Police Investigate Pit Bulls' Connection to Owner's Death
By: KARK 4 News
Updated: September 9, 2012
A 45-year-old woman has been found dead inside a Jefferson County home and now deputies are investigating if her own pit bulls killed her.
Debra Renee Wilson-Roberts was suffering extremely severe bites wounds to both her legs and deputies say it is possible the dogs severed one of her arteries and she bled to death.
Deputies tell KARK they were called to a home on US 365 around 11:00 p.m. Friday. Her husband, Brian Roberts, told deputies he had left the home for about 20 minutes and when he returned, he found his wife, lying on the floor of their home. He could not get to her, however, because their two pit bulls were acting very visciously and would not allow him entrance.
After Roberts called 9-1-1, deputies say the dogs also prevented them from getting into the home. Animal Services captured one dog and another was shot and killed.
Wilson-Roberts was pronounced dead on the scene. Her husband informed deputies she had previous health problems. An autopsy will be preformed to determine exact cause of death. At this time, deputies are still investigating.
The dogs had been known to bite humans in the past. Jefferson County does not have a vicious dog ordinance. KARK has a crew on the way to the scene and will bring you more information as soon as we have it.
Comments
I wonder whether Kark has money enough to do some real investigative journalism. You know, to pay some NOT pit-invested journalist to track not only the [censored] origins and connections, but also the present sources of pit-lobby money, politico corruption (eg, Maryland's Blaine R. Young who will act against limitations on PBs because his DAUGHTER has one and is probably not insured), AC corruption (how many have PBs at home, or their relatives and friends?). terrorization tactics the pit-lobby unleashes on anyone who speaks out, and so on.
Prevent the deed, ban the breed.
Yoka S.
September 12, 2012 at 12:44 pm
The First Public event for victims of Pitbulls & other dangerous dogs. Victims are coming to the FREE EVENT from across the USA and Canada. "Mellie" and the members of her support group have rented a park, hired on-site security and brought in two lives bands, and a food vendor along with several national speakers on the issue of dangerous dogs, including Tony Solesky and Colleen Lynn of Dogsbite.org. We will start the party with a Walk to honor victims of pitbulls at 12 Noon in Lincoln Park,4325 South Pantano Rd, Tuscon, Az 85730 on October 27th, 2012. Churches, and business groups are welcome to come out and support victims or sponsor a victim to come out to the event to help raise awareness and show support. We kick off the event with a short walk at Noon and we will carry posters of victims that cannot attend due to the severity of their injuries, or due to the fact that they were killed by a pitbull. DOGS ARE PROHIBITED AT THE EVENT. First responders will entertain kids and a playground is onsite. The Free event will run until 7 p.m. http://walkforvictimsofpitbulls.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Walkforvictimsofpbodd?ref=ts
Joan J.
September 10, 2012 at 2:40 pm
The First Public event for victims of Pitbulls & other dangerous dogs. Victims are coming to the FREE EVENT from across the USA and Canada. "Mellie" and the members of her support group have rented a park, hired on-site security and brought in two lives bands, and a food vendor along with several national speakers on the issue of dangerous dogs, including Tony Solesky and Colleen Lynn of Dogsbite.org. We will start the party with a Walk to honor victims of pitbulls at 12 Noon in Lincoln Park,4325 South Pantano Rd, Tuscon, Az 85730 on October 27th, 2012. Churches, and business groups are welcome to come out and support victims or sponsor a victim to come out to the event to help raise awareness and show support. We kick off the event with a short walk at Noon and we will carry posters of victims that cannot attend due to the severity of their injuries, or due to the fact that they were killed by a pitbull. DOGS ARE PROHIBITED AT THE EVENT. First responders will entertain kids and a playground is onsite. The Free event will run until 7 p.m. http://walkforvictimsofpitbulls.blogspot.com/
https://www.facebook.com/Walkforvictimsofpbodd?ref=ts
Joan J.
September 10, 2012 at 2:39 pm
Every single pit bull alive today has a pedigree with literally thousands of dogs that were bred only because they were the best maulers and killers the dogfighter could find. A couple of generations of haphazard backyard breeding does not erase the hundred years of breeding for the ability and desire to "kill or die trying" which is what dogfighters were breeding for. No one should die by being mauled to death, but this couple made a horrific decision to keep these pits knowing of their propensity to attack. If the pits had gotten out, it could have been any neighbor that could have been killed. They put the entire neighborhood in grave danger. You cannot find other kinds of dogs killing able-bodied adult owners like pit bulls do. Pit bulls must be regulated. Nearby Garland county is considering regulating pit bulls. Support that effort!
justin m.
