ID | #1624642652 |
Added | Fri, 25/06/2021 |
Author | July N. |
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Phenomena | |
Status | Hypothesis
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Initial data
In rural areas, local residents turned to the police for help, fearing that they saw a "half-man and half-wolf" who stole sheep and broke into houses.
At the time of the investigation, the police suspected that the gang used the costumes to intimidate local residents and commit crimes. Nothing was heard about the results of the investigation.
Original news
Date: July 2008
Location: Taua, Ceara, Brazil
Time: various
Summary: In a rural area locals asked for police help, scared with sightings of an individual “half man and half wolf” that was stealing sheep and breaking into houses. At the time the police investigated the case, suspect that a gang was using costumes to scare the locals and commit the crimes. Nothing was ever heard of the results of the investigation.
Source: http://forgetomori.com/2209/skepticism/a-brazilian-werewolf-is-back/
Hypotheses
Deliberate falsification
This version includes any falsifications that imitate unexplained phenomena both from the outside: practical jokes, flash mobs, fake news, witness fraud, staging, etc.
There are many ways to make something similar to a ghost or a flying saucer from improvised materials, without using video and photomontage.
Many homemade things made for the sake of a joke, a practical joke or a direct imitation of a mystical being or event can be taken as unexplained not only in photos and videos, but also in reality.
Investigation
Resume
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