Agree with PP re serial killer beginnings. The kid has a lot of anger issues. I hope he gets the help he needs because this won't be the last time he does something disturbing.

thanks for the update. The big issue here is that hurting and killing animals is usually the way serial killers and murders start out. Jeffery Dahmer hung a dog in his backyard, etc.... This is how it starts, it's a tell-tale sign of someone who will harm, or kill those weaker than they are --- meaning women, children, etc..... It won't stop here for this teen. They need to watch him the rest of his life or he will kill someone.

I didn't even realize that they had caught the guy. The slashings are such a violation not only because they are the cute animals that our kids love to see but because the park is so open. You are allowed to wander and look at animals, including going inside the horse area which is somewhat removed and kind of a special place.

Apparently the crud used a machete that he carried around with him.

Conviction http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/crime-scene/post/herndon-teen-convicted-in-horse-slashings/2012/08/16/5de094d0-e7e1-11e1-8487-64e4b2a79ba8_blog.html

Background http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/crime/teen-arrested-in-fairfax-animal-slashings/2012/06/25/gJQAemZl2V_story.html