1HE PROJECT STIGMA REPORT ON THE CONTINUING
INVESTIGATION INTO THE OCCURRENCE OF ANIMAL MUTHATIONS
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If you should learn of a potential "classic" mutilation In your area (es¬
pecially a "fresh" one), you can notify us by telephone at (A.C. 214)
784-5922. Unfortunately, such a call would not be toll-free. An answer
Ing device will take your message if we're away, and we'll get back
to you to acknowledge your call. Or, if you learn of a case that oc¬
curred weeks or months or even years ago, you can notify us by maU.
This is (and has been) an important communications link because (1)
Many cases are not reported in the press, and (Z) there is no guaran¬
tee that we’ll hear of a case if It Is reported in the press.
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GSUDCX; 13
Canapd Or Realty?
In early 1981, Project Stigma was one of a number of individuals and/or
organizations which received a 1^-page "Memorandum", as It was sim¬
ply titled. We will reproduce the text of the "Memorandum" In its
entirety, after which we will undertake a description of some of the
circumstances which have attended the manifestation of this document In
1981:
An eyewitness has described an official Project Grudge Report Num¬
ber 13, Top Secret, Need To Know Only classification, that was In
fact published but then never distributed and was in fact subsequent¬
ly destroyed. It consisted of 624 pages, typed, offset reproduced on
white paper with a gray cover, a n d included whole pages of print
by 6iAme deleted) and Col. Friend. It covered U.S. Government
Official UFO Procedures, classlfl cations, and all Top Secret UFO
activity from 1942 through 1951. Among other information it in¬
cluded the following:
(1) UFO Activity
(a) Significant UFO sightings.
UFO Landings.
(c) UFO/Allen Close Approaches, Abductions, Detentions.
(d) Crashed UFOs and UFO Retrievals.
(e) Sensitive Military/Industrial Areas where close encounters
occurred.
(0 Technical Details on Dismantled UFOs.
UFO Physics - Exotic, Nuclear, Weaponry.
CD Clean Breeder Reactor size of oval basketball.
C2) Ultrasonic, Ldght, Ray and Beam Weapons.
(2) Riotograpbic Section - All glossy pages, photos 3^ x 5, 8 x 10.
^ Ihoto graphs of sensitive UFOs.
(b) Color photographs of crashed UFOs.
(1) Three in good condition C2) One dismantled
(c) Color Photographs of deceased aliens (Averaged 4i feet).
^ Color Photographs of 3 Living Allens.
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(e) Color Photographs of Human Mutilations ^ad» rectum, sex
organs, internal organs, blood removal). One military wit¬
ness observed human abduction, body found a few days la¬
ter. This case which happened in late 1958 had been added
to the file.
(3) Covered Human and Humanoid Aliens.
Ihunanold Species.
(b) Humanoid Autopsies
0) No indication of age.
(2) Small species similar to humans very similar, varied
in height a few inches,
liquid Chlorophyl Base Nourishment.
Food absorbed through mouth membrane, wastes excieted
throu^ skin.
(5) Language similar in appearance to Sanscrit, mathematical
phrases.
(6) live Allen communicated only desired answers to ques¬
tions. Remained silent on undeslred questions.
Classified summary of the report completed the text.
Note: The one copy seen had been annotated and updated by some¬
one.
Now for the background, which has developed in bits and pieces in the
ensuing months: We'll call the man who says he viewed the "Project
Grudge Report Number 13” Oienceforth to be termed GRUDGE 13)
"TouUnet". Toulinet was an intelligence officer in Vietnam during the
"conflict" there. He was a captain in the Green Berets and he headed
a very select Special Forces team which was appointed to complete a
very trying and unpleasant task. The task completed, Toulinet was
processed through a psychiatric institution in the States. This took
about 3 months, after which he was returned to his family
and soon reassigned to a new job. This "new job" was in England, at
an RAF "Listening Ibst" north of London where, as a U.S, military
Intelligence officer, be was to serve as an Intelligmice analyst.
One day, in July of 1977, Toulinet found a locked, sealed diplomatic
pouch in the "in" box in his office - and inside the pouch was the
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GRUDGE 13 report. It took him 4 days to read the report and prepare
bis analysis which, apparently, was essentially an abstract. The report
and the abstract were left In the "out" box (the report had been left
and was retrieved by a courier Toullnet never saw). Within the span of
a few days that July, Toullnet had been informed by the American col¬
onel in charge of the facility that his performance had been judged "un¬
satisfactory", that he was being terminated from the service. He was
deported from England as an "undesireable alien", leaving his family
behind. He returned to the United States through a facility that processes
people who are going to and returning from the British Installation. It
was there Toullnet learned that the colonel In charge of the installation
wasadso released under strange circumstances. The "civilia n " Toullnet
relocated to the Southwestern United States, where he remains in mid-
1981. One account has it that his family remained in England all this
time, and that this served to keep the pressure on him here in the States.
However, in July 19 81, Toullnet told Project Stigma that as of very
recently that pressure factor was "no longer a problem".
