# Some carcasses were cut by people, after death or killing, for whatever motive.

> Most likely: Some carcasses were cut by people, after death or killing, for whatever motive.

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# Some carcasses were cut by people, after death or killing, for whatever motive.

Some carcasses were cut by people, after death or killing, for whatever motive.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: one piece of evidence for, one against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- Some necropsies find sharp-instrument cuts without heat, and traces such as applied substances or vehicle tracks.

## What would rule it out

- No necropsy ever finds a tool cut.

## Evidence 1 for · 1 against

[Pathologists found the 1998 Basin cow's eye and ear were removed with a sharp instrument, and a…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D01522A5022/pathologists-found-the-1998-basin-cows-eye-and-ear-were)

Supported

FOR

[Despite many cases and official inquiries, no one has been arrested for a mutilation.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D0152A41QT1/despite-many-cases-and-official-inquiries-no-one-has-been)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Do the wounds called "mutilations" need any cause beyond scavengers, decomposition or people with knives?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/questions/QST0D014E9G5Z6R/do-the-wounds-called-mutilations-need-any-cause-beyond)

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

Most likelyScavengers, insects and bloating after a natural death produce the classic picture of missing soft tissue,…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). Some carcasses were cut by people, after death or killing, for whatever motive. [Answer ANS0D0151TG68F3]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D0151TG68F3
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