Tyler Weinman

Katherine Fernandez Rundle Is No Janet Reno

Uncle Luke, the man whose booty-shaking madness made the U.S. Supreme Court stand up for free speech, gets as nasty as he wants to be for Miami New Times. This week, Luke takes on the Miami-Dade state attorney.Katherine Fernandez Rundle is no Janet Reno. Miami-Dade's top prosecutor, who is a Democra ... More >>

Kathy Rundle Is No Janet Reno

Dead Cats Found Possibly Poisoned in Miami Beach

​In a gruesome act that certainly can't be attributed to a dog, Miami Beach found four dead cats shoved into a bag last night. One cat was found alive. The feline was taken to a local animal hospital, but it too later died.Update: The cats may have been poisoned. And it seems they weren't in a bag ... More >>

Tyler Weinman, Once Accused Cat Killer, Sues Miami-Dade County

​Tyler Weinman, the South Miami-Dade man who was once accused of killing several pet cats, is now suing Miami-Dade County for negligence that lead to his false arrest. The case was dropped in 2010 after an expert hired by the defense found that several of the carcasses of the cats had bites caused ... More >>

Another Cat Killer? Ten Cats Found Poisoned in the Hammocks

​Ten cats were found dead in a yard in the Hammocks on Monday morning, and another three were so ill they had to be euthanized. One of the cats was found with signs of head trauma, but authorities suspect that all of the felines were likely poisoned.

Circuit Judge Mindy Glazer Accused Of Misbehaving

Judge Mindy Glazer Accused of Misbehaving at Her Luxury Condo Tower

via Eleventh Judicial Circuit of FloridaJudge Mindy Glazer​When Alex de Gasperi resigned last month as board director of Imperial House, a luxury Miami Beach tower, he didn't leave quietly. Instead, he circulated a four-page letter lambasting another high-profile resident: Circuit Court Judge Mind ... More >>

New Wynwood shows: glitter vomit and pussy cats

Tyler Weinman Case Cause for Abandoning Cat Dissections in Miami, Argue New Times Readers

Tyler Weinman was cleared of animal cruelty charges, but some New Times readers still object to cat dissection​A year and a half ago, the Tyler Weinman "cat killer" case tore open this quaint little town we call Miami. Police said the teenager described classroom dissections a little too eagerly. ... More >>

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Tyler Weinman, Accused 'Cat Killer,' Plans on Suing Miami-Dade Over Bungled Investigation

According to his attorney, Tyler Weinman is planning to sue Miami-Dade over the whole 'cat killer' thing​Heads up, Miami-Dade. Tyler Weinman is going to sue yo' ass.Weinman, 19, was arrested last summer and charged with 19 felony counts of animal cruelty after investigators found dozens of dead ca ... More >>

From 'Cat Killer' Probe to New Marlins Stadium: 5 Biggest Wastes of Taxpayer Money in 2010

We all love baseball, but did we all really have to pay for a new stadium when Marlins owners had plenty of cash on hand?​Anger over public spending is all the rage these days. Unemployment checks? Undeserved. The Obama stimulus plan? An abomination. Now Carlos Alvarez is facing a fierce recall c ... More >>

Mayor Alvarez Says Million Dollar 'Cat Killer' Investigation Was Not a Waste of Taxpayer Money

Mayor Alvarez: 'cat killer' investigation was not a waste of taxes​"Cat owners can breathe a sigh of relief today."That was Miami-Dade Mayor Carlos Alvarez speaking in July of last year about the arrest of alleged "cat killer" Tyler Weinman. The 18-year-old was charged with 19 felony counts of ani ... More >>

Pat Riley summoned forces of evil to lure LeBron to the Heat

In Miami, Greed Is Good Again, and It's All Thanks to Evil Genius Pat Riley

Terez Owens​For a city that made a mound of cocaine a must-have desktop accessory and likes its Brittos to match its Lamborghinis, this level of glossy athletic excess is only appropriate: Dwyane Wade, Chris Bosh, and LeBron James, three of the best ballers in the NBA, all descending on Miami to b ... More >>

Cat Killer Case: Hairs Found on Suspect Don't Match Dead Cats

via I Can Has Cheezburger​If Johnnie Cochran was still alive and defending cat killer suspect Tyler Weinman, we'd imagine he'd be saying something like "If the pussy hairs aren't the same, you can't place blame."WSVN reports that the DNA of cat hairs found in the room, clothing and backpack of def ... More >>

Accused Cat Killer May Blame Kitty Deaths on Wild Pit Bulls

Courtesy of Miami-Dade CorrectionsIt's been nearly a year since Tyler Weinman was arrested and charged with a string of cat killings in the Palmetto and Cutler Bay neighborhoods. His trial isn't even set to begin until October 25, but the Miami-Dade justice system trudges on. Weinman made an appeara ... More >>

Four Shot During Flag Football Rampage

Gunfire broke out last night during a women's flag football game at West Perrine Park, at SW 168th Street and 104th Avenue. Three assailants opened fire on the crowd. Four men were shot, and a woman broke her arm while trying to escape. Three of the men were hit in the leg, ... More >>

Accused Cat Killer Faces Additional Charges

Courtesy of Miami-Dade CorrectionsTyler WeinmanApparently, there were so many cats killed during last Spring's feline murder spree that rocked Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay that prosecutors forgot to charge the suspect, 19-year-old Tyler Weinman, with all of them. In a status hearing ye ... More >>

News Roundup: The World Is Just Horrible

An 11-year-old boy at Norland Elementary School has been charged with sexual assault after he had two friends lock a special needs student in a bathroom and forced the girl to perform oral sex on him. [WSVN]The wife of the man who was zapped with a stun gun after going on a rampage at MIA says his b ... More >>

Cat Killer Suspect Tyler Weinman's DNA Not Found on Kitty Corpses

The string of cat killings that rocked Palmetto and Cutler Bay last summer may have ended when police arrested 18-year-old suspect Tyler Weinman, but investigators haven't been able to link Weinman's DNA to the case.Eleven of the 19 cats' bodies were tested for human DNA and none was found. They had ... More >>

Three Weeks Into 2010, It's Going to Be a Very Dumb Year: Behold Your Morons of the Week

You see it every new year: South Florida's morons resolve to turn over a new leaf. They promise they will keep their names and mug shots out of news articles with the phrases oddly enough or incredibly idiotic in the headlines. But now, during the third week in January, our heroes are suffering from ... More >>

News Roundup: Accused Cat Killer Wants to Go to College

Remember Tyler Weinman the accused cat killer? He's still under house arrest, but he wants the judge to make an exception so he can start classes at Miami-Dade college. [CBS4]Federal wildlife officials want to ban the import of Burmese python and other large exotic snakes that have a habbit of findi ... More >>

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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 m ... More >>

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 som ... More >>

Feline-Lovin' Sadists

Miamians prove there's more than one way to skin a cat killer.

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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. ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 ... More >>

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 fa ... More >>

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-mo ... More >>

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 Cutle ... More >>