The memory of what he had read, over and over, during those 4 days
In July of 1977, was hard to ignore. Mr. Toullnet, through intelligence
contacts he still maintained, began to do a bit of investigating on his
own. Actually, Toullnet bad been no stranger to the UFO phenomenon.
In Vietnam he was "a member of a Special Forces investigative team
that went in to retrieve a B-52 that was forced down ly a UFO and all
the occupants were killed". Whether this. In fact, was the "trying" In¬
cident that required the psychiatric "debriefing" is not known. Toullnet
also claims that "at one point in the early 1950'a until the mld-1960's
the Air Force maintained relocation and debriefing colonies for people
who had eiq>erlenced 'close encounters' of the 3rd and 4th kind. They
were isolated for all intents and purposes for the rest of their lives".
He doubts that these "colonies" are still in existence. Toullnet reports
that he and another veteran UFO investigator have pursued separate
lines of Investigation and have determined that the U.S. government
"most definitely" supports a "project dealing specifically with UFOs
and captured aliens". According to what he has learned, the U.S. gov¬
ernment once captured a trio of ufonauts, and that as of mid-1981,
one of the beings was still aUve in captivity. Whether these were the
same "3 living aliens" In GRUDGE 13 Is unknown, hi January 1981 an
Arizona publication, the TUCSON WEEKLY NEWS aan.7-13) published
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an article in which ToiiUnet (called "Ibm" In the piece)
as; “...a sincere and fuUy patriotic yet disaffected forn|ii
analyst who endorses the (U.S.) government's alms but m
ods of achieving them". The article says that "Tom" wi
a metered release of information and a gpradual helghte:
awareness.
Is described
er military
the meth-
d propose
ig of UFO
ot
Otlli
nlni
Of pertinence to us and to the readers of STIGMATA is
that GRUDGE 13 contained information regarding humans
victims of "classic" mutilation-attacks. The rumors of
mutilated humans have been with us throughout the aninul!
ness of the past several 3 ^rs. We have shied away froi
propagating these bits of informational flotsam and jetsanji,
to needlessly spread unfounded oh-my-GodI fears. But
have persisted, and with this "Grudgie" business, they'
a bit more weight, more definition.
the allegation
who were
(^lassically-
1- mute-mad-
carelessly
not wanting
rumors
taken on
na
the
ve
,m"
Toullnet has clarified the information In the "Memorandu
us by stating that GRUDGE 13 contained Information on
cases of human mutilation. Since leaving government se
used his own network of contacts to seek out data on fro;
more recent human mutilatian cases. Included are 2 (1
in the Houston, Texas area in 1980, plus 6 cases now un
tlon in California and 2 in Arirana. He has seen autopsjy
crib ing "all viscera removed except the heart, liver, I
ach"; a "perfectly circular wound" where genitals had b^i
mammary glands removed. Apparently, the publicly-anm
death in these cases ranged from "exposure" to "predatoij'
"gangland killing". Eventually, Toulinet's financial situai
restrain his investigations. Plus; "I started running into
on other levels. Somebody came in and set my house on
up a good portion of my records". In an interview with
Toullnet commented further on the condition of the mut
The wounds fall within the criteria of animal mutilktion
emasculation In the case of the men; tongues are removed
through the lower jaw section. There is no blood in the sys¬
tem. There is no fluid in the system yet there is no vascular
collapse, as would be normal In the case of someotne bleed¬
ing to death.
a bit for
two separate
ijvlce, he has
16 to 20
ijoale, 1 female)
r investlga-
reports des-
igs and stom-
en; on females,
ced cause of
damage" to
ion begin to
: Interference
fire and burnt
Inject Stigma,
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According to police and autopsy reports that Todlnet
gardtngan autopsy performed In Houston on a human mi
"while the technicians were performing the autopsy, thely
serve proper sterile conditions and they became very ilu
ged that STIGMATA publish a cautionary note recomme:
to "strict sterile conditions" in performing autopsies and
human or animal mutilation victims. *1 must stress".
Id order to get an accurate lab analysis and also to
nicians that it’s essential that they wear sterile suits
all times. It's been my experience that whatever klni|l
(Is.lnvolved) makes people deathly 111”.
has seen, re*
iptilatlon victim,
did not ob*
Ibilnetur-
:]|]ding adherence
necropsies on
he says, "That
ite ct the tech-
and gloves at
of bacteria
proi
Also, Toulnet says tbat "the Army" was at one time woi
leal that would coagulate blood then quickly cause it to
dry up, leaving only a powdery residue.
