Case # KJGM1771
July 7, 1988
Farmers have filed a complaint that their livestock has been found mutilated and in some cases eaten by a wild animal. The attacks only happen during the night with some of the farmers unable to see what the cause was. Testimonials of the farmers are included in the report.
Joselito Guevarra, age 52
“I was out at night waiting for whatever it was that was killing my pigs. There was a giant blur of black and I couldn’t make it out It may have been as large as a bull. I saw it come into the pig sty and attacking the pigs one by one. It was a slaughter.”
Teresito Cruz, age 58
“I only heard the sound of the pigs as they squealed.. I don’t know what it was, but it was cruel. It bit the throats of my pigs and left some of them to bleed out.”
Alfonso Moreno, age 63
“It was an aswang, I’m sure of it. In these parts of Marinduque there are aswang that can change their form and only hunt pigs.”
Vicente Cabarro, Age 61
“It was a surprise. I was sound asleep when I heard the squealing of my pigs. The moment I went out I saw their bodies all on the ground. Something had taken bites out of their throats.”
Paolo Nesperos , age 43
“It might be some of the other farmers, they don’t like that the other pigs are growing fatter than theirs so they take revenge by killing the pigs.”
Whatever the case, the killings stopped 5 months after they were reported. Coincidentally or not it was also the time when Teresito Cruz had moved away, the other farmers blame him for their pigs being slaughtered, but there is not enough evidence against him for the police to act.
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Written by Karl Gaverza
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