# Janos 2021: The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation

> Adam Janos, 2021. 1 records on Mysteries Department cite it. Source for the FBI's 1980 closing finding.

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# The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation

Adam Janos, 2021. _History.com_.

A popular history of the mutilation wave. Reports that the FBI closed its inquiry on New Mexico's Indian lands on 15 January 1980, finding none of the cases involved "mutilations by other than common predators," and that pathologists attribute the "bloodless" look to blood settling after death.

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## What it's used for here

Source for the FBI's 1980 closing finding.

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[The FBI closed its inquiry in 1980 having found no case of mutilation by other than common predators.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/skinwalker-ranch/evidence/EVD0D0151326SJR/the-fbi-closed-its-inquiry-in-1980-having-found-no-case-of)

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## Cite it

```
Janos, A. (2021). The Mysterious History of Cattle Mutilation. History.com. https://www.history.com/articles/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos
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[Read it free at history.com](https://www.history.com/articles/cattle-mutilation-1970s-skinwalker-ranch-ufos)

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