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Mutant-Fingered Dead Man Found On Plum Island
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Jen Carlson
Published Jan 15, 2010
Modified Jan 15, 2010
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Since Plum Island gave us the Montauk Monster (unsubstantiated!), it's only fair that they get something in return. On that note, the Daily News reports that a tall, white male with extremely long fingers has washed up on the medical testing site's shore. A security guard discovered the partially decomposed body yesterday in a restricted access area, and an autopsy will be performed to determine the cause of death, but no trauma was noticed. Conspiracy theorists: maybe the long-fingered man didn't wash up on the shore, maybe he was trying to escape!
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