 29. Height 30. Weight 31. Hair 34. VALUE 35. COLOR 36. YEAR 37. VEHICLE MAKE 38. MODEL 39. STYLE 40. VIN 41. LICENSE NO. 42. LIS 43. LY 44. VEHICLE STATUS 45. 46. CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE $30.00 S a l e / M f g . P oss .49. W E I G H T 50.51. C U RRENC Y J E W E L R Y C L OT H I NG V E H I C L ES 52. RECO V ERE D PROPERT Y St o l e n$ $St o l e n L oc a ll y - R eco v ere d R eco v ere d$ $St o l e n L oc a ll y - R eco v ere d OFF I CEEQ U I PMENTT V, R A D I O, Et c . F I RE A RMS H O U SE H O L D St o l e n Ot h er - R eco v ere d St o l e n$ $R eco v ere d$ $CONS U M A B L ES L I V ESTOC K . OT H ERTOT A L St o l e n$ 300.00 Recovered $m u t i l a t e d$ . $. R eco v ere d$ $F I RE A RMS H O U SE H O L D CONS U M A B L ES L I V ESTOC K OT H ERTOT A L St o l e n .$ $.$ $R eco v ere d$ $.$ $ 11. CASE STATUS 12. REPORT Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded 13. REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez 555-915-76-7876 14. APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.3 ---

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NARRATIVE Bacteriology: A specimen obtained from a heart chamber was cultured and grown to contain a rod-shaped organism identified as Clostridium species. Definitive classification was not made. The liver was checked against a healthy food market liver which showed a difference mutilated bull’s liver. The bull’s liver contained no copper, and 4 times the amount phosphorous, zinc, and potassium. No explanation for this condition is available the present time. A group of microbiologists are comparing these abnormalities. [illegible] of the private labs are being withheld but if enough evidence is found to prosecute names of these laboratories will be released. Also the blood which came off of the nose when it was presumably dropped was light pink in color. This blood did not clot after several days. The hide on the animal was brittle and felt to touch like cardboard paper. Flesh underneath the hide was pinkish in color. A probable explanation for pinkish blood is a control type of radiation used to kill the animal, according to tion experts. The red corpuscles were destroyed leaving the pale pinkish color. A toxicology findings on blood are negative because of the dissimilation of the radiation It is believed that this type of radiation is not harmful to humans, although. approximately 7 people who visited the mutilation site complained of nausea and headaches However, this writer has had no such symptoms after checking approximately 11 times in the past 4 months. The only entrance to this mutilation site is through Mr. Gomez’s front yard. vehicle was seen or heard entering the pasture. The slain bull was last seen at ap- proximately 5:00 pm on 4-23-78 and appeared healthy at this time. However, a Mr. [illegible]
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CASE STATUS
REPORT Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez 555-517-82051700
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NARRATIVE Martinez was visiting his son-in-law Mauricio Gomez (brother of Manuel Gomez) heard a low flying aircraft in the vicinity of where the mutilated bull was found at approximately 3:00 am on 4-24-78. The 4 circular imprints were identical to the ones found in a similar mutilation approximately 13 miles West of Dulce on June 13, 1976 which also involved one of Mr. Manuel Gomez’s cattle. Investigation of these strange mutilations have been hampered inability to find laboratories which will perform tests and report accurate findings. This writer was fortunate enough to have found this mutilation shortly after it occurred. Other cases, animals are found only days or weeks after mutilation. It is writer’s opinion that these animals have been unmilked for some time before they were mutilated. Also investigation shows that all mutilations are to native cattle. In Rio Arriba County approximately 15,000 head of steers reported from Arizona, Mexico, Texas; etc. have not been mutilated. It is writer’s theory that these animals are picked up by aircraft, mutilated elsewhere and returned and dropped from aircraft. This is indicated from bruised areas and broken bones on cattle. Identical mutilations have been taking place all over the Southwest. It is stated that no eye witnesses to these incidents have come forward or that no accidents or [illegible] have occurred. One has to admit that whoever is responsible for the mutilations is well organized with boundless technology and financing and secrecy. Writer is presently getting equipment with the efforts of Mr. Edward Burgess Burgess, N. M. to detect substances on the cattle which might mark them and be picked up.
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REPORT Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number). G. L. Valdez 555-916-7320
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NARRATIVE up by infrared rays but not visible to the naked eye. These tests will be all of Gomez’s cattle in the near future. Assisting in this investigation is New Mexico Cattle Sanitary Board and Mr. Edward Burgess, Albuquerque, N. M. Respectfully submitted; Gabriel L. Valdez New Mexico State Police
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REPORT DATE Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez 555-916-7320
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) --- p.6 --- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ALAMOS SCIENTIFIC LABORATORY (CONTRACT W-7405-ENG-36) P.O. BOX 1653 LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO 87545 May 9, 1978 IN REPLY REFER TO: H-DO MAIL STOP: 881 Officer Gabe Valdez New Mexico State Police Post Office Box 212 Dulce, New Mexico 87528 Dear Gabe: Examination is now complete on the tissue samples from the recent incident at Dulce. Microscopic and bacteriologic studies were performed on three specimens consisting of heart muscle, skeletal muscle, and a bone fragment. FINDINGS (1) Heart Muscle: No microscopic changes of pathological significance were found. (2) Bone Fragment: No microscopic changes of significance were found. (3) Skeletal Muscle: Rod-shaped bacteria infiltrating connective tissue between muscle fibers were seen. Muscle fibers also contained occasional Sarcosporidia cysts. (4) Bacteriology: A specimen obtained from a heart chamber was cultured and shown to contain a rod-shaped organism identified as Clostridium species. Definitive classi- fication was not made. INTERPRETATION No definite conclusion can be drawn from the observation of bacterial infiltration of muscle since the infiltration could be post-mortem. The demonstration of Clostridium in the heart chambers similarly cannot be definitively ascribed as pathological because of the potential for contamination. While the findings are not inconsistent with a diagnosis of infection, the possibility of contamination prevents the conclusion that infection was the cause of death. The observation of Sarcosporidia cysts is not remarkable and could be seen in most beef animals from this region on careful examination. I doubt that you will find these observations helpful in your investigation because the bacteriological examination is inconclusive. However, we will support you in any way we can, and you are welcome to visit our laboratory to discuss your findings at your convenience. The offer for instrumentation support also remains open. If we can be of further assistance, please call. Warm personal regards. Sincerely yours, Donald F. Petersen Alternate Health Division Leader DFP:ES An Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer --- p.7 --- ADMINISTRATIVE U.C.R. COPIES: White, Pink, Golden-AGENCY Yellow-STATE (UCR) NARRATIVE VEHICLE SUBJECT VICTIM EVENT New Mexico State Police
INCIDENT TYPE Cattle Mutilation
INCIDENT LOCATION Dulce, New Mexico
INCIDENT DATE. 6-14-78
COMPLAINANTS Manuel Gomez
VICTIM’S NAME Manuel Gomez
ADDRESS P. O. Box 372, Dulce, N. M.
NAME NO.1 (Circle One) PARENT SUSPECT WITNESS WANTED set attached 1 Highway 2 Commerce 3 Service Station GEO 17 1 ranch
WEAPON TYPE (Circle One) Time to DATE Time 9. STRANGER TO STRANGER 2:00 YES X NO UNX Gun 2 Cutting Tool 3 undetermined
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PHONE P. O. Box 372, Dulce. N. M. 759-
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CRIMINAL DAMAGE AMOUNT 47. CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE 48. TYPE $400.00 Sale/Mfg Poss.
WEIGHT 50. [illegible]
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen

