Inside the UNKNOWN/UNSOLVED
Case of The Todd Sees Incident
During our time at Phenomenology 105 in Gettysburg, PA, several of us were discussing the Todd Sees incident. We have posted information on this case over the years but there have
been no new facts to report. Many questions remain...so I've decided to
delve deeper into this saga. There are a few local resources
(Northumberland County, PA) that I may be able to take advantage of. I
am asking for assistance from the readers and others who may be able to
offer enlightenment to this mystery. Please forward to ronmilione@yahoo.com.
There has been a bit of skulduggery and intimidation involved in the
case and it seems certain parties would prefer the facts around this
incident remain secret. Regardless...I feel the time has come for the truth to surface. Read the current available information:
Occurred : 8/4/2002 17:30 (Entered as : 8/2/2002 5:30 Pm)
Reported: 8/29/2002 2:56:17 PM 14:56
Posted: 2/14/2006
Location: Northumberland, PA
Shape: Disk
Duration:20 min.
((NUFORC Note: We have contacted a local newspaper
in Northumberland County, and to the police officer who served as
investigator of the case. The newspaper confirms that the incident
occurred, although the police officer stated that the decendant's
remains had been returned to the family, contrary to the claims made by
some regarding this case. The official report will be released in late
September, according to the police officer, and we will attempt to
obtain a copy of it. PD))
I will be as brief as possible, A man named Todd Sees, was abducted and
murdered by aliens on Montour Ridge ,in Northumberland County, near the
town of Northumberland, Pa. This is a big sloppy coverup if there ever
was one.
Todd Sees the victim, lived at the foot of Montour Ridge,a mountain
stretching over 20 miles east. Todd Sees went up the mountain to look
for preseason deer. He told his wife that he would be home by noon. He
rode his 4 wheeler up the powerline behind his home at a little
after 5:00 in the morning.
Noon came and no Todd, his wife and children became concerned,at 2:00 a
search party was organized ,local police, state police , paramedics ,and
200 volunteers helped search for Todd Sees. The 4 wheeler was found on
the top of the mountain near a powerline,tracking dogs could find
nothing to go on around the 4 wheeler.
The search
went on for 2 days over 6 miles of mountain were covered ,from top to
bottom. Todd vanished with out a trace,the 4 wheeler was keep in mind ,2
miles from his home at the foot of the mountain. A pond a few hundred
yards from
the house was even
searched by skin divers just so they overlooked nothing . Dogs were over
the whole area constantly no results, no trace, then in the evening of
the 2nd day something white was spotted in a large brushy area 25 feet
from the pond,police and rescue workers spent 20 minutes cutting and
hacking, brush and small trees so they could reach what looked like a
body. It was Todd Sees, he was wearing his
underwear,
he was emaciated, not, bloated, he was white, he had an expression of
horror on his face. When he went up the mountain he was fully dressed,
boots, camo vest, hat, socks and pants.
The F.B.I. showed up with in 30 minutes, they took charge, they would
not let the wife look at her dead husband, no matter how much she tried.
The F.B.I. asked questions around the area, neighbors, mostly farmers, 3
farmers on one farm said they saw a large round bright object, just
above the powerlines, at the time of the disappearance, it was silent,
it did not move fora! bout 10 to 15 minutes. It suddenly went up and
suddenly stopped,a light shined down and something was pulled up into
the light. It then went straight up,hesitated again then went west over
the Susquehanna River and out of sight.
A police friend of mine said after 2 autopsies nothing was found a
toxicology test revealed nothing,no visible cuts or bruises any where
except from the brush.
Now the body is at Allentown, from there it is going to Fort Indiantown Gap,Pa.
The wife was told she can not have the body for 6 to 8 weeks. A boot was
found a mile from the 4 wheeler a few days ago at the top of a tree, it
was his. I notice military copters have been scouring the mountain ever
since at least once a day.
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT REGARDING THE
DEATH OF MR. TODD SEES, OF NORTHUMBERLAND COUNTY , PENNSYLVANIA , ON
SUNDAY, AUGUST 4TH, 2002.
I. PREFACE
Because this report addresses the tragic and untimely death on August
4th, 2002 , of a young man, Mr. Todd Sees, of Northumberland County ,
Pennsylvania , we preface by extending our sincere condolences to the
family members who survive him. It has never been our intention to
cause family members of the late Mr. Sees' any distress over this
matter, although we understand that the information originating from our
website, because of its nature, may have been upsetting to them.
Because of the pain that information may have caused them, we apologize.
