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MIAMI, Florida (CNN) -- He was black and white, the perfect gift for the 6-year-old daughter of Donna and Ronald Gleason. His name was Tommy.
The death and mutilation of Tommy the cat has been linked to a serial pet killer, say police in Miami, Florida.
On Thursday, the list of confirmed cat deaths and mutiliations grew to 19 pets, police said. They are looking into another 14 feline fatalities.
The Gleasons do not want their daughter's name to be published. Donna Gleason asked the child to leave the room before telling CNN the gruesome details of what happened to their cat.
"Part of his skin was missing underneath ... and part of his legs," Gleason said. "He was partially skinned."
Miami-Dade County police say Tommy's demise is part of a string of sadistic feline fatalities that have occurred recently in the Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay areas of southern Miami-Dade County, south of Miami.
Miami-Dade Police spokesman Bobby Williams said two of the cat carcasses were "posed." He said that anyone capable of such cruelty toward and torture of an animal "is disturbed at some sort of level."
The crimes began May 13. A reward of up to $10,000 has been offered for any information leading to an arrest.
Police have been inundated with dozens of phone calls from people who have discovered dead cats throughout the community. Investigators have determined that most of the cases are not related to the string of cat killings. The number grew from 12 to 15 to 19 in just the past two days.
Ronald Gleason found Tommy lying in their yard May 25. At first, he thought his family's pet had been killed by a dog, but a closer look revealed the cruelty behind his death.
Tommy was a gift for the Gleasons' little girl. She desperately wanted a cat, Donna Gleason said. She searched for a cat that could get along with their dog, but none of the shelter cats they brought home was compatible.
"We prayed that we would find a nice cat that liked our dog, and a few days later, he just showed up at our front door," Donna Gleason said. Tommy was adopting them.
The Gleasons put signs up in the neighborhood, and when no one claimed him, they kept Tommy.
"It's disturbing to know that this happened right in front of your house, while you're sleeping inside," Donna Gleason said. "I'm not terrified, but I'm not sleeping as well as I used to."
Others in south Miami-Dade County are telling similar stories. A woman whose Siamese mix cat, Caesar, was killed and mutilated didn't want her name published.
"This person killed my cat. He doesn't need to know anything else about me," she said. "I don't know if it's a gang initiation thing or a satanic ritual thing, but to do what he's doing, he has to be extremely sick."
The month-long cat-killing spree has police concerned.
"We're telling people to be aware where their cats are at. Keep your pets inside," said Williams, the police spokesman.
"If anyone looks or acts suspicious, call police," he added. "Have us come out there and check them out. This could be the missing link we're looking for."
For the Gleasons and 11 other cat owners, it's too late. All they can do is break the news gently to a little girl who always wanted a kitty.
"She loved him and played with him every morning. ... She just misses him," Donna Gleason said.
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"We told her that Tommy was killed by an animal," she said.
Then she added, "Well, an animal did kill him."
KEEP YOUR KITTENS INDOORS!!!!
Watch out for old wiggers abducting "nigger fish" also.
Money is going to go all Punisher on the city of Miami. :menace:
Jaron sucks at copying and pasting.
Man that's just sick. :(
Pet serial killer? :lol:
Jesus christ. When I was a kid, that's what sick fucks did, but nobody ever used such an emotionally-charged term as 'serial killer'.
Personally, I blame PETA and their ilk, for convincing people that animals aren't just objects.
Quote from: garbon on June 11, 2009, 06:10:00 PM
Jaron sucks at copying and pasting.
I'm sorry I don't perform up to your requisite standards, Kyle. :(
Quote from: Caliga on June 11, 2009, 06:06:00 PM
Money is going to go all Punisher on the city of Miami. :menace:
He can borrow my bazooka for baking the perp's getaway car. :angry:
Quote from: Neil on June 11, 2009, 06:40:15 PM
Pet serial killer? :lol:
Jesus christ. When I was a kid, that's what sick fucks did, but nobody ever used such an emotionally-charged term as 'serial killer'.
They're practicing.
