High Strange

Episode 04: Lucky Space Rock

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Feb 27, 2026
Alon (content creator with a ‘lucky space rock’), Jeremiah Holmes (county sheriff who investigated mutilated livestock), and Colby Marshall (eastern Oregon rancher) share tales of precise cattle mutilations and overnight crop circles. Short, tense accounts about surgical-like cuts, missing organs, strange absence of scavengers, and a cheeky UK chase that led to a sudden circle sighting.
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ANECDOTE

Rancher Finds Bloodless Surgical Cattle Mutilations

  • Colby Marshall discovered multiple bulls with surgical-precision cuts, missing tongues and reproductive organs, and no blood or tracks at the sites.
  • He photographed the scenes, alerted sheriff and state police, and noted hides remained for months with carcasses seemingly absorbed into the ground.
INSIGHT

Precision Cuts Suggest Expertise Not Predators

  • The cuts on mutilated cattle were precise enough to avoid nicking the internal membrane, implying anatomical knowledge and surgical tools.
  • Colby compared the incisions to scalpel or laser work, ruling out typical predator or scavenger patterns.
INSIGHT

Lack Of Blood May Change Decomposition Scent

  • A CIA operative suggested carcasses lacking blood might not smell like typical decomposing bodies, which could explain absence of scavengers.
  • This implies altered chemical or decomposition properties at mutilation sites worth forensic analysis.
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