Trio of fucktards torture and kill at least 20 cats

[Jaded]

HELENA - Authorities have arrested three Helena men for allegedly torturing and killing about 20 cats, including three that were burned alive.

Brandon Wayne Hartford, 26, Andrew Joseph Welch, 20, and Kyle K. Hallowell, 19, each faces a felony charge of aggravated animal cruelty for “burning, stabbing, beating, slaughtering and torturing” the cats, which they hunted in several locations in Helena, East Helena and the Helena Valley, according to documents filed Thursday in Justice Court.

Hartford and Welch, who are being held in lieu of a $25,000 bond, were taken into custody Wednesday.

According to Lewis and Clark County detectives Larry Platts and Cory Olson, who investigated the killings along with Detective Dennis Nyland, the three men drove around neighborhoods during the night, stalking and hunting stray and pet cats.

The men told investigators that they had killed between 16 and 24 cats.

Investigators said there is no evidence that could identify where the animals came from.

When they located a cat, the men would lure the animal into their car and take it to one of several locations, which included construction sites, wooded areas and the house on the 2800 block of Winslow Avenue where the men have been living.

The detectives said the men have been killing the animals for at least the past two months.

The alleged crimes apparently began with the men’s joint dislike of cats, Platts said. Hartford allegedly started the spree by beating to death a cat that scratched him when he picked it up, Olson said.

The investigation of the men stemmed from witness statements during the investigation of an unrelated report of disorderly conduct earlier in the week, Dutton said.

In addition to the cruelty charges, Hartford and Welch both face a felony charge of tampering with or fabricating physical evidence for removing evidence from the crime scene on Winslow Avenue and using bleach in an attempt to clean up blood stains.

Hallowell also was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer.

http://www.missoulian.com/articles/2...news//br75.txt

Brandon Hartford Myspace (old)
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=224989321

Kyle Hallowell Myspace w/blog....
http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm...ndid=107943762

[w8ng4msrgt]

Oh how I love open blogs.

[Dopie]

Kitties one day...People the next. I hope they either get time or serious counseling. Or both!

Sick fuckers...I've heard of setting a pussy on fire but this is not the way to do it....

[Just my luck sucks]

They both have blogs-- I think I need to create a myspace account.

[petrina]

from brandon's myspace page - i didnt change the spelling.

"I like long walks on the beach, hunting,fishing,hiking,camping. the occasional beatdown of a bum, to sacrifice a pettifile at each full moon is also one of my favorite pastimes."

maybe he couldnt find a pettifile and settled for a pet. fucker.

[TheImperialCerealKiller]

Well I'm pretty pissed off- Kyle Hallowell set his to private just as I finished typing my blog reply. Damn you, Kyle, damn you. He's online now. Oh well. I had to settle for sending a private message.

[Sarabei]

I HATE people like this, I hope they suffer like they have caused others to suffer! The sick fucks!

[WhatThe]

I have no time for people like this. I could barely read the whole article before the horrible thoughts of what I could only hope would happen to them in hell came flooding into my head.

[w8ng4msrgt]

I liked how Kyle changed his mood to scared. I guess being part of AA is pretty scary. Asspounders Association and him being a catcher.

[Unamused Cat]

Serial killers in the making. I hope the inmates in jail make them scream like the cats they tortured. Bah!

[maryhaze]

if these guys had dicks, they wouldn't be killing cats. i hope my little message goes thru.......

[Piper]

The alleged crimes apparently began with the men’s joint dislike of cats

You know, I bet there's a group of people who have a "joint dislike" of these 3 shitwads. Perhaps they'd like to experience what being burned alive feels like?

[MISSanthropic]

Why is this kind of shit so hard for me to read?

Yeah, this screams serial killers.

If we have registered sex offenders, why can't we have registered potential serial killers, damn it?

[brokenandtwisted]

All of Kyle's friends are ugly...so I kind of understand why he snapped. On a lighter side of things, better off cats than people, I'd say.

[MISSanthropic]

On a lighter side of things, better off cats than people, I'd say.

It was only a matter of time before killing cats got boring to them.

[brokenandtwisted]

It was only a matter of time before killing cats got boring to them.

That doesn't necessarily hold true.

[Dark Star]

. On a lighter side of things, better off cats than people, I'd say.

Heh. The kitty cats were innocent. I could pick off 20 people from the DD front pages that would have been much more worthy of this cruelty.

[Gilbrit]

Offspring from the inbred gene pool.

Need I say more?

[MISSanthropic]

That doesn't necessarily hold true.

Eh, but it's been known to hold true. So I say keep 'em locked up. Better safe than sorry.

