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Butelcal to Albuquerque, 5/l/79.
- FBIHQ concurs uith the recommendation or Snc,
Albuquerque in that the investigative unit currently being
eetebliehed re cattle mutilation: within the DA: orriee
Se t Pn e e, New Mexico, be designated an the eoordinetor,in*thie
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various jurisdictions involved in the investigation of cattle
mutilations will be th D 'e A s Office, Santa Fe, New Mexico.
FBIHQ concurs with the recommendation.
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' UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE *"'- Fir-=FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Mu. Sc-t. _ _ Memorandum .
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, __ .- 'UHIM ON INDIAN RESERVATION _?f;§ I 00: Albuquerque ' ; ,-V:'__V_;, _; -I. -Z§%§ ~ '-./'._____ i__ .zgéq RDRPOSE: To respond to the Director's request for infor-
L mation concerning an article appearing in the "National
-- Enquirer" newspaper dated June 5, 1979, page 5, which is
R captioned, "FBI Joins Investigation of Animal Mutilations
=~? Linked to UFOs." See attached.! - ll 1
.,;- RECOMMENDATION: None. For information.
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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 of
Za the fifteen animal mutilations and any others that occur in
1' 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 Senator
Harrison Schmitt, New Mexico, indicating that fifteen mutilations
of animals have occurred in New Mexico Indian country in the
past three years. In this memorandum, DOJ advised that their
Criminal Division had been aware of the phenomenon of animals
'" *being'muti1ated in a manner thatkcculd indicate that such
acts are performed by persons as part of a ritual or ceremony.
This memorandum from DOJ further stated that some of these
mutilations which have occurred in Indian country are DOJ's
- first indication that Federal law may have been viola --
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RE: THE MUTILATIONS 0F.15 ANIMALS -
0n March 6, 1979, the FBI, Albuquerque Division,
was instructed to conduct an investigation into the mutilations
of fifteen animals or any others that occur in Indian country
in accordance with the aforementioned DOJ memorandum dated
March 2, 1979.
On April 20, 1979, a conference was held in
Albuquerque, New Mexico, concerning the problem of animal
mutilations, primarily cattle, in which approximately 180
people attended who included various law enforcement agencies
from several states, news media representatives, and the
general public. Senator Schmitt chaired the conference and
the U. S. Attorney, New Mexico, and SAC Forrest S. Putman, Jr.,
Albuquerque Division, were in attendance. SAC, Putman advised
the conference that DOJ had given the FBI authority to investi-
gate those cattle mutilations which have occurred or might
occur in Indian country. During this conference, numerous
theories were expounded concerning who is responsible for
these mutilations including members of satanic cults, predators,
pranksters, extraterrestrial visitors, and some unknown
Government agency. At the conclusion of this conference, it
was decided that one agency would be designated as the
coordinating investigative agency for all Jurisdictions
involved.
Subsequently during May, 1979, the District Attorney's
Office for the_greater Santa Fe, New Mexico, area received
approximately $50,000 in LEAA funds to act as the coordinating
investigative agency of cattle mutilations.
Since March, 1979, there have been no new cattle
mutilations in Indian country, and our investigation with
respect to the identities of the individuals responsible for the
fifteen cattle mutilations has been negative to date.
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' Sea. llarrlaon Schrnitl R.-N, lien!. the ea-aatronaut and whoarganined l _ "the ennlerencei vre92§e II We W I11 I llllllive.maaalve consp racy w enormously funded." a -' -' 1* " " '_
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mutilation: began around 1010. The LII million aquare miles la rnora than a lhlrd pub: ;
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Sen. Schmill. who received 1 ton are rheae muumum lubed! _ " 1
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-I . . - .- 5 Dear Mr. Director;-1.?" f ._i;. V. M. J, l,.;
As you may know, e U. S. Attainay for New Mexico,R. E. Thompson, £32 I convened a multi-state live-stocQ:muti1atiqn;conference in Albuquerque on April
20. K§'E §esu1t of that meeting, Agent Sam Jones of
the Albuquerque office of the FBI was assigned as
the Bureau contact for those individuals desiring
to report animal mutilations and to organize the
Bureau's activities in this investigation.
