Category Archives: Dog Bite Fatalities

A collection of posts from the DogsBite.org Blog documenting U.S. dog bite fatalities in real time, beginning in 2007. Tags separate specific years.

2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 62-Year Old Muncie Man Killed by Pit Bulls

Autopsy: Death by Attack UPDATE 11/02/08: An autopsy conducted on 62-year old Chester Jordan shows that he was alive when he was brutally mauled and killed by three family pit bulls at his Muncie home. Jordan died from the dog bite injuries and blood loss. The dogs attacked his facial area, chest, arms, stomach and legs. The majority of the bite injuries and the most severe were on his arms and legs. The findings are contingent upon toxicology reports, which may take days or week… [Read full blog post]

2008 Dog Bite Fatality: Infant Dies After Being Mauled in Waianea

Infant Died Quickly UPDATE 10/07/08: Opal Sao, the grieving dog owner, said she left the baby on her bed, asleep, and had gone to the kitchen for a drink of water just after midnight. Penelope Rose, a pit bull mix, followed her to the kitchen, but while Sao was drinking, she realized the dog had left. She ran to the bedroom to find the dog standing on the bed over the baby. The bed was reportedly off limits to the dog. By the time she handed the baby to her niece, his mother, the baby was de… [Read full blog post]

2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 5-Year Old Girl Killed by Pet Pit Bull in Simi Valley

Katya Todesco, 5-years old, was killed by a pit bull-mix while visiting a friend's home. Police Contradict Initial Statements UPDATE 10/10/08: The Simi Valley police did not release information about Katya Todesco until six days after she was attacked and three days after she was pronounced dead. It appears the department failed to follow standard protocol in this matter. When police finally did release the information, they told the Ventura County Star newspaper: "Pol… [Read full blog post]

2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 3-Day Old Infant Killed by Family Husky

Kylie Daum, 3-days old, was pulled from her crib and killed by the family husky. Death Ruled Accidental UPDATE 09/25/08: An Ohio medical examiner has ruled the infant's dog mauling death was an accident. Kylie Mae Daum, 3-days old, had been home from the hospital only one day when the family's Siberian husky attacked and killed the newborn. Warren Township police Lt. Don Bishop said the baby's father left the room briefly and when he returned, he discovered the dog had attacke… [Read full blog post]