Part III: Doretta Zinke, 39, Killed by 9 Pit Bulls (1945)
From left: Joe Munn, Charles Smallwood, Doretta Zinke, Jennifer Lowe.
Dade County, FL - On May 16, 1945, Doretta Zinke was savagely killed by a pack of pit bulls in the state of Florida. Headlines of the grisly attack covered newspapers across the county. Authorities seized and killed Joe Munn's 27 dogs. Deputy Sheriff Mark Richardson testified that Munn admitted he had been raising fighting dogs and that he knew the dogs were vicious. Munn was convicted of manslaughter and s… [Read full blog post]