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Accused Dog Killer 'Obsessed' With Vick Case
POSTED: 12:29 pm EDT October 31,
2007
UPDATED: 1:16 pm EDT October 31,
2007
HALL COUNTY, Ga. -- A Hall County man accused of brutally killing two dogs was obsessed with the Michael Vick dogfighting case, according to court testimony Wednesday.Officials charged Marty Eugene Savage, 50, with two counts of felony aggravated cruelty to animals. Authorities said Savage admitted in an interview that he killed two dogs -- a 5-week-old mixed breed puppy named Buddy and a 7-year-old black Pomeranian named Smoky. Officials said Savage repeatedly stomped and stabbed Buddy in the head and Smoky was drowned in a toilet.Savage’s wife, Kathleen Savage, told authorities about the dog’s deaths, according to the Gainesville Times newspaper. The dogs were killed three weeks apart and Savage was arrested October 10. Kathleen Savage has filed for divorce.Officials found the dog’s remains in plastic bags which had been thrown over a fence and into a wooded area. The remains were sent to Athens for necropsies.Authorities told the Gainesville Times that Savage agreed with his wife’s account of what happened to the dogs after giving them different stories earlier.Investigators testified during a preliminary court hearing Wednesday that they searched the Savage home and found a knife matted with hair and blood and also news clippings of the Michael Vick dogfighting case taped to the wall. His wife testified that Marty Savage was "obsessed" with the Vick case. She also told the Gainesville Times after the hearing, her husband referred to the clippings as his "wall of shame."Disgraced Atlanta Falcons quarterback Michael Vick has pleaded guilty to federal dogfighting charges and is scheduled to be sentenced December 10.Magistrate Judge Elizabeth Reisman bound the case over to superior court. Savage remains jailed on a probation violation.
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- October 15, 2007: Wachovia Sues Vick Over Unpaid Restaurant Loan
- October 3, 2007: Trial Date Set For Vick; Mugshot Released
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- September 25, 2007: New Charges Threaten Vick's Career
- September 23, 2007: Vick Could Face Additional Charges
- September 6, 2007: Bidding On Vick Apology Reaches $10,000
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- August 28, 2007: No Show: Vick Cancels Interview On Atlanta's KISS 104
- August 27, 2007: Vick Asks For Forgiveness, Understanding
- August 27, 2007: Blank: Falcons Won't Cut Vick
- August 27, 2007: Vick Arrives At Courthouse For Plea Hearing
- August 24, 2007: Vick Plea Deal Could Unravel
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- August 22, 2007: NAACP: Vick's Not Guilty, Let Him Play
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- August 21, 2007: Blank: Vick Lied To Me
- August 21, 2007: Vick Agrees to 'Guilty' Plea
- August 20, 2007: Falcons Statement On Vick
- August 20, 2007: NFL Statement On Vick Plea Deal
- August 20, 2007: Vick's Legal Team Statement
- August 20, 2007: Vick Judge: No Deal Close For Quarterback
- August 17, 2007: Co-Defendant: 'Vick Killed Dogs'
- August 17, 2007: Vick Jerseys Being Used To Clean Kennels
- August 16, 2007: Prosecutor Gives Vick Deadline For Plea Deal
- August 15, 2007: Vick Court Hands Down Tough Sentences
- August 15, 2007: Source: Vick Close To Plea Deal
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- August 15, 2007: Vick Could Face New Charges
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- August 14, 2007: Vick Co-Defendants Set For Plea Agreement Hearings
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- August 7, 2007: SCLC Backs Off Plan To Honor Vick
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- August 3, 2007: SCLC To Honor Vick At Atlanta Convention
- July 30, 2007: Vick Speaks Out During Radio Interview
- July 30, 2007: Vick Co-Defendant Taking Plea Deal
- July 26, 2007: Streets Expected To Be Packed With Vick Protesters
- July 26, 2007: Crowds Gather In Anticipation Of Vick's Arrival
- July 20, 2007: Vick Dodges Media; Picks Up Summons
- July 20, 2007: Blank 'Saddened, Distressed' Over Vick Indictment
- July 19, 2007: Blank Releases Statement On Vick
- July 19, 2007: Report: Vick Apologized To Blank
- July 19, 2007: NFL Will Let Vick Play
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- July 18, 2007: Sharpton Weighs In On Vick, Dogfighting
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