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CASE STATUS
DATE OFFENSE REPORTED [illegible]
DATE REPORT PREPARED 3-17-78 Active Cleared by Arrest Unfounded, Explain Exceptionally Cleared, Explain
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez 555-916-7320
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NARRATIVE On 6-14-78 I was contacted by Mr. Manuel Gomez at 2:00 P.M. [illegible] mutilation which had taken place at his rancher [illegible] 13 miles West [illegible] investigation at the scene revealed that a 4 year old Hereford native cow had been mutilated. The carcass was lying on its Right side with tongue and sex organs precisely removed. Fresh blood from her nose was visible and the left front leg was broken and the left leg was frozen. [illegible] were visible on the [illegible] or [illegible] tag [illegible] clam or vice had been fastened. No imprints [illegible] mutilation site was approximately 300 yards North of the [illegible] mutilated animal on June 13, 1976. [illegible] elsewhere and mutilated and then removed and dumped. [illegible] broken off in the ground. This animal had been dead [illegible] decomposed for tests. This writer has conducted [illegible] has been observed that no mutilations have occurred during [illegible] On 7-15-78 approximately 72 head of cattle belonging to Manuel Gomez were observed, at night hours with an ultra-violet light. Out of the 72 cattle which [illegible] four year old cows and 3 two month old heifers had [illegible] the left forearm of their body. Samples of the [illegible] by a private laboratory at the time of this writing, no [illegible] was done by Mr. Howard Parsons, who has been most helpful in these investigations. Mr. Manuel Gomez winters approximately 120 head of cattle within the [illegible] New Mexico. Mr. Gomez has had 4 animals mutilated to date. It is the theory [illegible]
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Locally Stolen Locally-Recovered Other Stolen other-Recovered Lost
CURRENCY JEWELRY. CLOTHING VEHICLES OFFICE EQUIPMENT FIREARMS Stolen Recovered FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL Stolen Recovered
CASE STATUS
REPORT Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez
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NARRATIVE: that whoever is responsible for these mutilations is operating out of a [illegible] undercover truck van which is heavily guarded. This van reportedly carries the craft which operates within a mile radius. This makes it rather difficult investigating officers to personally witness or find clues to these mutilations area where the mutilations occur is carefully analyzed [illegible] in [illegible]. have been marked years in advance for mutilation. Assisting in this investigation is Cattle Inspector Jim Boyd and Officer Bob Johnston, New Mexico Game and Fish.
RECOVERED PROPERTY Stolen Locally-Recovered Locally Stolen Locally-Recovered Other Stolen other-Recovered Local
CURRENCY JEWELRY CLOTHING VEHICLES OFFICE EQUIPMENT TV-R. Stolen Recovered FIREARMS HOUSEHOLD CONSUMABLES LIVESTOCK OTHER TOTAL Stolen Recovered
CASE STATUS
REPORT Active Cleared by Arrest Exceptionally Cleared Unfounded
REPORTING OFFICER (Signature & Number) G. L. Valdez
APPROVING OFFICER (Signature & Number) COPIES: White. Pink Golden AGENCY Yellow-STATE (UCR) --- p.10 --- HARRISON SCHMITT NEW MEXICO COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE, SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION COMMITTEE ON BANKING, HOUSING, AND URBAN AFFAIRS SELECT COMMITTEE ON ETHICS United States Senate WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510 December 21, 1978 The Honorable Griffin B. Bell Attorney General Department of Justice 10th and Constitution Avenue, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20530 Dear Mr. Attorney General: RECEIVED JAH 10 1 04 PM ‘79 During the past several years, ranchers throughout the West including my home state of New Mexico, have been victimized by a series of cattle mutilations. As a result, these ranchers have as a group and individually suffered serious economic losses. These mysterious killings have been the subject of at least two articles in national publications, copies of which are enclosed. Mr. Cockburn’s article in the December 1975 issue of Esquire states that there had been a federal investigation into this matter, but it was dropped. Mr. Cockburn implies the investigation may have been terminated because cattle mutilation per se is not a federal offense. While an individual cattle mutilation may not be a federal offense, I am very concerned at what appears to be a continued pattern of an organized interstate criminal activity. Therefore, I am requesting that the Justice Department re-examine its jurisdiction in this area with respect to the possible reopening of this investigation. Enclosed are copies of my files on this subject. While awaiting what will hopefully be a favorable reply, I shall continue to gather materials that could be of help in such an investigation. If you need further information in studying this matter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Sincerely, Harrison Schmitt RECEIVED 20-49-0 DEPARTMENT OF [illegible] 23 DEC 28 1978 HS:jri Enclosures 11-91079 CRIMINAL DIVISION [illegible] --- p.11 --- MEMORANDUM January 31, 1979 TO: Senator, John Ryan FROM: SFDOM SUBJECT: Steer mutilation, January 29, 1979, Torrance County, NM Sergeant O’Dell of the Torrance County Sheriff’s Department called the Albuquerque Office early in the afternoon of January 29, 1979, to report that he had discovered the first reported cattle mutilation in Torrance County, and wanted information on whom he should report it to. SFDOM called O’Dell and was told the following: In response to a telephone call from Samuel N. Hindi, O’Dell arrived at a location near the village of Duran, NM, at approximately 11 a.m. on January 29, 1979, and found the carcass of a six month old steer that had apparently been recently mutilated. O’Dell said the carcass was still warm enough to melt the snow around it. O’Dell indicated that he had been following news reports of previous mutilations in Rio Arriba County and believed that the Torrance County mutilation was the “freshest” ever discovered. He called because he thought it would be helpful for investigators to have a fresh mutil- lation to examine and subject to tests. O’Dell said the steer’s scrotum and penis had been removed with surgical precision a feature common to all previous mutilations — and indicated that patches of hair around the carcass seemed to indicate that the steer had been dropped or bounced — another feature common to all previous mutilations. The steer’s intestines had been removed through the hole where the scrotum had been cut out, but were not disturbed. O’Dell felt that an animal would have gone directly to the intestines. The steer’s tongue was not removed as in previous mutilations, but the insides of the ears appeared to have been “beveled” out with a sharp instrument. O’Dell notified the state Game and Fish Department, the State Police Crime Lab in Santa Fe, and the New Mexico Livestock Board. The State Police Crime Lab apparently notified State Police Officer Gabe Valdez of Chama, the officer who has investigated most of the mutilations over the past 13 months. In the interim, the Livestock Board removed the carcass and apparently froze it. Valdez later contacted the Torrance County Sheriff and was to have gone to Torrance County on January 30 to investigate. *** In response to your question about whether any of the mutilations have occurred on federal land, Officer Valdez informs me that eight mutilations were discovered on the Jicarilla Apache Reservation, and seven on the Santa Clara Pueblo. There have been a total of 69 cattle mutilations, and six horse mutilations, reported in New Mexico since 1975. Forty-five of the cattle mutilations and four of the horse mutilations occurred in 1978. --- p.12 --- OPTIONAL FORM NO. 10 JULY 1973 EDITION GSA FPMR 41 CPR) 101-11.6 UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT Memorandum Director Federal Bureau of Investigation TO PBH) Philip B. Heymann FROM Assistant Attorney General Criminal Division SUBJECT: Crime on Indian Reservations; Mutilation of Animals DATE: March 2 1979 PBH:ALH:RCA:mac FEDERAL GOVERNMENT EXP. PROC. 34 MAR 5 1979 Attached is a portion of some correspondence received from Senator Harrison Schmitt indicating that 15 mutilations of animals have occurred in Indian country in New Mexico in the past three years. For several years the Criminal Division has been aware of the phenomenon of animals being mutilated in a manner that could indicate that such acts are performed by persons as part of a ritual or ceremony. The report that some of the mutilations have occurred in Indian country is our first indication that Federal law may have been violated. It is requested that the Federal Bureau of Investigation conduct an appropriate investigation of the 15 mutilations and any others that occur in Indian country as a possible crime on an Indian reservation and furnish the results to the United States Attorney and to the Criminal Division, attention: Roger C. Adams, General Crimes Section. Mr. Adams has additional infor- mation which may be of assistance to the FBI concerning previous cattle mutilations over which there was no Federal jurisdiction. Attachment REC-131 195-1048-2 12 14 MAR 1979 [illegible] --- p.13 --- FD-36 (REV. 5-22-78) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: Teletype Facsimile AIRTEL PRECEDENCE: Immediate Priority Routine CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL UNCLAS EFTO UNCLAS Date 2/16/79 TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE UNSUBS; CATTLE MUTILATIONS OCCURRING IN WESTERN STATES CIR

