A Dog Attack and "Implied Malice Murder" on This Day in History

 

 This day in history: Diane Whipple, a lacrosse coach, is killed in a dog attack in San Francisco on  this day in 2001. The resulting court case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.

"The killing of Diane Whipple remains one of the most emotional and indelible crimes in modern San Francisco history. Five days before her 34th birthday, Whipple returned from a grocery store run to her home at 2398 Pacific Ave. There, in the hallway outside her apartment, she was attacked by a massive Presa Canario named Bane. Bane weighed close to 130 pounds; Whipple weighed just 110." Source

 After the fatal attack, the state brought criminal charges against the people taking care of the dog(s). One was convicted of manslaughter. Another was charged with implied-malice second-degree murder and convicted by the jury. Knoller's murder conviction, an unusual result for an unintended dog attack, was rejected by the trial judge but ultimately upheld. The case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder. 

The charge of implied malice murder was used because the owners knew that taking the dog into the hall involved a high probability of death. 

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Dog Shoots Man on This Day in History

This day in history: 30-year-old Joseph Smith from Wichita, Kansas, was killed in his pickup truck during a hunting trip, when his dog discharged a rifle from the back seat on this day in 2023. Smith was sitting in the front passenger seat of his vehicle when his dog "stepped on the rifle", which pulled the trigger and shot him.

In 2014, a dog shot a hunter after the hunter left his shotgun on the ground near Eagle Grove. And the Washington Post has reported at least six incidents of dogs turning guns on their owner.

In 2015, a Labrador retriever named Trigger shot a woman in the foot in Indiana, as her loaded shotgun had been left on the ground with the safety off.

In 2018, a pit bull-Labrador named Balew in Iowa shot his owner when the pair were playing. Richard Remme told officials he was sitting on the couch when he pushed the dog off his lap. Balew jumped up, disabled the safety on the gun in his holster and pressed the trigger.

The only thing that can stop a bad dog with a gun is a good dog with a gun.

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A Bomb on a Plane on This Day in 1972

 

On this day in 1972, TWA Flight 7 was half an hour into its flight from New York to Los Angeles when the airline's officials were notified that it had a time bomb on board. The plane landed back at JFK at 12:10 pm. A trained German shepherd named "Brandy" sniffed out the explosive found in an attache case in the cockpit. With five pounds of C4, the device would have destroyed the Boeing 707 with 52 on board, in midflight at 1:00 pm. Police defused the explosive with 12 minutes to spare.

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The Bizarre Death of Cachy the Poodle on This Day in History

 

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This Day in History: Cachy the poodle fell to his death from a 13th floor balcony in Buenos Aires on this day in 1988. Why is this such a big deal you may ask? Because when he fell, he landed on 75 year old Marta Espina killing her as well. But wait, there's more! 46 year old Edith Sola noticed the commotion and came to investigate. In doing so, she was struck and killed by a bus. But wait, there's more!  An unidentified man who witnessed both incidents, suffered a heart attack, and subsequently died in an ambulance on the way to the hospital.

There have been many strange deaths over time involving animals. In 2011, Jose Luis Ochoa died after being stabbed in the leg at an illegal cockfight in Tulare County, California, by a bird with a knife-like spur strapped to its leg.

In 2012, Erica Marshall, a British veterinarian in Ocala, Florida, died when the horse she was treating in a hyperbaric oxygen chamber kicked the wall, released a spark from its horseshoes, and triggered an explosion. The horse died as well.

In 2013, 68-year-old James Campbell left his van to open a gate. As he did so, his dog stepped on the van's gas pedal and the van ran over and killed Mr Campbell.

In 2014, Peng Fan, a chef in Foshan, China, was bitten by a cobra's severed head, which he had cut off 20 minutes earlier while preparing soup.

In 2016, a 7-year-old girl died after being struck by a stone thrown by an elephant from its enclosure at a zoo in Morocco.

Chrysippus, an ancient Greek philosopher, died of laughter after he saw his drunken donkey eating his figs.

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