Case Details

Approximately 100 cat carcasses found in home
Crockett, TX (US)

Date: Apr 14, 2003
Local Map: available
Disposition: Not Charged

Persons of Interest:

  • Frank E. Callier
  • Nelda Prater Callier

    Case Updates: 1 update(s) available
  • Case ID: 1256
    Classification: Hoarding
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    Dozens of cats, perhaps as many as 100, have been found dead inside a home once occupied by Frank and Nelda Callier in Crockett.   Investigators say it looks like someone locked the doors, and left the cats to starve. Vera Woolley, who lives next door, says the Colliers moved out seven years ago. Since then, they've kept the home's water and electricity turned on, and the lawn cut.

    Vera says she remembers them as good neighbors,"(They) had a little garden in the back and she baked for other people. She was a good cook, good housekeeper. I don't understand what happened to them."

    The home was being repossessed. A real estate agent who went to the home discovered the skeletal remains spread throughout the vacant house. For now, the remains of the cats are still in the home. Authorities are looking into what, if any, charges will be filed.

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    Frank and Nelda Collier are both charged with one count of cruelty to animals for what police found in their former home. The couple was arrested June 6th by the Houston County Sheriff's Department. They've since bonded out. A trial date has been set for July 14th.

    A county attorney says more charges could follow, when lab results return determining exactly when the cats died.
    Update posted on Jun 28, 2003 - 11:42PM 

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