MISCELLANEOUS FIFTEEN 7-15 A.V.R. For the past seven or eight years mysterious cattle mutilations have been occurring throughout the United States and for the past four years have been occurring within the State of New Mexico. Officer GABE VALDEZ, New Mexico State Police, has been handling investigations of these mutilations within New Mexico. Information furnished to this office by Officer VALDEZ indicates that the animals are being shot with some type of paralyzing drug and the blood is being drawn from the animal after an injection of an anti-coagulant. It appears that in some instances the cattle’s legs have been broken and helicopters without any identifying numbers have reportedly been seen in the vicinity of these mutilations. Officer VALDEZ theorizes that clamps are being placed on the cow’s legs and they are being lifted by helicopter to some remote area where the mutilations are taking place and then the animal is returned to its original pasture. The mutilations primarily consist of removal of the tongue, the lymph gland, lower lip and the sexual organs of the animal. Much mystery has surrounded these mutilations, but according to witnesses they give the appearance of being very professionally done with a surgical instrument, and according to VALDEZ, as the years progress, each surgical procedure appears to be more professional. Officer VALDEZ has advised that in no instance, to his knowledge, were these carcasses ever attacked by predator or scavenger animals, although there are tracks which would indicate that coyotes have been circling the carcass from a distance. He also advised that he has requested Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory to conduct investigation for him but until just recently has always been advised that the mutilations were done by predatory animals. Officer VALDEZ stated that just recently he has been told by two assistants at Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory that they were able to determine 2
Bureau 1- Albuquerque 53 APR 16 1979 Approved: Transmitted (Number) Per (Time) --- p.14 --- AQ the type of tranquilizer and blood anti-coagulant that have been utilized. Officer VALDEZ stated that Colorado probably has the most mutilations occurring within their State and that over the past four years approximately 30 have occurred in New Mexico. He stated of these 30, 15 have occurred on Indian Reservations but he did know that many mutilations have gone unreported which have occurred on the Indian reservations because the Indians, particularly in the Pueblos, are extremely superstitious and will not even allow officers in to investigate in some instances. Officer VALDEZ stated since the outset of these mutilations there have been an estimated 8,000 animals mutilated which would place the loss at approximately, $1,000,000. R. E. THOMPSON, United States Attorney, advised that he had received an urgent call from the head of the Criminal Division, Department of Justice, advising him that he would be contacted by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT of New Mexico, who had been in contact with Attorney General GRIFFIN BELL in an effort to obtain Federal assistance in seeking to solve these cattle mutilations. Bureau telephone call of 2/13/79 advised that a letter was forthcoming from the Department to the Bureau requesting our assistance in the investigation based on the fact that 15 of these animals had been mutilated on Indian reservation land. Sabe Valdez, On 2/15/79 Senator HARRISON SCHMITT, USA R. E. THOMPSON, SA SAMUEL W. JONES and myself met to discuss this matter. It was agreed that a conference should be held in April of this year in Albuquerque involving New Mexico and the surrounding States who have suffered cattle mutilation cases in an effort to fully discuss this matter to determine what has been developed to date and to recommend further steps to be taken to solve this ongoing problem. The role of the FBI was discussed but was not established since it was not resolved whether the FBI would act in a coordinating capacity, an investigating capacity or both. It was decided however, that it would be most beneficial if all this available infor- mation could be placed in a computer bank so that appropriate printouts could be made and an analysis made in an effort to determine a trend or pattern of these mutilations. It is obvious if mutilations are to be solved there is a need for a coordinated effort so that all material available can be gathered and analyzed and further efforts synchronized. Whether the FBI should assume this role is a matter to be -2- --- p.15 --- AQ decided. If we are merely to investigate and direct our efforts toward the 15 mutilated cattle on the Indian reser- vation we, I believe, will be in the same position as the other law enforcement agencies at this time and would be seeking to achieve an almost impossible task. It is my belief that if we are to participate in any manner that we should do so fully, although this office and the USA’s office are at a loss to determine what statute our investigative jurisdiction would be in this matter. If we are to act solely as a coordinator or in any other official capacity the sooner we can place this information in the computer bank, the better off we would be and in this regard it would be my recommendation that an expert in the computer field at the Bureau travel to Albuquerque in the very near future so that we can determine what type of information will be needed so that when the invitation for the April conference is submitted from Senator SCHMITT’s Office that the surrounding States will be aware of the information that is needed to place in the computer. It should be noted that Senator SCHMITT’s Office is coordinating the April conference and will submit the appropriate invitations and with the cooperation of the USA, Mr. THOMPSON, will chair this conference. The FBI will act only as a participant. Since this has not been investigated by the FBI in any manner we have no theories whatsoever as to why or what is responsible for these cattle mutilations. Officer GABE VALDEZ is very adamant in his opinion that these mutilations are the work of the U. S. Government and that it is some clandestine operation either by the CIA or the Department of Energy and in all probability is connected with some type of research into biological warfare. His main reason for these beliefs is that he feels that he was given the “run around” by Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory and they are attempting to cover up this situation. There are also theories that these are cults (religious) or some type of Indian rituals resulting in these mutilations and the wildest theory advanced is that they have some connection with unidentified flying objects. If we are to assume an investigative posture into this area, the matter of manpower, of course, becomes a consideration and I am unable to determine at this time the amount of manpower that would be needed to give this our full attention so that a rapid conclusion could be reached. The Bureau is requested to furnish its comments and guidance on this whole situation including, if desired, the Legal Counsel’s assessment of jurisdictional question. An early response would be needed however, so that we might properly, if requested to do so, obtain the data bank information. If it appears that we are going to become -3- --- p.16 --- AQ involved in this matter, it is obvious that there would be a large amount of correspondence necessary and Albuquerque would suggest a code name be established of BOVMUT. -4- --- p.17 --- Airtel 3/6/79 To: SAC, Albuquerque From: Director, FBI 1 - J. E. Smith THE MUTILATIONS OF 15 ANIMALS; CIR OO: Albuquerque Re: Airtle, 2/16/79. Enclosed for the Albuquerque Division is one copy of a memorandum from the Department of Justice (DOJ) dated March 2, 1979, and attachments. In accordance with enclosed memorandum, the Albuquerque Division is instructed to conduct an appropriate investigation into the 15 mutilations of animals which were performed on Indian reservations within the state of New Mexico. After the Albuquerque Division conducts a preliminary investigation into these mutilations and it is believed that placing information into a computer bank will be of investi- gative assistance, at that time the request for same should be submitted with full justification. FBIHQ, upon receipt of additional information from DOJ, will forward same. FBIHQ should be kept apprised on a timely basis the results of investigative efforts. Enclosures
3 REC-131 198-1048-4 12 MAR 12 1979 Assoc. Dir. Dep. AD Adn. Dep. AD Inv. Asst. Dir.: Adn. Servs. Crim. Inv. Ident. Laboratory Legal Counsel Plan. & Insp. Rec. Mgmt. Tech. Servs. Training Public Affs. Or. Telephone Rm. MAILED 13 MAR 7 1979 FBI JES:bar (4) APR 1979 SEE NOTE, PAGE 2 --- p.18 --- Airtel to SAC, Albuquerque RE: THE MUTILATIONS OF 15 ANIMALS NOTE: This case involves the mutilation of 15 cattle in the past three years on Indian reservations in the state of New Mexico. These mutilations have occurred in other areas of the southwestern part of the United States during the same time period, and the mutilations have been characterized as generally ritualistic. Investigative efforts by various jurisdictions have been negative. Senator Schmitt from New Mexico has taken an interest in these mutilations and has been in contact with the DOJ. The Albuquerque Division has been instructed to conduct appropriate investigation into this matter in accordance with the enclosed memorandum from DOJ. -2- --- p.19 --- FD-36 (Rev 3-24-77) FBI TRANSMIT VIA: Teletype Facsimile AIRTEL PRECEDENCE: Immediate Priority Routine CLASSIFICATION: TOP SECRET SECRET CONFIDENTIAL EFTO CLEAR 4/25/79 Date TO: DIRECTOR, FBI FROM: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) (P) SUBJECT: THE MUTILATIONS OF 15 ANIMALS CIR (C) OO: ALBUQUERQUE Re Bureau airtel to Albuquerque, 3/6/79. Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of an LHM captioned “Cattle Mutilations”, dated 4/25/79. A conference directed by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT, New Mexico, and U.S. Attorney R.E. THOMPSON, Albuquerque, was held on 4/20/79, at Albuquerque. This conference was opened to the public and was attended by law enforcement officials from New Mexico and other states, the news media and interested persons. Approximately 180 persons were in attendance. During the conference, Senator SCHMITT stated that the FBI had been designated as being in charge of cattle mutilations. He explained to the conference attendees that he had conferred with Attorney General GRIFFIN BELL regarding the matter of federal involvement in cattle mutilations and that the FBI had now received the authority from the Attorney General to conduct such an investigation. Senator SCHMITT stated that in the past the Federal Government had not entered into the investigation because it felt it did not have jurisdiction. 198-1048-5 Prior to the conference it was explained to WAYNE CIDDIO, Senator SCHMITT’S Administrative Aide in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that the FBI in Albuquerque had received authority from its headquarters to conduct investigations into cattle 2 Bureau (Enc 3) (RAM) 1-Albuquerque SWJ/sgj APR-27 1979 53 4/30/79 Approved: Transmitted (Number) Per (Time) FBI/DOJ --- p.20 --- AQ 198-541 mutilations occurring on Indian lands, but that its investi- gation was limited to these mutilations. CIDDIO said he would insure that Senator SCHMITT was apprised of this limitation. This information was given to Mr. CIDDIO on 4/9/79. During the conference, FORREST S. PUTMAN, Albuquerque FBI, explained that the FBI’s jurisdiction extended to mutilation occurring on Indian lands. He said, however, that the FBI in conducting its investigation of these mutilations would take into account mutilations occurring elsewhere which showed a similar MO. The jurisdictional problems of all law enforcement officials investigating mutilations were discussed during an afternoon session of the conference attended only by law enforcement officials. It was pointed out that in most cases, the mutilations amounted to misdemeanor violations and were not a felony. As Senator SCHMITT pointed out during the general conference that the FBI might have jurisdiction to investigate mutilations because of violations of state laws on Indian lands, the question arose whether this would be a felony or a misdemeanor violation. Under New Mexico State Law, the mere mutilation of a dead animal would be simply a misdemeanor violation. Investigation of these matters would not be in keeping with the FBI’s current efforts to concentrate on priority matters. The Albuquerque FBI recommends that FBIHQ point out to the Justice Department that if the FBI is asked to conduct investigation into cattle mutilations of which the FBI has no jurisdiction, we will be opening ourselves to criticism similar to criticism we have received in the past for investigating matters wherein we have had no jurisdiction. It would seem appropriate that if FBI participation in investi- gation of cattle mutilations is desired by the Justice Department, effort should be made to secure Congressional approval or an Executive Order through which the appropriate funds could be authorized and proper jurisdiction granted to the FBI. Under these conditions, the FBI could approach this matter without expectation of undue criticism and with the anticipation that the proper resources could be utilized to conduct an effective investigation. -2- --- p.21 --- AQ 198-541 If the Albuquerque FBI Office is expected to broaden its examination of the cattle mutilation, additional manpower would be necessary. The scope of the cattle mutilation problem in the United States is vast and coordination of expected future investigation would be so broad that the manpower currently assigned to the Albuquerque Office could not cope with the problem. At the present time, the number of additional Agents necessary for such an investigation could not be estimated by the Albuquerque FBI Office. Reairtel authorized the Albuquerque FBI to investigate the mutilations of 15 animals which have reportedly occurred on Indian lands within the State of New Mexico. Further investigation of these mutilations is an impossibility because of the fact that the carcasses of the animals have been destroyed. The only purpose which could be served in making inquiry about these matters would be to compile a record of what investigators have determined in the past. It is expected this would be an extremely limited record because those who have looked into such cattle mutilations have done so without any jurisdictional authority and their records are expected to be very brief, if any at all were kept. The Albuquerque FBI Office feels that if an investi- gative unit is approved and an LEAA Grant is given to the Office of the District Attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, this approach to the solution would probably be the best in the absence of full FBI jurisdiction. Such an investigative unit would have jurisdiction over investigation of the cattle mutilations and authority to prosecute persons responsible for the mutilations if they are identified. The FBI could cooperate with this unit by furnishing data available to it for assistance in its investigation. The Albuquerque FBI feels that if the grant is given to the District Attorney’s Office in Santa Fe, coordination of investigative efforts could be handled appropriately. During the afternoon session of the conference attended by law enforcement officials, it was concluded by U.S. Attorney THOMPSON that a decision would be made whether the FBI, the New Mexico State Police, or the special unit attached to the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office would be the coordinating agency for the investigation of the cattle mutilations. U.S. Attorney THOMPSON said a decision would be made within two weeks which of these three agencies would be so designated depending upon approval from FBIHQ, the New Mexico -3- --- p.22 --- AQ 198-541 State Police, and the granting of the LEAA funds. The Albuquerque FBI does not recommend that the FBI be the coordinating unit unless the FBI is given full jurisdiction to look into all mutilations by either Congress or Executive Order. An article appeared in the “Albuquerque Journal” on Wednesday, 4/25/79, captioned “Santa Fe DA to Coordinate Cattle Mutilation Probe”. The article states the Santa Fe District Attorney’s Office was awarded 50,000 Law Enforcement Assistance Administration (LEAA) Grant for the purpose of investigating the cattle mutilations. He explained that there is hope that with the funds from this grant, an investigative unit can be established for the sole purpose of resolving the mutilation problem. He said it is his view that such an investigative unit could serve as a headquarters for all law enforcement officials investigating the mutilations and, in particular, would serve as a repository for information developed in order that this information could be coordinated properly. He said such a unit would not only coordinate this information, but also handle submissions to a qualified lab for both evidence and photographs. Mr. MARTINEZ said a hearing will be held on April 24, 1979, for the purpose of determining whether this grant will be approved. GABE VALDEZ, New Mexico State Police, Dulce, New Mexico, reported he has investigated the death of 90 cattle during the past three years, as well as six horses. Officer VALDEZ said he is convinced that the mutilations of the animals have not been the work of predators because of the precise manner of the cuts. Officer VALDEZ said he had investigated mutilations of several animals which had occurred on the ranch of MANUEL GOMEZ of Dulce, New Mexico. MANUEL GOMEZ addressed the conference and explained he had lost six animals to unexplained deaths which were found in a mutilated condition within the last two years. Further, GOMEZ said that he and his family are experiencing fear and mental anguish because of the mutilations. --- p.25 --- CATTLE MUTILATIONS DAVID PERKINS, Director of the Department of Research at Libre School in Farasita, Colorado, exhibited a map of the United States which contained hundreds of colored pins identifying mutilation sites. He commented that he had been making a systematic collection of data since 1975, and has never met a greater challenge. He said, “The only thing that makes sense about the mutilations is that they make no sense at all.” TOM ADAMS of Paris Texas, who has been independently examining mutilations for six years, said his investigation has shown that helicopters are almost always observed in the area of the mutilations. He said that the helicopters do not have identifying markings and they fly at abnormal, unsafe, or illegal altitudes. Dr. PETER VAN ARSDALE, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, Department of Anthropology, University of Denver, suggested that those investigating the cattle mutilations take a systematic approach and look at all types of evidence is discounting any of the propounded theories such as responsibility by extraterrestrial visitors or Satanic cults. RICHARD SIGISMUND, Social Scientist, Boulder, Colorado, presented an argument which advanced the theory that the cattle mutilations are possibly related to activity of UFOs. Numerous other persons made similar type presentations expounding on their theories regarding the possibility that the mutilations are the responsibility of extraterrestrial visitors, members of Satanic cults, or some unknown government agency. Dr. RICHARD PRINE, Forensic Veterinarian, Los Alamos Scientific Laboratory (LASL), Los Alamos, New Mexico, discounted the possibility that the mutilations have been done by anything but predators. He said he had examined six carcasses and in his opinion predators were responsible for the mutilation of all six. Dr. CLAIRE HIBBS, a representative of the State Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, New Mexico, said he recently came to New Mexico, but that prior to that he examined some mutilation findings in Kansas and Nebraska. Dr. HIBBS said the mutilations fell into three categories: animals killed and mutilated by predators and scavengers, animals mutilated after death by “sharp instruments” and animals mutilated by pranksters. -3- --- p.26 --- CATTLE MUTILATIONS TOMMY BLAND, Lewisville, Texas, told the conference he has been studying UFO activities for twenty-two years and mutilations for twelve years. He explained that animal mutilations date back to the early 1800’s in England and Scotland. He also pointed out that animal mutilations are not confined to cattle, but cited incidents of mutilation of horses, dogs, sheep, and rabbits. He also said that the mutilations are not only nationwide, but international in scope. Other speakers at the conference suggested ways of approaching an investigation into the mutilations, urging access to technological equipment and technologically trained individuals. Chief RALEIGH TAFOYA, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, and WALTER DASHENO, Governor, Santa Clara Pueblo, each spoke briefly to the conference. Both spoke of the cattle which had been found mutilated on their respective Indian lands. Governor DASHENO said he is concerned as to the extent of the jurisdiction by investigating agencies into the matter and Chief TAFOYA said some of his people who have lost livestock have been threatened. He did not elaborate on these threats. CARL W. WHITESIDE, Investigator, Colorado Bureau of Investigation, told the conference that between April and December, 1975, his Bureau investigated 203 reports of cattle mutilations. He said in addition his Bureau conducted an undercover investigation in an attempt to resolve the mutilation problem. He said during the investigation by his Bureau, numerous pieces of evidence were submitted to the Colorado State University Large Animal Hospital and all civilian and military helicopter flights were monitored during this probe. WHITESIDE said, “Sadly, most of these efforts produced no results.” He said they were unable to place any unidentified vehicle in the air or on the ground near the carcasses that were found. He said his group submitted 35 carcasses to the laboratory for examination. Only 19 of those submitted were deemed to be of recent enough vintage to make an examination and of those 19, nine were deter- mined to be willful mutilations. He said of those nine, it was concluded that two were done by pranksters. WHITESIDE said that his organization even set up a secret witness program with the cooperation of the “Denver Post”, but this resulted in no information to assist in a solution to the matter. -4- --- p.27 --- CATTLE MUTILATIONS During the afternoon of April 20, 1979, law enforcement officers met with U.S. Attorney R.E. THOMPSON for a special meeting. At this conference were representatives from the FBI and numerous state law enforcement officers from New Mexico. Also in attendance were investigators from Nebraska, Colorado, Montana, and Arkansas. During the conference emphasis was placed on an attempt to determine the most appropriate way of approaching the solution of the cattle mutilations. The officials decided that direction for the investigation should be the responsibility of one of three agencies — the FBI, the District Attorney’s Office in Santa Fe, New Mexico, which has applied for the LEAA Grant, or the New Mexico State Police. U.S. Attorney THOMPSON concluded that within the next two weeks a determination would be made which of the three agencies would be the primary investigative group and the agency’s responsibility for the collection of data regarding the mutilations. U.S. Attorney THOMPSON pointed out that the FBI would have to receive approval from Washington, District Attorney MARTINEZ’ group would have to receive the LEAA Grant, and the New Mexico State Police would have to obtain clearance from its headquarters. During this session of the conference, investigators from Arkansas pointed out that they have examined 28 cases of cattle mutilations and it is their conclusion that all cases were the work of intentional mutilators and not of predators. The examination of carcasses submitted by their investigators have been done by the Oklahoma State University Forensic Lab. The investigator present at the conference from Montana expressed his opinion that carcasses found in Montana were also mutilated by deliberate efforts and not by predators. All investigators present during this session recommended that there be a central collection unit which could coordinate information from all areas. Also, all investigators recommended that a standard procedure and form be adopted for the investi- gation of future mutilations. They recommended that evidence be examined by a qualified veterinary pathologist. -5-

