SUBJECT: RECENT ALA. CATTLE MUTILATIONS: ODYSSEY NET FILE: UFO2144
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�o�The Decatur Daily �o�
�o�February 21, 1993 �o�
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�o�ALBERTVILL- At least 12 animals have been mysteriously �o�
�o�killed and mutilated since October. Cattle farmers, �o�
�o�including Albertville chief detective Tony Cole, have �o�
�o�reported dead bloodless, mutilated animals - cows, �o�
�o�goats and at least one dog. The animals were found in �o�
�o�pastures with no traces of auto mobile tracks, �o�
�o�footprints or blood. �o�
�o� "On Jan. 9, I went to feed my steers and realized I �o�
�o�was one short. The sexual organs and rectum was removed �o�
�o�and the biood was gone," Cole said. �o�
�o� His animal was killed amid his investigations into �o�
�o�the mysterious case. �o�
�o� All of the killings, including the latest - a �o�
�o�calf found near Arab Tuesday morning - have formed a �o�
�o�three or four mile ring around Albertville. �o�
�o� "They take tongues, eyes, ears, hearts. Sometimes they �o�
�o�take the blood," Cole said. There are no suspects in �o�
�o�the case. �o�
�o� Cattle mutilations are not entirely uncommon in this �o�
�o�Sand Mountain area - and residents remember some from �o�
�o�1986, 1989 and 1991. One farmer said he was hit a few �o�
�o�years ago and then hit again a few mornings ago. Cattle �o�
�o�owners from Browns Valley and Brindlee Mountain have �o�
�o�reported similar mutilations. �o�
�o� Most of the animals are worth about $800 �o�
�o�and many of them are not insured, Cole said. The �o�
�o�killings are apparently happening at night. All of the �o�
�o�animals have been found within 150 feet of power lines. �o�
�o�Speculation about who could be doing the killing ranges �o�
�o�from aliens to satanic worshipers to people in �o�
�o�helicopters and on foot. �o�
�o� Marshall County authorities are aware of �o�
�o�two black county helicopters, one blue and �o�
�o�white Tennessee Valley Authority chopper and several �o�
�o�military helicopters that fly through the area �o�
�o�following flight paths. �o�
�o� "A TVA helicopter is not a possibility. I �o�
�o�don't think ther're involved at all. Absolutely not," �o�
�o�Cole said. �o�
�o� Most of the decomposed cows are buried hours after �o�
�o�they are found but three were found in time to send �o�
�o�for autopsies. �o�
�o� "It's crazy. It's sick," John Strawn said. The �o�
�o�cattlemen and finance manager at Gilbert and Baker Ford �o�
�o�Inc. lost one of his animals to the mysterious �o�
�o�murderers. He said a state animal laboratory could not �o�
�o�determine the cause of death. "No one knows what's �o�
�o�killing the animals," Cole said. He said he's formed a �o�
�o�network with victims of the crime. On Tuesday night, �o�
�o�several people called the sheriffs department to report �o�
�o�mysterious helicopters flying over pastures near �o�
�o�Albertville. The county pilot, Jim Pickett, said he and �o�
�o�night supervisor deputy Bob Norwood went up in the �o�
�o�county chopper to see if they could locate another �o�
�o�helicopter. Norwood said he had already been to the farm �o�
�o�and heard a helicopter with a turbine engine. He said �o�
�o�the Huntsville Aviation Tower could not detect movement �o�
�o�on their screens and was unaware of flight Plans for �o�
�o�that area that night. The The chopper was reported near �o�
�o�Martling. Pickett and Norwood went about 2,500 feet up �o�
�o�with running lights. They were communicating with �o�
�o�dispatchers and receiving reports for sighting of the �o�
�o�other helicopter, which they said they tried to follow �o�
�o�but never found. �o�
�o� We kept getting reports of a helicopter flying at �o�
�o�tree-top level with "no lights," he said. The sheriffs �o�
�o�helicopter, which is black was not flying at tree- �o�
�o�top level and had lights on at all times. �o�
�o�While searching for the second helicopter, shots were �o�
�o�fired from the ground at the sheriffs helicopter. �o�
�o�No one was hurt. Also, Norwood said a car signaled the �o�
�o�chopper by flashing lights off and on. The helicopter �o�
�o�flew close enough to the car to see that it was parked �o�
�o�under power lines. �o�
�o� "People were trying to lure us into high tension �o�
�o�wires. I don't think it was purposely for us," he �o�
�o�said. �o�
�o� Both agreed they had low visibility and needed �o�
�o�more light then what they had to adequately see what �o�
�o�they were doing. �o�
�o� We Would need infrared equipment if there was �o�
�o�another chopper," Norwood said. The pair didn't see �o�
�o�another helicopter but said it would have been �o�
�o�extremely difficult because of the darkness-and because �o�
�o�the alleged chopper was running without lights.. �o�
�o� �o�
�o� ALBERTVILLE- Doug Segers said he saw a helicopter �o�
�o�forcing his herd of 42 cattle into a corner in his �o�
�o�pasture. He said he felt the wind and heard the engine. �o�
�o� "The copter was behind my back with a spotlight." Of �o�
�o�course, I had a 30-30 r@fle over my shoulder. They saw �o�
