Citizen detectives from “Don't F k With Cats: Hunting an Internet Killer” explained to a CrimeCon audience why it’s so important to stop animal abusers.
A federal spat over First Amendment protections had delayed legal proceedings until recently. Charges against Mr. Justice are still pending.
According to the plea deal, Richards admitted to working on videos created between February 2010 and August 2012 with titles such as “puppy1,” “whitechick1” and “blackluvsample.” One of the clips, “puppy2,” was described by prosecutors as showing the woman striking a defenseless pitbull numerous times with a meat cleaver while the dog’s mouth was closed shut with duct tape.
“In the video, Richards chops off one of the puppy’s paws, then hacks at his head and neck. Richards is later seen severing the dog’s head and urinating on its body. In another video, described in court today, Richards steps on a cat’s eye with heel of her shoe,” the court filing reads in part.