# The deaths were caused by the same unknown phenomenon that produced the sightings.

> Disputed: The deaths were caused by the same unknown phenomenon that produced the sightings.

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# The deaths were caused by the same unknown phenomenon that produced the sightings.

The deaths were caused by the same unknown phenomenon that produced the sightings.

**Disputed** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Disputed** One piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Cuts with features (cauterised edges, precision) that no predator or ordinary tool produces, documented by an independent examiner.

## What would rule it out

- Every documented carcass shows ordinary predation or decomposition.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[NIDS reports examining carcasses with unusual features.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014DA830NJ/nids-reports-examining-carcasses-with-unusual-features)

Speculative

FOR

[The one full NIDS necropsy from the Basin found no sign of heat or cautery in the cuts.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D01503T0PN7/the-one-full-nids-necropsy-from-the-basin-found-no-sign-of)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[What happened to the Shermans' cattle?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D0147YC7V7H/what-happened-to-the-shermans-cattle)

Most likelyPredators, disease and scavenging, read as mutilation

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The deaths were caused by the same unknown phenomenon that produced the sightings. [Answer ANS0D014D2E4NSK]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D014D2E4NSK
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**ANS** 0D014D2E4NSK

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