The bizarre nature of these killings raises many questions about the motive behind such heinous acts. Authorities have been left baffled by the lack of clues or suspects, leaving the community in a state of shock and concern.
One can't help but wonder what could have led someone to commit such a gruesome act. The removal of the cow's tongue seems to suggest that there may be some sort of ritualistic or symbolic meaning behind these killings. The lack of any other physical harm to the animals only adds to the mystery surrounding this case.
Needless to say, people are freaked out, and rightfully so.
The New York Times reported that In what could be a plot from an episode of “The X-Files,” the authorities are investigating the mysterious deaths in three Texas counties of six cattle that were found with their tongues missing.
Ranchers found the mutilated remains of a 6-year-old longhorn-cross cow on their property, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook Wednesday.
The office did not say when the cow was discovered but said a “straight, clean cut, with apparent precision, had been made” to remove the hide around its mouth on one side.
The meat under the removed hide was untouched, and the cow’s tongue was gone with no blood spilled, the office said.
There were no signs of a struggle, footprints, or tire tracks in the area, said the authorities, who added that the grass around the carcass was undisturbed.
“Ranchers also reported that no predators or birds would scavenge the remains of the cow, leaving it to decay untouched for several weeks,” the sheriff’s office said.
In its investigation in Madison County, which is about 100 miles southeast of Waco, the office said it had learned of five other similar cases that involved four adult cows and one yearling in Brazos and Robertson Counties.
Each of those cases was reported in different locations, pastures and herds.
Though the exact cause of death for the livestock is unknown, each of them was found the same way: on their sides, with the exposed part of their face cut along the jaw line and their tongues removed.
You almost wonder, is this some weird “serial killer” practicing his craft?
Or could it be some strange cult-like act?
I guess it could be somebody that just really likes to eat cow tongue, too.
I can’t wait to hear what you guys think it could be…
