{"id":1176,"date":"2015-04-19T05:23:46","date_gmt":"2015-04-19T05:23:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/?p=1176"},"modified":"2020-06-12T16:01:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-12T16:01:28","slug":"police-mutilated-cow-found-at-northland-farm","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/police-mutilated-cow-found-at-northland-farm\/","title":{"rendered":"Police: Mutilated Cow Found at Northland Farm"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"http:\/\/player.ooyala.com\/iframe.js#ec=ptMDA5Mzr6-EBBHc665xXwHDtWedqcz4&amp;pbid=99b31ca60977447aac65383d61b8503b\"><\/script><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_1177\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1177\" style=\"width: 224px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1.jpg\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1-224x300.jpg\" alt=\"Photograph of the mutilated cow.\" width=\"224\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1-150x201.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1-450x603.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1-112x150.jpg 112w, https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/casefiles\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/cowmutilation1.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 224px) 100vw, 224px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1177\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photograph of the mutilated cow.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The following was published by <a href=\"http:\/\/fox4kc.com\/2012\/01\/06\/police-mutilated-cow-found-at-northland-farm\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">FoxNews Channel 4, Kansas City<\/a>, Missouri on January 6, 2012, and is archived here for reference:<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>BY MITCH WEBER, FoxNews Channel 4, Kansas City, Missouri<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Police are investigating after a Northland farmer reported that one of his cows had been found dead and mutilated, apparently by someone who a veterinarian says knew what they were doing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>According to Kansas City Missouri Police, officers responded to a call on Thursday morning to a farm near 120th and Brightwell in rural Platte County, just west of KCI. There, officers said that they found the cow, which had its sexual organs and udder removed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>The cow\u2019s owner, Casey Hamilton, told police that the cow had been ill, and had been moved to another pasture away from the rest of his herd. According to the police report, the cow was alive and recovering when it was last checked on Wednesday night, but was found dead the following morning.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>A veterinarian examined the cow, and determined that it\u2019s vagina and udder had been removed. According to the police report, the vet told officers that it was a precise cut and whoever did it \u201cknew what they were doing.\u201d He also stated that the cow was alive when the parts were removed.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe it happened so close to home,\u201d said rancher Gordon Phillip, a friend of Hamilton\u2019s and one of three ranchers in the area. The ranchers lease the land from KCI \u2013 the cattle herds keep tall grass down, which in turn helps keep deer off the airport\u2019s runway.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201c\u201dIt\u2019s amazing, like how the vet said, if he had done a massive masectomy like that on a cow there would be blood all over the field, but there was no blood,\u201d said Phillip.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>Police say that when the cow was discovered on Thursday morning, the gate was still locked and there were no footprints or tire tracks leading to the dead cow.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201cIt\u2019s somewhat amazing because the lack of evidence,\u201d said Phillip, who says that he discovered one of his own cows mutilated 30 years ago. When he asked his vet for an explanation, Phillip says that he just looked towards the sky.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201cHe was just amazed when I showed him this cow 30 years ago, he went around and around looking for where a space machine had landed to see if he could find any burn marks in the pasture,\u201d said Phillip.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>The cow\u2019s exact cause of death has not been determined, but the vet told police that the cow did not die from the mutilation. The lack of evidence is leading to a conundrum for investigators and ranchers alike.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><em><strong>\u201c(It\u2019s) just amazing how whoever does this terrible thing to animals seems to know what they are doing,\u201d said Phillip.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The following was published by FoxNews Channel 4, Kansas City, Missouri on January 6, 2012, and is archived here for reference: BY MITCH WEBER, FoxNews Channel 4, Kansas City, Missouri KANSAS CITY, Mo. \u2014 Police are investigating after a Northland farmer reported that one of his cows had been found dead and mutilated, apparently 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