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all,1'_hcre was lopemore. Much snore.

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familiar anoduroprraadi: Blood was drainedlo someinstances; therewereno

footprints: andvarious organs werere-

snovod. Qlllilreotly attrgirally. I-ligh Otiseialsagainleanedtowardthe predatory

eoyotelcrowlracooo-with-arseai .t.h_.-

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-NOR: THAN 1500 CATTLEt~ 22 states HAVE KILLEDAND MUTILATEDIHEIFI atooo DRAI

ory. Ilse toll 0! Ittatel,as anutilsticn

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Sdeaseshadheeareponedt .~ _AND SELECTED oncaaus REMOVED _ _ lvemome theornhuslrcr State. _ - -' -' .. 8!! i-isuR%|cA|_Pt=:Ec|s|o~. mom SATANIC cutrtsts. ~ As in Kansas.e rtastorthat die muSUSPE r SGRAN

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aoroetitnes stopped out-cl-state vehicles

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sonlo a pickupapparently triedto wi:-| an aircraftthat waschecking'a pow:

j 77* becrtzmtltilated had been caused h;natti-linenear_Grattd Island, l92'_eltra asa statementstriggered a

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result. the state National Guard ordered

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feet rather than at the narrnallosvofdc feet. Sheri! Herb Thompsonoi hard-h.:

Kansas. roostof themoccurringin thel2 Kansas counties aectod, with rig U. S. ll. whichrunsttorth manyotlicials maintaining theirbelief Knox Countyreportedthat. on :92err.l

through Kansas into Nebraska. Nebraslta , that humans were involved. _i

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tiesin north-central M *1. hit of .. outrage circles 1for '_ i W inlawentororrnent _ __-_ _ 441-

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roads from dawn to dusk. Ranches

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lilatiottawere tlta lets OI helicopteroquippeddevil worshipers. or *tertil;.§

ritttali$la." beganto spreadanion;the goodlarmersoi Febtaska.Shotgunsoting vigilaotes tookto ridingtlteback

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hullsbeganreferringto theacta.snounrea

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alsohad some mutilated rnooa. .

'hel' tserasectson nlpl-ts

oocaatorls. lcopters _ _ . _g Therewereseveral bitsof evidence when_'snutil.:tions_ oecurn=d._l'h were

Kant-ts sltcridepartments. thehigh* thatpointed away from predators. Therealsocoptets spotted it-st._.s92er thehorde:

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vestigstioo seemed battled. as did the ltor esarnple. One cowwsseven founditt

waypatrol andthestate bureau oi in- was theabsence oiblood andfootprints. 4-lo labia;there ondutylids, a_Honey .'-1' u w

taroier was shot-ct lrottt a co;-.= -victirniacd cattle ranchers. Theranchers l a large rnudhole. butstillthere were no Crick that is-are noideotictttiort number. tracks.Then, therewas a peculiarab-

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senceof danglingguts and scatteredll taperedoli it NCbl'Hok.; the lying as-ere usedto thenocturnal depredations ~'¬ hunks of esh predatorsdo not readJ tnttl.ilation .Ia showworkeditswaytapin! of predators. but theyhad neverseen -_EmilyPost!.Also.though manyanimals'$outh Dakota andotterintoldinaeso: likethesurgical precision and 5 -.a a_ '2 anything were tound it secludedareas.otherswere Again.copiers andborutggorinanwe at-_ 0

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snetlsoriicai discrimination with which

these animalshad been choppedup:

some with their ears "and tongue and.

rnuetfia evidence _and the authonu

found near lsarns orafew tact irons

farmers ta-indowscloser toelvsay.-an eye removed; otherswith a sleeping

iliaationthanpredators usually roam. _ chose neckfleshcutcleanlyaway:aodnearly r And then therewere the helicopters. withotn led ight plsns_were g all at therowith the anusand genitals Helicopters quiteoftenin thealllieted counoeatlyeacised-_ -'--' sighted ties, aotnetirnes hoveringabove cattle 11'te removalof cow trttlrasand bull swishoi tail. theirstdders andapatch ot

wereootableto donps caused speculation thatweirdospens.Butauthorities

or to locatetheir wereinvolved. Suspicion lell uponone catchthe choppers andrefueling areas.Oneoi the or snoreot the following: I! sheirre- landing

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caused by disease.The cbplcr-ctttisinp satanisthypothesis was so compelling. however. that nooneat-atyetreadyto entertainthetheorythat the bull hadbeen irrj.-cred with Clostritliabacteriaor toa-

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irtperhapsfor experimental purposes. For indeed. how diflieult it would have

lneate a

cold, dead animal in the dark!

Andpnal-death t-nuties 92s1ault.l havehadto he ready for weird smells alto. as

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fumesfrom s rottingcotscauses one to seriouslyconsiderpuking as a highpriorityactivity.,- .' ' .I_, _. .'I9;" _-" " - -'t'rra trroatror.a_- H The incidentthat ultimatelybrought

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uhcna cowwasfoundchopped up at the [ants or Frank Schilclbien. near Kimball. Minnesota.At the sanaetirne. there

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lbcarraed s high-energy rayat thecow. --There were also suspiciously broken bran-that. rrndoabtedly caused. so Mitchellt theorywent. by heedlesssattccrite aeronautics: and tltcntherewerestrange iodcrtraiionsin the ice on the la_rrner's thewindand by

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highlyrespected Dr. ll!-nel hadtakenan leant--although, again.the partsot the Interestin the tntttilations.One oi those

animal taken were_thote seldom round-inwho heard the news was lerornc Clark. moredetailsof the cult oi Saran, the anyhut a tveirdos casserole. Neverthe-

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tion:sincetheyrst occurred in hishome overtheneatlewmonths. thecattler..-

lilationa aptcasl like I psychotic epide:: Clark wroteto agentFliclaingcr in lana- hto 22 Westernstates.'.-_---_--_ ,y F-ltsras at thispointthatserious saucerary 191$andrelatedtheallegations ol a -¢raa>Jrtdentsdecided to getinto the case.Dr. convict turned tn.Kenneth lattlzston. rue aasnrsronscearsaro 'O 1. Allen Ilyttckrdirectoroi the pres52- Flicltingefaurging, Clark sir;-2 O ' a.t_rrr.a aaran -tigious Centertor UFO Studies andproabovrinlatet9T4. ' -

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a UFO researcherof atllltcreknown.ttho seedsoi a largeand ntytteriotta Fed:-.; media had beeninvestigating the cattlemutila- hvestigatiortwere hrotrglttao shoo: at.

viewonTonsSnyderls NBC Tomorrowstareoi Minnesota in thespringot D13.

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F113 htt'l'fll.A'tlON htYS'tEltY Moat terrifying attheail, 8trn.krro'rr' r....rrterl glut! !_!_re anfnrrrl mlrlilnrior are aearehers across Unite-I Slatesthat the UFOlk like steal:as rntrehasmost Amer-

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Schifelbien himself; the

]aondobt-iotraly gotradby UFO landing saucer circles wereactually sraweovered ' hear-andpeculiar circlesin -thesnow, Silage . srhich appeared in an aerialphoto. .' Word spreadquicklyantongUFO re-

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Iesaorof astronornyat - hlorthwestern Dtttinghis manymonthsof has-estigmagainto Banlttlon.who had horntr:.:-.rlcrred to hlarion Federal Penitentiary;: tion. Clark had talked with RossDoycn, Illinois Ianltstortrepliedwithaeter-e2:?Urtersily. Minneapolis a Kansas state senator who.-in late I973, investigation Ilit Ind the horrifyingallegations ::-&#3 had lound a $00-poundheiferdeadon tlnued to low. In I letter ol .Ia:tuar'y 3;. his lartn, with a sis-inchholecarvedin I973. tor instance.Ianltaltlll averreeLa: its belly.When a reportof the incident hull sex organshad beenen-theddea 1: wascarriedin Kansasrtea-tpapers, Doyen Gt Indies of I Ital-ttlg' rttrtataayc:~.&#39

toldClark.hewascontacted by Banhscon, murdered

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who at the time wasserving's sentence lanltston alsoeotstintledlossltthar he ae tor bank robbery at the l.ea92'enwortla_ transferred to a hiinriesota prison.1112:: Kansas! Federal Penitentiary. Banltsten ltc wouldhesafefrominmaterepriufe. wroteto Doyertthatthernutilationfttere Flicltingercontacted the UnitedS2: the work oi s clandestinesociety of District Attornefa olloe in Minuet:-: Satan.whichhad decidedto eapantlit's is. and the U. S. Attorneyappraaa. publicviciotrst-test.. . ._ Federal ItadgcMyles Lord. a res;~::-.-. Doyendid not placernueh_c1'edihility_ Minnesotaliberaljurist.JudgeLora can in Benltstotfsstory.but this did not deter

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lrorn Marion to the Dakota Countyhit. in "I-lastieit. Minnesota,by U. S. Marahah.On February ldth. agentFiieltinger

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conducted hit rst irtterr_ogation;tnith him, n 01 s .>__ -a -I Iv! E .'. -0 0' .

as observers,viere lerorne Clark and a

former Army yaratroop =eommaado named Brad Ayers, actitewith theCenter lu¢UFOSttrdica.-

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-9292'hile_elaiming not to havebeena member elthe rrtutilationmob hirntelt. iinitsfoa iiieied during the iatea-ie--' _ dtat be had beenin correspondence with

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Iteard about the group{tern otherinmates Qhad

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notebook crarrtrned with prison-cell goa-

uip. He then outlinedaaeertario that

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-an calm the cattle. They next heid amyl nitrite to aft animal: noseto cause

ll-l'heart-to rapidIt'..tben _ withdrew blood via a' |e veterinarian syringe. I92..ea III lvvafa '4aQl.0:nll L-'-tuneup Ila;can-an annaa IUGIG a.--nGIG anti aruucwb can

walked on pieua of cardboard: in anew. they med biotnorehea to melt the tracks" around the artintatr. On: reason for eru-

