# Yes; the wolf, the vanished dogs and other episodes first appear in later accounts, several of them…

> Most likely: Yes; the wolf, the vanished dogs and other episodes first appear in later accounts, several of them second-hand.

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# Yes; the wolf, the vanished dogs and other episodes first appear in later accounts, several of them…

Yes; the wolf, the vanished dogs and other episodes first appear in later accounts, several of them second-hand.

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## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: four pieces of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The June 1996 article lacks episodes that the 2005 book tells.

## What would rule it out

- A 1996 printing of the later episodes in the family's own words.

## Evidence 4 for · none against

[By October 1996 the losses had become about ten cows, three dogs had vanished after chasing a ball of light,…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014T8A05HN/by-october-1996-the-losses-had-become-about-ten-cows-three)

Established

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[Hunt for the Skinwalker opens with the wolf that took rifle rounds and walked away.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014TQY7ESQ/hunt-for-the-skinwalker-opens-with-the-wolf-that-took-rifle)

Supported

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[In April 1997 a magazine article added blood-covered sheets and scoop marks on the family's thumbs.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014TG43HYC/in-april-1997-a-magazine-article-added-blood-covered-sheets)

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[The June 1996 article reports lights, three kinds of craft, orange 'doorways', flattened circles and seven…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D014T0G70NN/the-june-1996-article-reports-lights-three-kinds-of-craft)

Established

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## The questions it answers

[Did the published Sherman story change between the 1996 press reports and the 2005 book?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DJ2367B/did-the-published-sherman-story-change-between-the-1996)

Part of [How reliable are the Sherman family's 1994–96 accounts, and how did they reach print?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014DA8480K/how-reliable-are-the-sherman-familys-199496-accounts-and-how)

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