Quote from: Caliga on June 11, 2009, 06:06:00 PM
Money is going to go all Punisher on the city of Miami. :menace:
I'll do it for him when I'm down there in a couple weeks. :menace:
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 11, 2009, 06:33:01 PM
Man that's just sick. :(
Tim, are you a vegetarian? Because otherwise you support animal holocaust with your money, so the fact that there is simply a serial killer out there shouldn't faze you.
Quote from: Neil on June 11, 2009, 06:40:15 PM
Pet serial killer? :lol:
Jesus christ. When I was a kid, that's what sick fucks did, but nobody ever used such an emotionally-charged term as 'serial killer'.
Personally, I blame PETA and their ilk, for convincing people that animals aren't just objects.
Cattle farm: Cow death camp. :(
We had a "serial cat killer" in our bit of North London who carried out a variety of mutilations, decapitations and skinnings. When the RSPCA investigated, it turned out they all died by different everyday means - being run over, fights with vicious digs and foxes etc. It was just a mass of reporting that made it seem like an evil phenomenon.
Bloody journalists :mad:
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Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 11, 2009, 06:33:01 PM
Man that's just sick. :(
Tim, are you a vegetarian? Because otherwise you support animal holocaust with your money, so the fact that there is simply a serial killer out there shouldn't faze you.
Cats>Cows.
Zap to the head>brutal mutilation.
The M16 treatment would have been better.
So how long until Dexter gets this one?
Quote from: Iormlund on June 12, 2009, 07:01:07 AM
So how long until Dexter gets this one?
Killing animals wouldn't qualify under Harry's code.
Man, what a lame serial killer. Don't even have the cojones to attack humans, so he turns to cats instead.
Unfortunately, cat killing carries neither capital nor life-imprisonement sentences. Maybe he found a solution to all these wannabee serial-killers out there. :lol:
Quote from: Drakken on June 12, 2009, 10:03:46 AM
Man, what a lame serial killer. Don't even have the cojones to attack humans, so he turns to cats instead.
He's still in training. He'll move on to kids and the elderly soon enough.
The killing spree continues... aren't the police trying to do something? :(
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Cat Killings Increasingly Violent
Tips Lead Police To Several Persons Of Interest
POSTED: Wednesday, June 10, 2009
UPDATED: 10:00 am EDT June 12, 2009
PALMETTO BAY, Fla. -- Three more cats were found slain in Palmetto Bay on Thursday morning, and police said the cat killings that began in April are growing more violent.
Chloe, a striped 12-year-old tabby cat, was discovered Thursday morning with her body chopped into pieces. Her owner, Joylene Ceballos, cried when she heard the news.
"I grew up with that cat, and then you wake up one morning and it's murdered. It's a sick, twisted crime for no reason," Ceballos said.
Chloe was among three cats found killed Thursday in the same Palmetto Bay neighborhood. Each cat was placed in plain sight for residents to find.
"It's just really awful. It is really, really an awful sight," Ceballos said.
Miami-Dade police said that since April, 33 cases involving dead cats have been reported. Eighteen of the cases, which involved a total of 19 dead cats, have been confirmed as animal cruelty, police said. Those cases happened in Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and Kendall.
Investigators believe a group of people could be responsible for the cat killings.
"These individuals are very inhumane. These are innocent animals. It's a very cowardly act. We are actively working this case to bring closure to this," said Detective Aida Fina-Milian of the Miami-Dade Police Department.
Meanwhile, dozens of tips to Crimestoppers have led police to persons of interest, but no arrests have been made.
"They have no heart," Ceballos said.
Five Cats' Bodies Found Wednesday
Five cats were discovered slain Wednesday in Palmetto Bay. Three cats' bodies were found Wednesday morning near Southwest 87th Avenue and 146th Street, Local 10's Jen Herrera reported.
"I just saw some people with the animal police taking out cats in garbage bags and putting them inside the truck, and I heard just two days ago there was another one in Palmetto Bay, where they skinned a cat," said witness Matthew Edminsten. "If they're killing cats around here, hopefully I see this guy doing it."
At about noon, a cat belonging to a police officer was found killed in a front lawn.
"Everyone in the neighborhood knows it's a police officer's house. Another police officer lives right across the street. It's just crazy someone has the nerve to do this," resident Michael Miller told Herrera.
