[News] Serial killer in the making

Yonkers · Oct 3, 2008

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27005221/

SYDNEY, Australia - A 7-year-old boy broke into a popular Outback zoo, fed a string of animals to the resident crocodile and bashed several lizards to death with a rock, the zoo's director said Friday.

The 30-minute rampage, caught on the zoo's security camera, happened early Wednesday after the boy jumped a security fence at the Alice Springs Reptile Center in central Australia, said zoo director Rex Neindorf.

The child then went on a killing spree, bashing three lizards to death with a rock, including the zoo's beloved, 20-year-old goanna, which he then fed to "Terry," an 11-foot, 440-pound saltwater crocodile, said Neindorf.
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The boy also fed several live animals to Terry by throwing them over the two fences surrounding the crocodile's enclosure, at one point climbing over the outer fence to get closer to the giant reptile.

'Like he was playing a game'
In the footage, the boy's face remains largely blank, Neindorf said, adding: "It was like he was playing a game."

By the time he was done, 13 animals worth around $5,500 had been killed, including a turtle, bearded dragons and thorny devil lizards, Neindorf said. Although none were considered rare, some are difficult to replace, he said.

"We're horrified that anyone can do this and saddened by the age of the child," Neindorf said.

Lawsuit planned against boy's parents
Alice Springs police said they are unable to press charges against the boy because of his age. Children under age 10 can't be charged with criminal offenses in the Northern Territory. His name was not released because of his age.

Neindorf said he plans to sue the boy's parents.

The boy's small size is probably the reason he didn't trip the zoo's security system, which relies on sensors to detect intruders, Neindorf said.

"I just want people to learn that they can't let their children go and run amok," Neindorf said. "If we can't put the blame onto the child, then someone has to accept the responsibility."
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TheyCallmeExMan · Oct 3, 2008

wheres dexter?

RunninRaven · Oct 3, 2008

Steve Irwin has been reincarnated...and he's PISSED.

A00man · Oct 3, 2008

The kid's going to end up in this if he doesn't start behaving!

hjg877 · Oct 3, 2008

Reminds me of:

http://www.miamiherald.com/news/miami-dade/story/709810.html

Crocodile at University of Miami lured to shore and beheaded

A bag of fishing chum was found near the mutilated corpse of an endangered crocodile on the UM campus.

BY CURTIS MORGAN
cmorgan@MiamiHerald.com

The butchered carcass of an endangered American crocodile was discovered Wednesday in a canal on the University of Miami campus.

A mesh bag with fishing chum found on the canal bank suggests the protected animal was lured to its death, then its head and tail were chopped off, said Officer Jorge Pino of the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.

While large alligator heads are sometimes mounted as trophies, Pino said it would be pure speculation to guess at the reasons for the croc beheading.

''We're hoping that somebody will get outraged enough that they will call and tell us if they've heard or seen anything,'' he said. ``Right now, the reality is we have little to go on.''

Crocodiles have been both a curiousity and a concern on the UM campus since 2004, when a couple popped up in Lake Osceola.

One, an eight-foot, 200-pounder that students affectionately dubbed ''Donna'' after school president Donna Shalala, was removed and relocated. A second larger one eluded expert trapper Todd Hardwick for months -- despite the launch of the ''Croc-Tanic,'' a floating, 12-foot sun deck rigged with a net designed to ensnare the cold-blooded reptiles -- before disappearing.

Since then, other crocodiles have been spotted on the Coral Gables campus without incident.

UM issued a releasing saying the school was ''saddened'' by the killing and was cooperating with the FWC on the investigation.

''The university has been an understanding neighbor to this species,'' FWC biologist Lindsey Hord wrote in a statement.

UM worked with the state to develop an online program showing students and faculty how to co-exist with large and scary-looking creatures that are, at least typically, less aggressive than the alligators they are often mistaken for. There has never been a documented crocodile attack on a human in Florida.

Biologists now estimate the population, which has expanded over the past decade, to be around 1,400 to 2,000 in South Florida -- with most of them living along the unpopulated coast of southern Florida Bay and Biscayne Bay.

American crocodiles are listed as an endangered species in Florida and a threatened species under federal law. Killing them is a third-degree felony punishable by up to five years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

Pino said the croc was larger than most typically seen in campus canals and lakes connected to the Gables waterway.

The dismembered carcass, which still weighed several hundred pounds and took three men to handle, was transported to a lab for a necropsy that could reveal clues to the crime.

Pino said a service worker made the gruesome find Wednesday afternoon. While it wasn't yet clear when the animal was killed, the remains had not yet begun rotting or bloating, suggesting the killing was recent.

There were some signs of struggle along the canal, at the intersection of South Alhambra Circle and Ponce de Leon Boulevard near the campus police station, where the chum bag was found, Pino said.

''It lookes like they used that to lure the croc to come over to shore,'' he said. ``Then they they used a sharp object, a machete or hatchet, to do the rest.''
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Apparently CompUSA is offering a $5000 reward for information. CompUSA?!?

Angkor Wat · Oct 3, 2008

This is how it all starts. I say stop him before anything happens or they're going to have to stop him after they find bodies.

jasonemilio · Oct 3, 2008

TMac640 · Oct 3, 2008

Sometimes you just gotta let kids be kids

Fatty FatBastard · Oct 3, 2008

Raven Lunatic said:

Steve Irwin has been reincarnated...and he's PISSED.
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This made me laugh.

Man, this video footage has GOT to be released!

Mr. Brightside · Oct 3, 2008

How many times can Dexter be referenced in this thread? Methinks 10 times at least before a mod gets pissed.

tulexan · Oct 3, 2008

I think I know someone who may be interested in this case

plcmts17 · Oct 3, 2008

I think they should throw him in the Lion den or Bear pit for a week. Scare some sense into that blank stare.

bladeage · Oct 3, 2008

The crocodile might have telepathy. A crocodile version of Matt Parkman.

MoBalls · Oct 3, 2008

tulexan said:

I think I know someone who may be interested in this case

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Great show!!

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