Prosecutors: St. Charles County man purchased cats on Craigslist, then strangled and killed them
05/11/2019 8:32 am PDT
By Molly Rose, KTVI
ST. CHARLES COUNTY, Mo. (KTVI) -- Prosecutors have charged a 20-year-old man with animal abuse after the suspect admitted to police he was buying cats on Craigslist and then torturing and killing them.
The St. Charles County Prosecuting Attorney's Office charged Kaine Louzader, 20, with two counts of animal abuse.
According to the probable cause statement, multiple dead cats and kittens were found in the area of Wild Deer Lane between January 1, 2019 and May 9, 2019. According to the prosecutor's office, more than a dozen cats may have been killed. They said some kittens were found mutilated.
Court documents said Louzader told police he would strangle or stomp on the heads of the cats in the bathtub or backyard patio. The suspect said after killing the cats he dismembered them by removing the heads or cutting off the limbs.
