Breaking: Alleged Kitty Killer's Father Speaks Out

By: Edecio Martinez
Topics: Daily Blotter

Video Courtesy Of Affiliate CBS4 Miami

MIAMI (CBS/AP) The father and stepmother of the teenager accused of killing more than a dozen cats in South Florida spoke today as the couple walked outside the courthouse.

CBS4 Miami had the cameras rolling while Tyler Hayes Weinman's father told television reporters that he was confident his son wasn't involved in the cat deaths.

"I'm absolutely sure that he is innocent," Doug Weinman said. "Because I've raised a son for 18 years and I know who he is."

Police said they arrested Weinman after tracking the teenager for some time. He was taken to the police station for an interview on his prom night and his house was placed under surveillance. But on Wednesday, his attorney Michael Walsh was critical of the investigation, saying that his client's arrest was based on circumstantial evidence.

According to CBS4 Miami, an assortment of knives and cutting instruments were found hidden in the 18-year-old's room. Prosecutors are still waiting to learn if they can match DNA from a dead cat to possible blood found on the knives in Weinman's bedroom.

Those knives could very well be the key to the kitty killer case.

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by ejm74 March 12, 2010 3:55 PM EST: Listen dumb ass! Your son probally smokes pot too and you don't know about it. He should be strung up by his balls in jail and rapped! Hey homeboys I been in jail and I know we don't put up with child molestation or cruelaty to animals so get this Motherfu#4er and teach him a lesson if your reading this...Thanks Massachusetts man; Reply to this comment


by deborah8 June 19, 2009 6:03 PM EDT: Joyce Dahmer, mother of serial killer Jeffrey, and a child psychologist, is quoted as saying they should have known something was terribly wrong when he began killing cats. If you read up on Dahmer you'll find striking similarities between his early years and that of Tyler Weinman. Not the least of which is his parents hadn't a clue.; Reply to this comment


by babooph June 18, 2009 3:38 AM EDT: This kids skills may be needed in the new GITMO ,when the republicans retake the White House-lets not be too harsh with him.; Reply to this comment


by DoubleHappiness88 June 18, 2009 2:57 AM EDT: Hear our humble prayer, O God,
for our friends the animals,
especially for animals who are suffering;
for animals that are overworked,
underfed and cruelly treated;
for all wistful creatures in captivity
that beat their wings against bars;
for any that are hunted or lost or deserted
or frightened or hungry;
for all that must be put death.
We entreat for them all Thy mercy and pity,
and for those who deal with them
we ask a heart of compassion
and gentle hands and kindly words.
Make us, ourselves, to be true friends to animals,
and so to share the blessings of the merciful.

Author - Albert Schweitzer; Reply to this comment

by hamiltongrad June 18, 2009 1:38 AM EDT

I must continue, as I can not sleep . Erasmus, please ! I do not automatically "blame" the father. I do not put the burden of "blame" on my to do list, as we are all products of societal/genetics/dynamical/interactive peers with the same resources and limitations. Nasty begets nasty , closed minded begets closed minded, and thus blame begests ? more blame.

Where does the "buck stop" ? With all of us.

Abuse is always.... multi generational, being passed on from victim to victim. This is basic 101 knowledge base, that any one who wants a passing grade, must understand and agree with. My mantra is not to hate men, but to liberate women.

Some items taught are foundational and are thus by definition, not compromised truth.

Any time one of these events occur, I will not be silenced. I support those who are the victims. Often twice so, once by an abuser, most consistently a male figure such as a teacher, father, grandfather, brother, neighbor, even some one at a store who "hits" on a female. I will not allow another abuse, by " blame game" societal witnesses who refuse to accept the 101 knowledge base facts.
Same for this young man. It is a cry for help. Cats can be replaced. An opportunity to help/guide/ define/ and DIALOGUE with this boy can be swept away by a frenzy on auto BLAME GAME.

There are no criminals, just the crimes sui generis- cowed/ruffed/penetrated by generational abuse.

