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gees Assistant Attorney General, Criminal Division, requested that
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Za the fifteen animal mutilations and any others that occur in
1&#39; 1 Indian country as a possible Crime on an Indian Reservation and
. tfurnish the results to the U. S. Attorney and to the Criminal
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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
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acts are performed by persons as part of a ritual or ceremony.
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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 inIndian country
in accordance with the aforementioned DOJ memorandum dated
March 2, 1979.
On April 20, 1979, aconference 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&#39;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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As you may know, e U. S. Attainay for New Mexico,
R. E. Thompson, 32 I convened amulti-state live-
stocQ:muti1atiqn;conference inAlbuquerque on April
20. K&#39;Eesu1t 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&#39;s activities in this investigation.
Please provide an update with regard to the status
of the Bureau&#39;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&#39;s involvement. As mark-up isscheduled
to begin within the near futureig the Senate
Appropriations Committee, of wh I am a member,
your contacting me by June ll aafto whether
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Attn: L. C. Groove:
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since Heron, 1979, our Albuquerque Office has
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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
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investigation of the cattle mutilations in New Mexico&#39;s
Indian country.
On June 11, lQI9, John Ryan, Legislative_Assistant
to Senator Schmitt, was telephonically advised by L. C. Groover,
*%&#39;I;-_- Deputy Assistant Director, Administrative Services
Division, that Senator Schmitt&#39;s letter was received at FBIHQ
on June 11, 1979. Mr. Ryan was advised that the FBI had
sufficient funds to handle our investigation concerning y, -
cattle mutilations-and_that we would advise the Senator the _
statusjor our investigation. This.response has been coordinated
among the Administrative Services Division, Legal Counsel &#39;
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Dear Burkett,
In your telephonecall youinquiredaboutthe livestock
mutll-at-lone probleminNewMexicoandtheactionsbeingtaken
by the FBI concerningthem. .
Jtivestock mulaons have reportedly occurred ina" &#39; @
_number of states, principallyin theSouthwest; however,the
onlyknownmutllatlonsoverwhichtheFBI might have investi-
gative jurisdiction hnzjoccurz-edLon Indian iende inNew Mexico.
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mutilationeandin in contactwithotherlawenter-cement agencies
investigatinglivestockmutilation. There have beennonewlive-
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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
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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
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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 acopy of anews
release from the office of Senator SCHMITT which was dated
July 17, 1979. The news articles and release follow:
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The county&#39;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&#39;h"ucha.s.
"ll is sad news," he said
oi law enfoi-cement&#39;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-
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reported that as oi 4 p.m.
Tuesday. no investigator
had been seen in Tnichas.
"They don&#39;t come here
very often - not unless
somethingtshanging i&#39;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 "the
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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 his
door. &#39;"
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," &#39;Dem92ig
&#39;1 znlt &#39; saww appeared to
be a mutilation. it lied
little blood whichwas 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
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they had"come intime."
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
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were notified, Dennis
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2:30. making sure" that no
investigators were
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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. &#39; .
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 beast
with 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&#39;sdog 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. .
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being upset." he said oi
the witnesses. explaining
that he is seeking more
funding for the F&#39;Bls
study into the problem.
"That&#39;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
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what -transpired at a
recent conference oi law
enforcement personnel
involved in mutilation
investigations.
"The tact that the
District Attorney&#39;s grant
was pursued didn&#39;t change
that." he said further. oi
1iartines&#39;s iederally
runded investigation.
"Maybe my un-
derstanding was wrong.
but my understanding was
that the FBI would be the
coordinating agency." he
said. &#39;
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Rommel. the investigator
the District Attorney
hired alter receiving a
grant to pay his salary."
had yet to contact Gabe
Valdez. the State
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most experience in in- .
veitigitini mutllations.