Part 5 (of 5, Final)

Airtel
5/2/79

To: SAC, Albuquerque (198-541)
From: Director, FBI
THE MUTILATIONS OF
15 ANIMALS
CIR (C)
OO: Albuquerque

1 - J. E. Smith

Re Albuquerque airtel to FBIHQ, 4/25/79, and
Butelcal to Albuquerque, 5/1/79.

FBIHQ concurs with the recommendation of SAC,
Albuquerque in that the investigative unit currently being
established re cattle mutilations within the DA's Office,
Santa Fe, New Mexico, be designated as the coordinator in this
matter.

NOTE: Re airtel recommended that the coordinator for the
various jurisdictions involved in the investigation of cattle
mutilations will be the DA's Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
FBIHQ concurs with the recommendation.

MAILED 9
MAY 2 1979
FBI
ST-105
REC-110 198-1048-16
11 MAY 3 1979
Assec. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
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MAIL ROOM

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
Memorandum
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

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Asst. Dir.:
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Ident.
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Rec. Mgmt.
Tech. Servs.
Training
Public Affs. Of.
Telephone Rm.
Director's Sec'y

DATE: 6/1/79

TO: Mr. Moore
FROM: W. D. Gow

SUBJECT: THE MUTILATIONS OF
15 ANIMALS
CRIME ON INDIAN RESERVATION
OO: Albuquerque

1 - Associate Director
1 - Mr. Boynton
1 - Mr. Ingram
1 - Mr. Gow
1 - J. E. Smith
1 - Mr. Moore

PURPOSE: To respond to the Director's request for infor-
mation concerning an article appearing in the "National
Enquirer" newspaper dated June 5, 1979, page 5, which is
captioned, "FBI Joins Investigation of Animal Mutilations
Linked to UFOs." (See attached.)

RECOMMENDATION: None. For information.

APPROVED:
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Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Serv.
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Ident.
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Legal Coun.
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DETAILS: By memorandum dated March 2, 1979, Philip B. Heymann,
Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, requested that
the FBI conduct an appropriate investigation in New Mexico of
the fifteen animal mutilations and any others that occur in
Indian country as a possible Crime on an Indian Reservation and
furnish the results to the U. S. Attorney and to the Criminal
Division, Department of Justice (DOJ). This memorandum
stated that DOJ had received correspondence from Senator
Harrison Schmitt, New Mexico, indicating that fifteen mutilations
of animals have occurred in New Mexico Indian country in the
past three years. In this memorandum, DOJ advised that their
Criminal Division had been aware of the phenomenon of animals
being mutilated in a manner that could indicate that such
acts are performed by persons as part of a ritual or ceremony.
This memorandum from DOJ further stated that some of these
mutilations which have occurred in Indian country are DOJ's
first indication that Federal law may have been violated.

ENCLOSURE
JES:par

EX-124

198-K1
11 JUN 1979

CONTINUED - OVER

52 JUN 2 Savings Bonds Regularly on the Payroll Savings Plan

FBI/DOJ

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Memorandum Gow to Moore
RE: THE MUTILATIONS OF 15 ANIMALS

On March 6, 1979, the FBI, Albuquerque Division,
was instructed to conduct an investigation into the mutilations
of fifteen animals or any others that occur in Indian country
in accordance with the aforementioned DOJ memorandum dated
March 2, 1979.