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by pleaseandthankyou June 18, 2009 3:02 AM EDT: hamiltongrag you have a nice little paradigm all tied up in a neat little package but if you were a true intellectual you would realize how myopic your view is. Yes, some people repeat the sins of their abusers. They use their abuse as an excuse to commit new crimes. This does not absolve them from personal responsibility. If you do not have personal responsibility, as you are advocating, then you do not have a basis for law and order, or civilization. The majority of people who are abused do not commit heinous crimes. Also, psychopathy is a clinical fact. Some people lack the ability to feel empathy and in fact gain pleasure from causing the suffering of others. Witness Richard Ramirez and Ted Bundy. These killers would not have been rehabilitated with dialogue, understanding and a hug. They LOVE to kill. You should be ashamed that you turn the killers into victims. It does great dishonor to the REAL victims of their crimes. Your attitude perpetuates crime because it gives cold blooded killers a free pass. Shame on you.


by pleaseandthankyou June 18, 2009 3:07 AM EDT: PS I suspect you identify so readily with criminals, because deep in your heart you know you are one.


by SusanStoHelit June 18, 2009 3:12 AM EDT: You lie - and apparently you make your students lie if they want a passing grade. Abuse is not always multigenerational. Most abused kids grow up to never abuse another human being. Some sick people become sick even though they had an ideal childhood with loving caring parents, and abuse their children. I don't believe you are any kind of professor if you're trying to pass on that BS as a known truth.

Not only is that a lie - it is a lie that is extremely hurtful to all abuse survivors - telling them that they'll be abusers in the future, pass it on - many have bought into that garbage and decided they can never have kids or marry. And you tell them that grandma and grandpa must be evil to, to have created the abuser. You should be ashamed of yourself putting that out here.


by gibsonnut June 18, 2009 1:19 AM EDT: Here Kitty Kitty !!! The kids need new glove liners!; Reply to this comment

by hamiltongrad June 18, 2009 1:05 AM EDT

My classes are over for this term, although I will be teaching a new session in Mid July, on Society, Gender, Class and Hate Crimes.
I am not a "man hater" as Erasmus says. In fact I almost vomited reading these hateful posts. Shame on you.

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by SusanStoHelit June 18, 2009 3:09 AM EDT: I hope none of your students 'cry for help' on you. Your hateful posts (cats are just something that can be replaced, a future serial killer's behavior is just a cry for help) - don't make my stomach feel very settled either.


by pleaseandthankyou June 18, 2009 3:15 AM EDT: Sounds like a radical, left wing, reverse-hate, victim-identity academic crap sandwich class to me. Hey hamitongrad, I feel sooooo sorry for how tough you have it in this country. You are a true victim. Boo-freakin-hoo.


by aztecdakota June 18, 2009 12:22 AM EDT: I have alot of knives, I am retired. NONE of them have traces of blood on them. Except the kitchen knives which the family uses to cut things when preparing meals. Were this lads knives in wood blocks in the kitchen? It appears from reports, they were in his room. More investigating is needed.; Reply to this comment

by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 12:19 AM EDT

I will agree with hamiltongrad, that it should definitely be looked into to see if he was being abused, so he can get the help he needs, IF that is the case. If it is the case, it does not mean that the DAD abused him, it could have been the mother. Take note that he now has a stepmother and is in his dad's care. Where is the mother? I don't recall hearing where she is.

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by pak31 February 25, 2010 10:32 AM EST: According to another article, he lives with his biological mother. He told authorities that he "despises" his father. The dad is in denial because he claims his son is innocent yet he was caught with pot, bloody knives, etc. That just isn't normal.


by erasmus111 June 18, 2009 12:13 AM EDT: by Anti-Zionist_107 June 17, 2009 9:07 PM PDT
maybe the cars kepts pooping next to his car door and he got upset that he had to step in cat poop every time he went to his car?

You obviously know nothing about cats. Unlike dogs, they don't poop just anywhere. They poop in dirt or sand. And they ALWAYS BURY IT.; Reply to this comment