I've resisted opening this thread as long as I could. It just has so many triggers on it for me. The teen who raped our children was also an animal torturer and killer. He sexually abused, burned, cut up, and skinned numerous animals--pets. Sasha's murder is so obviously the work of a very sick young man.
OK, I'm going to jump in and say what I need to say and then jump out. Please look at these words:
http://www.pnj.com/article/20100803/NEWS01/8030314/Man-thought-dog-was-Satan-deputies-say
"....Foote was "very matter-of-fact," calm, cooperative and showing
no emotion as he discussed the dog's death. He said
his parents were at Mass when he killed the dog.
"He told me he did not really know why he killed his dog except that
he thought the dog was Jesus," Rush wrote. "He then corrected himself and said Satan."
Foote also said he spent the preceding weekend in Louisiana where he met a lot of "evil people." He told the investigator that he also punched a girl on a bus and believed that "something was put in the water," the arrest report says."
These details MUST be carefully looked at by experts who work with Satanic abuse cases. Look at the date the little dog was killed, August 1st. Foote had been in Louisiana the preceding weekend and met with a lot of evil people. Hmmm.
Let's look at the Satanic Ritual calendar and see what comes up:
http://members.cox.net/lop1/SRAcalendar.html
Aug 1 Lammas Day
(Sabbat Festival)
blood
animal and/or human sacrifice
Please check out the last week in July on through August 1st. Quite frightening.
This cannot be discounted IMO. I simply chose one calendar to link to. They are available all over the web and dates are also listed in the Satanic Bible by Anton LaVey. I wish I didn't have to have this evil and nasty information in my head but I do.
I have no earthly idea if this young man is simply mentally ill or a Satanist. For whatever reason, though, his crimes closely follow a prescribed, widely available calendar of evil deeds. It wasn't hard for me to find. It surely must be known to all who "dabble" and to all who are hard-core. For whatever reason, a precious pet, was needlessly killed.
Caveat: I am absolutely NOT linking this to any sort of Wiccan or Pagan ritual. Please understand that I fully respect those beliefs and practices. There are probably more Pagans and Wiccans in my town than there are Baptists. This type of crime has NOTHING to do with peaceful rituals and holidays. Nothing at all. It has to do with Satanic practices. A very very different situation.
I very simply believe that this young man, like many, has access to these dates and possibly has met up with others who choose to commit evil in this manner and on this timeline. Is it call for hysteria? No. But I do believe that it must be looked at for what it is.
If a person commits a crime on April 20th and leaves a swastika as a "calling card", we need to take notice. Same goes with a pet dog being killed and alternately being called Jesus and Satan on Lammas Day.
I hope LE are backtracking and investigating where this young man went in Louisiana and just who he met up with.
My prayers are with the family of this little dog. I've been in their shoes and the pain never ever fades.
RIP little Sasha and RIP my dear Willie, Henry, and Pearl. May you all meet in heaven.