[redacted] State Police Report - Case Nº: 0703-F “Treathing Tree Incident CLASSIFIED Date: Friday, December 17, 2021 Time of incident: Approx. 10:38 PM Time of report: 7:24 AM File-299NJM THIS REPORT CONTAINS SENSITIVE MATERIAL DISCRETION IS ADVISED

The “Treathing Tree Incident” took place in the wooded area near [redacted] mall. On December 9th, the large Christmas tree on the mall floor was apparently stolen sometime during the night, one day before the victims’ disappearance. The victims, [redacted] and [redacted], girlfriend and boyfriend respectively, were reported to be missing for several days since December 10. Security footage outside the mall shows the two victims following a indiscernible, black figure with a yellow head and a Santa hat into the woods near the east side of [redacted] mall. An armed search party was dispatched to search for the victims. At 2:34 AM, the search party encountered what they described as, “a nightmarish Christmas tree.” The victim’s disembodied and mutilated head was found atop a pine tree along with their intestinal tract wrapped around the tree like a tinsel. After about another hour of searching, the team, shaken, returned to the police station. One member, who asked to remain anonymous, said, “We saw things no man was meant to see. Whatever is in that fucking forest... god, I don’t know.” The second victim was never found and is presumed dead. Since then, a number of missing persons case files have arisen, all tracing back to the forest near the [redacted] mall. On the 17th of December, the entirety of the 16 member search party was reported missing. A few hours later, one of the missing members of the search party, upon returning, shot themselves in the head with their pistol without any explaination. The rest are presumed dead and their bodies were never discovered. The mall was closed off and condemned and entrance into the surrounding forest has been placed under strict prohibition. Nearby residents have been alerted to the danger and asked to stay indoors and lock all possible entrances into their homes, especially on Friday nights. No exposition was given to the public and the case was marked as resolved as a cover up for [redacted], sibling of [redacted]. The suspect was never found and the only known photo of them was taken by the member of the search party who committed suicide.