rking on a chem-
crystalllze and
l)y '
ous-
Toulinet says the GRUDGE 13 document he saw had bee
about 1953, and annotations had been added on several
way up to 1969. It Is well known that there was a
It was the U.S. Air Force's second official publicly
vestigation into the UFO phenomenon. It was preceded
Sign" in the late 1940's and followed by the fam<
"Project Blue Book" in the early 1950's. According tc
who has researched the subject there were a aeries of
from 1 throu£^ 12, which were generally innocuous andt
classified or truly sensitive material. This Investig
net feel that the "Top Secret" data was reserved for rej
ToiiUnet says tbat at at least one place on the document
ferred to as PROJECT GRUDGE/BLUE BOOK REPORT
is a widely known report #14; in fact, an entire book
about it (FLYING SAUCERS: AN ANALYSIS OF
PROJECT BLUE BOOK SPECIAL REPORT NO. 14 by
sou; the Fifth Edition published 1976 by Blue-Book Bibl^i
pect St.; White Plains, New York 10606). The "Col, F;
material was in the report was the Major Robert J.
promoted to Lt. Colonel} who headed Project Blue Book
axl early 1960's. An investigator tells us that the Air Fort:*
never was a report #13 because 13 is an unlucky number,
tary, that doesn't hold water. The Investigator feels thai;
n publl shed in
^te s all the
ject Grudge?',
announced) In-
Project
and -infamous
one investigator
Grudge" reports,
contained no
ator and Toull-
i^rt number 13.
it was re-
R 13. There
has been written
THE AIR FORCE
Leon David-
shers; 64 Pros-
Hend" whose
Friend (later
li the late 1950*8
;e claims there
In the mili-
was probably
NlMBEl
Er
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a beleaguered Public Informatioii Officer's own explanation for the
otherwise-unaccountably missing report number 13.
There is additional "background" information concerning the public
(unauthorized) release of Toullnet's "Memorandum". Although we
do not see a need to get Into that In depth here, it includes be¬
trayals of trust, unauthorized machinations, some hard feelings,
and an unsuccessful attempt to wrest control of a major UFO organi¬
zation from its long-time organizer/leaders.
An incumbent official who survived the organizational coup-attempt
has characterized Toullnet as "unstable" and that the Grudge Report
story "springs from an internal need for attention rather than from
external fact". Another UFO Investigator with military/intelligence
contacts has "checked out" Toullnet, finding to his own satl sfactlon
that Toullnet "was everything he says he was". Others feel that
Toullnet's account - while not being blindly accepted as factual -
should not be rejected out of hand, either.
That, for the moment, is Project Stigma’s stand on the matter -
neither acceptance nor rejection.
More 1980 Reports
CAUFORNLA
Kem County - In an article on "bigfoot" activity In the area, the
BAKERSFIELD CALIFORNIAN (October 31, 1980) reported that a
Kem County fireman examined itwo cattle carcasses from vhfohthe
mammary systems "were neatly, surgically cut off - not as if wild
animals had done It". The sheriff's department concluded, however,
that the deaths were natural and that wild animals damaged the
carcasses. (Credit; UFO Newsclipping Service: Wm. Grlmstad).
COLORADO (continued, next page)
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COLORADO
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Grand County - According to preliminary reports, a pr:
was mutilated and burnt areas were left on the ground
Mountain National Bark. There are indications that
Service - and perhaps even another federal agency -
in investigating the case, which occurred in mid-198(l.
follow as they become available. (Credit: Robert
Rienomena Research via Kalanl Hanohano; also Linda
Lze Arabian horse
west of Rocky
e U.S. Forest
l^ecame involved
Details to
J. Gribble of
M. Howe).
KANSAS
3wn
Atchison County - In Septe mber 1980 (escact date unkno^
found under a tree 5 miles south of Atchison, with its
genitals removed. The carcass was examined and phobbj
2 students from Benedict College, a Catholic instituthm
Researcher Vince White of Kansas City learned of the
formed Project Stigma. Ther^ have been a numbe:
livestock mutilations In Atchison County over a peri:
years, but details are hard H:o-come-by.
) a cow was
^%ctum and
graphed by
In Kansas,
case and In-
r of reported
Od of several
fWlfll
TEXAS
Cameron County - near La guna Vista; Sunday, October
case probably received more news coverage and natl
than any other mutilation Incident In 1980. Rancher BUI
degree In Animal Science from Texas A&M Uoiverslty
sected cattle under laboratory conditions. In two year^
bad three bulls mutilated. In 1978 "clean" incisions
bull's tongue. Ups, genitals, heart and eyes
staked out the ranch on the following nights. Then,
night on which they decided not to keep watch, a se
was killed and all its blood drained. Then, in a UH
dated November 1, 1980, Heath described his dlscove
test victimized buU:
Hetuh
I was checking my cows when I saw one of my
hulls lying on its side. Judging from the tracks
looked like the bull kicked once with its left hind
then flopped over bn its left side. Rigor mortlo
26, 1980. This
pubUcity
Heath has a
and has dis-
, Heath has
had removed a
and others
bn the first
cond bull
news dispatch
ry of the la-
best
ft
leg,
had
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already set in on the hindquarters, but the buU wdi
her up front where the incision was made. The holii
fectLy rotmd and about 6 inches wide. The incision
like one continuous cut, and the tissue Inside the
ed like it had been seared. You could see the tra4'
esophagus.
