UPDATE, 3/17/08:
www.easyvegan.info/2008/03/17/kinship-circle-updates-jan-...
2. Juvenile Arrested In Edna's Disappearance Found Guilty
DATE: 3/11/08
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On October 31, 2007 Bill Whiting's worst nightmare came true. His little brown dog Edna went missing. Ten days later he received a phone call from kidnappers (2 boys, claiming to be age 16 and 9) who said they had Edna. He could hear Edna crying in the background as they were hurting the dog. Five hours later the kidnappers called back and said they killed Whiting's dog...
Now dognapper Victor Rodriguez has been found guilty. The verdict brings some satisfaction to Whiting and animal welfare advocates, but the question still remains, where is Edna?
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Charges Reduced For Philadelphia Teen in Dog Extortion Case
www.kyw1060.com/pages/1802735.php?
A Philadelphia family court judge found a 15-year-old boy guilty of reduced misdemeanor, rather than felony charges, in connection with a dog extortion case. He could be placed in a reform school setting when sentenced. Judge Robert Rebstock found the defendant guilty of theft by extortion, terrorist threats, harassment, and conspiracy.
ALSO SEE:
Alleged dog-nap extortionist, traced to Virginia, turns himself in
www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/16140907.html
Arrest Made In Case Of Kidnapped Dog In Philadelphia
network.bestfriends.org/pennsylvania/news/21771.html
KINSHIP CIRCLE REFERENCES:
JANUARY KC DIGEST: Justice In Kidnapped Dog Case, Philadelphia
(not yet available on website)
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Kinship Circle: January Digest (Parts 1 & 2)