[lostlilgirl]

Sick Fucks

[DogMom]

Andrew Welch



Brandon Hartford



Kyle Hallowell

December 2008

Brandon Wayne Hartford, 27, who the other two said instigated the killings, received a two-year sentence to the Montana Department of Corrections for felony aggravated animal cruelty and a 10-year suspended prison sentence for felony tampering with or fabricating of physical evidence, to run consecutively.

Hartford and Andrew Joseph Welch, 20, faced the same charges for the rash of killings and for attempting to cover their tracks by removing evidence from Hartford’s home — where all three men were residing at the time — and using bleach in an attempt to remove blood stains.

Welch received a six-year deferred imposition of sentence for the cruelty charge and a three-year deferred sentence for the tampering charge to run consecutively under the condition that he complete the Department of Corrections’ boot camp program.

Aggravated animal cruelty carries a maximum penalty of two years under the Montana Department of Corrections or a deferred sentence up to six years if restitution is owed. A single felony count is charged if a person kills or inflicts cruelty to an animal with the purpose of terrifying, torturing or mutilating or inflicts cruelty on 10 or more animals.

For the tampering charge, Hartford and Welch faced a maximum penalty of 10 years in prison and/or a fine not to exceed $50,000.

The two men, along with 19-year-old Kyle Hollowell, also have special conditions for their sentences. These conditions include that they each must pay $2,234 in restitution to help pay for replacement pets and counseling for the victims, serve 100 hours of community service per year while under supervision, write a letter of apology to the Helena community and not have any animals.

Hollowell must complete boot camp as a condition of his two-year deferred sentence for felony aggravated animal cruelty and a six-month suspended jail sentence for a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a peace officer.

Hartford, the only one of the three who had a prior criminal history, faces a four-year prison sentence for violating his probation from an earlier burglary charge in Fergus County.

Welch was the only one of the men who spoke in court Thursday.

“I wanted to say that throughout this I lost the respect of a lot of family…and rightfully so,” he said, adding that he didn’t realize what he was doing during the killings. “It’ll be a long time before I can forgive myself. I hope some day they can forgive me,” Welch said.

http://www.helenair.com/articles/200...81212_cats.txt

http://www.pet-abuse.com/cases/14498/MT/US/

No ones going to forgive you asshole. If they do, it will be with a pack of matches.

[Unamused Cat]

We will be reading about some of these douche bags again. Mark my word.

[malq]

At least the crime is prosecutable now. I remember when if the mama had kittens, my friends dad would put them in a bag and throw off the bridge.
No one would have ever thought of prosecuting. I am glad we do now. Terrifying and torturing??? man that's a whole new level I don't get.
Fuckers

[Kalehue]

The alleged crimes apparently began with the men’s joint dislike of cats, Platts said. Hartford allegedly started the spree by beating to death a cat that scratched him when he picked it up, Olson said.

How evil. What will they decide they jointly dislike next? Scary.

[flawed_existence]

We will be reading about some of these douche bags again. Mark my word.

Right, as always, UCat.

Ugly, stupid, mean, useless, hateful, evil, worthless, scumbag motherfuckers.

[Harley_Tech]

I really think that their 100 hours a year of community service need to be spent cleaning kennels at animal shelters, under very close supervision.

I wonder if I can get a job in Montana supervising their community service?

I think I'd be perfect for that job. I bet I could skin these three fucktards in less than a month, cuz I like to take my time with things like that.

R

[DogMom]

We will be reading about some of these douche bags again. Mark my word.

DO NOT doubt the UCAT. One of them is right back in jail.

Cat killer back in jail

One of the Helena men convicted of a spree that left two dozen cats dead is back in jail.

Andrew Joseph Welch, 20, is accused of a probation violation for failing to complete his court assigned Montana Department of Corrections boot camp, according to documents filed in Justice Court this morning.

Welch was booked into the Lewis and Clark County Detention Center just after 8 a.m.

He will appear before Justice of the Peace Wallace Jewell this afternoon on the charge.

In December, Welch received a six-year deferred imposition of sentence on a charge of felony aggravated animal cruelty and a three-year deferred sentence for felony tampering with or fabricating of physical evidence, to run consecutively under the condition that he complete boot camp program.

Welch was one of three men who pleaded guilty to the killings.

http://www.helenair.com/articles/200...catkillers.txt

They were probably beating the shit outa him every day. GOOD.

[~Absynthe~]

How evil. What will they decide they jointly dislike next hopefully it will be their friends. I think Yhey should be sent to Harley.

[Harley_Tech]

Less than a friggin month and the Cat is right!

R

[Unamused Cat]

Thanks for the update DogMom.