s still Urn*
was per-
Looked
)und look-
hea and
woi
Heath, in an Associated Press story dated CX:tDber 29,
L980, reported:
they cut a perfectly round hole above the leftt should¬
er, cut through a muscle'to get to the heart. . ..there’s
no way a person could do that with a scalpel. .. Nothing
would touch that carcass. Usually you know a dog will run
up to anything and sniff it. The dogs ran up to this and
just turned tail and ran in tie other direction
ut:
trcular
Heath theorized that a laser-type instrument had been
mutilators. About 4 days after the bull was found, a
hide from the bull's shoulder (which included the c:
was forwarded to a veterinary laboratory in the Dallas/
It is indicated that the analysis there dispelled the
there was any evidence of burning, searing or singeing,
a report on the analysis;
00 mi
indidi
mix
'The sample of hide tissue measured approximately
diameter with a circular incision approximately 1
diameter. The sample appeared to be in good co:
though there was some pseudomonous odor due to
ation process, and the solution in which the sample
shipped did not appear to be a 10^ solution of fo:
hyde but a much weaker solution, quite possMy
a saline solution. The solution did not have the not:
odor of formaldehyde and contained numerous contai
None of the solution contained any carbon particles,
photographs were taken of the sample Immediately
was taken out of the container, as well as close-up
of the suspected laceration edge. The sample was
ced on the lab table where small sections were dis^<
from the laceration edge and placed under a light
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llized by the
i^ectlon of
wound)
Ft. Worth area,
notion that
Quoting from
8" in
m in
on al-
(|ieterlor-
was
iT Ti[ia1de -
:ed with
ifeeable
ininants.
Color
^fter it
photos
tjhen pla-
lected
cro-
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scope to examine the cellular structure. There wei:^ no char*
ring or heat effects noted on the hair follicles or the lacera¬
tion edge, nor were the squamous epithelial cells diimaged
In any way. Some hair follicles near the laceration edge were
cut and the tissue appeared to be bruised in the southern sec¬
tion, with hesitation marks in the northern section Indica¬
ting it had been cut with a sharp Instrument. Radiological
tests were also done on sections of the sample to determine
if the tissue had been irradiated, results were neg^Eitive. The
overall results indicated the sample had not been hqmed or
even singed.
Despite these findings. Heath stuck to his story, saying
ed to him that there was evidence of searing or bumlnj^.
Till
lut
Bexar County - The case of the "Snell shoat snuffing" -
ber of 1980, attorney Willie B. Snell, on his fitrm outaic^(
noticed vultures circling. Investigating, he found one of
50-lb. shoat, lying dead in a weedy field. He said the
pick clean any dead animal in the area, but they electe
than fly circles over the pig, never touching it, as far
tell. The shoat had been alive and well In its pen the d4;
was evidence where the pig had rooted out of the pen,
no tracks in the field around the carcass. Snell found
log on its side and could see nothing wrong with it until
front legs apart. A 24-tnch incision began at the throat
down around the left front leg to a large hole from whii
to Snell, the heart had been taken. Snell told the SAN Al!
"The odd thing is that there was no blood around the woi
was smooth and you couldn't see any bones or vital orgfi:
opening where the heart was removed" (11-12-80). To
looked as thou£^ it had been cleaned, as If for an oper^i
Heath, Snell wondered if some sort of laser Instrument
Though the Incident occurred in September, the story
the press until November, on the heels of the publicity
Heath case.
thi3
ch
di
Snell told MUFON investigator Bob Morgan that when
carcass he noticed a small plastic tube sticking
hi!
that It appear-
In mid-Septem-
e San Antonio,
his pigs, a
tures normally
d to do no more
as Snell could
y before. There
there were
carcass ly-
he spread the
iind continued
according
NTONIO UGHT:
und. The hole
ns through the
lell, the animal
tlon. Like Bill
had been used,
d not appear in
surrounding the
approximately
first found the
one-half
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inch out of the pig's mouth. It reminded him of a clear plastic soda
straw. He left it there but when he returned to the site later that even¬
ing. It was gone. Thou^ a mid-September beat wave was in progress,
the carcass had not begun to smell. Snell finally ditched it in a gully
and it eventually appeared to deteriorate naturally.
Credit to Texas sources; Regarding the Heath case, we received such
a great number of clips from around the country that we simply have¬
n't the space to credit everyone - hut thanlcs to all. And for Informa¬
tion on the Snell case, we thank Ann Rosenbloom. Dennis Stacy. Robert
E. Morgan and Ed Conroy.
CANADA
ALBERTA - In April 1980. around Easter, a three-year-old registered
quarter horse was found In a pasture 10 km NE of Oyen, near the Sas¬
katchewan border. The animal's owner. Oyen resident Marilyn Flaht,
reported that:tfae female genitals, the left eye and left ear and the ton¬
gue were all missing. And there was a flst-slzed hole in the chest...
