Subject: Tyler Weinman

• What We Know About Cat Killer Suspect Tyler Weinman, the Arrest, and the Reaction

  Courtesy of Miami-Dade Corrections Tyler Weinman, not his class picture but his mugshot. Yes, he's actually smiling.Sometime after midnight this morning, police arrested 18-year-old Tyler Weinman at a party in Coral Gables for the recent string of horrific cat killings that have plagued Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay.  Weinman, who attended Miami Palmetto Senior High, is being charged with 19 counts of animal cruelty, four counts of burglary, and 19 counts of improperly disposing of an ani

  June 14, 2009

• Facebook and MySpace Postings Gave Cat Killer Away, Police Say

  As New Times über-blogger Kyle Munzenrieder pointed out yesterday, the fact that accused cat killer Tyler Weinman joined the "Catch the Cat Killer!" group on Facebook suggests he was certainly aware of all the media hoopla over his alleged crimes -- and perhaps enjoying it.via facebookWeinman's facebook profile pic, minus an innocent bystanderToday, unidentified police officials told the Miami Herald that, in fact, Weinman's social networking actually led directly to his arrest. Officials woul

  June 15, 2009

• Cat Killer Suspect Gets Ordered to Undergo Evaluation, Might Like To Blow Up Own, um, "Stuff"

  Tyler's MyspaceShould've stuck to chillin', not alleged cat killin'.Tyler Hayes Weinman, the suspect in the cat killing spree, will not get bail his bail set at a hefty $250,000. He's also being forced to undergo a psychiatric evaluation. ''I can say the investigation is being led by a lynch-mob mentality, steam-rolling Mr. Weinman's constitutional rights,'' his attorney David Macey told the Herald. He also cited the fact he had little time to prepare for the bond hearing. Meanwhile, t

  June 15, 2009

• Cat Killer Brings out Miami's Feline-Lovin' Sadists

  Watch more Comedy Central videos on AOL Video So on Sunday, cops arrested the alleged cat killer, a clean-cut kid who likes to blow shit up and has friends that call him "niggercake" but otherwise seems nice enough. The exposure of Tyler Weinman has simply given a face to the impromptu "How Would the Cat Killer Be Punished in a Perfect World?" discussion raging in the comments section of every online article about the developing story. And, wow, Miamians are capable of some violent fantasies

  June 16, 2009

• News Roundup

  LocalAlleged cat killer Tyler Weinman will be released from jail on bail Wednesday. He'll remain under house arrest and be monitored with a tracking bracelet.  [Herald]Donte' Stallworth got only 30 days in jail for manslaughter, which is, um, not a whole lot of time for slaughtering a man. [NBCMiami]No one wants to name a high school after Janet Reno, so instead it goes to Alonzo Mourning. [AP]The American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee is getting involved in last weekend's myster

  June 17, 2009

• PETA Grasps at Cat Killer Straws to Push Anti-Dissection Campaign

  via DanPerry.com's FlickrNo, Mr. Meowington we do not want to cut you up, but can you scratch PETA for usRiptide never takes too kindly to organizations piggy backing on a big news story to push their agenda. Yeah, sure, it's PR 101, but it's just so annoying. So, on the heels of the Cat Killer hubbub along comes PETA to push their campaign to ban animal dissection from science classes. I am not unsympathetic to the cause. I mean, I don't remember anything I learned by dissecting

  June 17, 2009

• Police Might Have to Get All CSI To Convict Cat Killer

  That Horatio Cain has it so easy. All he has to do is connect the dots and run some lab tests on human DNA, but in the case of the Cat Killer, the real life Miami-area police might have to adapt their forensic techniques normally used on humans to animals. While the official evidence is sealed, Jim DeFede at CBS4 has done a little digging and finds that most of the evidence in the case is circumstantial. For example, police found knives and other cutting tools hidden in suspe

  June 18, 2009

• The Week That Was: Alberto Cutié Married the Cat Killer

  via FFFFOUNRiptide had an insane week, and in case you missed anything, here are all the highlights. Perhaps you can use them to make small talk with your dad on Father's day.  18 year-old Tyler Weinman was arrested and charged with being the notorious cat killer. He may have been brought down by his own Facebook and MySpace pages -- places his friends often came to discuss his poop-blowing up habit. But police may need to get all CSI on the case to get a conviction.&

  June 19, 2009

• Feline-Lovin' Sadists

  June 25, 2009

• Why Is the Cat Killer Arrest Affidavit Sealed, and Why Do CBS4 and the Herald Care So Much?

  The arrest affidavit detailing the cops' case against suspected cat killer Tyler Weinman remains sealed, and CBS4 and the Miami Herald are absolutely livid about it. So much so that the news partners requested a hearing today pressing prosecutors to unseal the documents. CBS4's Jim DeFede has already done a remarkable job prying out information about the case against Weinman. DeFede claims most of the evidence is circumstantial: scratches found on Weinman's body, a tracking device that pu

  June 25, 2009

• Accused Cat Killer Sure Knew a Lot About Dissecting Cats

  What better way to start off your post-holiday week than getting some gruesome new details in the case of alleged serial cat killer Tyler Weinman? After weeks of local media fighting for its release, the arrest affidavit for the case is finally available. Police had their eyes on Weinman for some time and first made contact with him May 15. They found a cutting instrument outside his car and arrested the 18-year-old for marijuana possession. Then they had a conversation in which Weinman enth

  July 6, 2009

• Taxpayers Footing Part of the Bill For Cat Killer Suspect's Defense

  Courtesy of Miami-Dade CorrectionsThe state is being forced to ante up $12,500 in taxpayer money for the defense of accused cat killer Tyler Weinman, according to The Miami Herald. Circuit Judge John Thornton ordered the state to pay up after Weinman's lawyer argued the kid didn't have enough money to properly pay for his defense. $10k will pay for depositions from about 100 witnesses the prosecution will present, while $2,500 will go to investigators. Weinman has relied on his grandfa

  August 24, 2009