Please provide an update with regard to the status
of the Bureau's activities to this point, as well
as an outline and timetable for projected action.
I am receiving many questions from constituents on
these matters.
In addition, please advise me wnetner surricient ,
funds are contained within your present budget to»
cover projected activities with respect to the .__.
Bureau's involvement. As mark-up is scheduledto begin within the near futureiég the Senate
Appropriations Committee, of wh I am a member,
your contacting me by June ll aafto whether
additional funding is required, d the amount,would be~appreciated. ;:P[7 ; , Fad ?Reva. / 1? ' ,/:-P"//[J .--.. ._.___..._
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- Mr. Ingram
- Mr. Gow
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- Mr. Mint:
Attn: E. P. Mosche
Dear Senator Sebnitt: ' . ' 1 " "I" 3- E- 1'°nE1
Honorable Harrison Bchitt 1
United Etetei Senate _
Ueehington, D;-C. 20510
Attn: L. C. Groove:
- Reference in led te o your letter received June ii,
1979. a cop; or which it attached for your reed; reference.
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in ien eountry ae a er violation.
since Heron, 1979, our Albuquerque Office has
conducted an inquiry-concerning the aforementioned nutilatione
and are in contact with other iew enroroement egenciee
investigating animal autiietiona. There have been no new
cattle nutiietione reported to ua in Indian country, end our
inveetigetion eith respect to the iientitiee or the individuals
responsible for the fifteen cattle nutiietione bee been *
negative to date
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1'0 involvement ia appreciated. However, at thia time
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rimee Program to aupport our investigation in thia letter.
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NOTE: This letter is written in res onse to a letter from§enator Harrison Schmitt New Mexico? concerning the FBI'sinvestigation of the cattle mutilations in New Mexico's
Indian country.
On June 11, lQI9, John Ryan, Legislative_Assistantto Senator Schmitt, was telephonically advised by L. C. Groover,*%'I;-_- Deputy Assistant Director, Administrative ServicesDivision, that Senator Schmitt'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 'Division, SAC Forrest S. Putman, Albuquerque Division, and the-Criminal Investigative Division.
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June 26, [I79
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Dear Burkett,
In your telephone call you inquired about the livestock
mutll-at-lone problem in New Mexico and the actions being taken
by the FBI concerning them. .Jtivestock mulaons have reportedly occurred in a " ' @
_number of states, principally in the Southwest; however, the
only 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 the
FBI to conduct an invcettgetion at New Mexico
__I_m;tiI.a.tlone andmyothere thatoccur-inlndian . Since
March 1.970, our Albuquerque Oce has been investigating these
mutilatione and in in contact with other law enter-cement agencies
investigating livestock mutilation. There have been no new live-
etockmutilatiorn onlodinnlande reportedtouenndeurinveetigation
with respect to the identities oithe individuals ree neible totitteen mutilation 9° etlvc gartllown You meyeleoheintdei/ileetedtoknowétoynrz-r|lgI£z.'-{-0 """ M a erence can-ea by Senator Harrison Bchmltt, New mhea '3:7» AZ.'Zwu held in Albuquerque concerning the problem of livestock JUN 2'? 19790-p._io1.t.._._ - -- - =" -
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m:---mation to tor Schmitt by letter dated 6/ 19/79, except the portion
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Re Albuquerque airtel to Director, 4/25/79.
