Weird NewsTHE GOAT FILES
Clue 1: A GOAT EXISTED
The first of thirty clues in an ongoing case that its lead investigator insists she will not discuss; the board has one card so far.
On air: Gloria Vance, Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte on BBN TonightPublished
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- First reported by BBN.
- Covered on BBN on Friday, October 16, 2026, at 7:20 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Gloria Vance, Hank Ledger, Chip Darnell and Dr. Nina Byte.
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“I do not discuss the goat. There was a goat. That is all I will say about it.”
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Clue 5: PRIOR VICTIMS
A herder in the case file says the goat has a history, though he would not name anyone; the case, officially, does not exist.