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A bizarre murder once occurred in Ohio, USA.
After a doctor's examination, it was found that the woman was covered in injuries and miserable. The murderer was the family's pet dog. Dog owners are very experienced and have a very deep relationship with their dogs. Why does attack its owner? Could it be that the pet dog is infected with rabid dog disease ?
However, judging from the wounds, the dog did not attack her vital parts, but mainly attacked her limbs, which seemed to be purposeful. The heroine was tortured to death while being bitten, so what is the truth?
In September 1998, a medical center in Cleverland, Ohio, USA received a distress call. The man on the phone claimed that his girlfriend had been attacked by a wild dog.
The man named Jeffrey Mann told the responding doctor that his girlfriend's injuries looked very serious and she was already dying. The most important thing was that the wild dog was missing.
The doctor felt that the matter was not trivial, so he and the police officer on duty Kevin went to the home of the person who called the police.
The door was opened by a young man with tears in his eyes. He took the doctor and Kevin to the bedroom.
The scene was a mess. A woman was lying naked on a black sofa, covered with a blood-stained white blanket. A blood-stained shirt, a pair of boots and a pair of underwear were scattered around the sofa.
When the doctor saw this, he rushed forward to rescue him.
"What's the matter with the wound on your head?" Kevin noticed an obvious wound on Mann's head.
"This... this is just an accident." Mann explained what happened intermittently.
This woman’s name is Angela Capra, she is 28 years old, and the two have been living together for some time.
A few hours ago, he went to a party with his girlfriend. When he got home, he felt sore all over his body. He tossed and turned in bed and couldn't fall asleep. For this reason, he took some painkillers because the pills had the side effect of drowsiness , so I fell asleep quickly, but my girlfriend Angela was still unfinished. She wanted to go out for a walk again.
I don’t know how long I slept. After Angela came back, she suddenly threw herself on the bed. Mann was woken up and his girlfriend told him that he was bitten by a wild dog while walking. Upon seeing this, Mann hurriedly carried her to the sofa in the bedroom. Because he was too panicked, he accidentally knocked the tea cup on the table to the ground, and scratched his forehead with the flying debris.
When he took off his girlfriend's clothes and wanted to check the wounds, he was frightened by the criss-crossing teeth marks, especially the bloody wounds on both arms. Such serious injuries made him very worried, so he quickly called for help.
Kevin frowned after hearing what he said. Based on the situation at the scene, he always felt that this matter was a bit unreasonable.
At this time, the doctor stood up and waved his hand to indicate that the woman was dead. After hearing this, Mann froze in place, staggered a few steps and then collapsed against the wall. Kevin saw this and patted him. shoulder as a gesture of comfort, then he stood up and inspected the scene.
According to what Mann just said, Angela should have left a large blood stain in the hallway when she climbed in from the door, but after checking, she didn't see even a trace of blood. is the opposite. There are bloodstains everywhere in the bedroom.
In addition, Ahn'Qiraj's body was lying on his back and completely naked. Even if Mann wanted to check the injury, why did he even take off his underwear? This made Kevin very confused.
There were many doubts at the scene. Kevin felt that the matter was a bit tricky, so he summoned detectives Taliano and Reese via radio.
"I came across what you are interested in. The murderer in this case is a dog."
Taliano has never heard of such a strange case in the thirty years he has been in the detective industry, so they immediately drove to the scene.
What Taliano didn't know was that this case would eventually be something she would never forget.
After hanging up the phone, Kevin returned to the bedroom. When he looked around, he found a beautiful photo hanging on the wall. In the photo, Angela was holding a mighty large dog .
After asking, Kevin learned that the dog was a hybrid dog raised by Mann and his girlfriend, and was being kept upstairs at this time.
With the roar of a car, the two detectives also arrived at the scene. After briefly connecting with Kevin, they began to check the scene for traces. The painting on the wall made Kevin fall into deep thought again.
Since both of them have raised dogs, they must be familiar with the habits of dogs. Why would Angela provoke a wild dog to attack her? There's a good chance that there's something wrong with that crossbreed dog upstairs!
Then Kevin asked his men to call the local kennel and ask them to send a technician to the scene. Mann was sent to the hospital for treatment of the wound on his forehead. Before leaving, he made a special statement: "Don't let my dog get hurt."
At this time, two detectives also initially surveyed the scene. Basically consistent with Kevin's previous thoughts - Mann lied about .
Moreover, they also found that there was a trail of blood on the corridor between the bedroom door and the opposite house, but that house was locked. Taliano, who was careful, discovered another path leading to this room through the air duct. A door. This door was not locked. When she pushed the door open, she was stunned by the sight in front of her.
