Killed two healthy ponies, threw a wine bottle at a pair of kittens
Marquette, MI (US)

Incident Date: Monday, Jun 30, 1980
County: Marquette

Disposition: Not Charged

Person of Interest: David Richard Davis

Shot and killed two  healthy ponies, threw a wine bottle at a pair of kittens.  Convicted of killing his wife, Shannon Mohr Davis, by injecting her with a fatal dose of muscle relaxant, for insurance money.

References

• Animal Liberation Front
• Hudson Post Gazette

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