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Sen. Harrison Schmitt hosts livestock mutilation conference

When: 20 Apr 1979
Where: Albuquerque, NM
Sources: 1 public source

Sen. Harrison Schmitt, who hosted the 1979 Albuquerque livestock mutilation conference U.S Government, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

Sen. Harrison Schmitt and U.S. Attorney R. E. Thompson hosted a conference on livestock mutilations in Albuquerque attended by law officers and investigators from 11 states. Schmitt had been pressing the FBI to investigate; the later Rommel report attributed the deaths to predators.

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OtherOperation Animal Mutilation (Rommel report), 1979 incidents section (transcription) (opens in a new tab)District Attorney, First Judicial District of New Mexico (transcription hosted by RR0) / 1980-06

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Earlier in GovernmentFBI ordered to investigate animal mutilations on New Mexico tribal lands5 Mar 1979 Later in GovernmentRommel report attributes New Mexico cattle mutilations to predators1980

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