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Held o Mutilat. Dey By GAIL OLSON cial investigators. ghe thought of mutilstions was .was . female," .Dennis Ofthe SUN's reported that as of & p.m. far away from my mind.". Martinez said. Santa Fe Bureau Tuesday, no investigator He explained that as he "I saw what appeared to The county's "freshest" had been seen in Truchas.: has a number of open be mutilation.I tcd mutilation report so far ."They don't come here fences" that result in Httle blood which wes cy reached State Police very often - not unless "cattle going through Visible where the tongue within five hours of the kill something is hanging from property." The only thing used to be. Tne tonguc, e last Saturday. but nobody aviga, ahe expiained of he roticed aboutthe said, had been sliced at its came to investigate. area M enforcement barking dogs was 'they "roots." precisely. "I was really disgusted. persornel' and what she would "go to the boundary Right aiter the viewirs. The news media said seesas thelr attitude of the fence and tum the state police reporicy investigators would come about the small mountain back" rather than chasing were called. as soon as they were viliage. the cows as usuai. The night before called." complained Ken Rommel, hired When he began his day, been "peaceful" he Dennis Martinez, who through. : $50,000 federal he said, at approximately reported, except for the discovered the carcass rant to investigate cattle a.m., his brother. slightiy peculiar behavior within 300 yards of my mutiations in Rio Arriba Ernesto Martines and f the barking dogs. place." in Truchas. county. had not been on Ernesto Mar- Everyone believed thc "I is sad news," he said the scene as late tinez," the Ernesto . find to be a good one, as. of law enforcement's Tuesday afternoon and Martinez who owns the they hadcome in time." apparent lack of interest was not available in his property upon which the Dennis Martinez and his in the case,which from all office. cow was found,were at his wife both said a number o reports is a classic. State Dennis Martinez said door. Truchas residents had Police called the county the latest... chapter in reporied seeing "orange Jvestock agent and DA county mutilations lore invited, asking him to lightsin the sky tat Eioy Martir.ez, bui seni no began between 3 a.m. and bring his gun, as woives night. some flying over the Officers to the scene. 5a.m.Saturday morning. have been sighted in the Truchas cemetery. His wife Francis, more " heard the dogs area lately. After the authorities cynical. was nonchalant barking." he explained of "The cow belonged to were notified, Dennis about the absence of of- that time, though "tne Juan Antonio Rael and it Martiner said, "I stuck But No ne around fro.n 7 s.m. until with surgical precision. ' being upset." he said of what transptred ata 2:30.making sure"that no Dennis Martinez sald the witnesses. explaining recent conference of law irvestigators were Neil Bockman,a Santa Fe that he Is seeking more enforcement personnel coming. photographer and im- funding for the FBI's involved in mutilation He admitted he was * maker looking into the study into the problem. investigations. little bit scared" of the phenomena, appeared on *That's one reason I got "The fact that the mutilation which occurred the scene. Bockman wrote the language" of a tunding District Attorney's grant so near his home. He an article for Read Street. request recently an- explained he had been in news publication, nounced to support the that. he said further. of the Colorado Springs area recently on the FBI investigation,Senator Martinez's federally when 4 number of phenomena entitled Schmiit explained. funded investigation. mutilations had taken Burgers for the Gods." want the FBi to be more "Maybe my un- place there. "The case itself didn't deeply involved." Gerstanding was wrong. The w'ay its done, when seem unusual, except for PH "more coor- but my understanding was you see one, its a little bit dinating of local in. that the FBI would be the dferen". then when you wolves in the area, Bock. vestlgauions" is needed at coordinating agency." he just hear about one, he man said. He reported one this tme and that the sald. explained. neighbor's doz chewed "central point of the in- When told that.Ken The eyes of the tresh "the backendof the cow. vestigation,he believes Rommel, the investigator cow, he noted. attracted He was puzzled that Iaw now. should be the FBI. the District Attorney altention among ob- enforcement officials had though some cen- hired aiter receiving a servers. not appeared on the scene. tralization may be grant to pay his salary, The villain, he sid, U.s. Senator Harrison achieved by the District had yet to contact Gabe "tried to scrape at it,* as Schmitt - Tuesday: also Attorney. Vaidez. the State if he or it were trying to "My understanding was Pollceman who has the ge: a tissue sample "from investigation was not that FBI agent Sam Jones most experience in in- the whie pari of the eye. attended to immediately was assigned to coordinaie vestlgating mutlations, The rectal area, the udder q law enforcement law enforcement efforts on Senator Schmitt said and the ears were personnel. mutilations." Senator Sch. Vaidez' experience should removed fron the beast "I don't blame them for mitt said af his anaylsis of Contimmesi