2008 Woodie Awards
Two dead cats found on campus
John Sieglaff
Issue date: 11/1/07 Section: News
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The carcass of a tabby cat was discovered on top of the trunk on a blue Hyundai Sonata in the Muehlmeier parking lot around midnight on the night of Oct. 23.
The cat was first found by Mike Solymossy, a sophomore living in Muehlmeier Hall. "This was obviously done by people who thought it was some cruel joke," Solymossy said.
Solymossy then found the on duty R.A., Jessica Lillie. Upon receiving the information, Lillie called security.
"Somehow that call got forwarded to me," said Jim Bajczyk, director of residence life. "It was a brown and gray tabby. It was most likely a stray."
"It was still warm by the time I went to pick it up," said Bajczyk. This, as well as the bag that covered the cat's head, are the only indications that lead to whether this was a prank or not.
Though the cause of death is unknown, the bag over the cat's head suggests suffocation. Its body was twisted so that the head faced the rear windshield of the vehicle, while the rest of the body was turned in the other direction.
"The fact that the cat was still warm makes it seem like someone killed it, and that disgusts me," Lillie said firmly.
Bajczyk took the creature's carcass to his yard, where he had planned to bury it in an attempt to give the unfortunate cat a proper goodbye. However, due to family reasons, Bajczyk was unable to bury the cat in his yard.
He took it to Krueger Hall's dumpster, knowing that trash pickup was the following morning.
On the night of Oct. 30, around 9 p.m., a second dead cat was found lying in North St. outside of Krueger Hall.
The cause of death of the second cat is unknown as well and harder to piece together, as many cars may had already ridden over its body. The head appeared to be dismembered and needless to say, the scene was rather grotesque.
The possibility of this second occurrence is not proven to be another prank, however, the odds of a coincidence like this seems unlikely.
The murders are reported to have been committed by a group of people affiliated with Lakeland College.
The cat was first found by Mike Solymossy, a sophomore living in Muehlmeier Hall. "This was obviously done by people who thought it was some cruel joke," Solymossy said.
Solymossy then found the on duty R.A., Jessica Lillie. Upon receiving the information, Lillie called security.
"Somehow that call got forwarded to me," said Jim Bajczyk, director of residence life. "It was a brown and gray tabby. It was most likely a stray."
"It was still warm by the time I went to pick it up," said Bajczyk. This, as well as the bag that covered the cat's head, are the only indications that lead to whether this was a prank or not.
Though the cause of death is unknown, the bag over the cat's head suggests suffocation. Its body was twisted so that the head faced the rear windshield of the vehicle, while the rest of the body was turned in the other direction.
"The fact that the cat was still warm makes it seem like someone killed it, and that disgusts me," Lillie said firmly.
Bajczyk took the creature's carcass to his yard, where he had planned to bury it in an attempt to give the unfortunate cat a proper goodbye. However, due to family reasons, Bajczyk was unable to bury the cat in his yard.
He took it to Krueger Hall's dumpster, knowing that trash pickup was the following morning.
On the night of Oct. 30, around 9 p.m., a second dead cat was found lying in North St. outside of Krueger Hall.
The cause of death of the second cat is unknown as well and harder to piece together, as many cars may had already ridden over its body. The head appeared to be dismembered and needless to say, the scene was rather grotesque.
The possibility of this second occurrence is not proven to be another prank, however, the odds of a coincidence like this seems unlikely.
The murders are reported to have been committed by a group of people affiliated with Lakeland College.
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Love
posted 11/02/07 @ 9:12 AM CST
Sounds like Wisconsin has another Jeffrey Dahmer in their midst. It's a fact that serial killers often start out torturing helpless animals before they move on to human prey. (Continued…)
Betty Hirte
posted 11/02/07 @ 3:58 PM CST
If these are the kittens that have been seen on campus,I am appalled and so is all the Lakeland Kitchen staff! Those kittens alone with another sibling where being fed by the ladies in the pantry and the baker! Like me these women are very upset! The killing of these kittens is animal abuse! The person or persons who did this probaly thought it was funny and have no remose in what they did! I hope we find out who did this! This story made me sick! I am a animal owner and am disguised when I hear stories like this!
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