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an LHM captioned,"MUTILATION OF ANIMALS ON INDIAN LANDS IN j ;, ;-INEW MEXICO", dated as above. ' / _/J. ,__
1:The news articles which comprise the major - v
portion of the enclosed LHM were furnished by WAYNE CIDDIO,
Administrative Assistant to Senator HARRISON SCHHITT, Santa Fe
Office. CIDDIO also furnished a copy of a news release from
Senator SCHMITT which is included in the LHM. It is felt
that the Bureau should have this information in the event
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Regarding the'information in the July 17, 1979,
news release of Senator Schmitt, the Albuquerque Office is
of the opinion that investigation in this matter should continue
to be limited to those mutilations reported as occuring on
Indian lands within the State of New Mexico as per instructions
in Bureau airtel, 3/16/79. The Albuquerque Office considers
this to be the maximum limit of its inquiries.
Since being instructed to investigate this
matter, there have been no further mutilations reported
' on Indian Lands in New Mexico. Liaison has been established
with appropriate law enforcement personel to insure thatmutilatiqn§,are reported to he Albuquerque FBI Office. - A6/ '1%@~» *1 :3-'92% 1/ /we ~M @Bureau Enc.= 4! RSO-18 ''_ "'_"" '_"'_
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to have occurred on lndinn lands, no law eniorcenent agency
was assigned investigatory responsibility and as a result,
no adequate evidence collection or record making was under-
taken. The Albuquerque Oiiice has questioned law eniorcement
otiicers who have been at the scene of the alleged mutilations
as observers. A few photographs were taken, copies of which
were obtained._ _No evidence has been obtained because none
was collected. In view of this, no turther investigation
will be done regarding the alleged mutilation oi the 15
animals previously reported. For this reason, the title
to this case was changed showing the correct perspective
of the Albuquerque Office investigation.
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On July 25, 1979, WAYNE CIDDIO, Adiministrative
Assistant to Senator Harrison Schmitt, Santa Fe Office,
furnished copies of newspaper articles from an Espanola,
New Mexico, newspaper, the "Rio Grande Sun", regarding
mutilations.
Mr. CIDDIO also furnished a copy of a news
release from the office of Senator SCHMITT which was dated
July 17, 1979. The news articles and release follow:
This document contains neither recommendations
nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not
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The county's "ireshest"
mutilation report so tar
reached State Police
within live hours of the kill
last Saturday. but nobody
came to investigate.
"I was really disgusted.
The news media said
investigators would come
as coon as they were
called." complained
Dennis Martinez. who
discovered the carcass
"within 300 yards oi my
piacc."in'h"ucha.s.
"ll is sad news," he said
oi law enfoi-cement's
apparent lack oi interest
in the case. which from all
reports is a classic. State
Police called the county
livestock agent and DA
Eloy Martinez. but sent no
officers to the scene.
His wile Francis. more
cynical. was nonchalant
about the absence oi oi-F
nclal investigators. She
reported that as oi 4 p.m.
Tuesday. no investigator
had been seen in Tnichas.
"They don't come here
very often - not unless
somethingtshanging i'rom
a viga_." she explained oi
area law enforcement
personnel and what she
sees - as their attitude
about the small_mountain
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" Ken Rommel, hired
through a 850.130 tederal
grant to investigate cattle
mutilations in Bio Arriba
county. had not been on
the scene as oi late
Tuesday afternoon and
was not available in his
ottice. -
Dennis Martinez said
the latest chapter in
county mutllations lore
began between i a.m. and
I a.m. Saturday morning.
"I heard the dogs
barking." he explained oi
that time. though "theJ J
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thought of mutilations was
tar away from my mind."
I-le explained that as he
has s number oi "open
fences" that result in
"cattle going through
property." The only thing
he noticed about_ the
barking dogs was they
would go to the boundary
oi the tence and turn
back" rather than chasing
. the eowi ii
When he began his day.
he said. at approximately
T sinus bu bt0l.hel|
Ernesto llartlnes and
"anot.her- Ernesto Mar-
_tlnes." the Ernesto
Martinez who owns the
property upon which the
cow was round. were at hisdoor. '"
Oome and see it." they
invited. asking him to
bring his gun. as wolves
have been sighted in the
arealately.