September 10, 2012 at 1:15 pm
It's interesting how 'ajbranch' talks about responsible journalism, but then suddenly retreats to say all he stated as fact is really only hearsay. She talks about RESPONSIBILITY (caps hers), but when pit-bull fans are called to take responsibility, they all shout that it's UNFAIR -- see their reaction to the Maryland ruling that meant they would have to buy insurance or maybe be put out by their landlord. They massively suddenly threatened to dump the fur-baby pit bulls they can't live without at the local shelter, if keeping the animal would cost them more than just dog food. If that's love, I'll pass on it (and hope these people never have children, seeing as children also cost more than just dog food).
The pit people are also big on 'pit bulls only attack if they're trained to'. By their logic, this means this woman trained her pit bulls to attack her. That's something, since apparently other pit bull owners must've trained their pit bulls to attack neighborhood children, since according to the logic of a pit fan no pit bull would never-ever hurt a fly unless the owner told it to. It's comical in a sad kind of way how pit-'lovers' are so ready to turn on each other in a crunch -- even pit lovers are at fault according to other pit lovers if their own pit kills them. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
When we try to deny facts, when we lie, we always end up in a maze that looks like the Twilight Zone...and keep bumping into ourselves there, in this case as we step over hundreds of dead pit-mauled bodies.
Better to stick to the truth. The pit / bull type dog was intensively selected for more than 500 years for bull and bear baiting, later for pit-fighting against other fighting bred dogs. This means they were intensively selected for a number of strongly heritable motor patterns and behaviors, plus a certain type of massive body and head dedicated to executing the killing task. Ever since records have been kept, this type of 'dog' has killed more people than all other types or breeds combined, yes even in the so-called 'decade of the Dobermann / GSD/ whatever. They have always been known to attack without the least provocation (unless you think breathing is provocation). Man biters never were culled, and they aren't now either unless a police officer happens to feel threatened. Several peer-reviewed articles have recently appeared, linking a number of dysfunctional personality characteristics and disorders, as well as criminal records, to the choice to keep pit / bull type dogs.
I could go on and on. It's clear that the pit fans interpret care about the victims of pit bulls as some kind of unjustified slight to the pit bull. Like I said: Twilight Zone. Meanwhile, the so-called golden retriever that dismembered that baby was a pit bull mix. That baby was just another pit casualty...not that the pit fans or legislators seem to care much.
Yoka S.
September 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm
It's interesting how 'ajbranch' talks about responsible journalism, but then suddenly retreats to say all he stated as fact is really only hearsay. She talks about RESPONSIBILITY (caps hers), but when pit-bull fans are called to take responsibility, they all shout that it's UNFAIR -- see their reaction to the Maryland ruling that meant they would have to buy insurance or maybe be put out by their landlord. They massively suddenly threatened to dump the fur-baby pit bulls they can't live without at the local shelter, if keeping the animal would cost them more than just dog food. If that's love, I'll pass on it (and hope these people never have children, seeing as children also cost more than just dog food).
The pit people are also big on 'pit bulls only attack if they're trained to'. By their logic, this means this woman trained her pit bulls to attack her. That's something, since apparently other pit bull owners must've trained their pit bulls to attack neighborhood children, since according to the logic of a pit fan no pit bull would never-ever hurt a fly unless the owner told it to. It's comical in a sad kind of way how pit-'lovers' are so ready to turn on each other in a crunch -- even pit lovers are at fault according to other pit lovers if their own pit kills them. With friends like these, who needs enemies?
When we try to deny facts, when we lie, we always end up in a maze that looks like the Twilight Zone...and keep bumping into ourselves there, in this case as we step over hundreds of dead pit-mauled bodies.
Better to stick to the truth. The pit / bull type dog was intensively selected for more than 500 years for bull and bear baiting, later for pit-fighting against other fighting bred dogs. This means they were intensively selected for a number of strongly heritable motor patterns and behaviors, plus a certain type of massive body and head dedicated to executing the killing task. Ever since records have been kept, this type of 'dog' has killed more people than all other types or breeds combined, yes even in the so-called 'decade of the Dobermann / GSD/ whatever. They have always been known to attack without the least provocation (unless you think breathing is provocation). Man biters never were culled, and they aren't now either unless a police officer happens to feel threatened. Several peer-reviewed articles have recently appeared, linking a number of dysfunctional personality characteristics and disorders, as well as criminal records, to the choice to keep pit / bull type dogs.
I could go on and on. It's clear that the pit fans interpret care about the victims of pit bulls as some kind of unjustified slight to the pit bull. Like I said: Twilight Zone. Meanwhile, the so-called golden retriever that dismembered that baby was a pit bull mix. That baby was just another pit casualty...not that the pit fans or legislators seem to care much.
