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.,En DETAILS: By memorandum dated March 2, 1979, Philip B. Heymann,gees Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, requested that¢¢;" the FBI conduct an appropriate investigation in New Mexico ofZa the fifteen animal mutilations and any others that occur in1&#39; 1 Indian country as a possible Crime on an Indian Reservation and. tfurnish 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 SenatorHarrison Schmitt, New Mexico, indicating that fifteen mutilationsof animals have occurred in New Mexico Indian country in thepast three years. In this memorandum, DOJ advised that theirCriminal Division had been aware of the phenomenon of animals

&#39;" *being&#39;muti1ated in a manner thatkcculd indicate that suchacts are performed by persons as part of a ritual or ceremony.This memorandum from DOJ further stated that some of thesemutilations which have occurred in Indian country are DOJ&#39;s

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0n March 6, 1979, the FBI, Albuquerque Division,was instructed to conduct an investigation into the mutilationsof fifteen animals or any others that occur in Indian countryin accordance with the aforementioned DOJ memorandum datedMarch 2, 1979.

On April 20, 1979, a conference was held inAlbuquerque, New Mexico, concerning the problem of animalmutilations, primarily cattle, in which approximately 180people attended who included various law enforcement agenciesfrom several states, news media representatives, and thegeneral public. Senator Schmitt chaired the conference andthe U. S. Attorney, New Mexico, and SAC Forrest S. Putman, Jr.,Albuquerque Division, were in attendance. SAC, Putman advisedthe conference that DOJ had given the FBI authority to investi-gate those cattle mutilations which have occurred or mightoccur in Indian country. During this conference, numeroustheories were expounded concerning who is responsible forthese mutilations including members of satanic cults, predators,pranksters, extraterrestrial visitors, and some unknownGovernment agency. At the conclusion of this conference, itwas decided that one agency would be designated as thecoordinating investigative agency for all Jurisdictionsinvolved.

Subsequently during May, 1979, the District Attorney&#39;sOffice for the_greater Santa Fe, New Mexico, area receivedapproximately $50,000 in LEAA funds to act as the coordinatinginvestigative agency of cattle mutilations.

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

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Please provide an update with regard to the statusof the Bureau&#39;s activities to this point, as wellas an outline and timetable for projected action.I am receiving many questions from constituents onthese matters.

In addition, please advise me wnetner surricient ,funds are contained within your present budget to»cover projected activities with respect to the .__.Bureau&#39;s involvement. As mark-up is scheduledto begin within the near futureiég the SenateAppropriations Committee, of wh I am a member,your contacting me by June ll aafto whetheradditional funding is required, d the amount,would be~appreciated. ;:P[7 ; , Fad�?Reva. / 1? &#39; ,/:-P"�//

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NOTE: This letter is written in res onse to a letter from§enator Harrison Schmitt New Mexico? concerning the FBI&#39;sinvestigation of the cattle mutilations in New Mexico&#39;sIndian country.

On June 11, lQI9, John Ryan, Legislative_Assistantto Senator Schmitt, was telephonically advised by L. C. Groover,*%&#39;I;-_- Deputy Assistant Director, Administrative ServicesDivision, that Senator Schmitt&#39;s letter was received at FBIHQon June 11, 1979. Mr. Ryan was advised that the FBI hadsufficient funds to handle our investigation concerning y, -cattle mutilations-and_that we would advise the Senator the _statusjor our investigation. This.response has been coordinatedamong the Administrative Services Division, Legal Counsel &#39;Division, SAC Forrest S. Putman, Albuquerque Division, and the-Criminal Investigative Division. �

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Dear Burkett,

In your telephone call you inquired about the livestockmutll-at-lone problem in New Mexico and the actions being takenby the FBI concerning them. .

