Posted on 01/12/2006 1:36:42 AM PST by beaversmom
A 20-year-old man was arrested after he admitted that he killed and beheaded a dog in Springtown in northern Parker County.
The dog was a stray dog that had a litter of puppies and that neighbors said befriended children in the neighborhood.
Eleven-year-old Christina DuPree found the dog's body sliced open and the head was left in a front yard.
"They would never feed her so I had to do something so that the puppies wouldn't die," DuPree said of the stray dog she tried to care for.
Police said the way the dog was killed was a serious animal cruelty crime. Also Online
Jim Douglas reports
"The dog was decapitated and the sword was stuck through the skull and the sword was stuck into the ground," said Deputy Bryan Eddlemon, Parker County Sheriff's Department.
Ricky Moore, 20, was the DuPree family's neighbor and was arrested for the dog's killing.
Sheriff's deputies said he left a phone message with the trailer park manager that described the killing.
"He explained that he went back into his residence and discovered the dog on his property and retrieved his sword and explained how he went after the dog at that point," Eddlemon said.
DuPree said the dog only growled when trying to protect her puppies.
"I called that dog 'Momma Dog,'" DuPree said. "I would always pet her."
Animal Control took in six puppies and immediately adopted out three of them.
"We have been trying to capture that dog for about three weeks," said an Animal Control worker. "She wouldn't come to anybody, [but] she would come to the little children around there because she loved children."
Investigators said the suspect said the dog attempted to bite him. Moore is free on bond, but could face up to two years in jail.
Three female puppies of the dog are up for adoption at the Weatherford Shelter that can be reached at (817) 598-4111.
I wonder, if the dog was mean and nobody could "catch" it, how did this guy get close enough to decapitate it.
If he was so afraid of the dog, he would not have risked getting close for fear of the dog jumping him. I bet the dog was meek and he just led it to the slaughter. Probably killed it with the sword, just to see what it felt like to do it. He looks EVIL.
And to ad to this, I love animals, but I also believe in protecting one's children and property from a dangerous animal. If he TRULY felt the animal was dangerous, a bullet would have been more humane and certainly less horrific to others. I can look at the guy and bet he "probably" owns a gun.
If this guy whacked the head off the dog, one which would have been more interesteed in feeding or protecting pups than looking for trouble, my bet is the dude has some serious problems.
Most people don't just go running around with a sword, so this was in some way premeditated--he had to leave the dog to get the weapon.
Maybe he was tired of the kids running back and forth, and wanted to stop that. Pretty gruesome for youngsters.
Maybe he felt like the conquering hero, and that is why he skewered the severed head with the sword.
Maybe he was on acid and thought he was fighting something more threatening.
Or worse yet---maybe he was just engrossed in his rich fantasy life.
Whatever the case, I wonder if you would want this guy for a neighbor?
I have to admit, with two smaller grandkids, I'd be concerned.
There are people who don't think people should do time for killing an animal, but this was not for food, nor, do I believe, for defense. Remember, chances are he had to go get the sword, or he came out with it looking for trouble. Spiking the severed head to the ground with it speaks to deeper problems.
I have a friend in FL who recently had an elderly pet euthanized. Would you believe the vet charged $200 to do this, requiring a full examination of the animal first?!!
The cat was 16! That would explain any and all health problems. I just could not believe that!
"post mordem"
Doggie insider ping, "post hastum"
This is the not-bad person who disemboweled and decapitated a nursing dog and then staged the corpse for maximum trauma to the local children who were feeding it.
Is anyone else curious about the possible appearance of the mentor who advised this not-bad person?
Personally, I think we'd see a picture of an invisible dog named Sam.
Where's that "Aww geez, not this sh!t again!" guy? They are just crawling out of the woodwork lately.
Agree.
My first thought as well.
"She wouldn't come to anybody, [but] she would come to the little children around there because she loved children."
Investigators said the suspect said the dog attempted to bite him.
Dogs know things.
Amazing.
Kaykay1 disappears in a puff of smoke, and you show up the same day.
"I know this young man personally."
Bull.
"I know this young man personally."
Yeah, right.
Yet another "these aren't bad kids" comment.
Like the kids who got kicked out of the book signing weren't bad kids, or so kaykay1 said.
"And the story is so very distorted."
Amazing, kaykay1 said the same thing about the kids who got kicked out of the booksigning.
"The Parker County DA's office have evidence that the dog was already dead."
Bunk.
"The said decapitation was post mordem."
It's post MORTEM, genius.
And likely untrue sincee there were people caring for the dog.
"He is not a bad person he was just following bad advise."
It's spelled 'advice', and good people do not decapitate dogs with swords, nor do they display the corpse for the kiddies.
And what kind of sick puke decapitates dogs that are already dead?!
Check the date on the thread. We got us a dead thread resurrecting troll. ;)
From the article:
A 20-year-old man was arrested after he admitted that he killed and beheaded a dog in Springtown in northern Parker County.
Funny, that doesn't mean the dog was already dead.
It could have been Sam, the world's ugliest dog. Maybe Sam's cause of death (last November) was the sight of Ricky Moore.
He looks like the Cryptkeeper, poor thing.
You are sick. Seek help or we will be forced to lock you up.
I would personally like to kick your butt......
His too....
Oh, and I have three swords of my own that I can use ;)
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