Posted on December 27, 2024 by Colleen Lynn

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Man, 40, Found Dead in Mobile Home Park After Being Mauled by Dog in Marshall County, Alabama

Francisco Batz-Lux, 40, died as the result of a dog mauling in Marshall County. Dog Mauling Death Albertville, AL - On December 22, at approximately 11:00 am, the Marshall County Coroner's Office responded to a mobile home park at 100 Greenwood Drive about a deceased man. The coroner identified the man as 40-year old Francisco Batz-Lux. An autopsy conducted by the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences determined Batz-Lux died as a result of a dog mauling. The death was rul… [Read full blog post]

Posted on June 3, 2024 by Colleen Lynn

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: Elderly Man Killed by Pit Bulls Near his Front Door in Lawrence County, Alabama

Willard Norton, 83-years old, was killed by dogs in Lawrence County, Alabama. Dog Owners Arrested UPDATE 04/01/25: Following a grand jury indictment, two people were arrested in connection to a deadly dog mauling that occurred in June. Jonathan Lynn Nix, 56, and his daughter Bridget L. Lamons, 35, were charged with reckless manslaughter, a Class B felony, for the death of Willard Norton Nix and Lamons were booked into the Lawrence County Jail on a $30,000 bond each. Norton,… [Read full blog post]

Posted on March 1, 2024 by Colleen Lynn

2024 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Killed by Dog in North Alabama Marking Second Child 'Death by Dog' in Region in 4 Days

Mark Allen Partain, 2-years old, was killed by a dog in north Alabama on Friday. Dog Owner Arrested UPDATE 06/20/24: Police arrested 55-year old Melissa Phillips in connection to the fatal dog mauling of a 2-year old boy earlier this year. On March 1, New Hope police responded to the 200 block of T R Christian Road for a report of a child who was attacked by dogs. Two dogs, a husky and a German shepherd-mix, were seized from the home of Rickey Clark. A third dog, a "brown bulldog" that… [Read full blog post]