She said the parts of the horse appeared to be surgically re¬
moved "and the person who did it had to be trained or must
have had very sharp instruments.” She said the prairie was
still damp at the time and there were no tracks made by a
car or truck coming into the area, but It would have been pos¬
sible for someone on horseback to get to the animals undetect¬
ed. The animal, which she valued at between $900 and $1000,
was one of five on the pasture and the hardest one to catch,
she said. When she was examining the dead horse her four-
year old gelding came up and sniffed It "then sneezed and
snorted and ran away from the animal as If to tell me to get
back”. She said the horse was left In the field for a week
and the coyotes didn't touch it. The incident was reported to
the RCMP and the horse was examined by a veterinarian.
Flaht said she was told they pireferred her not to be present
when the examination took place. She was later told the horse
died of something other than natural causes..."(MEDICINE HAT
NEWS (Alta. ^ June 11. 1980; credit: Gordon Wright).
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A New Clearing-House
Mutilation Data Center - 4623 East Washington, Apt. 20 - Orange,
California 92669 - telephone (714) 639-5273.
The Mutilation Data Center is a one-man operation whose purpose Is
"to collect data which will help control and prevent the mutilations
and killings of animals and humans”. The MDC was inaugurated in
Orange County, California in October 1980 and Is "basically a hobby"
of organizer Edwin Austin. Mr. Austin says he brings "about 40 years
experience into this, the last 15 in complex Interstate matters that sty¬
mie courts and police". He has personally examined three "genuinely
mutilated" animals. Austin neither solicits nor accepts contributions
and says:
It is my intent to make ME>C Into a central clearing-house
through which organizations and Individuals can exchange
Information-and to closely monitor the information
In an effort to identify, apprehend and convict the perpe¬
trators of these acts.
Austin views the acts of mutilating animals & humans as a phenomenon
"as old as Man" and sees such occurrences as arising from one or a
combination of three motives: (1) Political Terrorism (citing as exam¬
ples Vlad the Impaler, the Mau Mau and that "the US Army used
pseudo-vampire killings to terrorize superstitious Viet Cong soldier^*);
Religious Ritual, including some cannaballsm and the drinking of
blood for religious reasons; (3) Lone Nuts, "who account for over
75% of all cases from court and other high-quality records" (exam¬
ples: Jack the Ripper, "Bluebeard", Manson, Juan Corona, the L.A.
"Freeway killer (s)", Sutcliffe, the accused Yorkshire Ripper, and
the Atlanta killer of young blacks).
In a January 1981 data sheet, Austin listed what he considered to be
the "6 hard facts "which exist in regard to mutilations (more or less
what we at STIGMATA would term "classic" mutilations. In that all
"mutilations"are not "classic”). We quote:
(1) The mutilations are widespread, cover at least 20
states.
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C2) They are sequential, not simultaneous, with substantial
time between spates of incidents.
(3) The level of surgical expertise is uniformly high,
(4) The blood is always drained.
(5) No scavenger, from vulture or coyote to decay organism,
will touch a mutilated carcass. There isn’t even death-smell I
(6) In the three post-mprtems I have learned about, a com¬
mon embalming fluid was found, the same embalming fluid
that certain drug addicts use in small quantities to get a
’’high". This is an obvious explanation for refusal of scaven¬
gers to consume the carcass, but the number of post-mor¬
tems is far too few to justify a conclusion at this time.
Austin estimates that 75% of all mutilations reported to law enforce¬
ment as potentially-classlc are due to natural causes, misinterpreta¬
tions or otherwise non-classic causes, and he claims that "this 75-25
ratio is also consistent with historical material, so far as 1 can get
percentages". Austin is seeking case-history material on that 25% of
genuine reports. To aid animal owners in determining the genuine¬
ness of a potential mute case, Austin suggests that these are the tell¬
tale signs to look for:
(1) In true mutilations, there will be neatly removed parts.
(2) In true mutilations, no coyote, vulture, crow, no Insect
will touch the carcass. There will not even be a death-smell.
(3) There are some poisonous plants which will produce the
effect described in (2). If this effect exists and no parts are
removed, the animal is probably a poison-death. However,
if the effect exists and parts axe gone, then go on to step 4.
(4) In the open wound left by the removal of parts, the flesh
will not be the normal black color, but will be a translucent
reddish-gray. Fuddling of blood in the lower part of a carcass
is a normal post-death event, but enough is left to turn black
when decompoaltlon begins. It is the combination of draining
blood and the embalming fluid that produces the unique red¬
dish-gray translucent color.
If all four of these conditions exist, there is probably a gen¬
uine mutilation, the kind 1 want in my records.
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Austin says there is e-vldence to support"all three" of the most pop¬
ular theories (above) and that in fact, "It is quite possible that we
have multiple perpetrators atid all three are correct for different
cases". He also reports finding "two positive falsifications of evidence
and one probable" in former FBI agent Kenneth Rommel's "Operation
Animal Mutilation" report. Austin asks "why" this would need to be
done, and adds: "The FBI, CIA, NSA, the State Department and the
Justice Department all have a long and unsavory record of Involvement
in illegal political terrorism. When that Is put into context with Rom-
meTs "report", one must keep terrorism, committed ly either a gov¬
ernment agency or a revolutlmiary group, open for consideration". Aus¬
tin feels that the best evidence for the religious-ritual hypothesis is the
discovery of apparent worship-sites and cuklst paraphenalla near areas
of mutilation activity.
