"9 Early Warning Signs for Serial Killers"
#3. Torturing Small Animals - This is one of the strongest warning signs. Children who torture or kill small animals like squirrels, birds, cats, and dogs without showing remorse are highly likely to be sociopaths. Many serial killers kill to control others’ lives, and as children, small animals are the only lives they have the power to control.
When young, Jeffrey Dahmer impaled the heads of animals he killed on stakes in his yard (even admitting to having killed his own puppy and staking its head in the yard). By age eight Ted Bundy was killing animals, taking apart animals, setting animals on fire... John Wayne Gacy admitted to torturing, doing 'experiments' and killing small animals when he was a small boy.
Charges filed against youth suspect in cat shooting case
WASHINGTON -- Charges have been filed against a juvenile suspect in a case that made national headlines in February.
On Feb. 5, a cat was found impaled with an arrow in a Washington City park, close to death. The cat was transported to a local veterinary clinic, where it underwent various surgeries and treatments to address the arrow wound and resulting infections.
Surviving against all odds, the cat (named Quiver) was eventually released to the care of One More Chance animal rescue in St. George and, after further recovery, the veterinarian recently gave the thumbs up for her to be placed up for adoption.
Rewards were offered by various parties for information leading to the arrest of the individual responsible for shooting the cat. After receiving a number of tips from community members, the Washington City Police Department identified a 16-year-old male as the alleged shooter.
Charges were filed against the teen on March 6. He has been charged with cruelty to animals, which is a class B misdemeanor, and discharging a weapon within city limits, which is a class C misdemeanor.
No arrest has been made, said Deputy County Attorney Angela Adams, the juvenile court prosecutor, as these particular charges are not holdable offenses. If the charges were felony offenses, Adams said, the teen would be taken into custody.
[Why isn't he being charged with aggravated cruelty to animals??! He purposefully in a sadistic and depraved manner shot the arrow at the cat in an attempt to kill it.]
“Washington City Police Department investigated it thoroughly and gave me a good case to file charges,” Adams said.
A pretrial hearing will take place for the teen in early April, and Adams said she is currently putting together a plea agreement to be presented to his defender. Among conditions in the plea agreement, Adams plans to mandate that the teen undergo a mental health evaluation.
“To kind of see what the mind frame was behind the behavior,” she said. “Make sure there are no behavioral or mental health issues that need to be addressed.”
Adams has also been in touch with Kris Neal, the cat’s caregiver at One More Chance and president of the organization, to get her thoughts about restitution requirements for the teen. Adams has additionally received suggestions from community members in the case.
“I’m open to people’s thoughts,” she said.
Adams said the case could possibly be resolved at the pretrial hearing.
Because the defendant is a minor, his name is not being released to the public.
(SU Independent - Mar 20, 2014)
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