North Carolina Woman Killed By Mystery Canine

CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - APRIL 12: Remnants of crime scene tape lay on the ground near the spot where 16-year-old Pierre Loury was shot yesterday by a Chicago police officer on April 12, 2016 in Chicago, Illinois. Police have said Loury took off running when the vehicle he was in was pulled over by police because it matched the description of a vehicle used in an earlier drive-by shooting. The chase, according to police, ended with an "armed confrontation". (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

Initial reports in this case made it sound more exotic than it probably is. A 77-year-old woman named Brenda Hamilton was killed in her backyard in Pantego, North Carolina, in Beaufort County by an animal or animals. At first they only issued a statement saying that the DNA taken from the scene didn’t match that of any kind of animal indigenous to the area. That offers a lot of gray area, and a lot of room for speculation. This is probably why the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Department released a second statement. “Canine DNA was found on Mrs. Hamilton’s clothing, however the testing does not differentiate between wild canines such as wolf or coyote indigenous to the area and domestic canines. At present Sheriff’s Investigators are collecting DNA from domestic canines in the area for further testing.”

Probably this poor lady was killed by nothing more unusual than a dog, or perhaps more than one dog. I do wonder, if the results reveal DNA that doesn’t match any dog, wolf, coyote, etc., would we even be told about it? Not that I expect this to happen. If I were a betting man, I’d say it was likely a representative of that sad cliché of typology, the pitbull. (I’m just basing that on statistics. Not saying all pitbulls are bad.)

Ms. Hamilton was still alive when help reached her, not expiring until later. It would seem she was unable to inform the paramedics what manner of animal attacked her.

By The Evil Cheezman

WAYNE MILLER is the owner and creative director of EVIL CHEEZ PRODUCTIONS (www.evilcheezproductions.blogspot.com, www.facebook.com/evilcheezproductions), specializing in theatrical performances and haunted attractions. He has written, produced and directed (and occasionally acted in) over a dozen plays, most of them in the Horror and Crime genres. His first novel, THE CONFESSIONS OF SAINT CHRISTOPHER: WEREWOLF, is available for purchase at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/734763 MORTUI VELOCES SUNT!

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