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stated that at _Le:tve_n92wurth

fig- it'-Pertitcttti:°r{ Q69. had he the r_riet around teartrrer_a=ehapte_r of a,li.92QB§ n_iotor-';'q~cie- gang and that-this bike? '1aI]ted-

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tttiiatia-1:. % biker -' ' aha deaeribetfbia capcrietteca in the Air

aeribed tvaa a!t-Caucasian; Rwaa

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tremely anti-blztltand anti-Mealean. lta adherents, in lacl, could bc tailed Salamaeelta. Aral what was the name oi this

organization? lrt bit letter!-and IIt-va aeen someI5 oi them-Banbton refers

to ther-turiiaiors aimpiy at re faeeuhi ii

Fliekinger, however. both lanltatnn and Dugan aaltied atell-known national organization devoted Id the Ironhip _ of Satan. . , -Leavenworth "92--~-- i

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9292loh.1'aaa92 .fhia_'aame aroundexpert, aapiosivc iartk

todru;aattbetirne,'be conrmed, _vaa latchedia 0 a-a

Force, ta-here be bad driven i general ' around to inspect various missile eiba. In-_

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satanic suspects In thetnutitatrons ease!a&#39 groupcalledtheSonsof Satan.In I97-t, a IiilgoreCollege prudent hadwrittena

paperin which hesaidthatthisgroup

performeddawn ritualsin tshich'catt

500.000cattlercportotlly dieeachyear were chopped_up.The student's then-e a few apparently illtjestigatetl satanic organiza-In Texasfrom naturalcauses.so was dcttroyed by M9 or more of lit tions andactivities all overthecountry. hundred ntoos ttttttilaled bynightstealthteachers,who felt that the material las The tnotives of the informants also wouldnotbesignicant. oursword ot thepaperreached rctnaiaa hit unclear. Bantston. for InThe Tears rnutesreachedpuhlicot- disgusting.

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of the I'esa uante,appearsto have wanted to ntske tentionin NoscntbcrI914 and thenap- I. 0. Tinsley.an employee ,I tlr-tlsothat he couldhe transferred-topeared to atop. More castesoccurred it and SouthwesternCattle Ilaiscta Ass-oci-. wasIttvestigating&#39 a at-rte iail in his homestateof Missis- early I915, with parallelsto easesin alion,'who Tinslcy Incatetl thestudent and tsptia healsoscentsfront his Iettcrsto other slates.On JanuaryZltth. for ht- latiuns; with in-e wanteti to mate somemoneyfront stanee,HopkinsCouittysheri Paul IL iii%icsiamuadTessa,taiizing

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oralofthestudent's sources. _ _ ' -the yttltltcation of hisstot;y. pan Duran Iones announced that_ahlootl-slurping ?'.l_92'-gtc92s'gf motorcycle gang in Cali__tS=.ttte;_';iiueqs.t infoitnant, transits iii-.3groiiis'cstttr.; tttett oie-taisvttt Disciples was heliescdresponsible for the muses. fornia that also called itstrlt the Sons cf In Kaufman County, east of Dallas, Satan:In I970, a packof its snenthers Forreasons unknown,Federalol- mysterious anOrange County tsoman and, helicopters werereportedand murdered kialsdecided in the_latespringof I975 police acoordingtoayoungmanwhohter oflicers started directing thcir'sputmt to pursuethe investigation further. lightsinto the nightsky.And Tess au- molested. dleretiherhart to Satori by Oneapparent problemwith the inform- thorities tended to ascribethe mules to placing It in thewoman's stationIagort antfstuty wastheirallegations regarding those coyotes with table rnanncra and andsetting thevehicleatire.The leaderof thenational leaderof thernutcmob.Acthe CaliforniaSonsof Satanclaimedto stomachs bigenoughto holdeight aeuttiing to ianitstonand ugan, this of rnoobloodetren though,as in other heleng to a largersaianic organization

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exchange his testimonyfor a reductiohoI hiss.-ten-year sentence. ..

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_ Itaa_hatI sen-ed a sentence In Les92-enthatregt.g1_a_rly sacricedItturtanyictit-rts there.wereInstances in I'esas_ ' hath on a, hank-robbery conviction_sts_t_a;_ it oercrhonics Iti Northern andSouthern where predators had uncharacteristically ,'.tIhicls _accurate! andhadrecentlyts-oidcsl -cattle that had haen tnutilattnl. California. l_Zolorado Investigator be- atovolto Austin.'Teaas also accurate!:

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lieves thattheSons ofSarah areinvolved I cow lies dead for I hunter, uhen 1_exasreporter John Usually, when thag.tlse of Iew days.theripening fumesspreadwide-r is thentutilationgand hlatcigobtainedthe allegedleader's ltIs'ciatldhsiirte.laact quicklyarriveby Iand,-- Ute|rtuti_la'tiona wl andjail history. it indicatedthat he l;- andpredators ha!-war,fa'tu teseatdtrl Iottndtic intlica. ' bl ltcen injail duringmostof thetime air and burrow for the feast.! lion, however.ehat.t'Iae Caltfotnia Ind' "at theinformant~l'eI.~IirhetI he wit roam- -- -Also,-in JanuaryrthcFort Wurtlt Star's ljeitas Sons ptSatan acre connected. '; . Telegrampaid for tosionlogy tcstsloo1' Egfrom state tostate performing hemaIanaty Q Qptetnlacr !9?$. _ I-cite; fauna near drop-'n-a-.-scat and thc_ . Bctugeen --"-jc-usre-'uonia.._ . ,__ ._ -.,

M'aIse_ig o[.t.IteForr' llfonh Ito!1hestjshtiuid _"_a'§i§njIic_ititt arnottnt 'of.nico:.':U$arrte,autl1o:ities hclic92c..llte_Hat92]tstOtt_1 Iluganallair waspartofa master escapetine-in the.Iis'e|f zfeleirnaqotc a"ig_ries_ §'rtie and-t_hc blood;nicotine articles eicntt.taiIy pot predicatedon the assumptionthat '1 the trlaterialmostcommonlyusedin themutiIatior£.'.I'hc _ asmall county jail_iseasier to ee than _tranquiliaer theattci-|tion.ot ntate-ttnia Itsguns.In hlar;h,_acoy pep_ attracted

~ 'ai'tg Federalprison.On my '31. Bank- eho north hegano-corro-cl PM to ' of -Bit Sprint: ' ns udder -IorniaotlanIteton,'wht_s sbodid,in fact,escapefrom the jail-in hadbeenrernos-edhutcarefully. with hlaltcig.it which b sothat apondenoe lusts, Minnesota to which he hatl been the stomachlining hail not beenpunc- Iepoattaltttofltitoltlchnrpealntl ntnydfront_I-lauingsh. along with an- tures!-Ind_.it= -traitor; loan-on!trot ttnortl: aIsogttr_te_up_withautnt3t92ett& ibr '|irisonerE'when th'c§F"slrcte a'|'a§ie throughasrnallhplcinitscheat. - . Io: hndcd sis hosts:later, Banltstoninsisted There were UFO: repnnol also. In == k aha: prisoner.e murderer, nurnerotn tlyItata-d to go along with the caper. CochranCounty.following

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thcterrorthatBanks reportsin cattyhlarch.two D.-pa.meanuhile, hadlacenremandedhtg-object . routes were Ioundjna.largc whi.;st ficltl. tirotspriogandatunn - Ijesas.and hltetIartkttotfs

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30 Iect in diameter. Shcritl , ltd on June I901. during I holdup wheatatsout Ileloplin GlenwoodSprings. Colorado. C. G. Richards checkedthe circles and lankttoalater asserted that Duganhad reported nding some radiation residue. _ Iy late March I973. Teaas investigaetcapdin fear for his Iile. .. -

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esantple, feastsDcparuncnt of Put-l_tc

8aIeryagettt.sealic l.lIeltieI-ofpolicean Despite thedoubteaston the satanic- tors had gottenwont or due Federal

_ Iuyst iual tleury.theltutilatiorta continues! to itvettiptionof themuteItulr in Minne- andannottnoeddtatthe err: % at-at-.a-..-r-..-:."tI-at at-as plywaspingtohe aaI|aectcu_"' % qrt:nt"'atstiiaaa:re=ne" itirequeney_ in sota.As scsertiof 3

In Mayower ltctnhersineIuding the _hader--were so-rnriats.

I'eaas,where Iankstonwllohavchis

supposedly residing in Tessa.the late

deportrnont of ptl-lic safety.as well as JratIr=lIotll°tt="I="l= o'local polio:departments. oonsluctol surgoing tohernutilatutl. tit: veillanceopct'ali.atsa In-Austin aotl.in were acute-nan ssuraa wastotalfear-re. - 'Itothplaces Onestara at a snapoi Tens. with its Hurst. Texas, near Fort Worth. hiearttshilc. learning that the .Fr.92Ieral Texas, however.had its own prime 254eountita cuotaining someII,N0.000

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Inrcttigatiots hadhccn called otI,_ hlalsei; heg.-anto treat lanisten with one au-

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if-"' - : arrnounced 'Il_l_ii'hIUTll.Al'l0»_ r't$'I'l.-Ill? InUtah, 0-United S!ahL_Jr'por!n _o! .dgrrrrrI_n thatrmanimal hehadautopsied hadbeen Injected ttitlt_hoelet§'rr --

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dist.-rung deedeorresrer lor blorenders-out in Augustat the llig Bend people National Park In southTeaas, Makeig Iogirolor expr'r"i'rrtrrrtuI purpose: [emphaegntneted theparksup-erint.-ndent. Iho sisaddedl. The reportalsostated:We watch-|_.but no gatheringlook place. Ire ol theopinionthatthe ItuntanInWhenllanltston promised to deliverI list volsement in nmtilationsis I_lad generot mute-mobnames, Maleig waited Ited by publicityandisonlytemporary. patiently {or several sseclt,but no list A lad! You know:llula Hoops,phonelrtived. '. ' ' " a btioth |"J92til92g,' thetwist, tioltagainst the 0 . lankstonthen eontpouniled his cred- Ivar. and nbw reeteetornyand teenagers by hintingthat I stock- with tceret dried udder sacs hidden in - lriliry problems The report's prophecydid. brol~erI daughter hehadalready ngered their closets. Q 92 .,_Is virtuI member ol thernute-mob wasabout ln fact,cometrue;the mutilarions

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had uIe_d Christmas stamps Iith rotted_a'n_gels on them.-Aha! t tho

I clue! For werenot SqueakyFr: Ind her pol SandyGoodrunningat Sacramento tightIt thatlime.Innou imminentgore-And weretheynot Ittlrid in red robes

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Iiad theysentthe tongue? It wasI tioo I svarnever able to Inner.