"The cow belonged to
Juan Antonio Rael and it.was sl temale," 'Dem92ig
'1 znlt' saww appeared to
be a mutilation. it lied
little blood which was only
visible where the tongue
used to be. The tor-goo. he
said. had been sliced at its
roots. precisely.
Bight alter the viewirg.
the state police reportedly
were called.
lhe right before had
been "peaceiul" he
reported. except tor the
slightly peculiar behavior
ot the barking dogs.
Everyone believed the
-tlndtobeagoodonmns
they had "come in time."
Dennis Martinez and his
wile both said a number oi
Truchas residents had
reported seeing orange
lights" in the sky that
night. some flying over the
'.l"i-uchas cemetery. _
Alter the_ authorities
were notified, Dennis
ldartinez said. "I stuclt
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around from 1' a.m. until
2:30. making sure" that no
investigators were
coming.
He admitted he was a
little bit scared" oi the
mutilation which occurred
so near his home. He
explained he had been in
the Colorado Springs area
when a number of
mutilation; had taken
place there.
The way la done. when
you see one. its a little on
dlI1erc11t". then when you
just hear about one. he
explained. ' .
The eyes of the Iresh
cow. he noted. attracted
attention among ob-
servers.
-The villain. he laid,
"tried to scrape at it, as
ii he or it were trying to
get a tissue sample from
the while part oi the eye.
The rectal area. the udder
and the ears were
removed rum the beastwith surgical precision.
Dennis Martinez said
Neil Boclrman. a Santa Fe
photographer and "im-
maker looking into the
phenomena, appeared on
the scene. Bockman wrote
an article tor Read Street.
a news publication.
recently on the
phenomena entitled
"Burgers tor the Gods."
"The case itseli d.idnt
unueu.-.1. except tor
the tact that there were
wolves in the area. Bock-
man said. He reported one
neighbor's dog chewed
"the backend" or the cow.
He was puzzled that law
srdorcernent oiiicials had
not appeared on the scene.
U.S. Senator Harrison
Schmitt - Tuesday also
expressed concern that the
investigation was not
anen ded to imrnediately
by law enforcement
personnel. .
I don't blame them for
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92being upset." he said oi
the witnesses. explaining
that he is seeking more
funding for the F'Bls
study into the problem.
"That's one reason 1 got
the language oi a handing
request recently an-
nounced to support the
FBI investigation. Senator
Schmitt explained. "I
want the FBI to be more
deeply involved."
!-!e .-aid more coor-
dinating o! local in-
vestigations" is needed at
this time and that the
"central point of the in-
vestigation." he believes
now. should be the FBI.
though some cen-
tralization may be
achieved by the District
Attorney.
-"My understanding was
that FBI agent Sam Jones
was asiifned to coordinate
law enforcement etiorts on
snutllations." Senator Sch-
mitt said oi his anaylsis oi
ewhat -transpired at a
recent conference oi law
enforcement personnel
involved in mutilation
investigations.
"The tact that the
District Attorney's grant
was pursued didn't change
that." he said further. oi
1iartines's iederally
runded investigation.
"Maybe my un-
derstanding was wrong.
but my understanding was
that the FBI would be the
coordinating agency." hesaid. '
' When told that _Ken
Rommel. the investigator
the District Attorney
hired alter receiving a
grant to pay his salary."
had yet to contact Gabe
Valdez. the State
-Policeman who has the
most experience in in- .
veitigitini mutllations.
Senator Schmitt said
Valdez experience should
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In light cl the lack ed
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Pi-aches episode, the SUN
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reports from confidential
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dissatistaction with the
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Persons who have
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discuss with him turther
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"Eloy Martinez went to
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investigation," we serious
Valdez tan told the BUN.
Another version oi that
.story is that a Pimunle"
has been placed on Valdez.
Both stories were denied
'£_u_es_day by State Police
Laue! searn Vigil and by
the district attorney. '
"I have not put out any
orders to "that eiiect.