"It was like a slaughterhouse." Taliano said that he had never seen such a tragic environment.
There was a big bed soaked in blood, with pieces of clothes scattered around the bed. This was the first scene! So why did Mann go to such trouble dragging his girlfriend into the next bedroom? All this can only be learned through interrogation.
At this moment, Reese also made a new discovery. There were a lot of blood stains on the floor from the bedroom to the kitchen and then to the bathroom, and one of the blood stains led to upstairs.
After thinking about it for a moment, Rees quickly walked upstairs. The blood stains continued until he reached a bedroom. He turned the door handle and planned to go in, but as soon as he opened it a crack, he saw a large... The dog was barking and even suddenly accelerated towards the door. Reese was so frightened that he hurriedly closed the door.
"Let me do it." The technician who came from the kennel got into the house with the dog harness equipment in his hand, but he backed out again within two minutes. He said that he was a little overwhelmed and needed to go in again. People carry guns just in case.
Reese held the gun in his hand tightly, and the drops on his forehead fell on the floor. He didn't bother to wipe the sweat and followed the technician carefully.
saw the big dog rushing over like crazy, and the two of them quickly dodged. The technician tried several times and failed to subdue it. In the panic, Rees suddenly stumbled to the ground, and the gun in his hand rolled to the side, waiting for him. When he looked up, he found that the vicious dog was already roaring towards him. If you pick up the gun at this time, it will be too late.
At this critical moment, a noose just reached into the head of the vicious dog, and the technician hurriedly tightened the noose to subdue the vicious dog.
The danger just now left Reese with lingering fears. He walked out of the room tremblingly, repeating the bloody mouth in his mind. It was really terrible.
The 40kg crossbreed was then sent to the kennel. Kevin and the two detectives also evacuated the scene. Due to the many doubts in the case, they decided to arrest the suspect Mann for a surprise interrogation.
In the police station, Mann always maintained his own rhetoric. He said that he knew nothing after falling asleep. At the same time, he also insisted that the police had no evidence to accuse him.
All this happened as if it were prepared in advance. Mann was fully prepared and he could exonerate himself at any time.
The next morning, Mann walked out of the police station. He stretched and looked back triumphantly, his eyes full of provocation.
Taliano never believed that this dog would attack its owner for no reason. Such large dogs generally would not attack humans on their own initiative. Especially after she saw the photo taken of Angela and the hybrid dog before her death, she felt even more guilty. Strange. Angela once wrote this sentence behind this photo: "This is my bodyguard Mark."
While Taliano was still thinking hard, a call from the kennel veterinarian gave her an idea.
The veterinarian told her that Mark was a good dog and that he was extremely docile when he was treating him just now. He was not a vicious dog as they said.
He reminded Taliano not to ignore these details, as the case may be more than meets the eye.
At the same time, Angela's autopsy report was delivered to her hands. As soon as she turned the first page, she felt a chill.
There were more than 180 wounds on the deceased's body, most of which were lacerations. The forensic doctor also found that Angela had taken some tranquilizers before her death, which also caused her to be unable to resist when she was attacked. She could only lie on the bed and let the hybrid dog bite her.
Based on this evidence, Taliano pieced together a horrific scenario in his mind.
A large hybrid dog suddenly pounced on Angela, biting the "prey" with its sharp teeth. The excruciating pain made her pass out many times. The dog was attacking almost frantically, and she had already lost her life.
Such a terrifying way makes people shudder. What is the reason that causes Mark to suddenly go crazy and attack the owner? All this still needs to be investigated, Taliano needs some evidence to prove "good dogs and bad owners".
For this reason, she visited an expert who focused on studying animal behavior and asked her to do a full-body examination of Mark.
The female expert soon came to a conclusion. She said that Mark was definitely a good dog. His temperament was very docile and his mood was very stable. He would not attack humans without any reason. If Angela's death is related to Mark, then someone must have "instructed" Mark to do this.
A unilateral conclusion was not enough, so she visited many experts one after another. An expert who studies the problem of dog attacks told her that if dogs want to bite humans to death, they will often attack vital parts such as the throat or head, and based on previous dog bite cases, those victims Often there is only one wound.
When the expert learned that the victim had more than 180 wounds, he said categorically: "The dog was ordered to attack, and there may have been someone present who was constantly giving it orders to attack."
So Mann It was very likely that he was the one giving the orders. However, it was difficult to convict him based on speculation alone. Taliano could only piece together the case completely by constantly looking for other evidence.
First of all, it is necessary to confirm that the murderer who bit Angela to death was Mark.
This is easy. Taliano gave Mark a piece of raw meat to eat, leaving tooth marks on the meat. Then by comparing the marks on Angela's body, clearly judged that Mark was the "murder weapon".
