Serial Killers such as Jeffrey Dahmer, Ted Bundy, David Berkowitz, and Albert DiSalvo (The Boston Strangler) are known to have killed and tortured animals as children before moving on to their human victims. Obviously, there are many factors that lead someone to murder or serial killing, but that constant link is animal abuse.
It has been researched and noted by the FBI that there is a correlation between serial killers and animal abuse/torture. They have linked animal cruelty to domestic violence, child abuse and serial killings.
A study done by North Eastern University and the Massachusetts SPCA found that people who abuse animals are five times more likely to abuse humans than people who do not.
A majority of people on death row for murder admit to having abused animals as children.
MIAMI - A South Florida teenager was arrested early Sunday and accused of killing and mutilating the cats of his neighbors — a disturbing string of deaths that has horrified residents and shaken animal lovers in two Miami-area communities.
Tyler Hayes Weinman, 18, was taken into custody at a party, police said.
"In the past month, residents 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 — neighbors said some had been skinned — and appeared to have been cut with a sharp, straight instrument, police said.
"It's shocking to think that someone who lives right here and is our neighbor could do something like this," said Thomas Shad, whose small black cat, Miss Kitty, was among those killed. Shad, whose house is near Weinman's, said he had suspected a local resident might be behind the killings, which were first reported in May.
Police said they have been watching the house where Weinman stays with his mother, and neighbors said he was taken to the police station for an interview on his prom night a few weeks ago.
HE MISSED THE PROM--A RUINED MAN FOR LIFE?
Weinman was still wearing a tuxedo when officers whisked him away that night, they said, and he missed the dance."If they do get the wrong guy and it's not him, they've ruined his life as it is right now," said 19-year-old Kyle Hantzis, who lives next door to Weinman.
Twice arrested as a juvenile
Hantzis, who said his father dates Weinman's mother, called the teenager quiet and well-spoken. Authorities said Weinman was spending his summer doing odd jobs, and an online profile on Facebook.com says that he graduated from Miami Palmetto Senior High this spring.
By Sunday afternoon, there was already a group on the popular social networking Web site which listed its name in all capital letters as "Tyler Weinman Cat Mutilator! Justice For Miami Cat Mutilations!"
Police said Weinman was twice arrested as a juvenile, though they said they could not provide details about his previous run-ins with the law. Hantzis said he had a hard time picturing the teen as a serial cat killer."I don't think, the way he acts and his demeanor, I don't think he could physically do it."
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6 comments:
Say his myspace page, has a great shot of him and his girlfriend. Oh, I mean old girlfriend, I think he'll get a new one in jail pretty soon.
I thought that Jewish kids were kind; if he is convicted, I will have to change my mind!
Your comment was stupid on so many levels.
anyone have a link to his myspace/facebook?
I second the third comment (from Sunday, July 12, 2009 5:03:00 PM GMT-05:00): Maneshevitz, how on Earth could you possibly believe such an absolute generalization to hold?!
This, for instance, is a genuine case of “racist” thinking, in the sense that you are willing to apply a very broad attribute to every single individual of a given ethnic group on the sole basis of a generalized prejudice — whether somewhat justified or not as this is beyond the point here. Very foolish indeed.
What’s more, Jewish ritual slaughtering of animals is extremely cruel, so there is no reason whatsoever to think any given Jewish individual would necessarily make a great deal of compassion towards animals since he good be practicing judaïsm.
To go back to the main subject, I would say testing the teenager for sociopathy would be a sound idea, both for the investigation and the trial; unfortunately, as far as I know, the legal system seems to be rather unaware of this kind of concern and reliable techniques.
yes because of course everybody knows you goto jail for killing cats...LOL!!
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