It was never our intention to cause pain to the family, anymore that
it is the intention of a newspaper to cause pain in the course of
reporting on such a tragic, and unusual, event. From the beginning of
our investigation into Mr. Sees' death, our only objective has been to
reveal the truth, and to attempt to provide
answers to the many still unanswered questions that it has given rise to.
II. BACKGROUND/CHRONOLOGY
On Wednesday, August 28, 2002 , the National UFO Reporting Center
("NUFORC") received a brief, one-paragraph, report, criticizing our
Center for not having covered an alleged "alien abduction," which, the
source asserted, had occurred in Lewisburg , Pennsylvania . Even though
the report did not appear to be either serious, or carefully prepared,
we responded, nevertheless, requesting more information from the person
who had submitted it.
The
individual, who provided no
telephone number, responded via e-mail, describing the death of Mr. Todd
Sees, and further asserting that circumstances surrounding the death
had been very unusual. The source asserted that the death itself was
mysterious and unexplained; that certain facts surrounding the follow-up
investigation were unusual; that federal authorities had been called
into the investigation; that the family members of the decedent were not
allowed to witness the victim's remains; and several other facts that
seemed noteworthy to us. The individual went on to assert that the death had been related to UFO, and/or alien, activity. Despite repeated attempts by NUFORC to obtain more information about the individual, we have not succeeded in talking directly with the person.
NUFORC decided to follow up on the unsubstantiated report, and, on
August 30th, we telephoned The Daily Item newspaper in Northumberland
County , PA , in attempt to establish whether the initial report had any
basis in fact. The staff
member we spoke with there confirmed that such an incident had, in fact,
occurred, and that the newspaper had published several articles about
the death, and about the subsequent investigation. (Please see two of
the articles at the end of this report.)) The staff member apprised
NUFORC that the investigation had been conducted by the Point Township
police department, and she directed us to those offices for more
detailed information about the continuing investigation.
On that same date, we telephoned the Point Township police department
and spoke with an officer, who identified himself as "Sgt. Cottner"
(sp?), and who stated that he had been the investigating officer on the
case. He added that the incident had been categorized by the police as
an "unexplained death," but he made it clear that he could not, and
would not, discuss the case. He stated that the police report would be
available in "late September," and he suggested that we should wait for
the official report to be released.
That same day, NUFORC telephoned the office of Mr. James Kelley, County
Coroner for Northumberland County , hoping to obtain more information
about the cause of the victim's death. In a conversation several days
later, Mr. Kelley apprised us that the death had occurred, that he had
performed the autopsy on the victim, that no cause of death had been
established, and that photographs had been taken of the victim's remains
during autopsy. He added that autopsy photographs are "never
released." Mr. Kelley, like Sgt. Cottner, made it clear that he could
not discuss the case in any detail.
Based on the information we had obtained by September 5th from these
official sources, NUFORC decided to release the report originally
submitted to our Center, even though we had not yet succeeded in
obtaining the newspaper articles, or any other detailed information,
about the death and subsequent investigation. At that the time of the
posting on September 8th, we had not anticipated the effect that the
release would have in the public forum.
The case was commented on during a radio appearance on September 10th by
Peter Davenport, NUFORC Director, on the Jeff Rense Radio Program, and
the report that NUFORC had released was posted to the website.
The next day, a relative of Mr. Sees telephoned NUFORC, apprising our
offices that the family had been quite upset by some of the information
contained in the original report, and that they had had no inkling that
there might be such grossly unusual circumstances, as asserted in those
reports, surrounding his death. At that time, we extended our apology
to the family for any distress our actions might have caused them. In
addition, we explained to the family member that we had spoken with the
local authorities and with the newspaper, and that our information was
based on our findings of fact. The family member, after she had heard
our explanation of the actions we had taken in attempt to gain access to
more, factual information from the authorities, stated that she
understood our position in the matter.
During the last two weeks of September, NUFORC has made numerous
attempts to obtain more information, but unsuccessfully, to date.
During a brief conversation with Chief Gary Steffen, Chief of Police for
the Point Township police department, he apprised NUFORC that an
investigation into the "unexplained death" was underway, and that he
could not comment further. However, he did aver that he was familiar
with the information on the NUFORC website, and that he was "following
developments" there. Also, he confirmed that no family member had been
summoned to identify Mr. Sees' remains, but added that it was not
necessary to do so, since he, the Chief, had been personally acquainted
with the victim, and he was able to identify the remains at the site
where the body was found by volunteer searchers.