Senator Schmitt said
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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
&#39;_u_es_day by State Police
Laue! searn Vigil and by
the district attorney. &#39;
"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 iia 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
policeofficer. _- __ _
I never have. and
never will, impose any
kind cisgagruleonany
law enforcement otticer
because I don&#39;t have that
authority had even it I did
itwould 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. &#39;
"I think that the
meeting was only my
request to the chiei that
since we _no92whave 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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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
hopefullythey will contact
Rommel. -
Oi ZR.ornmel&#39;s tatiure to
appear at the Truchas
suspected mutilation. he
said he is "reasonably
assured that Ken is
lookingintuit.
"This happened on a
weekend and its one oi
those instances where I
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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
e
such contentions to apply
to the grantee. the Law
Enforcement Assistance
Associatlon."&#39; with that
complaint. The LEAA. he
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Examination of the tirst quarterly report sub-
mitted inour famous $50,000 cattle mutilation probe
would indicate results to date can be described at
best disappointing. The worst mightbe to suggest it&#39;s
a waste oi the taxpayersmoney.. -
In summary. chlet investigator Ken Rommel, at
a salary oi 825.000 a year. gave interviews to
&#39; television stations and newspapers, talked with the
Colorado Bureau of Investigation. eontirmed support
already! end eheelted out three suspected
mutilations inhis 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&#39;s death and probably the treshest in-.
cident to date, had yet to be checked out by I p.rn.
Tuesday -more than tour days later. Our "Desert
Fox" hadn&#39;t made it toTruchas, the state police
hadn&#39;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. &#39;
Now fellows. there is a tremendous amount ot
interest inthis stroject as evidenced by the tutnout
tor the Albuquerque conference conducted by New
Mexico&#39;s Sen. Harrison Schmitt. Additional proof is
the tact that the feds coughed up $50,000 tolook into
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-While the pu_bllo can&#39;t expect ssolution "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-
&#39;vestigate reported mutilstions. &#39; -
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lat it this way; it&#39;s only $50,000. It could have been
hal1&#39;stn.il1ion." &#39;- .-- _, e &#39;
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
July 17, 1979
Washington, D.C.-U.S. SenatorHarrison Schmitt announced todaythat
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 Committeeis "necessary
to the continuing widespreadproblemof cattle nutilations and the need
federal coordination of the investigation." .
"I hopethattheCommittee: endorsement of thisproposal will increase
FBI: investigativeactivity sothat theaswerto this bizarreand
grisly mystery will be feud," Schmitt added.
TheFBIwill_investigate theincidents thathave occurred andwhich
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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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for KENNETH M. ROMMEL, District Attorney&#39;s Office, Espanola,
New Mexico. ROMMEL is the Director of aSpecial Investigative
Unit set up under an LEAA grant for the purpose of investigating
animal mutilations.
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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 amemorandum dated March 2
1979, from the Department of Justice to FBIHQ, which authorized
such investigation.
On April 20, l9?9, aconference 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 aLaw 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 aspecial 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 acomplete 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 inNew Mexico,
including MEL SEDILLO, JR., Investigator, New Mexico Livestock
Board, Albuquerque!&#39;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 avoluminous 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.
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iAssistant U. s. Attorney arcnann J. snrwn, U. s; Attorney&#39;s .
Office, Albuquerque. Assistant U. S. Attorney SMITH said that in
his opinion there is no Federal interest in continuing an investi-
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For your information, since approximately 1975, New Mexico and other states A
primarily those located in close proximity to New Mexico, have had incidents
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*cattle, have been found dead with various parts of the carcass missing such as one
eye, one ear, the udder, and normally acored 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 agiant governmental conspirac y, tne exact nature of which isnever
fully explained. No factual data has been supplied sgpnorting these theorie -
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In Hay, 1979, responding to pressure from his coAtit{92ents,4he istrict
Attorney, First Judicial District of N He i ew x co, applied for and praise-sdeLab
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In July, 1978, a U.F.0. was reportedly observed by aresident of Taos, New
Mexico, reportedly hovering over apickup 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 asubstance that was taken from cowhides in econtrolled
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 asample of the substance reportedly collected in the Dulce test, but
it has been described as aflorescent 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 initself
would go along way to assisting me to discredit the U.F.0. -- Cow Mutilation
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Your cooperation in this investigation is appreciated.
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