And for the "Lone Nut" idea - the best evidence is the "sequential na¬
ture of the incidents In combination with the uniformity of expertise In
the surgery”. Austin believes that the "Lone Niit" hypothesis is the
strongest of the three.
AU of the preceding information is contained in material Edwin Austin,
under the auspices of the MDC, sent out In 1981 to state and provincial
police and "selected private contacts". Included was a page detailing
some of the movements and identities of a "violent cult" which Austin
Unlca to some animal mutilations. The report includes the following:
(The cult) disbanded and scattered from Springtield, Missouri, In
< the middle of 1980. * Intelligence sources Inside the cult say that
they were told at the time of disbandment that they would re-as-
semble on April 1, 1981, at a place to be determined by the
leaders. Popular rumor says that this will be someplace in
Texas. However, the cult ran a nationwide broadcast that gave
them a mailing list that covers the U.S. and Canada. They have
the capability of surfacing an 3 nvhere with local sponsorship. Al¬
so, such cults frequently fragment, resulting In two identical
cults widely separated. When they surface, they wlU quickly be¬
come Involved In the same offenses of assaults, unlawful im¬
prisonments and mutilation of pets, all designed to intimidate
"deserters” Into remaining with the cult. Ihere is indication
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that they purchase horses to mutilate In bizarre rituals.
They were Involved In selling stock to followers, which brings
them Into conflict with stock fraud laws. They tithe from
30% to 50% of members' Incomes. They chan^ names fre¬
quently to avoid detection. Prior names are "Church of the
Way", "Wayside Trinity Methodist Church" and"Madelay Trini¬
ty Methodist Church".
Austin reports that he has "contacts In cult IntelUgeqce groups who will
provide with enthusiasm Information to Investigate the possibility of
cult actions...It Is axiomatic that, given enough information and enough
testing of correlations, the target (s 7) will eventually be rooted out and
arrested".
Regarding political terrorism, Austin Includes Information concerning
"Operation Werewolf", which was: "Qrlgtnally formed just after WWl
in Germany, to terrorize anti-Nazi officials, credited with a series of
terrorist murders. During World War 2, reorganized Into a para-mUi-
tary unit under Martin Bormann. Just before] >the end, again reorganized
Into an underground terrorist/assassination squad and probably spirited
out of Germany with Bormann. Probability of existence and activity to¬
day, 9G% or better, probably under a successor hand-picked by Bor-
mann. Known close ties to Mafia and a renegade CIA group which In¬
cludes right-wing extremists, sex offenders and others who have been
fired firom CIA, NSA, FBI, and military IntelUgmice agencies for such
misconduct. The quoted documents concerning the outfit Include Nuren-
berg Trial documents, numerous British and French publications and
quotes, from speeches made by Ifltler himself'.
Austin, In closing out his assemblage of material, adds three specific
suggestions:
(1) Fhbllclze the enclosure, particularly the part about what
to look for before reporting the animal as mutilated. This
will not bring out the genuine cases - those people are too
frl^ened to come forward as a rule. But it will curtail the
panic reports - which, in Itself, Is both a value to you (law
enforcement) and a harm to whoever is doing this. It also
has the potential value of bringing them swarming around me,
which is exactly what I want. I have this complex so tight
a mouse can't get In without me knowing it.
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(2) Look for unsolved human mmrders and check the back¬
ground of victims. ([ have three such now. plus a CjSrand
Jury Investigation of threats).
(3) Have post-mortems done on suspicious animal dcsathsl
Lack of post-mortems has been a stumbling block a)I the
way.
Then, In response to communications from Project Stign)a., Edwin Aus¬
tin sent us the following report:
I am a 3rd-generatlon "political" gadfly who works on bizarre social
problems which are disruptive far beyond thetr numbers, I just finished
another project and picked animal mutilations for the new work. Exper¬
ienced people begin such projects by studying history. In this case, a
serious indexing problem exists. Cases prior to the 1960's are indexed
as "Vampire", "Werewolf", "Anthrophagy", "Cannaballsm", "Leopard
Men", "Wlndlgo Psychosis" and related terms, all cross -indexed. How
system, leaving
In human hls-
uch ancient
:ian mythology
gins in the
WOLF by
the footnotes,
"Organization
the U.S. -
with the Mau
ever, animal mutilations are not cross-indexed Into the
researchers with the false impression that they are new
tory. These cases are as old as Man. They appear in st
sources as the Bible, Greek, Roman, Chinese and Egypt!
and continue to today. In our language, the literature be|
1500's. These are a few of the better books: MAN INTO
Robert Elslem Ignore the book. It's pure garbage. Study
especially note 127, which deals with the German Nazis'
Werewolf", which almost certainly is In action today in
UHURU by Ruark: Read the factual section, which deals
Man's use of animal mutilations to terrorize. Also see THE KIKUYU
AND THE MAU MAU by L.S.B. Leakey, which deals with the same sub¬
ject in passing. - THE BOOK OF WEREWOLVES by Sabine Baring-
Gould: Oldest known English-language book. Excellent source for older
cases which combine human mass murder with animal niutilation-kllllngs.