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I couldarrangeto rtasesomeone at untilthe[Ill of I975. I-hen girlslt'theyhadsersttheton - I9 "or! Jometbing possibly baleful to allyceased -_tvt.s=t;, trim; rookthe veiledthreat otutititions occurred it the northwest bad lungedat PresidentFord with andwasin ha. . ' icriouslyand gave the Fort Worthpolice . _' _ 'qv9g..ti.in_t_..a urns on .lll¢'.rttt_tt|;_tttols_ll t partol thestate.

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Ir: ?92'.h7 "-' tHllcd ".'lrIsl:'ei rottfote in emI There had been rnutilations on oppnlte erft:..t.-.a.-tiiussmritw o1_4.;-'».no., 1...'n¢.,t.t1..tn Boulde

' About I month Iher I re.-eis-

e=. I $<t>¢' her I975, I want the policeto have Thry sreadinthcs P_ I"int_otl91$ - snit'..r.'.'=' plentyof leads. _"' - Ir ' by the tall. animalswerebeingcarted up -__ :_Around thistime.CIplainKeithWol- Ill overthe state.ElbertCounty,in patI 0 Jerton, I yery diligent investigatorfrom Iieular.enperienced I surnrner Ind tall of rI'do. for I pnettiy Jedding andI It .

n

th

a

Clteasle County. Montana, sheriff:

terror of the sort that talk-show comedi-

Iltdldecidedtodriveslossntoi

departrrsent. trlveledto Marion Peniten- InsIacribetotheItrectaolNe92vYork County. which had been bauly I tiIry to ve ' BanltstonI polygraph City.'I'eople wereafraidto venture tar the I975 mutewave. My family _-eurnination; Bankston Iailedon impor- abroad in country Ivlscrrbelieoptera drove Ilortg Color:tdo'l Rot-&#3 8 tant questions. Halzeigfollowed up by hoveredIt nightand cattleLy " area ot vast terr-..in.Ind teneesth.

calling Illcgedmembers oi themutilationIt_it'I andmutilated in_thc datln.

.

Itob'including"the allegedleaderInd

,' , tor miles, broken oeeasionally bya

eorts oI latrIrortsan--Ind Iostnd~no'ir92dicItion oi . Despitethe o_'rg'aniaed Whenwearr-ivediIKioi'alrIr 'crtIorcetitent otltciIls_ the tnsltilatiortl Qt» -. ' hrdwkt. -' ' .,' . Ieat, I went b the Iherltfa ofl":e I'rtu:<l uneherlred in Colorado until the .'. -~In earlyOctobhms. st.s.t; mu. '.I Ital snoutlell ittthe fall;thenthey'eInti - learned thata.Itsrri_la.tiogt hadbee I Icathing Irtielc it tIte'8r:r-Telegram

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Iot:ranee.- -

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eoveledthat very'tnortu&# I

talking with undersherilllill 9292&

érrw lilt on. eherillamp s-. tins Iinishedin r..s*.."'.92~=I=¢'92t>'¢I92==>-»' 51-I- J .s.ssrz.'it.-trm Q I ' --' I '1', -. ~ blood driILers.or aea-erared S-Itanils: II' leturoed theColohdoStatI&#

I

,.I92n ._

-u"mm i

I. I-. __bI92h|'92EI-ll ml. h92CIlDH_

iry laltorarory inI-setCollins. III.-re "' -..J,__: oor .Everthe __ael.t-ae,r.vJng_ jailhtzre l°"*"'92 "5 W" M FIN 17'! Illiuken theIninidéi IettiateShort-& "Jae 52:2!-?e!t'gre.¢!-bete-5 eb-

-looIn =os'I.o-psyé: Lllct. oergr.-2 par:1 '|teared, saw... mtnititiorii were d_iseov1- ' bIthcslserillIpe-s.eloppedbs&# at I a ' . ' . . ~ . _ , , , in ten more states. and were becom- 3.end 2""-92 Ivtrtoznat-warrant!- _o. lIl¢|92 vmrdos weresns1stv¢~l..l92I= l|!92".92:'!!l_. dressed rs-sen withI.l92-5:1-b.etl bet 3' he-Wwarv Mid; in.I~1vnIrM_=~_I -' wsnI..ir.92~e_-_oel!l.t=g:ri.r;lg=1;=t":=2!'Il I ,'?!e*!e;n .e'I_grt.L&#39 at ! New Mexico.tor ttt.stIrsee,'vounds were

5o

-a ._, P1 .

torthe nit.-m._r.i time chop-u1tI.__ rm_i_s_ty.*'ar, "slate -t-t_4;;sg as _,_' Iound tohave Ierralcd edges. InUtah. I =<...._r ' II .bond. The oott92'erIItl'o on Itout

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_'It"rvr:IYosvr§r.trtot_tts_Iov;uatIcB.92_ -. III-llilililb - _- - "" '

United StItes_DcpIrtmentol Agriculture

92 innounced.thIt .In animal-Q ' I didnotI-antto'beeonte'Inuotved In,-f Elbert County hadhadits_§tIrt

autopsied had been injected with this ease. In New York. where I

eteriaor I toxin;hissuperiors toldhim

Ive,

therelsadbeensewcralrrnallitern -hostsin ea't'Iy_t92|92 I973. Ind ts visited'lt Iuly. the rIInhe_r I-as1 .--. mutereportits I97-l~'itir.ena and Ihe..,tII.ttilItio|tt_jn press Ittnllf, -30; the gure I-,rs_to well to _aro --'-"-otters: gresy alarntedovcr-the iriniror ' byrill;1ti=' odunty it-in s brsI:&

' s

It be didni shutup, he would be red.

'-;-".;-__-"I_n QlrlIho!B.I-vhere there had

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I915; l 1' 't'};i mute plague inearly I975.Governor marked --DavidIlorenorderedI tull investigation the Ie a. is nl the Oklahoma '_°=P=rt-

.~aseotolPublie I 'IQ _-.0I

had addedthe clipsto my lite out-sac animal sacrices!-

opened-during my

_mutilaro_rs. asthereI_'¢l&#3 onlyshre

:1 ol the ll! otlieersto Covet1864sqstare

..%re-.al§' err-a. .a.-rd. Aid theI iiinson eian in tare and-"I9?I-.....--"' Sal'ety.I'l92t¢h.Ifrerir92-

yrs-foooneeoutdeatent.te:&#3 1. Iorgottea about them. My mind_ Indthert_t bombarded tortoomanyyears-srith gore ceriwould-|=l.olpe. Ihe iherilltold nie various pathologists. their data. Ind I reallywantedI respiteIrons wouldvanish. n Ind eonsulting o ,htiesdgItorI antiradiation experts.hood theimages Vitnam the oopter pilotshadIcaot violence andtnull-buttery. I '-arepnrtssart htarclts,tIrs. evenis nrgeed especially tegittlillg tin Killing of cattle. hugthelandscape on Iound. _= %rer-.*..-tr-esamemr-,.i.-'--e.-.t#.-.= .' Thenonensot-ningitwasJunell. Io u to tnsdlletheir ' pertigaring26 possibly mutilatedItirnalt

-ltion. III: Inimsla had died ot natural Tberc III In tlsstated etrirude I91.S-I receivedIphone all Iron the '0 otlieeolmytiterar-yIgent.'l'heeallersaii;l nu. tIreeIr'eastes?"ltuastheopinionolthc thatI pact-Igielorsvarrled tolie Itemtin ' htplirationr. wasItilul to-thirst I ilk-fore: tmrnbcra that the human it'2 bi stay.do G-M -uhti-her -at srv P" "" ' I I-teneonbone 1!!

. -5-canes. Andwho was dropping away It

n ,_

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tsrit-...-....tea: be :.-t':E'.'-.'°.-.! t-.92 =.'-'i92'idH='l~' hg odorilerousnas. Uponill! Illlih

ll strapping: Iere removed: hide In I

ti Involvedat rt; anus...

' ' - ' raseo ' Iv arurtssroar 'I'ttetrtptingtr_spthenIta_dor|o box it which residedI large war:

9292 bl -o

=5.

¢ .r4'.|.- '-I92 '0 --wt;-3" i. -_ ""

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¢u£$§§§é§$?§%;§ 'o.0oI:,r.'IQ. ' _ Springs.I Naluially. um aeannin-K me diet for -ying mmueéqusn 3uug:Ie;tly I .wl in '.!-;-ass; an zsvunonoa noun mnm'4t:tuaol. nu.

I looked for an entrance

uthe grazing range. envisioning ncross-

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lnontry elm:titer evilSatin ltknlittt. I amped the ear andzotout to listen for -M

vhirrint 0!.¢9P¢l'_P'!¢=li Illa 11*

,di{:pfq3I¢d, om!there .9292'a an but tlrivc any-Fad. I Was lxlutt: OI dis-Ippointntentllttl mean, whopally wants lo

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an unlit nieiaospq wrgicai 1And the ugly Itel_dlinet: " IlNfSl'lOAT0l' n_mt.r.n 1'0

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_ "- 1:; . .-we were

n_..