On April 20, 1979, a conference was held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, concerning the problem of animal
mutilations, primarily cattle, in which approximately 180
people attended who included various law enforcement agencies
from several states, news media representatives, and the
general public. Senator Schmitt chaired the conference and
the U. S. Attorney, New Mexico, and SAC Forrest S. Putman, Jr.,
Albuquerque Division, were in attendance. SAC, Putman advised
the conference that DOJ had given the FBI authority to investi-
gate those cattle mutilations which have occurred or might
occur in Indian country. During this conference, numerous
theories were expounded concerning who is responsible for
these mutilations including members of satanic cults, predators,
pranksters, extraterrestrial visitors, and some unknown
Government agency. At the conclusion of this conference, it
was decided that one agency would be designated as the
coordinating investigative agency for all jurisdictions
involved.

Subsequently during May, 1979, the District Attorney's
Office for the greater Santa Fe, New Mexico, area received
approximately $50,000 in LEAA funds to act as the coordinating
investigative agency of cattle mutilations.

Since March, 1979, there have been no new cattle
mutilations in Indian country, and our investigation with
respect to the identities of the individuals responsible for the
fifteen cattle mutilations has been negative to date.

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FBI Joins Investigation of Animal Mutilations Linked to UFOs
By WILLIAM BARNHILL, BOB PRATT and DAVID WRIGHT
The FBI has joined in the investigation of the bizarre mutilation of
thousands of grazing horses and cattle over an 18-state area — attacks which
have been linked to UFOs.
Disclosure of the FBI role was made at a recent conference of officials from seven
states where the attacks have reached an alarming level.
Sen. Harrison Schmitt (R.-N. Mex.), the ex-astronaut and scientist who organized
the conference, declared: "Either we've got a UFO situation or we've got a massive,
massive conspiracy which is enormously well funded."
At least 8,000 cattle and horses have been butchered with surgical precision over an
estimated 1.28 million square mile area stretching from Tennessee to Oregon since the
mutilations began around 1970. The 1.28 million square miles is more than a third of the
total land area in the con-
tinental United States.
In many cases the attacks
have coincided with UFO sight-
ings. Baffled investigators say
the strange pattern of the
mutilations includes these star-
tling facts:
• No tire marks, footprints or
other signs of human activity
are found near the mutilated
carcasses.
• Only the blood and certain
parts of the animals — usually
the reproductive organs — are
removed.
• Trace elements found on
and in some carcasses are the
same as those collected after a
UFO sighting in New Mexico.
BAFFLING incidents have occurred in 18 states.
• Buzzards and coyotes re-state trooper who has in-animals and take them back to
fuse to eat the mutilated horses vestigated more than 30 at the spaceship.
and cattle.
tacks.
"There have been thousands
Sen. Schmitt, who received a If predators are involved, he of these mutilations nobody
Ph.D. in geology from Harvard said, "we have some predators knows about. The Indians are
University and was a member with super powers. We find usually frightened to death," he
of the Apollo 17 moon-landing these carcasses are being lifted said.
crew, said state and local law up (off the ground) and later "They don't say anything
enforcement officials have been they leave clamp marks on the about it because they know it's
unable to come up with leads on legs. It is also very hard for me being done by 'star people,' they
their own and FBI help is to believe that a predator can
needed.
take the heart out of an animal
"To date, the mutilations through a small wound in the
have been as mysterious as neck.
they've been grisly," he said. Dr. Henry Monteith, an engi-
"The Justice Department au-neering physicist at Sandia
thorized the FBI office in Albu-Laboratories which handles se-
querque to become involved in cret government projects, re-
the investigation of these vealed that Indians are so ter-
crimes on the basis that several rified by the mutilations, they
of the mutilation killings oc-bury the carcasses immediate-
curred on Indian lands.
ly and are reluctant to discuss
Many attacks have occurred what happened. Even their dogs
on animals at the Jicarilla refuse to go near the carcasses.
Apache Reservation in Dulce, Dr. Monteith, who has been
N. Mex.
investigating the attacks since
"Any place we've had a they began, said Indians have
mutilation, we have also had told him of actually seeing
UFO sightings," reported Gabe spaceships land and unload
Valdez, a veteran New Mexico "star people" who chase down
EXPERTS: New Mexico state trooper Gabe Valdez takes
tissue samples from a mutilated cow found at Dulce, N.
Mex. Assisting him is retired scientist Howard Burgess,
who's investigated several similar incidents with Valdez.
alone.
know why they're doing it, so UFO researcher: "What few
therefore we should leave it clues we have concerning those
responsible for the mutilations
suggest that we are dealing with
well-equipped, highly capable
airborne entities. We are
forced, I feel, to the hypothesis
that unidentified aircraft are
the means — UFOs."
: "Those are their exact words
The 'star people' know what
they're doing and should be
trusted."
Dr. Monteith said he has no
doubt that aliens from outer
space are responsible for the
attacks and are using the
animals' bodies as part of their
study of life on earth.
To aid in solving the mystery,
District Attorney Eloy Mar-
tinez of Espanola, N. Mex., is
seeking a $40,000 grant from the
U.S. Law Enforcement Au-
Many other investigators —thority Assistance Administration.
police, scientists and and UFO
searchers — agree that UFOs
are the only possible explana-bility, he said:
tion.
Admitting UFOs are a possi-
Said Richard Sigismund, a "I might be the first district
Boulder, Colo., psychologist and attorney in the country to prose-
cute an alien from outer space."

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HARRISON SCHMITT
NEW MEXICO

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE,
SCIENCE, AND TRANSPORTATION
COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS

SELECT COMMITTEE ON
SMALL BUSINESS

United States Senate
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20510
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

June 6, 1979

Assoc. Dir.
Dep AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.
Asst. Dir.:
Adm. Servs.
Crim. Inv.
Ident.
Intell.
Laboratory
Legal Coun.
Plan. & Insp.
Rec. Mgmt.
Tech. Servs.
Training
Public Affs. Off.
Telephone Rm.
Director's Sec'y

Dear Mr. Director:

As you may know, the U. S. Attorney for New Mexico,
R. E. Thompson, and I convened a multi-state live-
stock mutilation conference in Albuquerque on April
20. As a result of that meeting, Agent Sam Jones of
the Albuquerque office of the FBI was assigned as
the Bureau contact for those individuals desiring
to report animal mutilations and to organize the
Bureau's activities in this investigation.

Please provide an update with regard to the status
of the Bureau's activities to this point, as well
as an outline and timetable for projected action.
I am receiving many questions from constituents on
these matters.

In addition, please advise me whether sufficient
funds are contained within your present budget to
cover projected activities with respect to the
Bureau's involvement. As mark-up is scheduled
to begin within the near future in the Senate
Appropriations Committee, of whom I am a member,
your contacting me by June 11 as to whether
additional funding is required, and the amount,
would be appreciated.
REC-8
Sincerely,

Harrison Schmitt
(new item)

5 JUN 22 1979

The Honorable William H. Webster, Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
Washington, D. C. 20535

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FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

June 19, 1979

Honorable Harrison Schmitt
United States Senate
Washington, D. C. 20510

Dear Senator Schmitt:

Reference is made to your letter received June 11,
1979, a copy of which is attached for your ready reference.

Please be advised that the Department of Justice on
March 2, 1979, requested the FBI to conduct an investigation
in New Mexico of fifteen animal mutilations and any others
that occur in Indian country as a Federal violation.

Since March, 1979, our Albuquerque Office has
conducted an inquiry concerning the aforementioned mutilations
and are in contact with other law enforcement agencies
investigating animal mutilations. There have been no new
cattle mutilations reported to us in Indian country, and our
investigation with respect to the identities of the individuals
responsible for the fifteen cattle mutilations has been
negative to date.

Your interest in obtaining additional funds for the
FBI's involvement is appreciated. However, at this time
sufficient funds are available within our General Government
Crimes Program to support our investigation in this matter.

EX-136
If the FBI can be of further assistance to you or
your constituents, please contact us.
REC-8
Sincerely yours,

William H. Webster
Director

5 JUN 22 1979

Enclosure
SAC, Albuquerque (For information) (Enclosure)
JES:par (10)

SEE NOTE PAGE 2

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Honorable Harrison Schmitt

NOTE: This letter is written in response to a letter from
Senator Harrison Schmitt (New Mexico) concerning the FBI's
investigation of the cattle mutilations in New Mexico's
Indian country.

On June 11, 1979, John Ryan, Legislative Assistant
to Senator Schmitt, was telephonically advised by L. C. Groover,
Deputy Assistant Director, Administrative Services
Division, that Senator Schmitt's letter was received at FBIHQ
on June 11, 1979. Mr. Ryan was advised that the FBI had
sufficient funds to handle our investigation concerning
cattle mutilations and that we would advise the Senator the
status of our investigation. This response has been coordinated
among the Administrative Services Division, Legal Counsel
Division, SAC Forrest S. Putman, Albuquerque Division, and the
Criminal Investigative Division.

APPROVED:
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Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Serv.
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June 26, 1979

1 - Mr. Mintz (Mr. Moschella)
1 - Mr. Moore (Mr. Gow)
1 - Mr. Boynton
1 - Mr. Woodby

Mr. Burkett Van Kirk
Counsel for the Minority
Committee on Appropriations
United States Senate
Washington, D. С. 20510

Dear Burkett,

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT

In your telephone call you inquired about the livestock
mutilations problem in New Mexico and the actions being taken
by the FBI concerning them.

Livestock mutilations have reportedly occurred in a
number of states, principally in the Southwest; however, the
only known mutilations over which the FBI might have investi-
gative jurisdiction have occurred on Indian lands in New Mexico.

