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FBI file: Animal Mutilation, Animal Mutilation Part 04

Federal Bureau of Investigation · 27 pages · text by OCR

This FBI file section compiles New Mexico State Police reports by Officer Gabe Valdez on 1978 cattle mutilations at Manuel Gomez's ranch near Dulce, a Los Alamos laboratory letter calling tissue findings inconclusive, and a December 1978 letter from Senator Harrison Schmitt asking the Justice Department to reopen an investigation. It also includes a Justice Department request that the FBI investigate 15 mutilations on Indian lands, and a report on an April 1979 Albuquerque conference that recommended central coordination of mutilation data.

  • p. 2 …AGENCY ORINM 07 New Mexico State Police 5. ORIGINAL REPORT 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 7. PAGE 2…
  • p. 3 …AGENCY ORI U7 New Mexico State Police 5. ORIGINAL REPORT 6. SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT 7. PAGE 2…
  • p. 5 …Valdez --- Respectfully submitted, New Mexico State Police --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- --- ---
  • p. 6 …881 Officer Gabe Valdez New Mexico State Police Post Office Box 212 Dulce, New Mexico 87528…
  • p. 9 …AGENCY ORI 07 You Verino State Police 2. CASE NUMBER 3. FILE NUMBER that whoever is…
  • p. 11 …State Police Crime Lab in Santa Fe, and the New Mexico Livestock Board. The State Police…
  • p. 13 …Officer GABE VALDEZ, New Mexico State Police, has been handling investigations of these mutilations within New…
  • p. 21 …Attorney THOMPSON that a decision would be made whether the FBI, the New Mexico State Police…
  • p. 24 …GABE VALDEZ, New Mexico State Police, Dulce, New Mexico, reported he has investigated the death of…
  • p. 27 …New Mexico, which has applied for the LEAA Grant, or the New Mexico State Police. U…
1. AGENCY ORI 07

You Verino State Police

2. CASE NUMBER

3. FILE NUMBER

that whoever is responsible for these mutilations is operating out of a well undercover truck van which is heavily guarded. This van successfully carries the craft which operates within a 40 mile radius. This makes it rather difficult investigating officers to personally witness or find clues to these mutilation area where the mutilations occur is carefully analysed weeks in advance. They have been marked years in advance for mutilation.

Assisting in this investigation is Cattle Inspector Jim Dyrd and Officer Bo Johnston, New Mexico Game and Fish.

## 9. RECOVERED PROPERTY

10.	CURRENCY	JEWELRY	CLOTHING	VEHICLES	OFFICE EQUIPMENT	T.V.R.
Stolen	$	$	$	$	$	$
Recovered	$	$	$	$	$	$
	FIREARMS	HOUSEHOLD	CONSUMABLES	LIVESTOCK	OTHER	TOY
Stolen	$	$	$	$	$	$
Recovered	$	$	$	$	$	$

COPIES: White, Pink, Golden - AGENCY. Yellow - STATE (UCR)

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