Tag Archives: Fatal Pit Bull Attack

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: 2-Year Old Boy Killed by Chained Pit Bull in Luling, Texas

Tyson Miller, 2-years old, was mauled to death by a chained pit bull in Luling, Texas. Mother Indicted UPDATE 05/14/09: A Caldwell County Grand Jury indicted the mother of a 2-year-old boy this week who was attacked and killed by a chained up pit bull. Melissa Miller, 24, faces charges of injury to a child and criminally negligent homicide, both felonies, in the March 26 death of Tyson Miller, according to a Caldwell County press release. The grand jury returned the indictment… [Read full blog post]

2003 Dog Bite Fatality: Anna Cieslewicz, Killed by Pit Bulls While Jogging

Dan Ryan Woods Attack River Forest, IL - On January 12, 2003, it was reported that two pit bull-mixes attacked two women joggers in the Dan Ryan Woods forest preserve -- seriously injuring one and killing another. The woman who was killed, 48-year-old Anna Cieslewicz of Evergreen Park, was a marathon runner, but even she was unable to outdistance the pit bulls that savagely killed her. Cieslewicz died of injuries she received on her arms, legs, torso and skull. Cieslewicz was… [Read full blog post]

2009 Dog Bite Fatality: Cheyenne Peppers, 5-Years Old, Killed by 3 Family Pit Bulls

David Peppers, Cheyenne's father, talks about the unbearable loss of this daughter. Father Wants New Laws UPDATE 01/15/09: David Peppers, Cheyenne's father, told WALB that he does not want anyone else to go through what he's gone through. He hopes to prevent the immense pain he has suffered since his daughter's death. He says big changes need to come to Thomas County. He wants laws in place for people who own dangerous dogs like pit bulls and consequences for owners of dogs tha… [Read full blog post]

2008 Dog Bite Fatality: 2 Pit Bulls Attack, Kill 60-Year-Old Rubidoux Man

Deputies investigating the pit bull mauling death of Gerald Adelmund. Victim Killed by Own Dogs UPDATE 12/19/08: The Press-Enterprise reports the victim was the owner of the pit bulls. As expected, the larger male dog is now being described as a pit bull mastiff-mix and the smaller female dog as a pit bull. The dogs attacked him when he stepped outside of his home to smoke. Adelmund's family also authorized authorities to euthanize the female's nine puppies. Adelmund lived a… [Read full blog post]