Chief Steffen has failed to return our last four messages to his office,
requesting a return telephone call. In a brief follow-up conversation
with Sgt. Cottner, the latter stated that he could not reveal any more
facts about the case, and that the Chief probably would not return our
calls. He refused to respond to our question as to whether federal law
enforcement officers had been involved in the follow-up investigation of
the case.
Finally, we have encouraged a number of members of the press, both local
and national, to investigate the incident, hoping that they might be
more successful in obtaining from authorities information that NUFORC
was not able to obtain.
In addition, as part of our investigation, we continue in our attempt to
locate and interview members of the approximately 200-member search
party that was involved in the 2-day search for Mr. Sees' body. Some of
the questions we are attempting to resolve appear in the next section
of this preliminary report.
III. UNRESOLVED ISSUES
We list below a few of the questions surrounding the death of Mr. Sees
that we have attempted to answer, but which we feel remain unresolved,
as of the date of this summary:
1. If the death of Mr. Sees is being investigated as an "unexplained
death," and not a homicide, why are the local authorities involved in
the investigation refusing to comment on the case? If the death, in
fact, was the result of a snake bite, a bee sting, a diabetic coma, or
exposure, all of which have been proposed as the cause of death, why are
the police, the coroner, and the district attorney all refusing to
comment on the case?
2. If the victim's remains were so badly decayed or disfigured that
the family could not have an open casket funeral ceremony, why was no
family member, or representative of the family, e.g. a family physician,
summoned to establish positive identification of the body? Also, under
what authority did officials act in their apparently informing the
family of the decedent that the casket containing his remains should not
be opened before its burial? In addition, how could a body become so
badly decayed in 39 hours, or less, of exposure that it was unfit for
viewing by the family, or at a funeral?
3. If, indeed, unconfirmed reports that special agents from the FBI,
or from another federal law-enforcement agency, were summoned to the
site where the victim's remains were found, why were they summoned, and
by whom? What interest would federal authorities have in an allegedly
accidental, or "unexplained," death, if there were not extenuating
circumstances? Moreover, why would members of the Point Township police
department refuse to comment on whether federal authorities had been
involved in the investigation?
4. If tracking dogs were used during the search for Mr. Sees, it
seems unusual to us that they would not be able to immediately track the
path that the victim presumably took, as he walked, perhaps barefoot,
from his vehicle to the location where his remains ultimately were found
by searchers. Tracking dogs are very adept at following a scent, and
it seems unusual that they could not locate remains that reportedly were
badly decayed at the time the body was discovered.
In addition to those questions outlined above, we feel there are many
specific questions surrounding the death of Mr. Sees, which have yet to
be resolved by any follow-up investigation. For example, the apparent
absence of any apparent cause of death seems unusual, given that the
decedent was a seemingly quite healthy and fit young man. In addition,
it is unclear to us why an experienced outdoorsman, as Mr. Sees
apparently was, would abandon his vehicle, shed his outer garments, doff
his boots, and walk an estimated two miles toward his home, leaving his
vehicle, still in good working condition, on top of the nearby
mountain. There apparently are many other aspects surrounding the
death, which seem unusual, and which we do not address here.
IV. SUMMARY
As of the date of this writing (September 30, 2002), we have no idea
what caused the death of Mr. Sees, and we certainly have no evidence,
aside from unsubstantiated assertions, several of them from anonymous
sources, that there was anything "unworldly" associated with his tragic
demise. However, in light of the many recent reports from South America
that have come to our attention over recent months of allegedly strange
deaths, and possible human mutilations, we feel that further
investigation into this case is justified.
We will pursue the case, to the best of our ability, and will attempt to
bring some satisfactory resolution to this apparent mystery. Most of
all, we hope to be able to obtain copies of the official reports
pertaining to the death, if and when they are released, and we will
report them here in a final report.
We close by again expressing our condolences to the family of Mr. Sees
over his death, and by apologizing if our paricipation in this matter
has caused them over the tragic loss of their loved one.
Report prepared by: Peter B. Davenport, Director, NUFORC (September 30, 2002)
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NORTHUMBERLAND -- A Northumberland man whose body was found in the woods here in August died because of
cocaine, police said in a release Friday.
While Northumberland County Coroner James Kelley would not qualify the
death as an overdose, the press release listed Todd Sees' cause of death
as "cocaine toxicity."
Police said the manner of death is accidental.
Kelley said he could not release the amount of cocaine in Sees' blood because his death was still under investigation.