THE WEREWOLF DELUSION by Ian Woodward: Essmitlally the same ma¬
terial, but updated to about the 1940'8. - ALIVE by Piets Paul Read: An¬
des plane crash; story of survivors who ate the bodies of close frlends.-
THE HISTORY OF THE DONNER PARTY by C.F. McGlashan. Donner
Pass cannaballsm-to-survive episode. - FLESH AND BL<X>D by Reay Tan-
nahill. History of cannaballsm, fountainhead of cult names which needs to
be Indexed to bring up jmsslble cults in current matter. There Is one an-
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thropological book worth going to the tremendous trouble!
g^ It. Long out of print, available only on special orde
lie or college library: THE WINDIGO PSYCHOSIS by Mo:
summary of about 400 Cree and Ojlbway Indian cases c*
300 years. Deals primarily with human cases, mentions
tlons In passing.
it takes to
r from a pub-
erton Telcher;
(fverlng over
anim al mutUa-
Researchers must be very careful about 2 points: First, primitive peo¬
ple, with primitive language, tend to consolidate any phenomenon into
a single word even when unrelated sources produce the same effect. In
mittUatlon-kiUtngs of both humans and animals, they consolidate them all
as "Wlndlgo" or related terms. Actually, you will see In THE WINDI¬
GO PSYCHOSIS that the cases originate from 3 unrelated sources. First
large animals, probably including Sasquatch. Second, cannabalism/star-
vatlon. Third, psychotlcs. We deal here with some variation of psycho¬
sis and Ignore the rest. Second point; ancient legal proceedings dealt
with the killer's whole life, while modem procedure isolates the offen¬
sive event and Ignores all else. Thus, historical cases laentlon animal
mutilations in a subdued tone along with human killings, while modem
cases either Ignore the animals entirely or mention it ia passing.
g*>t
fir(
This leads to virtual silence on the animal mutilations
Manson, Juan Corona, the Freeway KUlers, et al. The
exception is Richard Chase, where an animal lnvestlgat(j):
ies of six brutal killings of humans by tracing out the
tors nearby. The result is almost equal billing for hu:
alike. The Chase history is worth the $50 It costs to
ture. About $25 for a complete clip-file from the Sacra
another $25 for xeroxes of the trial exhlMts available
mento County Dlst. Attorney - limited to personal items t
se's apartment. You will see In the clip file strong me:
being arrested on Pyramid Lake Indian Reservation by i
ed with cattle blood and a liver in his possession. You
mention of a good knowledge of anatomy. The coroner's
he knew exactly where and how to cut. Mutilations wer^
ture. Also, one body lay in the weather for a month
pose nor was it eaten by predators. Chase had the typl<
addict's knowledge of exotic dmgs. He was a mental
birds' heads to drink their blood. This and similar cas^i
study of mass killings. I found a strong correlation into
an
mans
and
pat:
committed by
one lone modem
r solved a ser-
Imal mutlla-
and animals
t the whole pic-
mento BEE and
om the Sacra-
:uken from Cha-
iption of Chase
BIA cop, cover-
will see strong
report said that
sexual in un¬
did not decom-
«|:al long-term
lent who bit off
s led me to a
law enforcement
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and gQ-vemment among the victims. Parents» spouses* children* good
friends of law enforcement, school superintendents*etc. There Is a
parallel here worth studying. Psychotics hate authority with a killing
passion. But they are cowards. They attack families and friends* not
the stronger officer. 1 have already discovered essentially the same
pattern In animal mutilations. From currein information* victim-owners
are almost exclusively people of great Influence in their communities.
Legislators, law enforcement* families of same. It may be that we have
the same psychotic here who Is too much of a coward to assassinate* in¬
stead attacks the weaker animals. This* of course* is a social approach.
There are others m he considered.
I tend to discount UFOs. But before anyone else does* they should index
up a series of patents from the 1930*8* Issued to Thomas Townsend Brown.
In general* they deal with the use of electrostatic voltages as a propul¬
sion device. One of the patents is for a circular airfoil driven by the de¬
vice. There have been scattered mentions* including photos* of such vehi¬
cles in mechanics and aircraft mags ever since. A few years ago* SAGA
found Brown in Stanford University* working on a secret fbvy project.
Here we have a very prosaic and logical explanation for "silent helicop¬
ters", "UFOs" and a lot of other things. The nature of the device lends
Itself to helicopter* fixed-wing or other aircraft and may well be devel¬
oped by now to hovering capability.
