Kenneth Rommel (Investigator).
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Retired 28-year FBI agent (counter-intelligence, major crimes) who in May 1979 became director of 'Operation Animal Mutilation' and authored the 1980 predation-conclusion report. A documented, central figure of mutilation history.
[DOCUMENTED] Worked 28 years as an FBI agent specializing in counter-intelligence and major crimes (e.g. bank robbery) before retiring. Hired by the NM First Judicial District DA's office under the LEAA grant to run 'Operation Animal Mutilation' from May 1979. [DOCUMENTED] Personally examined 25 carcasses, consulted sheriffs/pathologists in other states, and authored the 297-page June-1980 report concluding natural predation. [DISPUTED] Described as 'one of the towering figures of mutilation history' whose work has been 'denounced by a host of independent mutologists'; critics note he never personally witnessed a fresh 'classic' mutilation.