On March 2, 1979, the Department of Justice requested the
FBI to conduct an investigation in New Mexico of fifteen animal
mutilations and any others that occur in Indian country. Since
March 1979, our Albuquerque Office has been investigating these
mutilations and is in contact with other law enforcement agencies
investigating livestock mutilations. There have been no new live-
stock mutilations on Indian lands reported to us and our investigation
with respect to the identities of the individuals responsible for the
fifteen mutilations mentioned previously has been negative to date.

REC-10 198-1048-10

You may also be interested to know that on April 10, 1979,
a conference chaired by Senator Harrison Schmitt, New Mexico,
was held in Albuquerque concerning the problem of livestock.
2 JUN 27 1979

NOTE: This information is being furnished in response to a telephonic
inquiry from Mr. Van Kirk on 6/25/79. We furnished the same infor-
mation to Senator Schmitt by letter dated 6/19/79, except the portion
relating to the Albuquerque conference and the LEAA grant about which
Senator Schmitt was already aware. 198-1048

Hand delivered
10:30pm 6/27/79

FBI/DOJ

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Mr. Burkett Van Kirk

mutilations, primarily cattle, which was attended by law enforce-
ment agencies from several states, news media representatives
and the general public. At the conclusion of this conference it was
decided that one agency would be designated as the coordinating
investigative agency for all jurisdictions involved. Subsequently,
the District Attorney's Office for the Greater Santa Fe, New Mexico,
Area received approximately $50,000 in LEAA funds to act as the
coordinating agency of livestock mutilation investigations.

If we can be of further assistance in this matter, please let
me know.

Sincerely yours,

L. Clyde Groover, Jr.
Deputy Assistant Director
Administrative Services Division

APPROVED:
Director
Assoc. Dir.
Dep. AD Adm.
Dep. AD Inv.

Adm. Serv.
Crim. Inv.
Ident.
Intell.
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Plan. & Insp.
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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
memorandum

DATE: 8/1/79
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) P

SUBJECT: "CHANGED"
MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN
LANDS IN NEW MEXICO
CIR (C)
(OO: ALBUQUERQUE)

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

Title marked changed to show thrust of investigation
by Albuquerque Office: Title formerly carried as "MUTILATIONS
OF 15 ANIMALS"

Re Albuquerque airtel to Director, 4/25/79.

Enclosed for the Bureau are three copies of
an LHM captioned, "MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN LANDS IN
NEW MEXICO", dated as above.

The news articles which comprise the major
portion of the enclosed LHM were furnished by WAYNE CIDDIO,
Administrative Assistant to Senator HARRISON SCHMITT, Santa Fe
Office. CIDDIO also furnished a copy of a news release from
Senator SCHMITT which is included in the LHM. It is felt
that the Bureau should have this information in the event
of inquiries which might be received.

Regarding the information in the July 17, 1979,
news release of Senator Schmitt, the Albuquerque Office is
of the opinion that investigation in this matter should continue
to be limited to those mutilations reported as occurring on
Indian lands within the State of New Mexico as per instructions
in Bureau airtel, 3/16/79. The Albuquerque Office considers
this to be the maximum limit of its inquiries.

Since being instructed to investigate this
matter, there have been no further mutilations reported
on Indian Lands in New Mexico. Liaison has been established
with appropriate law enforcement personnel to insure that
mutilations are reported to the Albuquerque FBI Office.

ENCLOSURE
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Concerning those prior mutilations reported
to have occurred on Indian lands, no law enforcement agency
was assigned investigatory responsibility and as a result,
no adequate evidence collection or record making was under-
taken. The Albuquerque Office has questioned law enforcement
officers who have been at the scene of the alleged mutilations
as observers. A few photographs were taken, copies of which
were obtained. No evidence has been obtained because none
was collected. In view of this, no further investigation
will be done regarding the alleged mutilation of the 15
animals previously reported. For this reason, the title
to this case was changed showing the correct perspective
of the Albuquerque Office investigation.

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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Albuquerque, New Mexico
August 1, 1979

In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.

ANIMAL MUTILATIONS

On July 25, 1979, WAYNE CIDDIO, Administrative
Assistant to Senator Harrison Schmitt, Santa Fe Office,
furnished copies of newspaper articles from an Espanola,
New Mexico, newspaper, the "Rio Grande Sun", regarding
mutilations.

Mr. CIDDIO also furnished a copy of a news
release from the office of Senator SCHMITT which was dated
July 17, 1979. The news articles and release follow:

This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its
contents are not to be distributed outside your
agency.

198-1048-11
ENCLOSURE

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They Held a Mutilation
By GAIL OLSON
Of the SUN'S
Santa Fe Bureau
The county's "freshest"
mutilation report so far
reached State Police
within five hours of the kill
last Saturday, but nobody
came to investigate.
"I was really disgusted.
The news media said
investigators would come
as soon as they were
called," complained
Dennis Martinez, who
discovered the carcass
"within 300 yards of my
place." in Truchas.
"It is sad news," he said
of law enforcement's
apparent lack of interest
in the case, which from all
reports is a classic. State
Police called the county
livestock agent and DA
Eloy Martinez, but sent no
officers to the scene.
His wife Francis, more
cynical, was nonchalant
about the absence of of-
ficial investigators. She
reported that as of 4 p.m.
Tuesday, no investigator
had been seen in Truchas.
"They don't come here
very often — not unless
something is hanging from
a viga," she explained of
area law enforcement
personnel and what she
sees as their attitude
about the small mountain
village.
Ken Rommel, hired
through a $50,000 federal
grant to investigate cattle
mutilations in Rio Arriba
county, had not been on
the scene as of late
Tuesday afternoon and
was not available in his
office.
Dennis Martinez said
the latest chapter in
county mutilations lore
began between 3 a.m. and
5a.m. Saturday morning.
"I heard the dogs
barking," he explained of
that time, though "the
thought of mutilations was
far away from my mind."
He explained that as he
has a number of "open
fences" that result in
"cattle going through
property." The only thing
he noticed about the
barking dogs was they
would "go to the boundary
of the fence and turn
back" rather than chasing
the cows as usual.
When he began his day,
he said, at approximately
7 a.m., his brother,
Ernesto Martinez and
"another Ernesto Mar-
tinez," the Ernesto
Martinez who owns the
property upon which the
cow was found, were at his
door.
"Come and see it," they
invited, asking him to
bring his gun, as wolves
have been sighted in the
area lately.
"The cow belonged to
Juan Antonio Rael and it
was a female," Dennis
Martinez said.
"I saw what appeared to
be a mutilation. It had
little blood which was only
visible where the tongue
used to be. The tongue, he
said, had been sliced at its
"roots." precisely.
Right after the viewing,
the state police reportedly
were called.
The night before had
been "peaceful" he
reported, except for the
slightly peculiar behavior
of the barking dogs.
Everyone believed the
find to be a good one, as
they had "come in time."
Dennis Martinez and his
wife both said a number of
Truchas residents had
reported seeing "orange
lights" in the sky that
night, some flying over the
Truchas cemetery.
After the authorities
were notified, Dennis
Martinez said, "I stuck

But No One Came

around from 7 a.m. until
2:30, making sure" that no
investigators were
coming.
He admitted he was "a
little bit scared" of the
mutilation which occurred
so near his home. He
explained he had been in
the Colorado Springs area
when a number of
mutilations had taken
place there.
"The way it's done, when
you see one, it's a little bit
different", then when you
just hear about one, he
explained.
The eyes of the fresh
cow, he noted, attracted
attention among ob-
servers.
The villain, he said,
"tried to scrape at it," as
if he or it were trying to
get a tissue sample "from
the white part of the eye."
The rectal area, the udder
and the ears were
removed from the beast
with surgical precision.
Dennis Martinez said
Neil Bockman, a Santa Fe
photographer and film-
maker looking into the
phenomena, appeared on
the scene. Bockman wrote
an article for Read Street,
a news publication,
recently on the
phenomena entitled
"Burgers for the Gods."
"The case itself didn't
seem unusual, except for
the fact that there were
wolves in the area," Bock-
man said. He reported one
neighbor's dog chewed
"the backend" of the cow.
He was puzzled that law
enforcement officials had
not appeared on the scene.
U.S. Senator Harrison
Schmitt Tuesday also
expressed concern that the
investigation was not
attended to immediately
by law enforcement
personnel.
"I don't blame them for
being upset," he said of
the witnesses, explaining
that he is seeking more
funding for the FBI's
study into the problem.
"That's one reason I got
the language" of a funding
request recently an-
nounced to support the
FBI investigation, Senator
Schmitt explained. "I
want the FBI to be more
deeply involved."
He said "more coor-
dinating of local in-
vestigations" is needed at
this time and that the
"central point of the in-
vestigation," he believes
now, should be the FBI,
though some cen-
tralization may be
achieved by the District
Attorney.
"My understanding was
that FBI agent Sam Jones
was assigned to coordinate
law enforcement efforts on
mutilations." Senator Sch-
mitt said of his analysis of
what transpired at a
recent conference of law
enforcement personnel
involved in mutilation
investigations.
"The fact that the
District Attorney's grant
was pursued didn't change
that," he said further, of
Martinez's federally
funded investigation.
"Maybe my un-
derstanding was wrong,
but my understanding was
that the FBI would be the
coordinating agency," he
said.
When told that Ken
Rommel, the investigator
the District Attorney
hired after receiving a
grant to pay his salary,
had yet to contact Gabe
Valdez, the State
Policeman who has the
most experience in in-
vestigating mutilations,
Senator Schmitt said
Valdez' experience should
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Mutilation Uninvestigated!
Continued from Page 1
prove valuable to any
investigator.
"That doesn't sound like
complete investigating,"
Schmitt said of the
omission of Valdez'
participation.
In light of the lack of
investigation of the
Truchas episode, the SUN
has received a number of
reports from confidential
sources about
dissatisfaction with the
course Rommel's in-
vestigation is taking.
Persons who have
spoken to the investigator
complain he is "brusque,"
or "too flippant," or he
doesn't take their ideas or
their reports seriously,
and they'd rather not
discuss with him further
mutilation phenomena.
Other persons express
fears that not only
Rommel, but the District
Attorney and the State
Police, are working
together to cover up
whatever is behind the
mutilations, and rumors
are spreading fast.
"Eloy Martinez went to
the State Police and told
them that Gabe Valdez is
not to have any part in this
investigation," one serious
Valdez fan told the SUN.
Another version of that
story is that a "muzzle"
has been placed on Valdez.
Both stories were denied
Tuesday by State Police
Chief Martin Vigil and by
the district attorney.
"I have not put out any
orders to that effect,"
Vigil said. He explained
that he has asked that
information be channelled
to Rommel, but if a state
policeman should get a
call on a suspected
mutilation, he should "go
on over there."
The district attorney,
too, denies the existence of
a gag order on any state
police officer.
"I never have, and
never will, impose any
kind of a gag rule on any
law enforcement officer
because I don't have that
authority and even if I did
it would be impractical for
me to impose any form of
gag rule," he said.
Of the alleged meeting
with Vigil, he said, he
believed that the story
grew from an actual
conversation he had with
the chief.
"I think that the
meeting was only my
request to the chief that
since we now have a
designated project
director in charge that it
would probably be best to
have everything relating
to mutilations funnelled
through that investigator.
"If for no other reason,
the grant terms and
conditions calls for that
kind of a concept."
Martinez said a teletype
received by every affiliate
State Police officer of the
state assigned Richard C.
de Baca as liaison between
officers and Rommel and
that "relates to the notion
that if there is a mute in
their responsibility that
hopefully they will contact
Rommel."
Of Rommel's failure to
appear at the Truchas
suspected mutilation, he
said he is "reasonably
assured that Ken is
looking into it."
"This happened on a
weekend and its one of
those instances where I
believe an effort was
made to contact Rommel
with no success."
Of the allegations of a
cover-up, Martinez said,
"The only thing I can
really state I would flatly
deny basis for supporting
the contention that there is
a cover-up if for no other
reason than it would put
the grant in jeopardy."
He advised those with
such contentions to "apply
to the grantee, the Law
Enforcement Assistance
Association," with that
complaint. The LEAA, he
contends, would "support"
the complainant "one
hundred per cent."