Jtivestock mu�la�ons have reportedly occurred in a " &#39; @_number of states, principally in the Southwest; however, theonly known mutllatlons over which the FBI might have investi-gative jurisdiction hnzjoccurz-edLon Indian iende in New Mexico.

n ~, + I � -itOn March 2, zero,-lmeiaepii-ee§§�m o ce requested theFBI to conduct an inv cettgetion at New Mexico

__I_m;tiI.a.tlone andmyothere thatoccur-inlndian . SinceMarch 1.970, our Albuquerque O�ce has been investigating thesemutilatione and in in contact with other law enter-cement agenciesinvestigating livestock mutilation. There have been no new live-etockmutilatiorn onlodinnlande reportedtouenndeurinveetigationwith respect to the identities oithe individuals ree neible totitteen mutilation 9° etlvc gartll�own� You meyeleoheintdei/ileetedtoknowétoynrz-r|l�g�I£z.�&#39;-{-0 �""" M a erence can-ea by Senator Harrison Bchmltt, New mhea &#39;

3:7» AZ.&#39;Zwu held in Albuquerque concerning the problem of livestock JUN 2&#39;? 19790-p._io1.t.._._ �- -- - =" -

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The news articles which comprise the major - vportion of the enclosed LHM were furnished by WAYNE CIDDIO,Administrative Assistant to Senator HARRISON SCHHITT, Santa FeOffice. CIDDIO also furnished a copy of a news release fromSenator SCHMITT which is included in the LHM. It is feltthat the Bureau should have this information in the event_.a J.__ _ ___ _..&#39;|_.l_I.. _ ._ a -_.-....-.4--I-.4

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Regarding the&#39;information in the July 17, 1979,news release of Senator Schmitt, the Albuquerque Office isof the opinion that investigation in this matter should continueto be limited to those mutilations reported as occuring onIndian lands within the State of New Mexico as per instructionsin Bureau airtel, 3/16/79. The Albuquerque Office considersthis to be the maximum limit of its inquiries.

Since being instructed to investigate thismatter, there have been no further mutilations reported

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

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

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The county&#39;s "ireshest"mutilation report so tarreached State Policewithin live hours of the killlast Saturday. but nobodycame to investigate.

"I was really disgusted.The news media saidinvestigators would comeas coon as they werecalled." complainedDennis Martinez. whodiscovered the carcass"within 300 yards oi mypiacc."in&#39;h"ucha.s.

"ll is sad news," he saidoi law enfoi-cement&#39;sapparent lack oi interestin the case. which from allreports is a classic. StatePolice called the countylivestock agent and DAEloy Martinez. but sent noofficers to the scene.

His wile Francis. morecynical. was nonchalantabout the absence oi oi-

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"They don&#39;t come herevery often - not unlesssomethingtshanging i&#39;roma viga_." she explained oiarea law enforcementpersonnel and what shesees - as their attitudeabout the small_mountain-s..-�_i_ _

" Ken Rommel, hiredthrough a 850.130 tederalgrant to investigate cattlemutilations in Bio Arribacounty. had not been onthe scene as oi lateTuesday afternoon andwas not available in hisottice. -

Dennis Martinez saidthe latest chapter incounty mutllations lorebegan between i a.m. andI a.m. Saturday morning.

"I heard the dogsbarking." he explained oithat time. though "the

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I-le explained that as hehas s number oi "openfences" that result in"cattle going throughproperty." The only thinghe noticed about_ thebarking dogs was theywould �go to the boundaryoi the tence and turnback" rather than chasing

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he said. at approximatelyT �sinus bu bt�0l.hel�|Ernesto �llartlnes and"anot.her- Ernesto Mar-

_tlnes." the ErnestoMartinez who owns theproperty upon which thecow was round. were at hisdoor. &#39;"

�Oome and see it." theyinvited. asking him tobring his gun. as wolveshave been sighted in thearealately.

"The cow belonged toJuan Antonio Rael and it

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&#39;1 znl�t&#39; saww appeared tobe a mutilation. it liedlittle blood which was onlyvisible where the tongueused to be. The tor-goo. hesaid. had been sliced at its�roots.� precisely.

Bight alter the viewirg.the state police reportedlywere called.

�lhe right before hadbeen "peaceiul" hereported. except tor theslightly peculiar behaviorot the barking dogs.