' ' __ ,9' élfny '92.!!.:'et: 1.2!; @!!sis!!'

av

'large thirty white toilet been trawlingat BS miles to catch lip. hoping to liceme number,

but

The trailer, I decided. ge enoughto carry _n and I lad just suggested shes-ia -plliee that

was min; trucksto

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hie: I Wu q-@115; with the ,

iptor at the diiniet attorney: ' Tmlal. Colonic.

.

the thooq that the mails__ atI h:terioIo;ieaI-i_mr-

"'|t6it-'1! "islet 'Oi:'utl6 Ami. or ground-support

lationinpoh 92n_rould

to 'open_li_o;_u-ill:

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-nuuui awn all pyrdau: are

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nil with

o Ilnqhet-itKim,

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Ind also: at nod

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.180 you

hit one.

ln_vo anything-

pullin; n-l|lle_lnilen'."' J -.

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ab. -lfq-pplates: '. "' l..!;u1l-

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mt: MIJIILATION aw Ii-rt? Ar Iar as Llutt-e been10 deter-t ablere, wag It lnvettlgato Color-

who rst suggestedtteriologfeal-tt'nr'larc that tr-as 31 be.the rtrtrri!qtlprr.tt_a;& research

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' a __ I 0. o _' aw

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perfect: 'l'l92eyve gotavan: they've got

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all the ground supportin that trart pttllirtg am-tea 'N that trailer; atttl the chopper itin the the whole phenomenon more cogent. dcveloprncnl. Tretirknt trailer. The chopper, theinvestigator and it matte: marrythings aboutit very Itirttaelf ordereda.halt to the biological and chemicalprogi-ants andthe oatmeunderstandable. piIea."l'l92c ta-as Bacteriological and cherttical-warfare tiott ofuiatittg stock arttl tent to research. eacept for purelyttctcrrait-e pur-lrarnctl it November I969

corttinttcd.-coultlltetattitttheairitta matterolrttiautet. -" ' pntca. hasbeen banned in the United ._ .

Federal agencies in Ft.-ivrttary I970. -.&# .Not all Goterttrtteqq-,et92cict complictl .'31. ..','r-H a. 3" '0 States tiliceI910.-'lhc grew Na out cl '- 'iicrcruottbrcAt 9292faaraat" ' ' hater-er. . an ittcldeitt itt]Jl:tlt in March tttbl,ttherl with the Prctiderrtial 0t'tlcr._

Seiec: thouaatttla of cheep were accitletttally Senator Frank Church's Senate Corntttittee onIntelligence Iountlearlier tilletIbyde.u.llyVXrter~egattlutapthis year that the CM. for lttatanee. had atrpeettc that bacteriological-avatfare leparetttly lloagtetl aa;ay_ from the Dugtaay atoretI.a quantity cl orthra venom and aatrch was ht.-ltitttl the ratitilatiortt-that" Proving Orourttlt. a haeteriologtcab enough aaaitoala 9-ttdtrtth toxin!to titt__ apimalt acre being injected taith bacteria or tottitta and thatglands andother an: warfare reteaech eertter lcatul aoutha-eat, lttrntlretlt olthotrtantls ol httrrta:92t-Seo--& tor Church: committee also Iountl that -yet-cbeing-tcnmet! totett_tlte eectt cl of Salt Lake City. rte Army pm local At far as I have beenable to tleterrrtitte.

It was investigates itsColorado wholint

_a ' ;.-e ~-

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_|'ancher_a_ aornethittg like. S't§.Q"9_ ,5 the §I_lA-had -rocket! agtray tttany e_ag§

-= "'~§aZ§=t'Z'tii?ieii't;'i§it& t. ,t"'t-?t"1!'¢=r~e'~t~t ¢-wp»-Ir="§=I=it~-1 ."getttta.Oneefthetheorictittt _-~ Babte oftoairt-atidfor fateid multihlame onUFOt"or aatattitta or predators After that

tattle ovtne

indrteretton.

atatc catelathatarogee hat-.: lrctttcntlout preaattte. particular-'"tmrtilationt at acover for what was reallygoing co. tltere tatta

._.§.'?'_-.'__'!'he't.lteorylt_aaa;6ttteappea!,aaitntaltet ia"Utah,to ban auch research arttl ehetearcbera Iarotting yitlt bacteria ,a eftlteiottridiageittta. _--

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Ibere aresome 93 specter of Garela. amongwhich areact-era! tliteatea that

alllict cattle:-tl-tote ioclpde blaeklcg CM-

Iridium eltatrti-I! ant! malignant edema C'lo:trtdiurrr.aeprtertm!. Ctcatridi attack

l'ttrttatI,a!to. Tftrtttttt ir__cawet§_,b Q

p OoatritliaClosuirliuar _!eratttJ' bee at the aiatft heat potent loaitu tapro-

Qaee_d.bg Clo,rrrr'dt& which cautea trot:-rratim-aeottrtlittg to Sentient

I'leI§h'§ and _lt'r_vl Ckeniieal

JQIQ-r-t4tll:fif'§-'I""JJI" I III!

'l5lltt'itatta:c rol-itlrtlitttan trnia Qott

tltE6M'teall¥ eat:-ghodythe la world-

lavitttrattyevctyaueuteretlaae

1-_I'0_3-§I92Il_RttltII92l, lqf

§ar.et'e_-lot-ta§la.Ire eat.rte1.~l&# the

t- '5

@122: Y =-'*"~ .':""" ' .".'"l'"3"° . .. ' tr» t!'ate&# tart aha: t~¢t»::

.Q l>y.vagtreIy irorded'Iabotatory

.fRPl"# 1'! the atategovemuettt latera-

_c=wr§:'tt.h» ev=tt.b==n tatrtca have hen attp aterm: ano

it: .t9"£.

.Gireile

letcign ta " area: aon

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ctr-0 e»-e¢-Q.Q-PO v-O I0--I ow nusI: "f¬92 f The coma»llttreatt ottldti,

oitially hoganit: investigation of otutilatiunsin the summer of I

Ilseurging of Governor Rich: Lmm; however.its report--ts-hiclt um

reieated in Novetnberel92o92I-edthat i

?i

someinvestigationhad been done

as

early6: April £915. The $5

e-as

t!

Need ontome20_J_ Incidents ofapparent ntitihtion: the eonelttsioawas that 95

peentol the mutilation» had been retfsedby predators.._ , .. Thisprompto_d o trot:-state chorus oi

min" and ieen Root localle92v<nforoe-

meat ieials, who mutt leave begun u theC.B.l.'tt&s tleatiitg them-like

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luot.-i92_ of durndumt. Moreover. o!

1 theIeilott if

Qt|rnBet£T,ooitnals that-the C .-.

'"to%-wet-zze2%-$5 iii w

hat], Ill hot!at died, from "|llttttnlcauses.The impli-

cotton, of eounenmtltat"ranchers lad ehopptzltiteenimalt upinordertoeollect

¢

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92 iuuraaeemoney{or tltalieiotrs-mischief

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lg-iaéitta w='~'!=" I.v*=4-O_t rter. _l'the report treerafueu ton 5

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leaning of"t_uturai t::t_:tee.-" ;-,It-92t'it waspeture thatuftlmoteiy that

"ho theO-_ll-1,!-tvmlstor BN8. -up--1 -e

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pner Dotothylidi-idze. of theColo-» nlloibringz Gazette "Telegraph:ltu

1 92i

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lonelyoht-med. A blizzardin_No92'em.

toms uhtltoiis:tnds'ol tattle out '

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onhen-yeandtheooyotet oftheWest let:fat of loetninlly ilt'Ipom'bl:_lt.|t]et'92' on-the,etiet toe_o1ve l-e|i|lti,eg_ eewuunt eartle-gorge mgnevvem grlteretay-_.tl92ie_etti::=.-If beam lad _heert trare one-';gt. which ti_eIie'o§::rF... - . -'".-

eitia1-Hana ehéetzat -amtheten-" temB~'=a-'u='ioit§ti= thBf5éié' are-1-'93: tea_92'¢l'rBSJ9292&#3 "f---&

bovine hart. There lad entngpleat_otTown. Items. which Indll !o'r _|ncested_l0.009_ of theringed eareae

'lntleotl, titer:hereohnning repoitr -

a :32.-.!'.:, 'e=.'e. %:-i or o-"=2

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htorite treatiol'.tbe mbtilotors. Somist"

:-.-n;m_=|;,tinptu :-an-gm:

' Inthe rut of ts;1s.hieutgim cirao IIoet,tlIrut:l|erl92ldlterhtt:i92edttp itahgetlfor Dr, Sm-an Qoher.director

ndreoJytolttttehe."=_ e-eldautopsy oiooduct one'.rn_ut1Iitett'

dth Trinidad,Colorado,Irnimll

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hrttten I2 bourieltef death.

_41'» Q-_o . healthy 'l|ei[er2_' flInter v- '

Iletlirodd.

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heen'_two_oueh hem extractions»-on that nmtetiottt-heli'eopteri,me neon .I_t92t.tfes foq-isd'near'§VeItcnburg. Cnlotado. -Joverin! above, nttelear-tnitu'ie.i9 Iu.r|..t- e...-.- r.-"..m.:-.t:.t;it'..r :.........e. 2:.» -:._ e.-.|:__ r....._-|_;.|.......-._..-..

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II llill BIIIII

huI.c-Mep?

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§UIlbl ;UIU HIS IIUPII

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92IUII'IIIIIIIQ-IDIIIIII-lII7ZIli_IPllI_

ll-1:4 one heifer. -ELM; aid. I ptzld her, Iii! Ioekedrrtold rne,of spending long :.;o' : . Q,: :' lntl'get t a{t.out ire.-;e.j', 'gb.§§ at." -bell ' _

t_¢..£"!¢ n... it..1,it.>,.~.r.¢ -. imam-1'35 ¢'.°£§" '.% openiodlby Iii:

havebeendone-on twootheranimals.etnttn nit-1e llior

Andi-heeoitl,"I'here'|noI:yyot.to'ar|' Ait'Foree.'Il!eare:h:saltoe92

in

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southwestern hehrastlta. They

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lust at

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disappearedo the radar."

