Summary

Aubrey Vanlandingham, a 17-year-old Texas student, was charged with animal cruelty after poisoning a classmate’s show goat, Willie, with pesticide, allegedly because she “does not like cheaters.”

Surveillance footage captured her force-feeding the goat with a syringe on October 23, leading to its death the following day.

Investigators found searches on her phone related to poisoning animals. The Texas Future Farmers of America condemned her actions, emphasizing ethical behavior and animal welfare.

Vanlandingham faces up to two years in jail and a $10,000 fine, with a court date set for January 15.

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    4 months ago

    “Investigators found searches on her phone for how to poison pets, how much bleach is needed to kill an animal, and how to clear search history,” clearly didn’t learn anything from that last search.

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      I gotta imagine that level of search would likely only yield results that will dupe family or technologically illiterate police. Any investigator with half a brain would be able to figure out the searches.

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        4 months ago

        Searches are held at both ends.

        You can clear your search history, you can’t clear Google’s.

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        4 months ago

        That’s fair. I know there are cases where cops will say they didn’t find anything but only because they only looked at Internet Explorer.

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    “She left the barn but not before returning twice a day to take photos and a video, according to the Statesman.”

    I mean… probably before too.

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    Sorry to be not serious for a bit. Serious posters with actual important things to say. I’m gonna get some stupid thrill from making fun of her name. I know her name is Aubrey; let’s pretend it’s something else.

    Hi. I’m Amanda! Amanda “Mandy” Candace “Candy” Van Landingham. I’m gonna sing my favorite number, “Black Betty (Bam-ba-lam)”.