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Friday, February 8, 2008
Pit bulls that attacked Amber Strode destroyed
Pair of Pit Bulls DestroyedSpringfield, IL - The two dogs, described as American Staffordshire terriers, a breed commonly known as pit bulls, who attacked Amber Strode after she died from a drug overdose Jan. 27 were destroyed. No one knows why the dogs attacked a nonliving human being. Police describe the scene as "gruesome."
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