Thread: Miami Serial Killings

Not people but cats. I can't lie, i'm a cat lover and have a 12+ year old cat and honestly had a hard time reading this whole story

http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/11/...led/index.html

Originally Posted by 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 black and white tuxedo cat was one of a dozen pets that have been killed and mutilated recently by someone in the Miami area, police said.

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.

"We told her that Tommy was killed by an animal," she said.

What would be the penalty for someone caught doing this I wonder.

Look up the statutes for animal cruelty. I bet a fine and a few weeks in jail.

What if it's a homeless person eating them? Or one of those urban legend satanic cults they told you about around halloween time when you were a kid? lol. They always kidnapped cats and did....THINGS....to them, lol.

Originally Posted by Consultant

Look up the statutes for animal cruelty. I bet a fine and a few weeks in jail.

What if it's a homeless person eating them? Or one of those urban legend satanic cults they told you about around halloween time when you were a kid? lol. They always kidnapped cats and did....THINGS....to them, lol.

I doubt a homeless person would "pose" them..

As for the penalty...If someone did something like that to my pup....They better pray the cops get them before I do...and that is no joke.

Whoever is doing this is a Sick, Cruel Individual.

Sad to think that he/she might get away with it With His/her punishment Being nothing more than a Slap on the wrist, and A Timeout in the corner.

What Axis said is true. It might not be to long until This person Decides that they want More of a thrill, and decide To go after people. I Hope that they get caught Before then.

Originally Posted by Langrad

Not that light a punishment...
Animal Cruelty Punishments

Animal cruelty in the first degree:
Class C Felony
Fine up to $10,000
Imprisonment up to 5 years

Animal cruelty in the second degree (except section: (2)(c)):
Misdemeanor
Fine up to $1,000
Imprisonment up to 90 days

Animal cruelty in the second degree (section (2)(c)—if animal is abandoned and suffers bodily harm or is at substantial risk for suffering bodily harm:
Gross Misdemeanor
Fine up to $5,000
Imprisonment up to 1 year

If he gets tried for each case (12) thats upto 60 years and $120,000. Im betting this is first degree animal cruelty.

from what i read its 19 cases, so closer to 95 years. Granted he should get at least 50 years if it was only one case

Man people are screwed up in the head... I knew a guy who stabbed a cat and watched it die, hence why I don't even talk this guy anymore and haven't since... to bad the cats can't take the law into their own hands..