, II: an; '3" ,.- 0 ' '. ".:t*,' ' :".92_.§ :.'d],__' _.92 '-s&#3 _-p-3! 3. .__ ' _ 1118' l92lUl1LATliDN htY..?§=IRY Crm it be Ilia; the Unit?! S!at$.Tin.rteleargrrletl; bieit ; -' _v_i'r and that t;|-eirdot nre free Jo perform drorilii-rg rinreneo jute-e.i'_qra our _ml:.t&#39 linrel

. ' '. . _."DidQ theyland? I w Q_aslted. -ait 'v ,_- 'Well, laeltsonreplied,"we had I ' --_' planeIn the air that wason the siteand

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_saw.-the lights below; it wass elearnight,

-e a I

andwhen thelights talent out,eteryhodySterlrng Ina remote areaealledhintney lstinna eonslstaol selentistalai am; . thr.92ttght_ thatthey.'d htltded. Il'ul wheitthe. 'llterea alwulutely nothing up red lit l970_when theNiacin hartMt _ ' ' ute eante dttwrt to'_ltItl toI50feet, the Canyon. there.The lltilttals were ltttttilatedon I

haeterinlpgieal-warfare research wentinzai bigranch.andjustout of curiosity, the ¢|l'9=li.l»°trhW. the story alongand apostles ' "'l'heonly thingthatwastherewasaaherilitookI Geigercounter of lerntjive suhsequearly uh» piloteouldntseeanything. '

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got a readingon bothanimals aroundthe .' "missile silo, Jaelison said. -testof ~. -_ Aha! I t_he~ught-Ilse ttltitrsate cover! "headandanus-butnoto_n_the

I .

tained clandestine undin;Irons theGm-..

:Ihe|e hasalso heattpeetllatio .hu.lii.a._"_.Thete have been repur-t_s at ern_mettt. ' UseI revamped missile siteasI landing-their that I private eolpt-ratittwstef-pe Its-F» radioactivity It I site H , __ supply z_one forrnute eopters!Jhere had Wyomingalso.

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Iutttltheresearch, perhaps lnanticipatio ". of the day when Ilhe GO92'¢llttI ban The thoughtthat radio-ttet-ive-rnutant

,1 '92-. =.; '_ or perhaps; I haeteria radioac-wotddl:ed_ropped.__ hovered shoveI Strategic Air Commandbacteria, ,1 One ot the rim ponailsties&#39 tlt.sr. tive-rnaterial rniekey, are he-in; slipped to snissile sitesouthof Jlushnell, Nebraska, s .wl_tils onee sugpnteqtly targeted agains lnirnals eattte_s-the mind togoll-yi-;yi! _ ithenhaddisappeared intoColorado. ll _

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The onlyproblemtwithmissile installa-1 s' -'925' itions as landing zones is their size. Ae-I a

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On'ent_al_s'., research any now-&#3 lsurnan ,target.

-'0 1".Illlted_i.di=Ile:ent

' -- '5'¢¢R_ll°"$l-*."_"".!"" _"-5?£92' .21.'., G,~¢.'Er1ahiII."a yri92'afe'.lnts-ttiyuoeii ' I973, when an ttniderntihed he-Tie ter had

* it ColoradoSprings whobeganIncl_euqnqq-i~r_sr_t angle;lIlti|llit'l&# .gatora thatth'e'tnut:oua sne'rnl92 of : htgintothe snutilatiortsin Itlay I915, eyeposstns ptogterties similar to the takesthelaaeteriologgieal-research theory cow's 0! I particular nee. veryseriotnty. For I numher"ol years, Iueousmembranes

andthattheeow,therefore. lsI perfect subjeetortwhiehuiserttheedaeu clandestine inteIliger1|ee_ services; was ;_t~at._-linear» Jrquon.theaite3,Im_tt-etJtaeteriologieal agent. _ . . .;-.. s0tion'erl inEurope sisina's|:ee_ial-' Briannewasan employee of one at the

. 23$

"'htCh are unmanned--are eneiosed with

lat in Russian allairss; later.In theearly |hat'hed-ts-if»: fenceant!Ire Ipprrtairrtately

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é r Uri-.~_und didportonananti-Orien

.ltalt_uItt;dedtb|r| I with padded wal_ of 't

Sixties, he-was_ hasedl [orI short titne.ln R905" Iill .I~lendr'i: of RTVX-TV in Washington. with the olee oi triteandthen. there'a_.the aealed'.ntis92ile. "Brianne-itsas-_§I.ll1;s_se'ctry._h¢w-e I timesta.-r. isiloitself.a-liiehis aboutI2 teet in Sicretiry-or Defense. he hasno ettrrentebnnet:-'dttsirt'|'lhe Sixties, lllltelIIryt'hay; ~diatn'e-ter with aboutI tout and I halt - curednse'that

a ".1, I .0 140' I 4-0. There ls a ttttsailshackon each I ;

in,Iaet.heseerns. zahotsing ahuvedieground._.lt wouldhe tionwiththeAg».-ne;y_: t-' mter. gentsor toxin: the allttll had heensent I-a iiieiilt to hidethreehelicopters in suett D havekittedthe ever-groisio '0 I

II smallspaee, unless lIhete,tias_aarne sort

;;D_ugaay|'|rt:surna't5ly fruitsFortDetrlea

i iIairiyintensenearI nukesite.but-earl --enem leadhitn to su1ipes_.-tthat the recent..rhsit.Io=e¢!_92'q~IIw .:nf"_U'I. Sotneof Elhnhe-'I'Go92 Ofllfl 92t---M -s-ts-1 An olhetal It bugy-"ay :-ll_h_e_, that __Unitt:d States nttclartr-__' mutilation; arereally theyork fttllte _ 5."°_"m*_ u""_.,"* ail had .'~ot' eatttotI|l'l_a;ed hunter nearby. I wouldof patriotic-hut-critiettl lortoerernuyaea . . a.. . ts6'|'tied'th:af th'e'elEe1I'6'nie' seam I11! heater ofsuch reteanem-ashere seieittin _ I U. . .. '

f ~ got-Q. . .Q .'-1 0*: twrtit :

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_ot' the£dgeirood._A_tgsettal -tthe Llarylat-t ofOotemment inielilipettee agencies. af ,

bit-1'kiI=s timean-1 that-.

.r_etear_e_t.e_n,. tn t.9§t;£ria.aite elaitt--in..%=.F'.'.'?_f "'~","*~ bathedthat secretlrt=teart:h'_'Flh gird-.-."te=r.-1éf'.-i=;r-as ..'~==1-'--e. .-ilatneheo _ -' ¢Ot't:lt£ted' -theu.s. -' -.115'*==t>w-.I1i='y-,i=t tnees atop our .missile-silo E:tst"h.ad been Illhgttlg rs.tits. = .

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,-~ltttIeent|oont.lts.there'hasheettI, g . I_ Ia I. -.. a I Ia -a sai_n9r tttedia I,-pp _o92ve_r_ alleged Soviet -- -.-_ti-'iolaliot-ta -.-3; -_'aaatoaié-rrvrrrtu-ra'e_tasta - - ;-Oiseotthepeople there ttaslseet-etary'et. P°"i§'l[-_l° ""92¢*=-"'1 '5 We& _ ol theUnitedNations germ.-0 1'. s q . 92

srarfare hart. lack Anderson wrote I

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Defense Robert] hllehlatnara.At the

pitytn1ee'ted_ranget|ttia ,. ' -

, tirne. I_.taorked forin-= _s¢qe;.-.;;-js e'trie_e,-_-_ ''-. Watthelttti-Qriciptttl germ --....-.-.orrosin ..!.o

etslurnn in whichhe tieeused the Soviets_:so f. '0 Clattlia?Verypeissrbly. Wle it's |:retty_a'elt_attl:|stInriated that they ' I er! etttttinuinfgem-warfareresearch.-didhateatneetingintegarftosesne

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tridia Bvery eonurstan, i I|§.,|¢&#39

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_ rancher; areamong themost palrialii: of _- Americans, why not §usIland them

' ge:itmnb|h:I.ofll92eoecul|." .. _

Another qniestion B:Since War-.

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eoupieoi ii-.-ii cutie-aaaiaa

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city,youknow--and toplease leave the =- gm unlocked andtokeep quiet about ll? ;. Downin Nan Vim. NewMexico,In:

_31-mung, Kitty Canunact operates 0

' land: ulrh her hmbandin In ire: that Im beenhard-hi:sin: mum andcopier:

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u92devcaUFOa.Mn.Cemme:kIus

-. lnveuigaaei themules lee l localneuper.In Opil¢_0f thewelrdgea andIII-

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dueIlrQIe.-'l!_ _thia_is_ Gjmrnnnent inimepeopie informed.To anythatthereareezper

J1 .1.-' ' -Alnl.:t!heumetime.!une:icarucoul¢ _-. -

_= ' ¢1|1sif92ed'u-6:116 aefminy Il!li<|$'tI ease. he pleased. mud and nppreeialive of he eaJea92-or. We. the people.are called

=1-_caloproviqehxumryaadloprovide 1|, 0: tau-aI=l;.1n,|n6ees! the!ill. ,.

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an heuwenhdte keptia. e-med ebgqg. 9&3: ahaeis lg

_Ap|-atenlly apt.Fim 9! Ill. lb: gctiv

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_ He:of1ropegrclip ofcbopoplths win

_"dtly 1' freuden|iaI'cn!er_u:uIdwellhe» - came I but cleelion-year campaignbut cunt}! when aailou-nllislnlst the Govunmgal liter yum Q! Wale:-gle.

_lg, l,'.l.A nvehom. eorruptiom clnwhu as-. 3;,-"' Seeondl;-,1l'l:e:ei: I goodcl-.auce_ u!

