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Interstate 10 just between Eloy and Red Rock in southern
Arizona. A highway patrol officer traveled through the barren
terrain looking for a missing tow truck and its driver. There were
no other cars in sight. The tow truck company had been trying to
reach the driver by radio and cell phone for almost twelve hours.
The officer spotted a pair of skid marks after a couple of minutes.
It appeared that something must have been out in the road and caused
a vehicle to swerve. The tow truck had been pulled over onto the
right shoulder of the highway. He also spotted a disabled Dodge
Caravan in front of the tow truck. The officer drove past the two
vehicles then made a U-turn. He radioed his location to the
dispatcher before pulling behind the two vehicles with his flashers
on. The officer told dispatch that he didn't see anyone and was
going to take a closer look. As he exited his air conditioned car it
was already getting hot. In a few hours it would be sweltering. The
tow truck driver's door was wide open but the cab was empty. The
trucks head lights were still on but the officer couldn’t see
anyone in the van. It looked like the driver hit something before
losing control.
    The front passenger side of the van
was in a patch of cactus. The tire was in a ditch. The Dodge's
windshield was smashed and covered in dark stains. Hair and what
looked like skin was embedded in the vans grill. The vehicles bumper
had buckled in the same spot. The right front side of the hood was
crumpled inward. The indentation was massive. One of the headlights
was broken but the lamp was still inside. Glass from the driver's
side window covered the van's floor. Something busted a hole through
the window. The officer saw the van's side door open so he went
around to the passenger's side. The dirt on the ground was disturbed
indicated that there had been some sort of struggle.
    As he moved closer he spotted the
decomposing remains of a woman lying in the sand. Her torso was
mutilated and picked clean. Next to her was the partially eaten
corpse of the tow truck driver. His face was unrecognizable. Luckily
he still had on the company’s hat and overalls. His lower body
including his feet, legs, and genitals had been eaten by some sort
of wild animal. The officer choked back vomit as he walked back to
his patrol car to call for back up and an ambulance. A wave of panic
had come over him. When he reached the passenger side door he leaned
in and grabbed the microphone to his radio. Right before he could
key the microphone someone grabbed him from behind.
    “ GROOOWWWL!”
    Seconds
later he felt something bite down and pierce his neck.
    “ GNAAAW!”
    The
pain was unbearable as his blood squirted out and splashed on the
patrol car's roof and windshield. He fought to get free but was bit
a second time on his shoulder.
    “ GNAAAW!”
    He
tried to use the microphone to call for help but on the other end
all the dispatcher heard was his labored breathing and a gurgling
sound.
    “ Uggh!”
    Suddenly
the microphone went silent. That was two days ago.
    ******
    About the same time I started
walking around Border patrol agents found something similar just
south of Phoenix in an unguarded stretch of desert. It was easy to
separate the dead from the living because no one was left alive. So
far the remains of at least 20 people were found but the death toll
could rise as more bodies are recovered. Several vultures circled
overhead attracted by death. The gruesome scene included the remains
of men, women, and children. Some were found in the brush while
others were laid out in the open. Equally surprising agents also
recovered an undisclosed amount of drugs. They discovered remains up
to a mile away from original coyote campsite. The patrol found
various body parts spread out over a large area of the waterless no
man’s land. They also recovered several assault rifles,
semi-automatic pistols and shotguns. The crime scene investigators
said the evidence was suspicious