Joseph Hines, 58-years old of Burnettsville, was killed by his pet pit bull.
Defensive Injuries
UPDATE 12/08/11: New details have been released in the fatal dog mauling of Joseph Hines. The coroner said the man died when his pit bull bit into his jugular vein. He had defensive bite wounds on his forearms too, showing that he had tried to fend off the animal. Neighbor Brad Holcomb said the victim was always friendly and that his dog was as well. Authorities have no idea why the "healthy and in good shape" pit bull suddenly attacked and killed its owner -- unpredictable.
12/07/11: Autopsy Confirmation
Burnettsville, IN - An autopsy performed Wednesday confirmed that a White County man died after being mauled by his pet pit bull. A family member discovered 58-year old Joseph D. Hines Monday night, according to Sgt. Kim Riley. Hines lived on the family member's farm in east Burnettsville. The person became concerned after not seeing Hines outside, as he normally would. Authorities believe Hines died on Saturday. The autopsy found no underlying medical condition.
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i'm sorry but i just can't bring myself to see this as a tragedy.
"A coroner says a northern Indiana man died when his pet pit bull bit into his jugular vein and that bite marks to his forearms show he had tried to fend off the animal."
-Nice family pet
Pit Owners killed by their own dogs since last October:
November 2011, Burnettsville IN
Joseph D. Hines, 58 years old
fatal dog attack, Pit Bull
November 2011, Rockford IL
Tonia Parks, 39-years old
fatal dog attack, pit bulls
August 2011, Philadelphia PA
Carmen Ramos, 50-years old
fatal dog attack, pit bulls
August 2011, Pima County, AZ
Michael Cook, 61-years old
Fatal dog attack: pit bull
August 2011, San Mateo County, CA
Darla Napora, 32-years old
Fatal dog attack: pit bull
June 2011, Spotsylvania County, VA
David Quyon Haigler, 38
Fatal dog attack: pit bull
March 2011, San Bernardino County, CA, Jennie Erquiaga, 47
Fatal dog attack: pit bull
January 2011, Colusa County, CA
Linda Leal, 51
Fatal dog attack: pit bull
October 2010, Callaway County, MO
Rev. John Reynolds, 84
Fatal dog attack: pit bulls
Note: Pits are killing adults at rates not seen in other breeds. They are "different".
Sounds like he found the dog as a stray, but had raised it for five years "He always loved his dogs," she said. 'He found this dog and took care of it. I guess the dog just lost it. He wasn't a puppy and wasn't real old. He was still filling out' … Hines had owned the pit bull about four or five years"
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http://www.jconline.com/article/20111210/NEWS/112100312/Man-killed-by-dog-always-upbeat-sister-says?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE
"He was a big man. That's what's so bizarre" — but not bizarre for pit bull killings…
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http://www.wishtv.com/dpp/news/local/north_central/man-killed-by-pit-bull-had-dog-for-several-years
It must really be something when the genetics kick in and the eyes go reptilian….Then your own pittie starts relentlessly mauling you to death.
To add insult to injury, the Pit Peddlers treat you as a speed bump by posthumulously throwing you under the bus as a bad owner!
This phenomenon must be studied!….
Another Pit Owner killed in Thailand:
Pitbull terrier mauls 71-year-old owner to death
December 14, 2011 5:18 pm
A pitbull terrier attacked and killed its 71-year-old owner in a Bangkok district Wednesday, police said.
Police said Somsakul Suanphairin, suffered severe wounds on her head, face and throat. Her skull was also broken. She has already died when rescuers and livestock officials arrived at her house on Soi Sukhapibal 5 in Bang Khen district at 12:30 pm.
Somsakul was living with her maid, Taengon Anusri, 65, at the time of attack. Taengon said the dog attacked her employer at 11 am inside the living room. She tried but failed to save Somsakul.
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/breakingnews/Pitbull-terrier-mauls-71-year-old-owner-to-death-30171854.html