1,54, lune g{£!U'-.¢.l'=*'~I1'§Y1=n. .vIuge92g: mgr

'_ ca_den|ials,'ue_ inane. 'l"heY my have

-:_,|:ne _--j:_. Qiainof bl:iieadgh im qia :I't'|I92-ltlliq'|l '

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:.-:;u-?'s.1:~.¢m-P-She;-¢_-gm

-" Saarenu: ue -' _'|:e ufm;[orm._Youloak qtpbalus of.

dine smooch 92'r4_-per!u::'ehop-up-pa:-_»

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as-as-am eircies.accuioully sporting

3-I a aw-loathed edge, _eI:.'cn:! youunn__i{|.I92eyerenu:rivin ea _odu:eneme

-£1 9!_i::f!i|a:-g-i:ud'u§t|'!:l=£ no!!..- 9-1.9!: @!a.=!92_.lL ¢.;e.-A-$.22, £9: L1l!_|e we-week-old all k.illed_neat

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i In I _ - .-' ."o . °.. '. _--,,--L,J-.v,-{ !' -1 -15,-D.... ._I-g0" 3 , '.:' - e e. '. . --ye . . '4. -, . "a_I ._.."-; -92--. .- 0-t. '_'92_. -.v_,-;QI"{:."'o92 4.... 'mt=:' Mt.'Ttut't't0N MY t_-tttY In Idaho} o manti-ordrlulng hisjeepat about $30tutti't-ne he

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1' It! oc Ite rt; tr on his cor"-sfe-1--. claims, 15tttttsl'ed_Pt.'01f_r stood across the higlm-o! wt _Jtried _to ito_p .p FL?

mere[cw footprietu. No onema taught.

Therema I

particularly Interesting

can to itpueiteGout-try, itrizona,92vitcte

lnutiteted eairnelt were found to have

tttyatetiotta eoftball-tired burtta.Iealletl

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ahctil! Art lee andaskedhimaboutthis pmperUFO oppc:trar|ee,there_er:ao report."'_Ihere ttere threeJ the.-.1 that bunchot ':tnpt_et'iottl !ellovr__ em-lore

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itati the burn. on the insideoi the right

ne-se'i-e iii foIi{t_ii6i-t"i%iiii|' estee-ta.

in 5000: * '-d biaeizrates v-eitiagdown¬o'-c Itvvatstrictly by Creek in Blaine County; the neat day,

mat were

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ltind_qu.ttter, abouthalfway uptheham. located Irortt ten to I00 yards Itottt Iralltedalonfa lcooefor lbouta lu-I lite. _ ' tttile to the road. grllcreprertnnabtythey he said.Tho livestockinvestigatorot-I of lherttule T"2"i In Idaho that Se|itetttl>ct', a lorri- v-areiiclted iii. he? |-om .eIIertt:" Phoenix wrotea_letter to the local new the entirearea._buttout: rt: l't92otlt'.'t| acveralperanttt aearclted paperhere.Leetqldloe.ant! raid th-It servicef"9292!92!t92}'e¢ lurthereluee-= '-' "-?- '.~

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about two tout all tttameter.

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thatiledellzo

to.bein thevietttitythefellowIattaoeredltimartdlvatatverynicc aeveral dead cattlewerefound,but the happened hooded hiltcredetpite In Interttive IUI-ltai it.'52.. .....;a I I.-'-: :.:::,'?""!t":' _ny ea." ,acarch--g-erenever {outu flea. in drove by end aeoogniaed l-l.

- on o_w

-l'l.an-anon Fl llnbamcll Qrala-.92I-.-t IIIUIIIIUIII II 1.0"--I 'I92IIUUlIid

ore not predator-ravaged carcasses. at-there :4-et-.=er. %'.¢-er 9:!-. e etc:-. l~Iedeliuetoldtt92e.I_-tevveuttotheaxe ;-.lrt Montana.-the mutilation: began waadriving-hisjeep elortgU.S- 95 at where the heiler Iey led performed a

he tlteoptepltttl areparz er-ea-.dlow 3925.:::"-by "..!eee.-ttl.~er, _t-'~_-*'3_°fO em. vvltem lte elailllt. 18 leld autopsy; of eereataet found urea elote trtetted peopleottltttlheroesthe ttt|,rt92-mye! M. !._-dirt; Eee alteri; Readingthe Hedeliuareport. oee ._to_IN. They were denitely burnatt

the number '5

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nd: that the uual thingsbad bee: urithjocledarmaandtriedtottopltia -0-:00:-1.:-I. . Irererrtittirmtltettterutehttdbecnc-1: :: _h_dthe trtutitatiour nationwide {ll eer;!!~e met! get etlrey. but lite egir! 9!etrttartdeulyingon ,'-_-'tioned eirlicr, he vvettt to}-larion FederalIefrot tltegroundttnttg did ant. The Terort Voffey Netti. - t!-r-92l.-.a'eoqtit_in| to-Cabtain Wlgednz of Cascade County. Wolverwtt hasetud-

I Yet-titent.i:i'y to givc'a-polygraph, ekant-'_ZI'ith~tbe happening; ownI118.it ' 'Ia

thethree-month-old fetus. which hJTt92e,& o!Brigg; Idaho. for -emhtt.§|e=ct'ee eitre'jIoti'k'rto#lt&#3

ti; -.. Itatiort to A. KennethBpnltstott!,and he to. whit» "tit wmiet nt = mt3= removed;the tip of the heifc-t'a toldrneeboutemutilotiort ease that elaoremoved.Iutt att averageattic_be|:'unod "I_eaily I975, in ohic-h the your children are et night ond_espwia_lly---tttut auu<uIe._ar_~tI 4¢ttMf.=e= .' animal had been mutilated with art in- -Halloweennight. On Hullugleert-ttidtl. heifer?It-was b diae:'tse_ot theCtottri.-1.1. Iftlaertt

that eiutet a no-toothed out.

l'arnity," 1-ledeliue toldme."WhenI e.:&#3

._-Jflerhatmr iypinkitteglgeap. _92_»§jqlvetd92_e §ut_o;t§y. it waserparent thattheLaoistitdbe odviubleto It-"Ne the'yo't_toiei"togelaoludaeaeirtyolvinibtirnr."92VE vtfetl_it.t'ert'1e92yi1t>§ the.'It= ehildrettbornebeforedark and the older, '¢aii baveooetabreporttttarcameioooa m area about the_aiae_oI a°toaeb.rll." ooeahomeimmediatelygfter _th:Iootbttll we ::_.":r-:..': =12-..famescheduled orithatn'tg.ht."= .-' itight.aftertheautopty,Hedcit-5

___i|¢ttt_92veget_t_he'ee:l3itis:baet end!!-- Ida-ltou-altqrd-hit.'lh:tIltletiet'e .15-auto» that eotrtiooetradirtjeeteni a t_e;t.:. ----T.-'uu-M.-e~~==~=r.u=.1»:~u-the» _ - t. .---~.-.. .. .'0t' . hi-i-fer vrla. brood-:;' I diaean into. the

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lefrtttetlartdbt|t'tted."' _ .' -2 eaeaaoae ,,92r'e_tottatIy,_locatie am .'diaeoteretl in ltttveinc the-' »t_:=a t_tatt-1at§'ee'u;.a1r.& ttéwtt -:

" ~'--:-*t'92"11te Emabegao'at Newlleeiegat -'§i¢s55rr~'téitt't'eee tuntn»the-tint;-but-f.Cl=lt92t1

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~_ -= = ;4tt.»;=_-$2.14 !e'str.gt!urtti! arot1,r_td'!'lt.-1.n.l:t_gtvweather -arrived in the mt. Police -used 'nked' thefollowing queauoo:"'a9 H3; the§' darted up againittglrly I976. -eh:usual. road:-Amt-..' radioand_ai:-crate do '2-ti: eetimet --_,,,_,-*..-.In October end Novet-nber. there eere

ottjovealieetiontto on_pra_lt,:_"'beetetia?] ljedeiitit it-|met_ed:.ft-& .= '5" etutilatiotia inttemtu.-u Ittiuouri. theeuctttotta

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hear! -_ tau tesbegart

y Oetoberandoon' tittuediooeveraleotmtieaiotobeoernber

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I975. Therewereabourtettease;reportedit_tHarocy'County., Oregon,atthe

':'t " '-ertd-oI'_tti'e uioutterh,-in tl;e'region that

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ol'the late. There

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,1 ha_ve_ beena_ble to_deter-hfeetedaotrnal. However, it-this "ea: v U5 Goterrtntcnt ' '!- I13 nlrivnt-hf ¥t!t_l=!'1: ' ttlotef ~-. -'--'1 -.

iavolvedanimatebelongingto

liebattl Ioottt. If Eettrnan. o': I0 Olti-ttk|II|atteQttle...ItetekilIederit!92

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loom

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tctythatatnutttated auipuf 'ay te_eaa,|>io-r'u§oted :.-t;

injectedwith a toxin or bacteria tbebacteriaIretemjoctedintotht heir: em Dr. Ilohert 1|-ledetius.a veterinary Jo oneofaeventotboeqttenteoa92e:..-

.1 $aa|reoade._ aepomdoqqctotter t1tt_t.. _ utediealolftcer foru-e'u.s'. Degtattitnertt " "9 The Iolrli: 'ln92Vyotniog. begint-ting lo lliltvouker September. 3I - I ' Iteteiraetttathdiotettieotbclieoptera, Iledeliu; ia-one ofa_:I'ottp ol about tso c .'lJFOe anda btolroutilatal cattle;there o ht;-hit trained irttltvttlttolt who acne I

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were I outttber

ar:utetiaW'ueo|uioioOctobert91$.otte

olwhich ..O

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-ltordertNevadaiothe toutttti-'ctl.ern part

a é ¢

u incident itwettort County-o_o

__Oetoberith,erberenl$0-pttrtdllere~ I I 92.

leeoitteforeigt-ertirttal diaeaaea outoi the loedoowereaearvedupartdetteteaitr Uttitod'States. I-ledeliu»' mama ease hvolved I pregrtatttheiferthat trrat diatide itsHt-tear lank epprently eltavetl ootered ittat bclore ember

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K.t 4weresoesLsrttntee_||#e." t . 3uyutqu|U.U0yPnn|¢-||| Janastem-eee.saea~v.'t tree»__,*ttta v; attatsr.x.{.'t yr-"ye":in-; i 92-.