Point Township police could not be contacted Friday for further comment about what they were investigating.
The family of Sees, 39, reported him missing on Aug. 4. Searchers found his body in the evening of the next day.
In the past month, while police were waiting for the results of
toxicology tests, a group of UFO Web sites published anonymous reports
that a UFO may have been involved in the death. Officials called the
reports "ridiculous."
Kelley, along with Point Township Police Chief Gary Steffen and Sgt.
Seth Cotner, met with the Sees family Thursday night to inform them of
the toxicology results, police said.
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NORTHUMBERLAND, Pa. -- The unexplained death of a man near here has
become fodder for UFO enthusiasts, who have made it into a tale of alien
attack and spread it around the world via the Internet.
The bizarre interest in the death of Todd Sees has aggravated
investigators trying to determine the cause of his death, who also worry
the tales will deepen the anguish the Sees family is feeling.
Sees, 39, a Little League coach and father of two, was found dead in the woods near here in August.
The anonymous Internet postings blame his death on a UFO.
Officials dismiss the stories as ridiculous. But they don't yet know how
or why he died, and they have no way of preventing story-tellers from
filling that vacuum with speculation.
Searchers found the body of Sees about 150 yards from his Northumberland home along Route 147 in a heavily wooded area Aug. 5.
He had taken out his all-terrain vehicle the day before, planning to
track deer. After a 30-hour search by more than 250 people, his family
found his body.
An autopsy the next day failed to establish a cause of death, said Northumberland County Coroner James Kelley.
A toxicology report, which could detect the presence of drugs, poisons
or other substances at the microscopic level, is expected by
mid-October, he said.
But even before August was over, some Web sites began featuring
anonymous tales that Sees had died in an encounter with
extraterrestrials.
Here's what they say:
A farmer who did not give his name said he saw a round disk over Montour
Ridge. It moved quickly, stopped and shot a light to the ground. The
farmer then saw a man being pulled up the light head first into the
bottom of the craft.
Seconds later, the disk flew away.
When searchers found the man's body, some of these anonymous reports
say, it was partially clothed and had a look of horror on its face.
Some claim federal agents soon showed up to take over the investigation and didn't let the family see Sees' emaciated body.
'Ridiculous'
"They're so ridiculous and far-fetched," said the investigating officer, Sgt. Seth Cotner of the Point Township Police.
Cotner said he's seen a number of the Internet stories, and his department has taken "several" calls from UFO organizations.
None of the reports he has read was accurate, Cotner said. No police report on Sees' death has yet been issued.
Cotner said police "all certainly hope" the toxicology report will clear up the mystery of Sees' death.
There are no federal agencies involved in the investigation, he added.
Linda Vizi, a spokeswoman for the FBI, said she had not heard of the
case. "But I know that Congress does not mandate us to investigate
UFOs," Vizi said.
'Very traumatic'
Kelley, the coroner, said he saw the body, and the Internet reports he had read were inaccurate.
He said he couldn't go into the details, since the case is still under investigation.
The family had been asked not to open the casket when they received Sees' remains, he said.
"Letting them see it would have been very traumatic for them," Kelley said.
Todd Sees' family declined comment through relative Traci Sees.
The naked eye examination of the body during the autopsy turned up no
evidence of trauma, heart attack or any other obvious cause of death,
Kelley said.
"We're still following every possible avenue," he said, including the
possibility of a snakebite or bee sting. But there was no visible sign
of either of those, he said.
UFO groups have contacted Kelley looking for information. But since the
investigation is still under way, he said he cannot get into details.
"Everyone's entitled to their own beliefs, I guess," Kelley said about
the groups. "I just hope that nothing the family sees adds to what
they're already going through."
'I want the facts out'
To Peter Davenport, it's not about belief, it's about facts. Davenport
is director of the National UFO Reporting Center, the Web site on which
the first Sees reports appeared.
"I want the facts out," Davenport said.
He was not comfortable saying there was UFO involvement in Todd Sees' death. More facts must be gathered, he said.
Davenport said he became interested in the case when he received the
first report of a UFO sighting Aug. 18, before he knew Sees had died.
He said in that anonymous report someone stated that a farmer and three fishermen had seen a flying disk.
It wasn't until the end of the month, when another person said they had
seen a person drawn up into the disk, that Davenport said he got
interested.
He said he spoke briefly with Kelley and Point Township police, but they stopped returning his calls.
Davenport's site, at www.nuforc.org/index.html, posts five to 25 reports of UFO sightings per day, he said.