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-tlndtobeagoodonmnsthey had "come in time."Dennis Martinez and hiswile both said a number oiTruchas residents hadreported seeing �orangelights" in the sky thatnight. some flying over the&#39;.l"i-uchas cemetery. _

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He admitted he was �alittle bit scared" oi themutilation which occurredso near his home. Heexplained he had been inthe Colorado Springs areawhen a number ofmutilation; had takenplace there.

�The way la done. whenyou see one. its a little ondlI1�erc11t". then when youjust hear about one. heexplained. &#39; .

The eyes of the Ireshcow. he noted. attractedattention among ob-servers.

-The villain. he laid,"tried to scrape at it,� asii he or it were trying toget a tissue sample �fromthe while part oi the eye.�The rectal area. the udderand the ears wereremoved rum the beast

with surgical precision.Dennis Martinez said

Neil Boclrman. a Santa Fephotographer and "�im-maker looking into thephenomena, appeared onthe scene. Bockman wrotean article tor Read Street.a news publication.recently on thephenomena entitled"Burgers tor the Gods."

"The case itseli d.idn�tunueu.-.1. except tor

the tact that there werewolves in the area.� Bock-man said. He reported oneneighbor&#39;s dog chewed"the backend" or the cow.

He was puzzled that lawsrdorcernent oiiicials hadnot appeared on the scene.

U.S. Senator HarrisonSchmitt - Tuesday � alsoexpressed concern that theinvestigation was notanen� ded to imrnediatelyby law enforcementpersonnel. .

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being upset." he said oithe witnesses. explainingthat he is seeking morefunding for the F&#39;Bl�sstudy into the problem.

"That&#39;s one reason 1 gotthe language� oi a handingrequest recently an-nounced to support theFBI investigation. SenatorSchmitt explained. "Iwant the FBI to be moredeeply involved."

!-!e .-aid �more coor-dinating o! local in-vestigations" is needed atthis time and that the"central point of the in-vestigation." he believesnow. should be �the FBI.though some cen-tralization may beachieved by the DistrictAttorney.

-"My understanding wasthat FBI agent Sam Joneswas asiifned to coordinatelaw enforcement etiorts onsnutllations." Senator Sch-mitt said oi his anaylsis oi

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"The tact that theDistrict Attorney&#39;s grantwas pursued didn&#39;t changethat." he said further. oi1iartines&#39;s iederallyrunded investigation.

"Maybe my � un-derstanding was wrong.but my understanding wasthat the FBI would be thecoordinating agency." hesaid. &#39;&#39; When told that _KenRommel. the investigatorthe District Attorneyhired alter receiving agrant to pay his salary."had yet to contact GabeValdez. the State-Policeman who has themost experience in in- .veitigitini mutllations.Senator Schmitt saidValdez� experience should

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"That doesn�t sound likecomplete investigating."Schmitt said oi the

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investigation. oi� the�Pi-aches episode, the SUNhas received a number ofreports from confidentialsources aboutdissatistaction with thecourse Boml-nel�s in-vestigationlstaking. t

Persons who havespoken to the investigatorcomplain he is "brusque,"or "too �lppant.� or hedoesn�t take their ideas ortheir reports seriously.and they&#39;d rather notdiscuss with him turthermutilation phenomena.

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"Eloy Martinez went tothe State Police and toldthem that Gabe Valdez isnot to have any part in thisinvestigation," we seriousValdez tan told the BUN.

Another version oi that.story is that a Pimunle"has been placed on Valdez.

Both stories were denied&#39;£_�u_es_day by State PoliceLaue! sear�n Vigil and bythe district attorney. &#39;

"I have not put out anyorders to "that eiiect.�Vigil said. He explainedthat he has asked thatinfonnation be channelledto Rommel, but ii a statepoliceman should get acall on a suspectedmutilation. he should �goon over there."

The district attorney,too. denies the existence ofa gag order on any state �police officer. _- _ _ _

�I never have. andnever will, impose anykind cisgagruleonanylaw enforcement otticerbecause I don&#39;t have thatauthority had even it I didit would be impractlcaliorme to impose any iorm oigag rule." he said.

Oi the alleged meetingwith Vigil. he mo. hebelieved that the storygrew from an .actua1conversation he had withthe chief. &#39;

"I think that themeeting was only myrequest to the chiei thatsince we _no92w have adesignated projectdirector in charge that itwould probably be best tohave everyt.i=Lng relatingto lnutilstions tunnelledthrough that investigator.