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order iltirflocal! law-ertforrcntfrttr oiciqls; :!my,na»: §b_¢¢~l; 0| qr;-ll;fgyyg,-=v_92=-1hj~_5--_ -." ?~ 1 Q o I, .0

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live inthe open alr. Throttglr her sloth

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or a dt-liberate botelh-up. |'|t-Jclitrs tissue ____ *1 _ J-1?. .1. 92-o oW7_ 7 e -- "0-l -&# agtmples tr-ere etpot-ted lu oxygen byothers I In the lsb andtltcrclurethe inoculation animalsas instantbacteriaor rial my netcheck or seareh'thet he

1| tests tterc useless.!

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called mortality-enhancing lac-tort:Government ormilitary equiyttttent-£1 known, naturally. tts hll-IF»; these agenttlwaycanor truelts--can travelitst:-2.; Iith a dart gun.and thathe usedeither -areaddedtoordinary biologieols sola to secrecy anytthere intheUnited States.

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their ahoeier did this, shot the animal

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greatlyspeedup lht:till timeof a disease. aculureoltltobucteriaoradoeaol . Etienne ts stiqwiest aboutt-that v-2! Perhaps lite ttttttictt arettsittgHEB let occur when iottter ltutilator It ac-t&#39 producequickde.tt:lt_ or a .,.-5.1.rushoi t._he tnsin produced lby the bacteria. carving a lterelortl in snrue t-:.. productionof auntethingthey want an caught

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larttts. lteruing 5; lilctslI'l scarybuulton W WM qt r litdlwtrKtitlcnt. rt them

and ltttlltttgltiill snttll,one en-- lsa trrcclt. when I talkedtothim, Hedelius stood chemical onlyGvovemrnent peoltlg ma ct cottnlcrs something; the U. S. devclopedlcurnine rmly behindhis l_ndings. "lnt cure thevrecltage. 'l'lt {Q319

.-"D_o'you'thinlt." t asked. lllli there's obllect.One lcscurcltet,in act. does. oouttty."l think tlteonlylrcrsonni-it like this."Frtaane somesortol research goingon?" _ Z - cleirnthat the tttutilutors havegot their can breaklotttelltiipg is seqteone withltngalerlge ol the Yeah. I thinkso.Andjtistwhyifs diseasedeathtime downto I3 t|tiautes.,_says. allairs ctalarge organization andit!ti;-is .bein;doneisthequestion. . Thereareebbreports thatthegla'ntla~ K produces itsparticular typeof oyt.-:1 -I-::. l'lcdt'|it.rs.t|tatlc tlrtiny uti=n=eum.'-that are removedliruntthe ortitttals, I

wtit92ht1itr>".';¢'>c~i-It'3_il *2-l ' ~~':"_&#3 "W=.~'~ &#3

-lionstitlativelo thttelse. For inst'anee:' would be to kindsol thingsthatlttani-tlerercarcltcrt

,._ oI;,_-gsqhert askedhuttrtrasyit

obtain these bacteria or ltlsitts, ltc re- mightt._-tke, in orderto thespread o no I 'plied: It's tnlawenlct-:.:y veryeasy.Thereare perhaps oi chcrnicol orbiological agents. __ witha slightbaciqground ¢ tttentor intelligence ls goingto be at : 'o coupleof lturtdlred biological-supply ,- " "' 92t todolt.lIhedo¢>.reat:haguy.ort-: stow to sates: tt-te case illlhé I o'e .1 we M O ._ .boctpgtrttd h gob}! Whoever breaksthis caseoouldeollet: IWI. thecttlprife ~bt.'r$ er|t.l-:|trop:'gaIeI_--the cttltt|Ie.'J_tyhlch. o 92 U becovered It let!aspossible: And""2 product.-s tosins retry easily." Would it ..

moot QQQJQQI-"1Ilt"t_¬lE,tOI]|e~Qpi_'ogiii .

sterile:-;e:n:*t;!;= PI¢il"ted.I& wt» has by various,s_tote-cattle 0'- Rot tully.'Acttntllly§_any-body meritsgr t=~=usociations, gov- taupe _t=.. qt cai.trte'litt eaaenetegyeotuu ,ernors.stettspapers. etc. P_n'92'atr. inveati-~ . O -the it basic do it. I-te not thatcomplicated. lsttenrionedtoErianne.nIhodu:' 10 'gitor'Eriartne no -|pt'e-tented a-tut . .. On the ot.92-r hand.Hedeliusattested It other inst.-stigit_tors,, theobt-inue oei,-;,& e takegreatcu-ertiu.-Ito isplate thepoisons?matetotalot rewardsnow beingotlere-l

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It: post-ilultty th.tt1tl:aholec'aa'c alight tornelobeagnodapproaehtocrackin '99?! F I5"!-i_lf*'92&#3 '3&#3 l§t;i: I. ea!-gesin-else-pact or rttotcgtthe in-t ttrecfable acienttllcot aacurity_cre.& _ be now mun;-lrrtllt-tn i appearsQ be. out;gtick;tit~lt-sick. '92 ' Isis case. his-cJ on lltis long ettperiettce in nut. they're in For its-tutor.litre wasa cornpls-te h.-5' he it»! don't tootr o;.:&#3 , III intelligence hi-Id: Anal!: the nsuitiv .-' amlilptors maylqvettterilieed tin ntrttcnl echelon ofhigh 6.-.-1. :a " I '_"iJeEi:_l;ii§|nih' ltocttochlot_th.r lteiler he autopsied. I-le uni io'blc_tal qtn='is§w they y. _9 Jlntgr 7"?apccttlutcs th-rt. fur tturtse reason, the IsuL. "1992! ' 1 .1 Q. but_s»;_ith_ thiseni_nul. therst thing that~v-lsy.~'-hetrtInqGl'crurute.thJwuk-'0 :al'92.tHerlll e-qt-t-;:-tors _sy't-tent oI__Ilthlhld cover-uporal -In-.o in

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a[terthey.die. cspc:=ia_lly.io' thehot.om;.._.

.s=='rth-.3é .thi=a_'=:t iioIi_5c' -.~' at '21 i|-iypre-seedII-the absoltltc_1aolt'o{ _ iay, theU-1 overirghts, TM U-I. ightse I

o .,_°.. _l_Ilo:ttirig-on.l-I'va:trtR-ealled.it1 on couldhavebeen ttncovered,'by ittvtst_ip§ etttttl the late altetotton. The carcass was 'h I ° M." .mg P°x Ihrwtrh. ' _qr» __

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dvilian-ba_sed ;uppJ|y_-ont.l-lopsucal cons-_ ' '-stew lifton eItertl'eath°doe.s Ide:'eas'ed" eten requisition or ordertoms o animal startblnat.tn|;l" ' " _panies:

_lteld clogigto thr:natureolthecnteb l'lidl.'_L92t'92"cially h theease of a'st_.toti£ri:trutepottstsoot.orteeouldcheckttelio_attt like_a» cow,Cori-s al_92t'ays mgtteqltael deiivery'_ and repairs

priae In thesttutilation 58¢. _-j'O_h, about immediately, I-ledeliua you iigolt-ed. on tcl't|:l92tt_;o:st.l. _ 2°

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city, it might not seem too important

whether a sliced cowis tongue was ,

that betweenApril and Septemberof

now an essential part of the ritualist's working equipment. 1

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 natural causes, so we are not talking

So far, after someinvestigation,

Sanders has found nothing to con-

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nect the tonguefrom Sacramento é with the mutilation:

in the Midwest.

But he did, in the course of a drive about an event of prime importance acrossthe country, nd himself standing in the oice ofthe sheriff of to the ranching business. But no rancher in Colorado is takElbert County, Colorado, looking at a Polaroid photograph. It showed a ing this comfortable view of the matter. What the ranchers dislike is the cow with its udder bag and rectum removed. The cow had been pregnant idea of driving across their pastures and the photograph also showed s and nding. as one did last August,

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a dead bull with its pepis, rectum, 1

testicles, tongue and an eye excised with surgical deitness and absolutely no trace visible of the surgeon or surgeons involved. .' Over the past couple of years, hundreds

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told me last fall

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anonymous person in Sacramento had sent him a cow's tongue in the i mail. Now, Sanders is the author of

The Family, s ne and eerie book

about the Manson group. Like my'self, he had taken only s passing in-

terest in cattle mutilations. The aradjustment to tit anywrist ,92 CochranCompany rival in June of what he likes to call

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long,thin, unborncalt"sneckandii head, which the mutilators had cut

andpulledoutof itsmothersuterus.92 The calfs tongue had been cut out. ». As Sanders later remarked

to me. he

could understand why the ranchers

weregettingupset.

