There were four reported open car break-in cases on the weekend of Feb. 17, and now the Federal Bureau of Investigation has sent down agents to take up the case.

FBI agents Fox Mulder and Dana Scully have been on UNI’s campus since the return from spring break to discover exactly who or what was involved in these auto vehicle break-ins.

One student victim of a car burglary, wishing to remain unnamed, said, “It still doesn’t seem like the case is making any sense. The FBI just keeps asking me questions about crop circles and the campus ghosts.”

One of the agents was willing to speak on the record with the Northern Iowan (NI) about the open cases.

“Let’s just say these cases have a…distinct smell to them. A certain…paranormal bouquet,” said Mulder.

Both agents have revisited the scenes of the crimes, which included the Dome North and West B lot and the Tech B lot. Mulder said they further discovered through a large scope of social media postings from UNI students around the time of the crime, that strange hooded figures with masks were seen running around campus.

One student witness, Drake Carter, a philosophy and alchemy double major, said, “I saw the guy. He was wearing a skeleton mask and dressed in a cult-like black-loose body suit.”

Carter also said that he wasn’t sure if the person he saw was really a person at all.

“I mean he would be walking, but then he’d start running on all fours but like a big cat if that makes sense,” said Carter. “It looked primal, like a panther or something.”

“I always start suspecting everyone and everything,” said Mulder. “Especially on a campus here like UNI. It can wear you down, but this ‘Panther Pride’ has made for a fascinating challenge. I think the answer to this case is closer to home than you’d think. There may be more to TC, TK and the ‘Fight Song’ than anyone here even realizes.”

UNI student Gabe Combes spoke previously to the NI about his car break-in experience.

“I don’t think I’ll get my stuff back,” said Combs. “But I do believe the FBI are getting to the bottom of this. Like they’ve found a witness — that’s a big step up.”

Scully would not comment on the active case, but did comment on her partner and her time on campus.

“It’s a quaint campus,” said Scully. “A good setting for a typical ‘90s crime drama.”

Scully also said that her partner has a penchant for saying the things he’s thinking as he’s thinking them, and to not take his ideas too seriously.

On getting to the end of the case, Mulder said he is confident he knows who the culprit is.

“UNI keeps great records through the Rod library and that’s all it took to narrow down the suspect,” said Mulder. “This is clearly a classic case of a were-panther gone rogue. Campus paper records show that the same trend of burglaries happened in the ‘90s — specifically 1992. It’s unfortunate that agents like us weren’t on those cases back then.”

As of press time, UNI public relations have not been in contact with the NI to either confirm or deny the Mulder’s suspicions.