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Martinez said a teletypereceived by every atiillateState Police oiticer ot thestate assigned Richard Cde Baca as liaison betweenoiticers and Rommel andthat "relates to the notionthat it there is a mute intheir responsibility -thathopefully they will contactRommel.� -

Oi ZR.ornmel&#39;s tatiure toappear at the Truchassuspected mutilation. hesaid he is "reasonablyassured that Ken islooking intuit.�

"This happened on aweekend and its one oi�those instances where I

G�8believe an effort wasmade to contact Rommelwith no success."

Oi� the allegations of acover-up. Martinez said.�The only thing I canreally state I would �atlydeny basis tor supportingthe contention that there isa cover-up _ii for no otherreason than it would putthe grant in jeopardy."! He advised those with

esuch contentions to �applyto the grantee. the LawEnforcement AssistanceAssociatlon."&#39; with thatcomplaint. The LEAA. hecontends. would "support".the complainant "onehundred per cent." -

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Examination of the tirst quarterly report sub-mitted in our famous $50,000 cattle mutilation probewould indicate results to date can be described atbest disappointing. The worst mightbe to suggest it&#39;sa waste oi the taxpayers� money.. -

In summary. chlet investigator Ken Rommel, ata salary oi 825.000 a year. gave interviews to

&#39; television stations and newspapers, talked with theColorado Bureau of Investigation. eontirmed support

already! end eheelted out three suspectedmutilations in his �rst five weeks on the job.

That cost about $2.500 in salary plus unknownexpenses. _

� The report says the investigations into the threecattle deaths one each in Milaga, Coyote and TresFied�! were not wntplete. alt-�tough oneAlbuquerque. newspaper quoted Rommel as sayingall three were caused by predators.- But lo and behold, a mutilation reported inTmchas Saturday moming. only several hours afterthe animal&#39;s death and probably the treshest in-.cident to date, had yet to be checked out by I p.rn.Tuesday - more than tour days later. Our "DesertFox" hadn&#39;t made it to Truchas, the state policehadn&#39;t responded, the livestock inspector was not tobe seen and the only explanation our district st-torney the�; the one who got the grant! hadwas "it was a weekend."

We must advise our cattle mutilators that thegame is played only �ve days a week - we rest onweekends. &#39;

Now fellows. there is a tremendous amount otinterest in this stroject as evidenced by the tutnouttor the Albuquerque conference conducted by NewMexico&#39;s Sen. Harrison Schmitt. Additional proof isthe tact that the feds coughed up $50,000 to look intoL . .

- While the pu�_bllo can&#39;t expect s solution "in thefirst six weeks ct activity. for pete�s sake they canexpect more than that skimpy one-page report issuedlast week. And they can expect, tor the money theyare putting out, tor someone to show up to in-

&#39;vestigate reported mutilstions. &#39; -But .2 one optimist remarked eheertully: "hook

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Washington, D.C.-�U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt announced today that

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cattle mutilations that have occurred in northern New Mexico and elsewhere.

Schmitt said ouch action by the Appropriations Committee is "necessary

to the continuing widespread problem of cattle nutilations and the need

federal coordination of the investigation." .

"I hope that the Committee�: endorsement of this proposal will increaseFBI�: investigative activity so that the aswer to this bizarre and

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By communication from FBIHQ dated March 6, 1979, theFBI, Albuquerque Office was instructed to conduct investigationinto the mutilations of animals occurring on Indian lands in NewMexico. This instruction was based on a memorandum dated March 21979, from the Department of Justice to FBIHQ, which authorizedsuch investigation.

On April 20, l9?9, a conference on livestock mutilationwas convened in Albuquerque by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT of NewMexico, and the U. S. Attorney for New Mexico, R. E. THOMPSON.This conference was attended by law enforcement investigatorsfrom several states, FBI representatives, other interested partieand the press. Approximately 180 persons were in attendance.Near the conclusion of the conference, it was reported by theDistrict Attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that a Law EnforcementAssistance Administration LEAA! grant had been applied for toprovide funds for aepecial investigative unit to investigatecattle mutilations. Subsequently, it was announced that the LEAAgrant had been made, and that a special investigative unit forthis purpose had been set up under the auspices of the New MexicoState District Attorney in Santa Fe. Former FBI Agent KENNETH M.ROMMEL was appointed to head up that unit.

