Decades-long quest to solve 'longest running murder mystery': Alien chasers offer hints

Ranchers in Minnesota, Colorado, Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, Oregon, and other places are draining the blood from animals that are found in unnatural positions.

Sgt. Jeremiah Holmes of the Wheeler County Sheriff's Office in Oregon, who has overseen five such cases over the past six years, stated that "there are more questions than answers in this thing."

He has spoken to various news outlets, researchers, and documentarians about the phenomenon, hoping to finally solve the mysterious enigma.

"What could motivate someone to remove a reproductive organ, except for a ritual or testing purpose? I'm not certain," Holmes remarked.

"Predators are the only theory I have minimized," Holmes said. "Growing up in the country and being in the livestock industry, I've seen firsthand what a bear, cougar, wild dogs, and even a man can do. Having witnessed all that, I can't believe this is due to predators of any kind."

The phenomenon of cattle mutilations, which sometimes involves other livestock animals, gained widespread attention in the 1970s, with the Colorado Associated Press declaring it the top story in the state. However, according to Chris O'Brien's book "Stalking the Herd: Unraveling the Cattle Mutilation Mystery," records of cow mutilations with the same patterns date back to 1869.

A Netflix docuseries titled "Investigation Alien" released this month, featuring UFO journalist George Knapp, proposes that extraterrestrial beings are responsible for the influence on Earth.

""Growing up, my family and friends dismissed aliens as something not worth considering, so I assumed they didn't exist," Holmes said to Planet Chronicle Digital."

"If people believe in bigfoot or sasquatch, there are those who believe in extraterrestrial life," Holmes said. "Some would argue that if bigfoot is a plausible belief, then perhaps there are undiscovered creatures on this planet that we haven't identified yet."

In September 2017, over two days, five mutilated bulls were discovered by Colby Marshall, the former ranch manager of Burns, Oregon.

Marshall recalled a cowboy calling him on a radio and saying, 'I found a dead bull,' which was unusual because it was rare for a healthy young range bull weighing 2,000 pounds to suddenly die.

The Hereford bull was lying on its side, with its front legs sticking out at an uncanny angle. Despite having its tongue and reproductive organs removed, there was "not a drop" of blood.

"I've never seen anything like that before," Marshall said, having not punctured the abdominal cavity.

The next day, three more bulls were discovered with the same organs missing.

"Marshall stated, "I've witnessed numerous animals deceased in diverse circumstances, such as injuries or illnesses, which was the most bizarre and unusual experience I've had with livestock.""

According to Holmes, since ranches are expansive and cattle mutilations often occur in remote areas, necropsies and other investigative procedures are no longer feasible because the animals' bodies have deteriorated by the time they are discovered. However, in Marshall's case, the corpse was found to be relatively fresh.

"Marshall stated that they did their best to gather forensic evidence and performed a necropsy on the bull. The results showed no signs of liver, heart, or lung damage, and there were no missing internal organs. The bull's stomach was full, indicating that it had been eating and drinking. There was no evidence of stress on the animal."

Marshall stated that the bulls that were not transported to a lab simply "disappeared into the ground" as scavengers did not touch them.

"If it were a typical scenario, the scavengers, coyotes, and bears would tear the animal apart, leaving bones scattered, hides missing, and heads gone," he stated.

No information was ever received despite the offer of a $25,000 reward for any information leading to the capture of the individuals who mutilated the bulls, according to Marshall.

As Holmes, Marshall is eager to converse with anyone regarding the resolution of "the longest-running murder mystery in the history of the world," in the hopes that other perplexed ranchers across the country may also contribute to the investigation.

Marshall suspects that a group of humans, possibly cultists or those using animal parts for rituals, may be responsible for the extraterrestrial sightings.

"According to Marshall, there is a big galaxy out there and there's a high probability that we're not the only sentient life forms in the galaxy. He believes that there are probably aliens out there, and they've probably visited Earth. However, he doesn't think that they're using their technology to come after free-range bulls in eastern Oregon, as he believes they would have better uses of their technology than that."

"If they're traveling across the galaxy to obtain beef in eastern Oregon, it suggests that our beef is exceptional and possibly the best in the galaxy," Marshall joked.

"I'm open to discussing it and sharing my story," Marshall stated. "My goal is to raise awareness that. . . others have gone through it too. We need to talk about it to bring attention to it and possibly find answers."

The FBI investigated animal mutilations from 1974 to 1978, but couldn't find any answers, according to its website.

"I've been urging the federal government to investigate it further with the tools we have now," Holmes stated. "Since the 1980s, we have more tools to investigate . . . the reason why I'm more vocal about this is because I want it resolved . . . and I know we can't solve it alone."