- California, USA -
On the evening of October 16, 2024, Sheriff’s North Patrol Deputies responded to an apartment complex in the 4000 block of Manzanita Avenue in Carmichael after a resident reported finding a dog in a trash can with something tied around his/her neck.
The reporting party also stated that the dog had a laceration under his/her throat but was still alive.
Upon arrival, Deputies immediately contacted Sacramento County Animal Control.
They then learned from the reporting party that the dog’s guardian lived in the complex and they were able to identify the subject as 41-year-old DANIELLE JEAN KILLIAN (pictured).
According to the press release by the Sacramento County Sheriff's Office, KILLIAN “lived alone with two dogs and one cat.”
KILLIAN said she felt her life would be easier if she only had to care for one dog and she slashed one of the two dogs’ throat. The incident happened on October 14, 2024. The following day, while the furvictim was still alive, KILLIAN put him/her in a shopping bag and disposed of him/her in the garbage bin at her apartment complex.
Animal Control took the injured dog for medical treatment and took custody of the other dog.
Sheriff’s Property Crimes Detectives also responded to the scene and executed a search warrant at KILLIAN’s apartment, “leading to the discovery of the knife presumably used in this incident”, stated the release.
The sheriff's office said that Detectives could not find the cat “and fear other animals she may have cared for in the past may have suffered abuse, as she told Detectives she moved around regularly, as often as once a year.”
KILLIAN was placed under arrest, transported to the Sacramento County Main Jail, and booked on animal cruelty charges. She was granted release on her own recognizance by the courts and has since been released from custody.
Anyone with information about this incident or others involving KILLIAN is asked to contact the sheriff's office at (916) - 874 - 5115. Thank you!
I emailed the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office to inquire about all of the Voiceless Victims. If I get a response, I will post an update.
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KILLIAN’s mugshot shared from the Sacramento County Sheriff’s Office
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So she thought that murdering one of her two dogs by slitting their throat, waiting 24 hours before disposing of this innocent soul in the trash, she would be less burdened?! Then prison should be her future. No responsibilities there for this monster. I pray the kitty is alive & healthy. And prayers for the dog she attempted to murder & the other for the abuse she served on all. All animals must be protected from this human beast!