200 starving or dead animals found at house Chiefland, FL (US) Incident Date: Thursday, Oct 31, 1996 County: Levy Local Map: available Disposition: Alleged Alleged: » Brad Dixon » Dorothea Trentwedel

Case ID: 7708 Classification: Hoarding Animal: cat, dog (non pit-bull), bird (pet) View more cases in FL (US) Login to Watch this Case

When sheriff's investigators were searching for evidence in a murder case, they found approximately 200 starving or dead animals in and around a double-wide mobile home surrounded by garbage.

The mobile home belongs to murder suspect, Brad Dixon, and his grandmother. The home was filled with animals (dogs, cats and birds) housed in cages that allowed them little or no space. The water bowls were dry.

The outside of the mobile home was covered with trash, feces and the carcasses of dead animals. Officers had to walk through filth to get to the pens containing various species of poultry and several dogs.

Dixon's grandmother, Dorothea Trentwedel, and his mother, Arlette Diamond, are in jail on murder charges for the shooting death of Larry Woodrow Smith, 17, of Chiefland, Oct 27.

The Levy County deputies had a search warrant for the mobile home and five acres in connection with the murder. The only property removed from the mobile home was a stolen television set.

Alachua County Animal Services were called to remove the live animals and take them to the county shelter. On Dec 10 in Trenton there will be hearing on the fate of the animals.

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Miami Herald - Nov 21, 1996

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