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Serial Cat Killer in Miami...been going on for months now.

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Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: Preyhunter
The cat owners are at fault for the death of their cats. If the owners were not negligent and incompetent in letting the cats out of the house in the first place, none of this would have ever happened.
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Just so I understand how it works in your world do you also believe assault victims are at fault just because they were on the streets, rape victims at fault because they are women, theft victims at fault just because they left their car parked outside? Hopefully what you meant was that if a cat owner really wanted to ensure the safety of their cat they would keep it in their house where it would be safest but the only fault here lies squarely with the sick individual(s) that are perpetrating these crimes, not the victims.
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No, what I mean is that the parents of a child can be held responsible for anything that the child does or anything bad that happens to the child. Why should a cat be any different?

Really, what you said about the cat owner ensuring the safety of their cats is where I'm coming from. They might not have sliced their own cats open, but they have to share some of the blame in this situation. Personal responsibility is a rarity in this society.
 
The thing that doesn't seem right about these killings is the way the cats are being found. If you look at serial killers or people that kill animals, they don't do it in the persons back yard. They catch the animal, carry it home and kill them there. Lots of these cats are showing up skinned or mutilated and I find it hard to believe that someone is going into peoples yards and doing this without ever having been seen. There may be someone doing it, but I would be checking the area for bobcat tracks as they do similar damage to house cats that cross their path.
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
If I caught someone doing that to one of my cats, the cops would have a hard time finding all the pieces of that piece of shit.
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Shens. Even if someone killed my entire family, it would be very emotionally difficult to cut a body into pieces.
 
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: lxskllr
If I caught someone doing that to one of my cats, the cops would have a hard time finding all the pieces of that piece of shit.
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Shens. Even if someone killed my entire family, it would be very emotionally difficult to cut a body into pieces.
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Perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but a hospital trip would definitely be in his future ;^)
 
Originally posted by: Preyhunter
Originally posted by: Linflas
Originally posted by: Preyhunter
The cat owners are at fault for the death of their cats. If the owners were not negligent and incompetent in letting the cats out of the house in the first place, none of this would have ever happened.
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Just so I understand how it works in your world do you also believe assault victims are at fault just because they were on the streets, rape victims at fault because they are women, theft victims at fault just because they left their car parked outside? Hopefully what you meant was that if a cat owner really wanted to ensure the safety of their cat they would keep it in their house where it would be safest but the only fault here lies squarely with the sick individual(s) that are perpetrating these crimes, not the victims.
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No, what I mean is that the parents of a child can be held responsible for anything that the child does or anything bad that happens to the child. Why should a cat be any different?

Really, what you said about the cat owner ensuring the safety of their cats is where I'm coming from. They might not have sliced their own cats open, but they have to share some of the blame in this situation. Personal responsibility is a rarity in this society.
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So is intelligence, apparently.

/facepalm
 
Originally posted by: lxskllr
Originally posted by: TallBill
Originally posted by: lxskllr
If I caught someone doing that to one of my cats, the cops would have a hard time finding all the pieces of that piece of shit.
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Shens. Even if someone killed my entire family, it would be very emotionally difficult to cut a body into pieces.
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Perhaps a bit of hyperbole, but a hospital trip would definitely be in his future ;^)
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i probably could chop up someone...I used to eat with one hand and dissect with the other.

The person would have really had to piss me off though I give plenty of second chances.
 
Wow that's brutal. I hope he's caught and that he gets a HUGE penalty. I say slice him open and let him hang by his balls. Spread honey on him and tenderize him with a pellet gun (1000's of shots) for the next bear or big animal that comes by.

Though I don't know how people let their cats outside, especially unattended. There are too many crazy people out there to do that. It's like leaving a 2 year old roaming alone in the neighborhood. (yeah, cats are smarter, but they can still fall victim as they are still weaker)
 
Glad that they caught him. That lady toward the end if the video seemed like she was from a murder/suspense movie hehe..
 
Online postings led police to suspect in cat killings
Miami-Dade police announce arrest of cat-killer suspect
Miami-Dade police announce the arrest of Tyler Weinman in connection with the cat killings that have rocked South Dade.
For The Miami Herald
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Miami-Dade police announce arrest of cat-killer suspect
Miami-Dade police announce the arrest of Tyler Weinman in connection with the cat killings that have rocked South Dade.
For The Miami Herald

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BY JOSE PAGLIERY, ANDREA ASUAJE AND ROBERT SAMUELS
jpagliery@MiamiHerald.com

The teenager accused of mutilating more than a dozen cats in South Miami-Dade was not the reserved yet rabid killer some expected. He was a dog-loving class clown, a swim class instructor, an 18-year-old who grew up before the eyes of the four-legged victims' families.

He appeared to be appalled by the horrific killings, and joined the Facebook group ``Catch the Cat Killer!''

Police said they were not fooled. They said Tyler Hayes Weinman's social networking led them to him. Sunday, Weinman was arrested in connection with 19 gruesome cat-killings.

The former Miami Palmetto Senior High School student split his time between divorced parents who lived in Palmetto Bay and Cutler Bay, the communities where the killings took place. Police, working with tips gathered from the community and reading his Facebook and MySpace pages, kept Weinman under surveillance for weeks.

Saturday night, he went to a party at the home of Kevin Corona in Coral Gables. Around midnight, investigators thoroughly searched his mother's house. Around 12:30 a.m., two men in plain shirts and jeans walked into Corona's house and asked for Weinman. Then, they quietly walked him outside.

''Enjoy the party,'' Corona recalled one of them saying. The men turned out to be undercover cops.

At 1:23 p.m. Sunday, Weinman was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center, with bail set at $154,500.

When it came time to take his mug shot, the clean-cut Weinman flashed a half-smile.

He was charged with 19 counts of felony animal cruelty, 19 counts of improperly disposing of an animal body and four counts of burglary. Each of the felony counts carries a minimum mandatory fine of $5,000, six months in prison and psychological counseling.

Weinman's attorney, David Macey, said his client is innocent. His parents, Alba and Douglas, could not be reached Sunday for comment.

Politicians and law enforcement agents had harsh words about the suspect.

Miami-Dade County Commissioner Katy Sorenson, who represents the area, called him ``twisted and depraved, somehow really not right as a human being.''

''Thankfully, for this community,'' Sorenson said, ``the terror has come to an end.''

Palmetto Bay Mayor Eugene Flinn said a motive is hard to fathom: ``No one here can get in the head of a person capable of such a heinous act.''

Left unexplained are 15 other cat deaths in the area that police have not tied to Weinman. Some or all of those cats may have been killed by dogs, authorities said.

Miami-Dade Police Maj. Julie Miller said the investigation was continuing and that it could stretch into other jurisdictions.

Police said Weinman sliced open some of the cats' bellies and gutted them, and often threw the carcasses onto their owners' front yards.

In the first known case on May 10 -- Mother's Day -- two cats were sliced open and left on a front yard. One of the animals was ''posed'' for shock effect, according to a police report.
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http://www.miamiherald.com/486/story/1097422.html
 
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