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Ga. Couple Killed by Dogs

By Jason Farago,  Newser Staff
Posted Aug 18, 2009 6:15 AM CDT
Ga. Couple Killed by Dogs
A mob of 14 dogs attacked and killed an elderly Georgia couple over the weekend. The dogs showed now signs of malnourishment or rabies, and officials are stumped what set them off.   (AP Photo/Daniel Ochoa de Olza)

A retired professor and his wife whose bodies were found this weekend were mauled to death by a neighbor's dogs, an autopsy concluded. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that several of the dogs—the neighbor had 14, all mongrels—were guarding their prey when a pair of Jehovah's Witnesses found the bodies. Locals say the dogs remained on the property after their owner moved away due to medical problems, but showed no signs of malnourishment.
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