Terrorism is a very real possibility. It is the simplest form of "behavior
modification" to "point" a psychotic at a specific target, then let him/her
run free until caught. Also* a pure terrorist* not psychotic* could well
do what is being done with animals. There is a subculture of wanderers
who live in the woods* leave little or no trace behind, live off the land
or by stealing goodies from farms* etc. It is quite large numerically. If
anyone wants to explore this possibility* 1 will teach them how to find
their camps. They may be drug addicts or trafflcers. Such people include
large numbers of psychotlcs. In point* nearly all convicted mass killers
are addicts of long duration. Many are deeply involved in cultlsm, par¬
ticularly blood-drinking and eating raw flesh. They may be pure cultlsts*
no dmgs Involved. Another form of psychosis. Maybe they are a combina¬
tion of all of these* or none I We need closer contact among victims to com¬
pare notes in an attempt to establish correlations which will enable us to
identify and prosecute these clowns I That Is the purpose of the MDC.
Edwin Austin
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Mutilation Data Center - Project Stigma commentary: We haven't the
space In this issue to fully address ourselves to the points upon which
we disagree with Mr. Austin. But we share some areas of agreement,
as well. Among the latter would be our mutual concentration upon data
at the expense of speculation (though not to Its exclusion). We noted
that the MDC Initially seemed to ignore both the ’hiysteay helicopter"
and "UFO" connection. Thou^ Austin tends "to discount UFOs" &iot al¬
together wise; but neither would be "acceptance"), we’ve learned that
Indeed he does consider the helicopters to be a valid aspect of the prob¬
lem. He's just not concentrated on It as much as we have.
Another example of a specific point of divergence between us: Austin
says that "the blood Is always drained" in a mutilated carcass. We do
not think this to be the case. The contention is and can be misleading.
We would hope that someone examlng a potentially-mutilated carcass
would not rule it out as a "classic" case just because the blood wasn’t
drained. In British Columbia In July of 1981, a veterinarian with 23
years' experience (during which he has autopsled hundreds of cattle) exam¬
ined with amazement a freshly-classically-mutilated cow which still con¬
tained ample blood, altbou£^ there was Itttle or no bleeding from the
wounds where parts were removed (more details on this case in our next
issue).
Overall, we support Mr. Austin in his endeavor. There Is certainly
room for another clearing-house operation as there Is no lack of data,
&om all quadrants, with which we must contend. We will hope to pre¬
sent more from the Mutilation Data Center In future issues.
THE MOUNTIES VS. THE MEDIA
The following article appeared In the Edmonton, Alberta JOURNAL on
June 13, 198D:
A protest against Calgary RCMP handHng of Information on ani¬
mal mutilations in Alberta has been fUed by Hiompson MacDon¬
ald, vice-president of news and public affairs for CFCN Commu¬
nications Ltd. of Calgary. In a Telex to RCMP Superintendent
Howard Hall, Thompson said Thursday the RCMP's decision not
to release details on the mutilatlona Is not In the best public
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Interest. "Surely a free flow of Information on incidejiiti
magnitude can produce leads that the RCMP has so £
unable to turn up", Thompson said, "...Secrecy and
Ingness to comment creates speculation, inaccuracy
even greater air of mystery and concern". He added
not be up to the RCMP to decide what Information is
public interest.
s of this
been
an unwUl-
id an
it should
In the best
ax
am
We'd like to rail against the RCMP ourselves; but rather
the space, we'll simply say: Bravo, Thompson MacDonal
year later, by the way, and the basic situation has not
than taking up
d. It Is now a
changed.
LOGY
isi]
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RANDOM NOTES AT THE CUTTING EDGE OF MUTO
continue publishing STIGMATA on into 1982. Rising costfi
ting, telephone and such are really a pain. However, we
our price of $5.00 (U.S.) for four (quarterly) Issues a
back wiU simply appear in the form of smaller issues,
see a 24-page issue again. We will shoot for a standard
may have to go to 16 if costs continue rising. Sorry tha^
elude an expiration notice with each subscriber’s last
that everyone simply subscribe to each year’s issues;
quarterly issue is received for that year, you’ll know it
new..In our next issue and/or in subsequei
hope to cover such topics as; an update on the Intematli
report on psychic analyses; more "AMP Report" from
letters from readers; and data on some intriguing Investjl]
gress.On the mute-movie scene: Alive
hoping to complete their production, tentatively titled "C
the end of 1981. We've received no further word on the
right”.......One of these days we'll include so
two Manor paperback books, THE TERROR (non-flctlon)
THE CATTLE MUTILATORS (Fiction) by Dalton, though
of print by the time we have the space. Likewise for a
book: NO WITNESS by Gerald Hausman, a hardback publ|li
pole Press of Harrisburg, PA.There have
of cloaked figures and mutilations In the Waterloo, Iowa
1981. We'd appreciate knowing if any •readers have knowl|i
incidents.We'll continue to seek data to o
the "Grudge 13" story, including the human mutilation
Dt
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