�o�me run to my truck " he said. �o�
�o� "The cows were scared to death. One cow is real gentle �o�
�o�and we couldn't even get around her." �o�
�o� A neighbor called the Marshall County Sheriff's �o�
�o�Department. The excitement scared the helicopter away, �o�
�o�Segers said. He said he saw what looked like red, �o�
�o�green, blue and white lights but couldn't make out the �o�
�o�color of the chopper. He said he also saw the sheriffs �o�
�o�helicopter much higher. The alleged mysterious �o�
�o�helicopter barely cleared power lines before getting �o�
�o�lower. �o�
�o� "I wasn't scared, I was mad. They �o�
�o�would have gotten (a cow) that night" he said, �o�
�o�"The farmers, all of us, are going to have to pull �o�
�o�together and help one another out and do what we can to �o�
�o�help." �o�
�o� Segers owns a slaughterhouse and said they kill �o�
�o�animals every day for people. �o�
�o� "I don't see how in the world can they do it this �o�
�o�way," he said. �o�
�o� Some farmers are using spotlights and patrolling �o�
�o�their land, he said. �o�
�o� The animals weigh about 1,000 pounds and hold about 40 �o�
�o�pounds - or five gallons - of blood. Some residents say �o�
�o�helicopters make sense because it would give the killers �o�
�o�lifting abilities and would make it easier to take heavy �o�
�o�blood animal parts and cutting and pumping equipment �o�
�o�away from the scene. �o�
�o� Resident and victim Jole Strawn said he has seen �o�
�o�helicopters land in cow pastures at night. He said he �o�
�o�has 30 head or about $12,000 in animals. �o�
�o� He organized a network of victims and farmers and said �o�
�o�the group has been able to identify three turbine �o�
�o�helicopters in the area: �o�
�o�> Light blue and white with a big orange sun; �o�
�o�> dark blue; �o�
�o�> black �o�
�o� "I think they're coming in from away from here," he �o�
�o�said. �o�
�o� He also said he spotted a helicopter flying about 75 �o�
�o�feet above the Ford dealership in the fog. �o�
�o� "Some of this stuff is real bizarre," he said. Some of �o�
�o�the animals were found with no rigor mortis and with �o�
�o�limber joints. �o�
�o� According to mortician, J. Hammond Martin, animals and �o�
�o�humans are not stiff right after death but become stiff �o�
�o�later and then begin detcriorating - once again without �o�
�o�stifftness. �o�
�o� Mr. and Mrs. James Denney lost two cows in 1991. They �o�
�o�said they believe satanic worshippers could be �o�
�o�responsible for the killing. The cows were worth about �o�
�o�$800 each and not insured. �o�
�o� "We bought them on a Wednesday, they were killed the �o�
�o�next Sunday," Mrs. Denney said. One of the animals was �o�
�o�still warm and the calf was not hurt. �o�
�o� The only known helicopters in Marshall County are the �o�
�o�two black county choppers, a blue and white Tennessee �o�
�o�Valley Authority helicopter and several helicopters �o�
�o�that fly military flights through the county. �o�
�o� "I think whoever is doing this is doing it for a �o�
�o�party with mystique," deputy Bob Norwood said. He �o�
�o�doesn't think it would involve a true cult. "The true �o�
�o�meaning of the word cult is hidden. They don't want the �o�
�o�publicity. It's their own little party." �o�
�o�Dozens of residents have spotted helicopters from about �o�
�o�8 p.m. to midnight near pastures. �o�
�o� "They're going to protect their property," Norwood said �o�
�o�of the farmers. A lot of the farmers in the area also �o�
�o�are hunters and know how to use guns. �o�
�o� Marshall County Sheriffs department pilot Jim Pickett �o�
�o�said minimum cost for a manufactured helicopter is about �o�
�o�$175,000. He said night vision equipment and a turbine �o�
�o�engine would cost about $200,000 more. He also said it �o�
�o�could cost about $300 an hour to operate. �o�
�o� Pickett said it would be difflcult to determine �o�
�o�whether a helicopter had landed on hard, dry packed �o�
�o�land. �o�
�o�It could be a helicopter pilot and two ground people. �o�
�o�The helicopter doesn't have to land," he said. �o�
�o� "They want people to be scared of them," Norwood said. �o�
�o� They said while the helicopter theory is possible, the �o�
�o�same thing could be done on foot - without all the �o�
�o�cost. Helicopters have the danger of night, the �o�
�o�possibility of air and noise scaring the cattle and huge �o�
�o�costs. �o�
�o� Martin, who has been a mortician since 1939, said there �o�
�o�is a wide technical range of equipment used to pump �o�
�o�blood out of human bodies. He said the equipment could �o�
�o�easily be used on cattle - and without leaving a trace �o�
�o�of blood on the ground. �o�
�o� "We used to do it by hand, using a bowl and gravity. �o�
�o�Now it's a machine," he said. He said morticians often �o�
�o�use a fluid to push the blood out of a body but said the �o�
�o�cow killers wouldn't need to do that. He also said the �o�
�o�equipment could easily be carried. �o�
�o� "They could drain it and not leave a drop of blood," �o�
�o�he said. �o�
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