Vigil said. He explained
that he has asked that
infonnation be channelled
to Rommel, but ii a state
policeman should get a
call on a suspected
mutilation. he should go
on over there."
The district attorney,
too. denies the existence of
a gag order on any state
police officer. _- _ _ _
I never have. and
never will, impose any
kind cisgagruleonany
law enforcement otticer
because I don't have that
authority had even it I did
it would be impractlcalior
me to impose any iorm oi
gag rule." he said.
Oi the alleged meeting
with Vigil. he mo. he
believed that the story
grew from an .actua1
conversation he had with
the chief. '
"I think that the
meeting was only my
request to the chiei that
since we _no92w have a
designated project
director in charge that it
would probably be best to
have everyt.i=Lng relating
to lnutilstions tunnelled
through that investigator.
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Martinez said a teletype
received by every atiillate
State Police oiticer ot the
state assigned Richard C
de Baca as liaison between
oiticers and Rommel and
that "relates to the notion
that it there is a mute in
their responsibility -that
hopefully they will contact
Rommel. -
Oi ZR.ornmel's tatiure to
appear at the Truchas
suspected mutilation. he
said he is "reasonably
assured that Ken is
looking intuit.
"This happened on a
weekend and its one oi
those instances where IG8
believe an effort was
made to contact Rommel
with no success."
Oi the allegations of a
cover-up. Martinez said.
The only thing I can
really state I would atly
deny basis tor supporting
the contention that there is
a cover-up _ii for no other
reason than it would put
the grant in jeopardy."
! He advised those with
esuch contentions to apply
to the grantee. the Law
Enforcement Assistance
Associatlon."' with that
complaint. The LEAA. he
contends. would "support".
the complainant "one
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Examination of the tirst quarterly report sub-
mitted in our famous $50,000 cattle mutilation probe
would indicate results to date can be described at
best disappointing. The worst mightbe to suggest it's
a waste oi the taxpayers money.. -
In summary. chlet investigator Ken Rommel, at
a salary oi 825.000 a year. gave interviews to
' television stations and newspapers, talked with the
Colorado Bureau of Investigation. eontirmed support
already! end eheelted out three suspected
mutilations in his rst five weeks on the job.
That cost about $2.500 in salary plus unknown
expenses. _ The report says the investigations into the three
cattle deaths one each in Milaga, Coyote and Tres
Fied! were not wntplete. alt-tough one
Albuquerque. newspaper quoted Rommel as saying
all three were caused by predators.
- But lo and behold, a mutilation reported in
Tmchas Saturday moming. only several hours after
the animal'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 "Desert
Fox" hadn't made it to Truchas, the state police
hadn't responded, the livestock inspector was not to
be seen and the only explanation our district st-
torney the; the one who got the grant! had
was "it was a weekend."
We must advise our cattle mutilators that the
game is played only ve days a week - we rest on
weekends. '
Now fellows. there is a tremendous amount ot
interest in this stroject as evidenced by the tutnout
tor the Albuquerque conference conducted by New
Mexico's Sen. Harrison Schmitt. Additional proof isthe tact that the feds coughed up $50,000 to look intoL . .
- While the pu_bllo can't expect s solution "in the
first six weeks ct activity. for petes sake they can
expect more than that skimpy one-page report issued
last week. And they can expect, tor the money they
are putting out, tor someone to show up to in-
'vestigate reported mutilstions. ' -
But .2 one optimist remarked eheertully: "hook
l at it this way; it's only $50,000. It could have been
hal1'stn.il1ion." '- .-- _ , e '
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 1979
Washington, D.C.-U.S. Senator Harrison Schmitt announced today that
ations Comittee, on which he serves, included in the
i tions Report_1anguage directing
Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI! to maintain its investigation of
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 increase
FBI: investigative activity so that the aswer to this bizarre and
grisly mystery will be feud," Schmitt added.
