FBI file: Animal Mutilation, Animal Mutilation Part 03

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Valdez has for some time theorized the truths are being performed

# Cattle Mutil

In examining the carcass, vulpes 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, ho believes they were left by clams attached to the animal's legs.

Schoenfeld Clinical Laboratories in Altoquerque analyzed the samples and found the affected hides to contain significant deposits of potassium and magnesium. The laboratory report disclosed Tuesday that the potassium content was more than 70 times above normal.

The cow, he said, was lying on its right side and there was no evidence of a struggle. Only a mineral amount of blood was near the body.

Valdez said the animal's vertebrae were broken.

Thursday afternoon, a Parle, Texas, team of investigators — recently formed to probe mutations plaguing Sacramento chute and see if we can find anything. Valdez said. He said he expects to conduct the experiment next week.

Valder said he could not discern any tracks in the area of the Monday night mielisturn, nor could he find any loo of prints left by the multilated cow.

At the laboratory here, Bob Sebnield characterised the presence of potassium and magnesium on the kicks as "highly suspicious." He said he believes the substance was made water soluble and doubts that it would have occurred on the animals through natural means. "How it got there, I don't know," he said.

The ultra-violet Eight test is the first such test known to have been conducted in connection with the installations.

The test at the Gomer corrals took place July 5. At the time, Valdez, Gomer and Albuquerque retired schooling. Flowed Burgess were unaware of an incident which had occurred four nights before near Taos.

Three families living near each other three miles northwest of Taos were startled at 12:05 am by what they later described as "a very bright orange light" outside their homes.

Mrs. Elias Varges, who lives in one of the homes, said the light frightened her.

"I had just gone to bed and suddenly the room lit up with a bright orange light," she recalled. "I thought maybe the neighbors were

Investigators estimate the mutilation occurred Monday night. On the same date exactly 2 years ago, a carcass and a series of mysterious tracks were discovered in the area. State Police officer Caba Velinoz said the carcass this week was located within 500 yards of where the carcars was found in the 1976 case.

The cause of the most recent multitation was discovered Wednesday. The older and the recumbent of a 4-year-old Hereford cow had been several, and a portion of the lower lip was missing