Isaak Stapleton News Today

Aug. 31, 1953 - May 30, 2024

PENDLETON — Tamara Brogoitti’s voice on the 911 call is clear and direct. “My pet chimpanzee has attacked my daughter,” Brogoitti told a dispatcher. “She’s bleeding profusely. And the animal has to be shot.” The attack occurred Sunday morning, June 20, at Brogoitti’s home and ranch on Rieth Road, across from the entrance to the Umatilla County Sheriff’s Office. Brogoitti, 68, spoke about the attack and death of Buck publicly for the first time June 2...