Okay, it isn't as catchy as "The Headless Horseman of Sleepy Hollow" from the Washington Irving short story The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, but unlike the story, the goats actually exist. Also headless chickens and a pigeon. The appearance of the nogginless critters is creeping the Laguna Beach police out, too.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Two headless goats, three decapitated chickens, a beheaded rooster and a dove or possibly pigeon have been found on a scenic Southern California beach in the past week, puzzled police said on Thursday,
Police in Laguna Beach said they were unsure whether the seven animals had washed up on shore or been placed there. They are trying to figure out who was behind the decapitations, and why.
The headless goats were found inside a purple burlap sack on the sand a week ago. The other beheaded animals turned up in recent days.
"We are looking at all kinds of things — Halloween prank stuff, kids or cold, ritualistic-type activities," Laguna Beach police Sgt. Jason Kravetz told the Los Angeles Times.
We'd go with the curse theory, since goat parts are always involved in serious curse activity. But we'd really start worrying if coconuts turned up.
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