Yoka S.
September 10, 2012 at 12:41 pm
You are ignorant. You are uneducated and you're spreading your HATE to other people. Dogs do not just decide to murder their owner that shows them unconditional love and affection. If I knew about this before hand, like any other animal cruelty situation i would do anything to stop it. Thats not just pit bulls, thats every animal that is being treated unfairly and living in poor conditions. I didn't know about it until after this, I dont live near them, this is other neighbors who have spoken out about it. Why they didn't do anything about it, take it up with them. But if KARK is going to write and article and just say this dog decided to attack their owner for no reason, its irresponible and they are just looking for a story to shock people. I have a pit bull and he is the sweetest dog in the world and for me to hear all pitbulls are horrible and nasty creatures created by the devil himself, thats just not the case. The owner HAS TO TAKE RESPONSIBILITY. If you don't understand or believe that, you have a long way to go in this world. People don't usually turn for the worst and start killing people when they've had a good upbringing. It's the parents or something in their life that has triggered that. Anyways, i have a feeling I'm preaching to the choir, or in this case an extremely ignorant, pitchy choir. Have a good night. If you have time, check out http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2132912/Horror-family-dog-kills-dismembers-month-old-baby-father-slept.html and start hating golden retrievers too.
ajbranch87 a.
September 10, 2012 at 1:45 am
ajbranch, if this was such a well known dog fighting operation to YOU, why didn't YOU do something before this tragedy. If the owner was irresponsible, your words, why doesn't the pro pit bull groups do something to police their own! you turn a blind eye, then blame the victim. It's time for everyone who makes excuses for these dog attacks to do something to stop them or get out of the way of BREED BANS. These dogs kill bad owners, and good owners, they kill dog fighters, and elderly women weeding their gardens, they kill children throwing rocks, and children who sleep in their beds, snuggled up loving them. Pit Bulls KILL and I'm tired of hearing it's "bad owners".
Karen W.
September 10, 2012 at 12:00 am
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:23 pm
The house was known for dog fights and the owner was irresponsible with the way they raised the dogs. Pitbulls are not born killers. Dog owners need to take responsibility for the way they raise their dogs, the same way we take responsibility for the way we raise kids. You hear about people going into movie theaters and killing people, school shootings, beatings and [censored], but is the answer to ban the human race. WE are the ones that need to take blame, not take the easy way out and blame it on someone or something else. Educate yourselves before you make a blogspot on victims for pitbulls. What about victims for all dog attacks if anything. Or we could be really fair and have walkforvictimsofanimalcruelty.blogspot.com. Joan, like many others see a shocking headline that they think they know something about and give there 2 cents (in this case i dont think it's even worth that much). KARK should have taken the time to do some RESPONSIBLE JOURNALISM (god forbid) to get all the facts about the dogs owners and what really caused this instead of putting out a "shocking" headline. HUH, get educatedjoanandotherignorantpeople.blogspot.com.
ajbranch87 a.
September 9, 2012 at 11:21 pm
Huh The dogs that have admittedly bitten people in the past were acting viciously and would not let the person who fed them and lived with them in the home.. and they acted viciously towards the deputys.. so much so they had to shoot one of them.. huh.. and the woman had "extremely severe" bite injuries to both of her legs.. Huh.. But they have to investigate to CONFIRM what we already know: Pitbulls kill without rhyme or reason and they kill without provocation and they kills owners 6 times more often than other breeds.. Makes you wonder how intelligent people are who CHOOSE to keep pitbulls as pets.. The ah, it can't happen to me crowd. Don't you think this couple believed they were safe from being murdered by their dogs, too? http://walkforvictimsofpitbulls.blogspot.com/
Joan J.
September 9, 2012 at 9:46 pm
Huh The dogs that have admittedly bitten people in the past were acting viciously and would not let the person who fed them and lived with them in the home.. and they acted viciously towards the deputys.. so much so they had to shoot one of them.. huh.. and the woman had "extremely severe" bite injuries to both of her legs.. Huh.. But they have to investigate to CONFIRM what we already know: Pitbulls kill without rhyme or reason and they kill without provocation and they kills owners 6 times more often than other breeds.. Makes you wonder how intelligent people are who CHOOSE to keep pitbulls as pets.. The ah, it can't happen to me crowd. Don't you think this couple believed they were safe from being murdered by their dogs, too? http://walkforvictimsofpitbulls.blogspot.com/
Joan J.
September 9, 2012 at 9:45 pm