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Mutilations
Probe Disappointing
Examination of the first quarterly report sub-
mitted in our famous $50,000 cattle mutilation probe
would indicate results to date can be described at
best disappointing. The worst might be to suggest it's
a waste of the taxpayers' money.
In summary, chief investigator Ken Rommel, at
a salary of $25,000 a year, gave interviews to
television stations and newspapers, talked with the
Colorado Bureau of Investigation, confirmed support
from a number of state agencies (which he had
already) and checked out three suspected
mutilations in his first five weeks on the job.
That cost about $2,500 in salary plus unknown
expenses.
The report says the investigations into the three
cattle deaths (one each in Milaga, Coyote and Tres
Piedras) were not complete, although one
Albuquerque newspaper quoted Rommel as saying
all three were caused by predators.
But lo and behold, a mutilation reported in
Truchas Saturday morning, only several hours after
the animal's death and probably the freshest in-
cident to date, had yet to be checked out by 4 p.m.
Tuesday — more than four days later. Our "Desert
Fox" hadn't made it to Truchas, the state police
hadn't responded, the livestock inspector was not to
be seen and the only explanation our district at-
torney (he's the one who got the $50,000 grant) had
was "it was a weekend."
We must advise our cattle mutilators that the
game is played only five days a week — we rest on
weekends.
Now fellows, there is a tremendous amount of
interest in this subject as evidenced by the turnout
for the Albuquerque conference conducted by New
Mexico's Sen. Harrison Schmitt. Additional proof is
the fact that the feds coughed up $50,000 to look into
it.
While the public can't expect a solution in the
first six weeks of activity, for Pete's sake they can
expect more than that skimpy one-page report issued
last week. And they can expect, for the money they
are putting out, for someone to show up to in-
vestigate reported mutilations.
But as one optimist remarked cheerfully: "Look
at it this way; it's only $50,000. It could have been
half a million."

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News From
Senator Harrison Schmitt
248 Russell Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510
Media Contact: Anne Gral
202/224-

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 1979

Washington, D.C.—U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt announced today that
the Senate Appropriations Committee, on which he serves, included in the
Fiscal Year 1980 Justice Department Appropriations Report language directing
the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to maintain its investigation of
the cattle mutilations that have occurred in northern New Mexico and elsewhere.
Schmitt said such action by the Appropriations Committee is "necessary
due to the continuing widespread problem of cattle mutilations and the need
for federal coordination of the investigation."
"I hope that the Committee's endorsement of this proposal will increase
the FBI's investigative activity so that the answer to this bizarre and
grisly mystery will be found," Schmitt added.
The FBI will investigate the incidents that have occurred and which
are prosecutable under United States Code 1152 and 1153.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
memorandum

12/10/79

SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) C

SUBJECT: MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN
LANDS IN NEW MEXICO
CIR (C)
OO: ALBUQUERQUE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI

Re Albuquerque letter to the Director, 8/1/79.

Since being instructed to investigate this matter,
there have been no reports of mutilations on Indian lands in
New Mexico. Liaison has been established with appropriate law
enforcement personnel to insure that mutilations are reported to
the Albuquerque FBI Office.

In view of this, no investigation is currently being
conducted regarding mutilations, and the Albuquerque Office is
placing this matter in a closed status.

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
memorandum

DATE: 1/15/80
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) C

SUBJECT: MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN LANDS
IN NEW MEXICO
CIR (C)
OO: ALBUQUERQUE

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (198-1048)

Re Albuquerque letter to the Director, 12/10/79.

Enclosed for the Bureau are five copies of an LHM
captioned as above. One copy of this LHM is being designated
for KENNETH M. ROMMEL, District Attorney's Office, Espanola,
New Mexico. ROMMEL is the Director of a Special Investigative
Unit set up under an LEAA grant for the purpose of investigating
animal mutilations.

No investigation is currently being conducted by the
Albuquerque FBI Office regarding mutilations, and this case is
in a closed status. It is again pointed out there have been no
reports of mutilations on Indian lands in New Mexico since the
Albuquerque Office was instructed to investigate this matter.

ENCLOSURE (RM)
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UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
Albuquerque, New Mexico
January 15, 1980

In Reply, Please Refer to
File No.

MUTILATION OF ANIMALS
ON INDIAN LANDS IN
NEW MEXICO
CRIME ON INDIAN RESERVATION

By communication from FBIHQ dated March 6, 1979, the
FBI, Albuquerque Office was instructed to conduct investigation
into the mutilations of animals occurring on Indian lands in New
Mexico. This instruction was based on a memorandum dated March 2,
1979, from the Department of Justice to FBIHQ, which authorized
such investigation.

On April 20, 1979, a conference on livestock mutilations
was convened in Albuquerque by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT of New
Mexico, and the U. S. Attorney for New Mexico, R. E. THOMPSON.
This conference was attended by law enforcement investigators
from several states, FBI representatives, other interested parties,
and the press. Approximately 180 persons were in attendance.
Near the conclusion of the conference, it was reported by the
District Attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that a Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration (LEAA) grant had been applied for to
provide funds for a special investigative unit to investigate
cattle mutilations. Subsequently, it was announced that the LEAA
grant had been made, and that a special investigative unit for
this purpose had been set up under the auspices of the New Mexico
State District Attorney in Santa Fe. Former FBI Agent KENNETH M.
ROMMEL was appointed to head up that unit.

Investigation by the Albuquerque FBI Office determined
that there had been reports of dead animals from both the Santa
Clara Reservation and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New
Mexico. Discussions with GERALD HILL, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Criminal Investigator, Pojoaque, New Mexico, regarding the dead
cattle which had been reported on the Santa Clara Reservation by
members of the Santa Clara Tribe disclosed that these reports
were in 1978. There was no evidence to cause it to be determined
that the animals had been mutilated, and Investigator HILL did
not make a complete investigation of the matter, nor collect any
evidence for examination. Subsequent discussions with RALEIGH

This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property
of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its
contents are not to be distributed outside your
agency.

198-1048-

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MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN LANDS IN NEW MEXICO

TAFOYA, Chief of Police, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, disclosed similar
information, i.e. the reports of unexplained dead animals were
in 1978, and although they were surrounded by suspicious circum-
stances, there was no evidence to positively determine that the
animals had been mutilated. In neither case had evidence been
preserved for examination, nor were there any complete reports
of investigation done regarding the deaths.

The Albuquerque FBI Office has discussed the possibility
of animal mutilations with law enforcement officers in New Mexico,
including WEL SEDILLO, JR., Investigator, New Mexico Livestock
Board, Albuquerque, New Mexico, who has examined numerous animals
which had been reported as being mutilated. Investigator SEDILLO
said that in each instance his examination showed that the animals
had been attacked by predators.

Since the conference of April 20, 1979, the Albuquerque
FBI Office has received a voluminous amount of correspondence
from interested parties who have expounded their theories regarding
this subject. Copies of this information have been furnished to
KENNETH M. ROMMEL for his assistance.

On January 15, 1980, KENNETH M. ROMMEL advised his office
has pursued numerous investigative leads regarding the possible
mutilation of animals in New Mexico. He said that to date, his
investigative unit has determined that none of the reported cases
has involved what appear to be mutilations by other than common
predators. ROMMEL said he has travelled to other states and con-
ferred with investigators in those areas regarding mutilations,
and to date has received no information which would justify the
belief that any animals have been intentionally mutilated by
human beings. ROMMEL added that regarding all the dead animals
he has examined, the damage to the carcasses has always been con-
sistent with predator action.