A woman who lives near Southwest 160th Street and 84th Avenue found a fifth cat's body in her front yard on Wednesday afternoon. At about 4 p.m., the resident went for a walk and didn't see the cat. She returned an hour later to find the cat's body, which she believes was thrown into her yard in broad daylight.
Families are on edge as the cat killings continue in Palmetto Bay, Cutler Bay and Kendall.
"It's scary. I've got three cats. I think the whole thing is absolutely bizarre," said resident Robert Holley. "I can't believe somebody can cruise up and down or not be seen as suspicious. It's really eerie."
Last week, one of Wayne Edwards' cats was found mutilated on a neighbor's front lawn.
"You can't catch a cat. You can walk in my yard right now, and they'd scatter, just like that. How he is getting them, I don't know," Edwards said.
Edwards has organized a neighborhood patrol that he said would continue until a suspect is arrested.
"I patrol. There's another lady that patrols with me. We take turns. I'm going to find him. If they don't find him, I will," Edwards said.
The reward for information leading to an arrest in the case is up to $12,000.
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I bet that bitchy ass Edwards dude will be human victim #1
Quote from: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 10:52:43 AM
At about noon, a cat belonging to a police officer was found killed in a front lawn.
"Everyone in the neighborhood knows it's a police officer's house. Another police officer lives right across the street. It's just crazy someone has the nerve to do this," resident Michael Miller told Herrera.
Wow, these fuckers have balls of steel.
It's a cat-astrophe. :(
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It's a cat-astrophe. :(
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"You can't catch a cat. You can walk in my yard right now, and they'd scatter, just like that. How he is getting them, I don't know," Edwards said.
I'm guessing bacon.
Our cat would be an easy victim - she loves people. Her reaction to strangers is to walk right up to them and demand affection.
Woe to the man CdM catches trying to kill his cat.
Quote from: HVC on June 12, 2009, 11:03:43 AM
Woe to the man CdM catches trying to kill his cat.
OTOH, the niggerfish would have food for a *year* at least. Assuming CdM's freezer is big enough. :D
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Quote from: HVC on June 12, 2009, 11:03:43 AM
Woe to the man CdM catches trying to kill his cat.
OTOH, the niggerfish would have food for a *year* at least. Assuming CdM's freezer is big enough. :D
Tell me the truth, Malthus. Did your people, the elders or whatnot, create Obama?
Quote from: Jaron on June 12, 2009, 11:06:45 AM
Tell me the truth, Malthus. Did your people, the elders or whatnot, create Obama?
I'd tell you, but then I'd have to mutilate your cat.
At least you people have given up on the gentile baby thing.
Quote from: Malthus on June 12, 2009, 11:00:55 AM
Her reaction to strangers is to walk right up to them and demand affection.
Sounds like my wife. <_<
Quote from: The Brain on June 12, 2009, 11:15:53 AM
Quote from: Malthus on June 12, 2009, 11:00:55 AM
Her reaction to strangers is to walk right up to them and demand affection.
Sounds like my wife. <_<
And since when have you had a wife? :yeahright:
Looks like they caught the scumbag! :menace:
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31354464/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/
QuoteTeen accused of cat mutilations
Tips led to surveillance of parents' house
updated 2 hours, 19 minutes ago
MIAMI - A teenager was arrested early Sunday and accused of committing a string of gruesome cat mutilation deaths that had horrified residents of his Miami area community, authorities said.
For the past month, shocked pet owners in the Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay neighborhoods have reported finding more than two dozen cats killed and mutilated. Some of the dead cats were missing fur and appeared to have been cut with a sharp, straight instrument, police said.
Tyler Weinman, 18, was taken into custody early Sunday at a party, police said. Weinman was charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary.
Police put the home of one of Weinman's parents under surveillance several weeks ago after receiving tips from community members, said Miami-Dade Police Department Maj. Julie Miller.
"This terrible time has drawn us together as a community, further emphasizing the importance of knowing our neighbors, communicating with each other, and always staying vigilant to suspicious activities whenever or wherever they may occur in our village," said Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flinn.
Weinman was being questioned by police Sunday. It wasn't clear if he had an attorney. Messages left at phone numbers for his parents were not immediately returned.