The FBI will_investigate the incidents that have occurred and which
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. _Since being instructed to investigate this matter,
there have been no reports of mutilations on Indian lands in
New Mexico. Liaison has been established with appropriate law
enforcement personnel to insure that mutilations are reported to
the Albuquerque FBI Office.
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conducted regarding mutilations, and the Albuquerque Office is
placing this matter in a closed status.
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tEnc1osed for the Bureau are five copies of an LHM
captioned as above. One copy of this LHM is being designated
for KENNETH M. ROMMEL, District Attorney's Office, Espanola,
New Mexico. ROMMEL is the Director of a Special Investigative
Unit set up under an LEAA grant for the purpose of investigating
animal mutilations.
No investigation is currently being conducted by the
Albuquerque FBI Office regarding mutilations, and this case is
in a closed status. It is again pointed out there have been noreports of mutilations on Indian lands in New Mexico since the //"gAlbuquerque Gffiee wa$92instrueted to investigate this matter. I '
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By communication from FBIHQ dated March 6, 1979, the
FBI, Albuquerque Office was instructed to conduct investigation
into the mutilations of animals occurring on Indian lands in New
Mexico. This instruction was based on a memorandum dated March 2
1979, from the Department of Justice to FBIHQ, which authorized
such investigation.
On April 20, l9?9, a conference on livestock mutilation
was convened in Albuquerque by Senator HARRISON SCHMITT of New
Mexico, and the U. S. Attorney for New Mexico, R. E. THOMPSON.
This conference was attended by law enforcement investigators
from several states, FBI representatives, other interested partie
and the press. Approximately 180 persons were in attendance.
Near the conclusion of the conference, it was reported by the
District Attorney in Santa Fe, New Mexico, that a Law Enforcement
Assistance Administration LEAA! grant had been applied for to
provide funds for aepecial investigative unit to investigate
cattle mutilations. Subsequently, it was announced that the LEAA
grant had been made, and that a special investigative unit for
this purpose had been set up under the auspices of the New Mexico
State District Attorney in Santa Fe. Former FBI Agent KENNETH M.
ROMMEL was appointed to head up that unit.
Investigation by the Albuquerque FBI Office determined
that there had been reports of dead animals from both the Santa
Clara Reservation and the Jicarilla Apache Reservation in New
Hesico. Discussions with GERALB HILL, Bureau of Indian Affairs
Criminal Investigator, Pojoaque, New Mexico, regarding the dead
cattle which had been reported on the Santa Clara Reservation by
members of the Santa Clara Tribe disclosed that these reports
were in 1978. There was no evidence to cause it to be determined
that the animals had been mutilated, and Investigator HILL did
not make a complete investigation of the matter, nor collect any
evidence for examination. Subsequent discussions with RALEIGH
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TAFOYA, Chief of Police, Jicarilla Apache Tribe, disclosed similar
information, i.e. the reports of unexplained dead animals were
in 1978, and although they were surrounded by suspicious circum-
stances, there was no evidence to positively determine that the
animals had been mutilated. In neither case had evidence been
preserved for examination, nor were there any complete reports
of investigation done regarding the deaths. _
The Albuquerque FBI Office has discussed the possibility
of animal mutilations with law enforcement officers in New Mexico,
including MEL SEDILLO, JR., Investigator, New Mexico Livestock
Board, Albuquerque!'New Mexico, who has examined numerous animals
which had been reported as being mutilated. Investigator SEDILLO
said that in each instance his examination showed that the animals
had been attacked by predators.
Since the conference of April 20, 1979, the Albuquerque
FBI Office has received a voluminous amount of correspondence
from interested parties who have expounded their theories regarding
this subject. Copies of this information have been furnished to
KENNETH M. ROMMEL for his assistance.