Investigation by the Albuquerque FBI Office determinedthat there had been reports of dead animals from both the SantaClara Reservation and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in NewHesico. Discussions with GERALB HILL, Bureau of Indian AffairsCriminal Investigator, Pojoaque, New Mexico, regarding the deadcattle which had been reported on the Santa Clara Reservation bymembers of the Santa Clara Tribe disclosed that these reportswere in 1978. There was no evidence to cause it to be determinedthat the animals had been mutilated, and Investigator HILL didnot make a complete investigation of the matter, nor collect anyevidence for examination. Subsequent discussions with RALEIGH

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

The Albuquerque FBI Office has discussed the possibilityof animal mutilations with law enforcement officers in New Mexico,including MEL SEDILLO, JR., Investigator, New Mexico LivestockBoard, Albuquerque!&#39;New Mexico, who has examined numerous animalswhich had been reported as being mutilated. Investigator SEDILLOsaid that in each instance his examination showed that the animalshad been attacked by predators.

Since the conference of April 20, 1979, the AlbuquerqueFBI Office has received a voluminous amount of correspondencefrom interested parties who have expounded their theories regardingthis subject. Copies of this information have been furnished toKENNETH M. ROMMEL for his assistance.

On January 15, 1980, KENNETH M. ROMMEL advised his officehas pursued numerous investigative leads regarding the possiblemutilation of animals in New Mexico. He said that to date, his

�investigative unit has determined that none of the reported caseshas involved what appear to be mutilations by other than commonpredators. 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 thebelief that any animals have been intentionally mutilated byhuman beings. ROMMEL added that regarding all the dead animalshe has examined, the damage to the carcasses has always been con-sistent with predator action.

The Albuquerque FBI Office has alerted law enforcementofficials who have Jurisdiction over Indian lands in New Mexicoconcerning the Harsh 6, 1979, authorization for the AlbuquerqueFBI Office to investigate the mutilations of animals on Indianlands in New Mexico. These law enforcement officials haveadvised that they would immediately notify the Albuquerque FBIOffice in the event there are any new occurrences of suspectedanimal mutilations on Indian lands.

~ - -"---On January 15, 1980, this matter was discussed withiAssistant U. s. Attorney arcnann J. snrwn, U. s; Attorney&#39;s .Office, Albuquerque. Assistant U. S. Attorney SMITH said that inhis 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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�"1 &#39;1� Mutilations of Animals on Indian Lands ..in New Mexico ---- Crime on Indi an Reservation.

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For your information, since approximately 1975, New Mexico and other states Aprimarily those located in close proximity to New Mexico, have had incidentsreferred to b" -*-" "" "tb" ****�uy many as Lu: cattle mutilation phenomena." Stock animals, primarily

* cattle, have been found dead with various parts of the carcass missing such as oneeye, one ear, the udder, and normally a cored anus. Host credible sources haveattributed this damage to normal d pre ator and scavenger activity. However, certainsegments of the population have attributed the damage to many other causes rangingfrom �.?.0.s to a giant governmental conspirac �y, tne exact nature of which is neverfully explained. No factual data has been supplied sgpnorting these theorie -�

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In July, 1978, a U.F.0. was reportedly observed by a resident of Taos, NewMexico, reportedly hovering over a pickup truck. The next morning, the enclosedpowder flakes were reportedly recovered from the roof of the aforementionedpickup.

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

Dulce, New Mexico, which has been the site of several reported mutilations, islocated approximately seventy miles from Taos, New Mexico. I have not been ableto locate a sample of the substance reportedly collected in the Dulce test, butit 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 testor any other logical test, that these flakes can be identified. This in itselfwould go a long way to assisting me to discredit the U.F.0. -- Cow Mutilationassociation theory. &#39;

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