The Albuquerque FBI Office has alerted law enforcement
officials who have jurisdiction over Indian lands in New Mexico
concerning the March 6, 1979, authorization for the Albuquerque
FBI Office to investigate the mutilations of animals on Indian
lands in New Mexico. These law enforcement officials have
advised that they would immediately notify the Albuquerque FBI
Office in the event there are any new occurrences of suspected
animal mutilations on Indian lands.

On January 15, 1980, this matter was discussed with
Assistant U. S. Attorney RICHARD J. SMITH, U. S. Attorney's
Office, Albuquerque. Assistant U. S. Attorney SMITH said that in
his opinion there is no Federal interest in continuing an investi-
gation in this matter in the absence of further reports of acts of

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MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN LANDS IN NEW MEXICO
suspected mutilation of animals on Indian lands in New Mexico.

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Office of the District Attorney
First Judicial District
THE STATE
3/7/80

Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
Director

Diana S. Moyle
Coordinating Secretary

LOCAL & STATE
Animal Mutilation Project
Post Office Box 1209
Espanola, New Mexico 37532

March 5, 1980

Cipriano Padilla
Investigator
Telephone: (505) 753-7131
827-2195

00307065

Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation
J. Edgar Hoover Building
Washington, D.C.

Attention: F.B.I. Laboratory

Gentlemen:

Re: Mutilations of Animals ON
Indian Reservation; Taos,
New Mexico, July 1978

For background information, I refer to your Albuquerque origin matter entitled
as follows:
COPY AND SPECIMENS
RUTION AND REPORT
RETAINED IN LAB FOR

Mutilations of Animals on Indian Lands in New Mexico --
Crime on Indian Reservation.

Enclosed for examination is one vial containing several flakes of an unknown
material which this office would like to have identified in connection with an
official investigation.

For your information, since approximately 1975, New Mexico and other states,
primarily those located in close proximity to New Mexico, have had incidents
referred to by many as "the cattle mutilation phenomena." Stock animals, primarily
cattle, have been found dead with various parts of the carcass missing such as one
eye, one ear, the udder, and normally a cored anus. Most credible sources have
attributed this damage to normal predator and scavenger activity. However, certain
segments of the population have attributed the damage to many other causes ranging
from U.F.O.s to a giant governmental conspiracy, the exact nature of which is never
fully explained. No factual data has been supplied supporting these theories.

In May, 1979, responding to pressure from his constituents, the District
Attorney, First Judicial District of New Mexico, applied for and was awarded a
one year L.E.A.A. grant to investigate these mutilations.

I retired after twenty-eight years as a special agent of the F.B.I. to direct
this investigation.

6 MAR 17 1980

As previously stated, there are those that have attempted to make a connection
between cattle mutilations and U.F.O. sitings.

59 APR 17 1980

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Director
Federal Bureau of Investigation

March 5, 1980
Page -2-

In July, 1978, a U.F.O. was reportedly observed by a resident of Taos, New
Mexico, reportedly hovering over a pickup truck. The next morning, the enclosed
powder flakes were reportedly recovered from the roof of the aforementioned
pickup.

Some of the individuals that are most vocal to the media have inferred that these
flakes are identical with a substance that was taken from cowhides in a controlled
test conducted in the Dulce, New Mexico area.

Dulce, New Mexico, which has been the site of several reported mutilations, is
located approximately seventy miles from Taos, New Mexico. I have not been able
to locate a sample of the substance reportedly collected in the Dulce test, but
it has been described as a florescent material.

I have, to-date, been able to confirm any connection between these two substances,
and have been told by those that have seen both that they are not identical.

However, I would appreciate it if through the use of a G.S. Mas spectroscopy test
or any other logical test, that these flakes can be identified. This in itself
would go a long way to assisting me to discredit the U.F.O. — Cow Mutilation
association theory.

If need be, the flakes can be destroyed during your examination.

Your cooperation in this investigation is appreciated.

Sincerely,

KENNETH M. ROMMEL, JR.

KMR/dsm
enclosure

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7-18 (Rev. 4-26-78)
REPORT
of the

1 - Mr. Aaron

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
WASHINGTON, D. C. 20535

To: Mr. Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
Director
Office of the District Attorney
First Judicial District
Animal Mutilation Project
Post Office Box 1209
Re: Espanola, New Mexico 87532

April 3, 1980
REGISTERED

FBI FILE NO. 198-1048
LAB. NO. 00307063 S MX RI
YOUR NO.

MUTILATIONS OF ANIMALS ON
INDIAN RESERVATION; TAOS,
NEW MEXICO, JULY 1978

Examination requested by: Addressee

Reference: Letter dated March 5, 1980

Examination requested: Chemical Analyses - Instrumental Analyses

Specimen:
Q1 Flakes of unknown material

Result of examination:

Specimen Q1 was identified as a white enamel paint typical
of an acrylic latex/emulsion-type exterior house paint. The Q1 particles
appear to have originated from a wood substrate.

The particular origin and/or manufacturer of this paint cannot
be determined. The Q1 particles are suitable for comparison purposes in
the event a suspected source is located.

Specimen Q1 is returned herewith.

Enclosure has been made with the understanding that the evidence is connected with an official
investigation of a criminal matter and that the Laboratory report will be used for official purposes only, related
the investigation or a subsequent criminal prosecution. Authorization cannot be granted for the use of the
Laboratory report in connection with a civil proceeding.

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MAILED 13
APR 03 1980

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Laboratory Work Sheet

RECORDED
3/12/80
plb*

AARON
3/7/80

To: Mr. Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
Director
Office of the District Attorney
First Judicial District
Animal Mutilation Project
Post Office Box 1209
Re: Espanola, New Mexico 87532

FBI FILE NO. 198-1048-
LAB. NO. 00307063 S MK RI
YOUR NO.

MUTILATIONS OF ANIMALS ON
INDIAN RESERVATION; TAOS,
NEW MEXICO, JULY 1978

Examination by:

Examination requested by: Addressee

Reference: Letter dated March 5, 1980

Examination requested: Chemical Analyses - INSTRUMENTAL

Specimens received:
Specimen:
Q1 Flakes of unknown material

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3/10/80
00307063 MK

JECC 4H 102 pm Espanola 3/5/80
Via Rm 1039 c ~3x6 piece of cardboard
with hole in center and reinforced with
second layer at hole
all
covered with clear tape. The glass vial in
pencil dia & 1/2" long, is cotton ball in
one and was all broken on receipt but
contents appears to have been retained
in place by the scotch tape.
Remnants from the broken glass debris
of strips & green matids sumist lovos
like paint flakes or maybe
synthetic rubber patty
actual sizes: ==
feels soft pliable under pressure of
tweezer tip.

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00307063 S MK RI
Dictation:

Specimen Q1 was identified as a white enamel
paint typical of an acrylic latex/emulsion-type
exterior house paint. The Q1 particles appear to
have originated from a wood substrate.
The particular origin and/or manufacturer of
this paint cannot be determined. The Q1 particles
are suitable for comparison purposes in the
event a suspected source is located.
Specimen Q1 is returned herewith.

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
Laboratory Work Sheet

AARON
3/7/80
CORBY

RECORDED
3/12/80
plb*

To: Mr. Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
Director
Office of the District Attorney
First Judicial District
Animal Mutilation Project
Post Office Box 1209
Re: Espanola, New Mexico 87532

FBI FILE NO.
LAB. NO. 00307063 S MK RI
YOUR NO.

MUTILATIONS OF ANIMALS ON
INDIAN RESERVATION; TAOS,
NEW MEXICO, JULY 1978

Examination requested by: Addressee

Reference: Letter dated March 5, 1980

Examination requested: Chemical Analyses - INSTRUMENTAL ANALYSES

Specimens received:
Specimen:
Q1 Substance from pickup
Q1 Rec'd in plastic pillbox from Garon
(a to a typical acrylic latex exterior house paint
or emulsion type
microscopically, the particles in Q1 are typical of a
white (house paint-type) latex enamel. There appears to be wood
fibers on the bottom surface in several areas and the
cotton is striated/dirty as if it originated from a
wood substrate, quite possibly a window frame or something
similar.
CHCl3 - softens, clear film heats out
CCl4 - softens - cloudy film remains on slide after solvent
evaporation.
diphenyl - essen. neg. (al. effervesence noted)
conc. H2SO4 = residue on bottom brown; partially iss.
& effervesces sl. on some color change.
Typical white paint composition. TiO2 (rutile) = prime, & less
pigment + CaCO3 & Talc as typical extenders
GC = acrylic.
FTIR = [illegible]

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[illegible chart]

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[illegible chart]

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acrylate
Q1 00307063 S MK RI
Diamond cell

TRANS MITTANCE
4900 6200 7500 8800 10100 11400 12700 14000 15300 16600
NANOMETERS

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[illegible chart]

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UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT
memorandum

DATE: 7/14/80
REPLY TO
ATTN OF: SAC, ALBUQUERQUE (198-541) (C)

SUBJECT: MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN
LANDS IN NEW MEXICO
CIR (C)
OO: Albuquerque

TO: DIRECTOR, FBI (198-1048)

Re Albuquerque letter to Bureau, 1/15/80.

Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of a bound
report entitled, "OPERATION ANIMAL MUTILATION." This is a
report of the District Attorney, First Judicial District,
State of New Mexico, prepared by Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
(former Special Agent), Project Director, and dated June,
1980.

A perusal of this report reflects it adds nothing
new in regard to potential investigation by the Albuquerque
FBI of alleged mutilations on Indian lands in New Mexico.

Report detached & [illegible]

2 - Bureau (Enc. 1)
1 - Albuquerque
SWJ/pd
(3)

JUL 16 1980

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(REV. 7-76)
GSA FPMR (41 CFR) 101-11.6
5010-112

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