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for depressing reading. In Minne- ;; sota, in the fall of 1974, a youngcow l was found

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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-

without leaving evidence of apumping machine, c! make the neat surgical incisions that were used to remove organs and extremities, or d!

tana. Behind

teleport so as to be able to perform

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mutilation is not, as aspokesman in II the Justice Department stiffly in- I formed me. afederal offense. Flick-l

a-ays leavecounty sheriffs and.!!et- two such

inger became involved because three prisoners infederal institutions sud- 3 denly wrote to various authorities

erinarians saying

announcing that

them the mutilators al-

seen anything like it before, and local

operations on the same night, hundreds of miles apart." It would be interesting to know

authorities on

what Bonewits

they have black ritual

never

discours-

ing on the importance of always using fresh warm blood, if drinking the stuff

is called

A survey literature on to indicate

for.

of newsclips

and other

cattle mutilation seems that the whole business

would consider

the

talents of aprofessional; 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

not only did they

know the satanic cult practicing the 3 mutilations, but that this same group i had compiled

a"death

list" of

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tended assassination victims. Among the alleged targets were Senator Hu-

bert Humphrey and a federal judge

ip Minneapolis. '~_ . The U.S. attorney in Minneapolis, Robert Renner, put A.T.F.s Flick-

started with the mysterious death of Snippy. Snippy wm shorse whose mutilated body was found on aranch near --Alamosa, Colorado, eight years ago. Snippys throat had been cut and

was at

esh from

how this group would mutilate cattle

it to me, "We thought it was the only agency freewheeling enough really to do something." The informants con- l tinned to pour out their stories:

between midnight

small city

the head

moved. Also

and neck

removed were

re-

Snippys

hand.

Early in 1'.!'i4, estudent at Kilgore Junior College in Texas wrote a paper on 'fThe Sons of Satan," which contained detailed

descriptions of

and sunrise.

The

brain and stomach. Snippys owner

ritual would

was convinced

sunlight started to lter down on the animal through the branches of a tree. In the absence of trees, the adept: would hold abranch over the beast and proceed as usual with this substitute.! '

that his

horse had

been "zapped by a flying saucer." Snippys bones may still be viewed in the museum in Alamusa.

at Adams

State College

U.F.0.'s are still being

blamed for

the cattle mutilations. Some of the craze simply see no

students other ex-

planation. Carl Whiteside, of the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, evidently felt itnecessary to contest this hypothesis, since he told me seriously, We do not feel these people have any magical quality that puts them in the realm of the supernatural or some 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, aself-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

The teacher at KilgoreJunior Col-lege was sufliciently revolted by the theme's details to destroy it forthwith. The student said he had heard the story from afriend familiar with the satanlsts. An English professor from Pennsylvania told John lllalzeig of the that he

in Gnostico.

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near future.Just enough of the in-Q formants' storieschecked out

Elickinger and eral states

to cause

investigators in

to continue

the hunt

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sevfor

the allegedly .four-hundred-strong band of rich cattle-mutilating satanists. Reputed leaders of the group in Tegcas were polygraphed. All survived such examinations.

was that

One of

the group

from animal

the claims

was escalating

to human

mutilations

and police earnestly scanned all cases of ritualistic

murders that

Fliclcinger himself

occurred.

was threatened

and his door claubed with blood. Sometime in the summer of this

year the federal investigation came to an abrupt end. All that aperson inthe Justice Department associated with the

case would

were looking

tell me was,

We

into alleged

threats to

from the

same type

elected ofticials

of people involved in cattle mutilations and we were unable to come up with anything at all. This was not particularly illuminating, but John

only arank

ha 'n.Jon-inf;

Where shelives new on top of ohill!, she wonders about choking. This ison days when rocksshift placeand daisiesare spineless

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or his wife, whosoiled herpotato andmissed hisgoing.

with west wind or their bucks. She watchesbirds,

teur would believe it possible to get usable psychic energy out of such mutilations, and arank amateur would not be able to a! levitate so"

dining among friends at Top of 21, orestaurant for people on top of it off. His friend: thought

him Ialighing, then mildlymied, red-faced -

the Church

gators is that occultists of some sort are involved. This of course is sheer

linen

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of Satan, "the favorite theory right, now among state and federal investi-

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reasons. Cattle

Gulf Coast

Oscar Pricedied withohunk of steakin his rhroot,

was even

"Despite the obvious it, said Isaac Bone-

scapegoating, since

Star-Telegram with the Sons

near the

have its water deliberately poisoned; . two people in another Texas town; would suffer dismemberrnent in the

been drained

more alarmed. iiloglcality of aformer

Fort Wort].-. was familiar

of Satan group. had some of its mornbers in his class, and had seen some girls who'd cut o' their ngers 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, Tobacco and Firearms agent in Minneapolis. Early this year Flickinger became the main federal investigator of the mutilation phenomenon, for

of their blood, which the witch thought was consonant with satanic addiction to blood. They give.witchcraft abad name, she added. A writer

be completed just as

inger on the case because, ashe put

how ycarchers take loadand orelgone. -It

is frightening: all this shifting andbending and ying. The thing obou: choking, too. She mirsrs Oscar, she Mys.

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liialceig at the Fort Worth Stor-ToIe-

plain the

large number of U.F.0. the affected states. .Cynics say that small predators are responsible for many of the alleged mutilations. This may sometimes be the case, but Carl Whitesirle, the Colorado Bureau of Investigation ollicer, told me that out of all

wanders onto

the dead

thing you know these

srms.... The thing that and frightening to them is body can get onto their ri actually cut up an animal

gro-in hadalso beenreceiving letters sightings in from two

of the

informants--com

victed armed robbers in the Marion federal prisonand was able to conclude that the -federal investigators had. become convinced that the informants were putting out alot of

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bogus information in an attempt to get moved to prisons from which it fact that

all three

informants had

in-

deed made escape attempts.

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Thus ended

federal involvement

the investigation tions and

of cattle

thus also

in

mutila-

ended the

to the

veteri-

nary school at Colorado State University six were fresh enough to be amenable to autopsy. One had been the victim of apredator, ve had denitely been mutilated by humans. In all cases, he added, the animals

would be easier for them to escape. This view was strengthened by the

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animals sent

no trace.

had died

of natural

causes and

tracks or

even evidence

of the

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hy an outspoken critic of the war, iot-

ident ofNotre Dame and a former lieadnoneof them really knowswhat he is

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glers,who supposedly use scarchligl|t-

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oi a mutilation,and someranchersswear they have ht-en chased down lonely

cltrdirn:retired Marine Corps.

Gen. Lewis Walt and james Ma!-e, executive director of Paralyzed Veterans of America. Stiil, the Ford plan had the virtue oi all compromises.Said lh-slmrglr: "As long as Nixon was in, these guys could rot as

roadsby choppers. llclicuplersare also

said to have ln:t'n usedin cattle rustling, and some stoeknten think the mstlers

may be eollectinttblood and organsas

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lures ior cattle grazirn:on the open range this iall.

iar as he was concerned. It's the tlitierence between tm chance and some chance.

it-EDIANS: Blazing Saddles lt didn't look like tnut-l' of a

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As the tensionrnountetl,law-enlorcement ollicials held statewide r.1n|h.-renr:es to silt the accounts and to calm the tille-

toting cattlernen. Theyorganized a posse for a iruitlessscan.-h of thearea.The plot this-kt-ned when autopsieswere conducted on some of the dead animals. The

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hnrrh-rcrossing.The sign by the side of the road merely dc?_"I'92''1 |n:nnlerl:110-centtoll from parsing motorists, most oi whom . _"I i.r='-"1-1-1-"'.b sli-_!n't even stop. But the rnili-F taut Knntenai Indians manning the roadsidepicket lines outside Ilonncrs Ferry, Idaho, weren't W kidding. After years oi fnistratinn tryingto dealwith fashington,the like this," says State. Sen. Inles Bor6? mernhersoi the Kootcnaitribe linally bach, who has representedKnox County lost patiencelast week and declaredwar for eighteen years.""Folks are almost on the United Statcsby registeredmail. hysterical. Since last May, more than 100 cattle Their challenge_wasdeliveredin o letter to PresidentFord demandinga have been found dead and grucsomely 128.000-acre reservation,plus as mnch mutilated in Nebraska,Kansasand Iowa.

arpotlf: Tribearnon soliciting tolls u

doctorsreportedthat mostoi the animals had died oi natural causes,such as hacterial infectionsand kidney disease, or

from stvallowingnil that had her-n dropped on the range. Aiterwarrl, the medical reports r.-nnclnt.led,the eareasseswere chewed lay predator coyotes, wolves, lruzzards, eagles or even magpics.

Cuts: The esplanatiendoesn't suit everyone.92.92'hy didn't we noticethissortoi thing in other years?"asks one skeptic. Tilt: prfdaltlrs are not wolves," irtisti Senator Burhach. "Tin-_vare a sern_irlonu.-stieatcd, two-legged animal called man. Noting that many oi the cuts seemed to have been done with a blade, Cord:-n Gruher, an organizer of the pa-

trols,remarked:I've rt to seea coyote

who can chew astraight edge.

Some olhcialsare beginning to worry

that the real dangeris not someghostly the keyed-upvigilante: themselves. After two slugspiercedthe

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homeowners

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canopy ofa utilit!'-mntpai helicopte

and businesses squattingon their ancient veterinarianexaminedthe corpse,he tribal lands. Idaho's Gov. Cecil Andrus

found that all of the animal's blood had

sent in GDlawmen to keep the highways heen drained. On the nearhy ranch of Stringliehl, a month-old hull call clear, hut tensionssoon eased. The Bu- 92'em re.nt of Indian Mlairs invited tribal lead-

was clubbed to death. Its blood was

r.-rsto lvegin negotiations,and the citi7.1-nsof Banners Ferry relaxed. The Indianshave told us that they don't want

drained oil, too. and someone cut a

a war,"saidonesyrnpatlrctic hmal.They knowit's ton|:lIfor ti? peopleto geto reactionfrom 92i'ashin;:tnn, D.C." o

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tionalGuardorderedits helicopter pilots

to cruisecross-country at hittheraltitudes

than usual-lzenerall - 2,000 feet instead

of1,000-to avoid heing fired upon lay

frightened ranch hmnls. "1 would hale to think what would lrapprn," a Guard spokesman told hit:92t's92921-:t:I;&#39 9292'illiam

intestines rindcoiling them neatly nestSchmidt,ii

to put iiiiii

Rumor and anxiety have prodnecd a

hostof unpmvcdthr-_ories to explainthe

oneoi our pilotswasforced a disalrlrrl chopper in a

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