Here is town with a weird history of mutilation. It reminds me of the reports about some towns that have almost every child declared handicapped, so momma gets paid to sit on her ass. I had to share this story of the bizarre.
http://www.sptimes.com/2007/09/02/Life/Dismembered_again.shtml
You’ll see how the author puts all this together in the end, when the reason for this history review is reveled.