In all, the deaths of more than 30 cats were under investigation, but Miller said some of those cats were likely killed by dogs. She said additional arrests might be forthcoming, but she declined to name other suspects.
"I sincerely hope that with his arrest, the residents will feel relieved and their cats will be safe once again," said State Attorney Katherine Fernandez Rundle. "It is expected that the vicious crimes that have plagued these communities will not be repeated."
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press
I smell scapegoat!
:Joos
It all makes perfect sense now.
Quote from: Jaron on June 14, 2009, 01:31:36 PM
I smell scapegoat!
I guess he moved on to larger animals. :P
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 12, 2009, 11:17:11 AM
And since when have you had a wife? :yeahright:
She's on the wall.
QuotePolice put the home of one of Weinman's parents under surveillance several weeks ago after receiving tips from community members,
Somebody always knows something.
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 14, 2009, 05:41:28 PM
QuotePolice put the home of one of Weinman's parents under surveillance several weeks ago after receiving tips from community members,
Somebody always knows something.
So CdM what would you have done if you caught this guy going after your cat?
Quote from: jimmy olsen on June 14, 2009, 08:06:42 PM
Quote from: CountDeMoney on June 14, 2009, 05:41:28 PM
QuotePolice put the home of one of Weinman's parents under surveillance several weeks ago after receiving tips from community members,
Somebody always knows something.
So CdM what would you have done if you caught this guy going after your cat?
Dude, I found my cat in the Uplands projects. She is a true niggytat, representin' sa Wes'side.
She'd twist that nigga's cap off faster than he could say "Meow Mix", and slice him good.
Nice kid
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QuoteMIAMI – The answer to mysterious cat killings that horrified pet owners and disturbed residents of two South Florida communities for months was not far away from where the animals' mutilated bodies were discovered, authorities say.
In some cases, investigators said the suspect was just a few houses away.
Tyler Hayes Weinman, whose divorced parents live in the neighborhoods where many of the cats were killed, was charged Sunday with 19 counts each of animal cruelty and improperly disposing of an animal body.
"It's shocking to think that someone who lives right here and is our neighbor would do something like this," said Thomas Shad, a Cutler Bay resident whose black cat, Miss Kitty, was among the dead. The body of the small feral cat — which Shad and his wife, Mary Lou, had fed and cared for about a year — was found behind an abandoned house, near the hedges where she slept.
"Now we feel like we can let our cats out of the patio," said Shad, as the couple's new kitten, Miss Prissy, played near his feet. "Perhaps we have part of our life back."
Authorities said they had been watching Weinman for some time. A few weeks ago, investigators swept in to interview him on his prom night, neighbors said, picking him up in his tuxedo before the big dance. He was arrested at a party on Sunday.
I hope he got laid, because he'll be in prison for a VERY long time. Like, maybe 6 months even.
Quote from: Jos Theelen on June 15, 2009, 03:38:07 AM
Tyler Hayes Weinman, whose divorced parents .
Divorced children. Always fucked up! :rolleyes:
Quote from: Octavian on June 15, 2009, 04:25:04 AM
Quote from: Jos Theelen on June 15, 2009, 03:38:07 AM
Tyler Hayes Weinman, whose divorced parents .
Divorced children. Always fucked up! :rolleyes:
I see. So because the number of divorces has risen substantially in the past, younger people are more fucked up than elder people. Look at Iran, it has a lot of young people -> unrest.
Quote from: Jaron on June 15, 2009, 04:08:42 AM
I hope he got laid, because he'll be in prison for a VERY long time. Like, maybe 6 months even.
Hey now, he's not going to prison. Juvenile detention, which in Miami means he'll have to bunk with a bunch of filthy Mexicans. That'll scare him straight.
Killing cats is heinous. It isnt murder, and animal rights is a misnomer, but if nothing else he has caused their owners emotional trauma. He deserves punishment, but i'm loathe to see it described as murder. That's a very explosive term for a comparatively minor, if abberant, behaviour.
His parents need to whup his ass though.
Quote from: Jaron on June 15, 2009, 04:08:42 AM
I hope he got laid, because he'll be in prison for a VERY long time. Like, maybe 6 months even.
If he didn't get laid, with that face he will sure get laid in prison. :D