Dog and puppies stolen, tortured and killed Allons, TN (US) Incident Date: Sunday, Aug 12, 2007 County: Overton Local Map: available Disposition: Open Suspect(s) Unknown - We need your help! Case Updates: 1 update(s) available

Case ID: 12027 Classification: Mutilation/Torture, Choking / Strangulation / Suffocation, Theft Animal: dog (non pit-bull) View more cases in TN (US) Reward: $1,000 Login to Watch this Case

A case of animal cruelty is under investigation by the Overton County Sheriff's Department.

Two puppies and their mother were stolen from the yard of their home in the rural community of Allons on Sunday, August 12, and were "tortured and killed in our woods behind our house," said Saralee Cross, of Old Celina Road.

Cross and her family had gone to Dale Hollow Lake for the afternoon and returned to find their three dogs missing.

"They were mixed breed dogs, the mother and two 15-week old pups who were so cute and sweet and friendly," said Cross. "We just loved them, and everybody around here did too."

They had named the puppies Chewbacca and Buster.

Saralee, husband, Butch, and their sons, Colton and Cory, began searching for the dogs immediately. Later, when they saw birds circling an area in their woods, they went to investigate and found the two puppies dead.

One of the dogs had baling twine around its neck, Saralee said.

"And we still haven't found the mother dog."

The idea that someone in their community would be so cruel as to kill "these sweet little dogs" is not just sickening to the Cross family, but also seriously frightening, she said.

"It's really disturbing to think that somebody out there would do this," she said. "If they would do this to animals, I don't know what else they might do."

Although they haven't found the mother dog, they are certain that she is dead, because she never left the yard and stayed gone this long, Saralee said.

The Cross family asked all their neighbors if they saw anyone come onto their property that afternoon, and no one did, she said.

That means the animal killers came from the backside of the property, she figures.

She called the Overton Sheriff's Department. and a deputy came out and took a report. But so far, no arrests have been made.

If you have information on this case, please contact:
Overton County Sheriff's Office
931.823.5635

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Herald-Citizen - Aug 15, 2007

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