On January 15, 1980, KENNETH M. ROMMEL advised his office
has pursued numerous investigative leads regarding the possible
mutilation of animals in New Mexico. He said that to date, his
investigative unit has determined that none of the reported cases
has involved what appear to be mutilations by other than common
predators. ROMMEL said he has travelled to other states and con-
ferred with investigators in those areas regarding mutilations,
and to date has received no information which would justify the
belief that any animals have been intentionally mutilated by
human beings. ROMMEL added that regarding all the dead animals
he has examined, the damage to the carcasses has always been con-
sistent with predator action.
The Albuquerque FBI Office has alerted law enforcement
officials who have Jurisdiction over Indian lands in New Mexico
concerning the Harsh 6, 1979, authorization for the Albuquerque
FBI Office to investigate the mutilations of animals on Indian
lands in New Mexico. These law enforcement officials have
advised that they would immediately notify the Albuquerque FBI
Office in the event there are any new occurrences of suspected
animal mutilations on Indian lands.
~ - -"---On January 15, 1980, this matter was discussed with
iAssistant U. s. Attorney arcnann J. snrwn, U. s; Attorney's .
Office, Albuquerque. Assistant U. S. Attorney SMITH said that in
his opinion there is no Federal interest in continuing an investi-
_gation in this matter in the absence of further reports of acts of
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r background information, I refer to your Albuquerque origin matter entitled
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"1 '1 Mutilations of Animals on Indian Lands ..in New Mexico --
-- Crime on Indian Reservation.
- _JEnclosed for examination is one vial containing several flakes of an unknown
=-- ."*Q.terial which this office would lik_ ______ -___ ____e to have identified in connection with an' _,_.-,
E '5-giisisi investigation.
For your information, since approximately 1975, New Mexico and other states A
primarily those located in close proximity to New Mexico, have had incidents
referred 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 one
eye, one ear, the udder, and normally a cored anus. Host credible sources have
attributed this damage to normal d pre ator and scavenger activity. However, certain
segments of the population have attributed the damage to many other causes ranging
from .?.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 -
g.In Hay, 1979, responding to pressure from his coAtit{92ents,4he istrict
Attorney, First Judicial District of N He iew x co, applied for and praise-sde Lab
one year L.E.A.A. grant to investigate these mutilations. - .E
6 1.5.-1': 17I retired after twenty-eight years as a special agent of the F.B.I. toldirec
this investigation. " "1----_-'Irena!
As previously tated, there are those that have attempted to make a connection
between cattle mutilations and U.F.O. sitings. 2
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In July, 1978, a U.F.0. was reportedly observed by a resident of Taos, New
Mexico, reportedly hovering over a pickup truck. The next morning, the enclosed
powder flakes were reportedly recovered from the roof of the aforementioned
pickup.
Some of the individuals that are most vocal to the media have inferred that these
flakes are identical with a substance that was taken from cowhides in e controlled
test conducted in the Dulce, New Mexico area.
Dulce, New Mexico, which has been the site of several reported mutilations, is
located approximately seventy miles from Taos, New Mexico. I have not been able
to locate a sample of the substance reportedly collected in the Dulce test, but
it has been described as a florescent material.
I have, to-date, been-able to confirm any connection between these two substances,
and have been told by those that have seen both that they are not identical.
However, I would appreciate it if through the use of a G.S. Mas spectroscopy test
or any other logical test, that these flakes can be identified. This in itself
would go a long way to assisting me to discredit the U.F.0. -- Cow Mutilation
association theory. '
If need be, the flakes can be destroyed during your examination.
Your cooperation in this investigation is appreciated.
Sincerely,
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Reference: Letter dated March 5, 1980
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Re Albuquerque letter to Bureau, 1/15/80.
Enclosed for the Bureau is one copy of a bound
report entitled, OPERATION ANIMAL MU'1'ILA'l'ION." This i a
report of the District Attorney, First Judicial District,
State of New Mexico, prepared by Kenneth M. Rommel, Jr.
former Special Agent! , Project Director, and dated June,
1980.
A perusal of this report reflects it adds nothing
new in regard to potential investigation by the Albuquerque
FBI of alleged mutilation-as on Indian lands in New Mexico.
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