Those that make it to the site are only those that "warrant attention," he said.
Davenport said he screens out those that are obvious hoaxes.
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HARVESTING THE HUMAN COMMODITY
WARNING: THE FOLLOWING POST CONTAINS GRAPHIC IMAGES AND VIDEO
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Presented by Butch Witkowski who is a MUFON volunteer investigator at the annual Pennsylvania Local MUFON conference.
"The Death of Todd Sees" - UFO Truth Conference WA 2011 - National UFO Reporting Center Director Peter Davenport
For many years, there have been cases where the 'human mutilation'
phenomenon has been suspected as a cause or effect to human deaths
though, most cases have been officially ruled accidental.
A 1994 abduction case represented one of the most disturbing deaths of a
human being ever reported. The victim was subjected to brutal
mutilation, though the reality is that what happened to him is far more
disturbing than brutality. This was systematic mutilation. There was
specific surgical skill and human anatomy knowledge used as the
perpetrators removed the left eye, the left ear, the lips, the tongue,
and the jaw bone. As well, two perfectly round holes were incised into
the chest and the entire rectal trait was removed.
The body was found near the Guarapiranga reservoir, located south of the
city of São Paulo, Brazil. A actual copy of the autopsy report can be
found here.
From the autopsy report:
"We observed
the removal of the right and left orbital areas, emptying of the mouth
cavity, pharynx, oropharynx, neck, right and left armpit area, abdomen,
pelvic cavity, right and left groin area."
"The axillary regions on both sides
showed soft spots where organs had been removed. Incisions were made on
the face, internal thorax, abdomen, legs, arms, and chest. Shoulders and
arms have perforations of 1 to 1.5 inches in diameter where tissue and
muscles were extracted. The edges of the perforations were uniform and
so was their size. The chest had shrunk due to the removal of internal
organs."
"Cause of death...acute haemorhage in
multiple traumatisms. There is a component of causa mortis by vagus
stimulation" (implying cardio-respiratory arrest caused by extreme
pain). "The victim shows injuries with vital reaction characteristics,
i.e., there is the component "torture". The suggested modus operandi is:
incisions in soft parts and natural orifices using sucking devices".
We are to assume that the victim was alive during these procedures and
most likely succumbed to blood loss and extreme pain. Some may ask if
humans could have performed this horror...and I would have to say 'yes'.
But the circumstances make that theory less than likely since it
appears no restraints or weapons were involved and the residents of this
area would not have the expertise to accomplish this feat.
Another incident was that of Sgt. Jonathan Lovette, who worked at the
White Sands Missile Range. While on a two-man mission to collect debris
from outside of the base perimeter, something unusual occurred.
Lovette’s companion returned in terror to the base and claimed he had
seen Lovette whisked into a flying disk by some kind of tentacle-like
appendage which descended from the vehicle. Days later, Lovette’s body
was found, mutilated almost beyond recognition. As in many cattle
mutilations, the genitals, rectum and eyes had been cored out and the
body was drained of blood. Lovette’s companion was initially charged
with murder but the charges were later dropped.
In Great Britain there was the case of Zygmunt Adamski. An immigrant
from Poland who had come to Great Britain during the war and settled
there afterwards. The 57 year-old Mr. Adamski disappeared one night
while walking to a local shop to buy some potatoes. His body was found
four days later at the top of coal pit, approximately 30 miles away.
There were strange burn marks on his body, and it looked as if some kind
of ointment had been used to treat them.
Discussions with local health experts were unable to identify this
unknown ointment. Local officials had seen strange lights in the sky on
the night Adamski’s body was found. The coroner pronounced the death as
baffling and said that it's mysterious nature lent credence to the "UFO
theory."
These
incidents are just a small sample of this phenomenon. If these
mutilations were carried out by an intelligent alien species then the
question must be asked...what are their real intentions? People go
missing daily. Hundreds of thousands have never been found...without a
trace. Are we considered a commodity to alien species?
Engineer and geologist Phil Schneider, who died in the 1990's due to a
suspicious death claimed that world military and political powers have
been in,
"constant conflict with the outer space alien" both underground and on the surface. These aliens he stated, included the Small Greys, the Large Greys, and the Reptilians.
Read for another reference go to
UFO Media Matters: UFOs And Human Mutilations
Sources:
nuforc.org/
rense.com/
pressenterpriseonline.com/
unknowncountry.com/
alienvideo.net
abovetopsecret.com
theparacast.com
ufoencounters.co.uk
crowdedskies.com
thenephilimfiles.com
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