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CAT Tracks for June 17, 2009
BE ON THE LOOKOUT

With apologies to Waylon and Willie (that's Jennings and Nelson for all you young city-slickers out there)...

There's a killer (or killers) on the loose.


Now, in the interests of justice...

I strongly believe in the underlying American judicial principle that "a person in innocent until proven guilty." (Okay, okay, I confess...I still think OJ did it!)

So...Tyler Weinman, the teen accused of killing and mutilating at least 19 cats in South Florida deserves his day in court. And, since they let "people killers" out on bail, the same courtesy/right should be extended to an accused "cat killer".

If Tyler did it, then be forewarned...he's "out there". If Tyler is indeed innocent, then the cat killer has always been out there, so BEWARE...


Have to admit, I am unmoved by the pleadings of "family friends"...testaments that Tyler's mother "can’t believe this is happening"...or descriptions of Tyler as "smart, polite, a nice young man".

Where have I heard that before???

Isn't that what they always say about captured serial killers, mass murderers, et al. It's always the nice, quiet ones...

But, AGAIN...give Tyler the benefit of the doubt...his day in court.

However...

Being an "Old Testament" kinda guy...if the jury finds Tyler (or somebody else) guilty as sin...put him/her behind bars...as in the bars of a cage...a Big Cat cage. Give kitty's distant Big Cat Cousin his 15 minutes of fame. Heck, I'm magnanimous. You can even hand the perpetrator a pocket knife as he/she enters the cage...a pocket knife with a cat-claw size blade.

Here kitty, kitty, kitty...

From the JustNews.com Website...

Link to Original Story

Accused Cat Killer Released From Jail

Teen To Attend Counseling

PALMETTO BAY, Fla. -- Tyler Weinman, the teen accused of killing and mutilating at least 19 cats in South Florida in recent months has been released from jail.

Weinman, 18, posted bond on Tuesday, but could not be released pending results of his psychiatric evaluation.

Judge John Thornton released Weinman, saying the teen was "competent" to be released under electronic monitoring. Thornton said Weinman would be allowed to attend the counseling recommended by a doctor.

Weinman's father and stepmother were present at the hearing but they left the courtroom without comment.

Family Friends React To Arrest

As Weiman awaited the results of a psychiatric evaluation to determine his immediate fate, friends of the Weiman family spoke with Local 10 about the man police said is responsible for killing and mutilating at least 19 cats in his South Florida community.

They described him as "smart, polite, a nice young man" -- the polar opposite of the teen accused of 19 counts of animal cruelty, four counts of burglary and 19 counts of improper disposing of an animal's body.

Friends told Local 10's Jonathan Vigliotti that the family has taken their son’s arrest very hard.

“She’s a good person. She volunteers and takes care of the elderly. She can’t believe this is happening,” said Robert Ehrman about Weinman’s mother, Alba.

The two moved in across the street from Ehrman 3 years ago, after the teen's mother separated from his father.

Alba Weinmen spoke with Ehrman the night her son was arrested.

"She was just devastated, shaken that this would happen," Ehrman said.

Friends of Weinman’s father and stepmother said they are overwhelmed by the development.

Since Weinman's arrest, the family's personal information -- from phone numbers to addresses -- has been published on blogs throughout the Internet. The Wienmans have allegedly received threatening phone calls at home and at work.

Detectives said they have no doubt Weinman is the ringleader of a group that stalked, captured and violently killed cats ins the Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay area. Miami-Dade police say that of the 33 dead cats reported since April, 19 of them are being linked to Weinman.

If found guilty, Weinman could face time in prison. But family friends said that until then, it is important to treat him as innocent until proven guilty.