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When I saw this in the paper I couldnt believe it, who the hell would do this? The reward is up to 10K now.
Teen's hunt for lost dog has nightmare end
March 16, 2007
BY MARY LYNN SMITH
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Crystal Brown's world was turned upside down a month ago when Chevy, her 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, didn't come home.
"I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets," said Crystal, 17, who has had some troubled times.
Chevy was her therapy dog, and she leaned on him for comfort and support.
Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house where she lives with her grandmother in St. Paul. Inside the box, a horrified Crystal found, was her dog's head.
"This was so cruel," Crystal said Wednesday. "This is one sick, twisted person."
The incident is considered so shocking that the Humane Society of the United States announced Wednesday that it is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Homicide investigators are looking into the case because of the implied terrorist threat, St. Paul Police Sgt. Jim Gray said.
"This was extraordinarily heinous," said Dale Bartlett, the Humane Society's deputy manager for animal cruelty issues. "I deal with hundreds and hundreds of cruelty cases each year. When I read about this case, it took my breath away. It's horrible."
Shirley Brown, Crystal's grandmother, said that Chevy wandered off after she let him out one night in mid-February.
Crystal peppered the neighborhood with "missing" posters, and went door to door with two photos of Chevy. She rode a bus countless times to the St. Paul animal shelter.
"I felt empty," Crystal said. "I couldn't talk to anyone. He was my dog. It was just me and him." The search turned up nothing.
Then, two weeks ago, Shirley Brown came home one day and found a box wrapped in red paper on her front steps, with batteries taped to the box. "Congratulations Crystal," the attached note said. "This side up. Batteries included."
Shirley Brown placed the box on her granddaughter's bedroom dresser. "I was surprised and excited," Crystal said. "I thought it was a gift from my cousin."
She tore off the paper and ripped open the box. Inside, she found valentine candy and a black garbage bag. And then she saw her dog's face.
Crystal screamed and ran to the kitchen to find her grandmother: "Is this my dog, Grandma? No! That's not my dog? Is it my dog?"
Gray said investigators believe the case is an isolated incident and that the suspect knows the family. "We don't know what the motive would be," Gray said. "It's a terrible thing to do to someone's pet."
Now that Chevy is gone, Crystal has a new puppy, another Australian shepherd that she named Diesel.
"Hopefully, he'll be my best friend," she said. "Hopefully, he will be my guide through life."
Teen's hunt for lost dog has nightmare end
March 16, 2007
BY MARY LYNN SMITH
MINNEAPOLIS STAR TRIBUNE
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Crystal Brown's world was turned upside down a month ago when Chevy, her 4-year-old Australian shepherd mix, didn't come home.
"I told him everything and he never shared any of my secrets," said Crystal, 17, who has had some troubled times.
Chevy was her therapy dog, and she leaned on him for comfort and support.
Two weeks ago, a gift-wrapped box was left at the house where she lives with her grandmother in St. Paul. Inside the box, a horrified Crystal found, was her dog's head.
"This was so cruel," Crystal said Wednesday. "This is one sick, twisted person."
The incident is considered so shocking that the Humane Society of the United States announced Wednesday that it is offering a reward of up to $2,500 for information leading to an arrest and conviction.
Homicide investigators are looking into the case because of the implied terrorist threat, St. Paul Police Sgt. Jim Gray said.
"This was extraordinarily heinous," said Dale Bartlett, the Humane Society's deputy manager for animal cruelty issues. "I deal with hundreds and hundreds of cruelty cases each year. When I read about this case, it took my breath away. It's horrible."
Shirley Brown, Crystal's grandmother, said that Chevy wandered off after she let him out one night in mid-February.
Crystal peppered the neighborhood with "missing" posters, and went door to door with two photos of Chevy. She rode a bus countless times to the St. Paul animal shelter.
"I felt empty," Crystal said. "I couldn't talk to anyone. He was my dog. It was just me and him." The search turned up nothing.
Then, two weeks ago, Shirley Brown came home one day and found a box wrapped in red paper on her front steps, with batteries taped to the box. "Congratulations Crystal," the attached note said. "This side up. Batteries included."
Shirley Brown placed the box on her granddaughter's bedroom dresser. "I was surprised and excited," Crystal said. "I thought it was a gift from my cousin."
She tore off the paper and ripped open the box. Inside, she found valentine candy and a black garbage bag. And then she saw her dog's face.
Crystal screamed and ran to the kitchen to find her grandmother: "Is this my dog, Grandma? No! That's not my dog? Is it my dog?"
Gray said investigators believe the case is an isolated incident and that the suspect knows the family. "We don't know what the motive would be," Gray said. "It's a terrible thing to do to someone's pet."
Now that Chevy is gone, Crystal has a new puppy, another Australian shepherd that she named Diesel.
"Hopefully, he'll be my best friend," she said. "Hopefully, he will be my guide through life."
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