But this is often not enough. Taliano also needs to prove that Mann gave the order for Mark to attack Angela.
To this end, based on a friend's reminder, she went to California to attend a seminar on dog aggressive behavior, hoping to gain something.
At the meeting, Taliano asked several dog training experts one after another, but none of them got a satisfactory answer.
A retired police officer pointed her in the direction. There is an expert in Armstrong, Ohio , who was previously responsible for training police dogs, and he has extraordinary experience in this area. After a few days of running around, Taliano arrived at the home of a dog training expert. After hearing her doubts, the
expert explained the reason to her.
In the dog's concept, they do not distinguish between right and wrong. They only rely on this instinctive behavior, so they cannot distinguish whether humans are a family.
And the way they interact is also very strange. Among a group of dogs, there will be one leader, and this leader controls the behavior of each dog. In other words, whatever the leader tells it to do, it has to do.
What the expert said made Taliano confused. In order to let her understand more clearly, the expert motioned Taliano to follow him to the backyard.
The expert pointed to a black Labrador dog and said: "This is Sam, my son's favorite dog. The two of them have been playing with each other since they were young." After that, the expert asked his son to lie on the ground and stretch out his arms. arms, and then gave the "grab" command to Sam, and the dog immediately rushed over and bit the child's arm with its mouth, waiting for the next command. The scene in front of
made Taliano very surprised. If Sam received the "attack" command at this time, it would bite off the child's arm without hesitation. The expert is the "head dog" here, so Sam must complete his orders. The
expert issued the "stop" command to Sam. He immediately opened his mouth and let go of the child's arm, squatting aside honestly. After the child got up from the ground, he continued to play happily with Sam.
Taliano finally understood that as long as Mann asked Mark to stop attacking, Angela would not die.
Now she only had to do one more thing, and that was to make sure Mark was trained.
Taliano asked dog trainer for help and asked him to help conduct a test on Mark.
This is a very simple test. The dog handler can be completely close to Mark, and he does not react at all. But when the dog trainer put on the training sleeves, Mark suddenly stared at the long sleeves. Seeing this, the dog trainer suddenly raised the sleeved arm, followed by Mark and rushed forward, desperately It bit the sleeve and didn't let go,
but it didn't bite, it seemed to be waiting for an order.
After a long time, the dog trainer comforted Mark and came out. He clearly told Taliano that Mark was a trained attack dog, but he just didn't know its attack command, so he couldn't command it.
At this point, all the evidence chains are complete, and Taliano can't wait to see Mann sent to prison.
But the result disappointed her greatly.
Mann was accused of not taking the victim to the hospital in time after he was attacked by a dog, causing the victim to be seriously injured and died.
In the face of the evidence, Mann admitted that Angela was bitten to death by Mark, but he strongly denied that he ordered Mark to attack. At the same time, he also refuted the reasons for accusing him, saying that Angela did not want to go to the hospital at that time, so he called for help. That kind of indifferent attitude is just trying to do without any proof .
Mann’s defense lawyer stated that the reason why Mark attacked Angela was because certain factors in the specific environment at that time stimulated him.
In order to confirm whether the defender's point of view was correct, Taliano invited all the experts who had visited before and demonstrated the situation on the spot.
Mann said that the two had a quarrel that night because of a dispute, and Angela threw the cup on his head, so Mark thought that the owner was being attacked, so he took the initiative to bite him. The statement
seems reasonable, but is it really the case?
The staff led Mark to the TV and showed it a scene about a fight. Mark was still squatting on the spot and did not make any reaction, which showed that Mann's sophistry was not credible.
On November 23, 1999, after nearly a month of trial, Mann was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The mastermind behind
has been imprisoned, but Mark's stay has become a thorny issue.
When the case happened, many people asked the police station that they could adopt Mark. However, due to its own particularity, the police cannot let it live because it is a trained attack dog.
In order to evade more severe sanctions, it is impossible for Mann to utter the attack order, so there is a great security risk on Mark. . If he accidentally utters the attack order, the consequences may be disastrous. The police will not Let a "ticking time bomb" return to human life.
A few days later, Taliano personally fed Mark the least painful poison...
The woman who had been running around proving Mark's identity couldn't help but shed tears.
Conclusion:
Dogs are the animals in nature that are easiest to get close to humans. They are very loyal and trusting to their owners.
is Mark who cannot distinguish right from wrong. He only knows how to use his best to complete the tasks given by his master, but he does not know that his master is trying to harm him.
Mann, as the mastermind behind the scenes, shied all the blame away from Mark. In the end, he even chose to give up Mark in order to save his life. This behavior is really heartbreaking.
