Florida home of dentist who killed Zimbabwe lion vandalized

[IceWizard]

TAMPA, Fla. (Reuters) -
Vandals spray-painted "lion killer" on a tony Florida vacation home that is owned by an American dentist who killed Zimbabwe's best-known lion, authorities said on
Wednesday.

The damage to the home of Minnesota dentist
Walter Palmer, a game hunter who last month
killed 13-year-old Cecil, a rare black-maned lion, is being investigated as misdemeanor criminal mischief, said Marco Island police Captain David Baer.

It was reported on Tuesday morning, and
authorities in southwest Florida have not
determined when it occurred, he said.

In addition to spray-painting the garage door,
the culprits scattered what looked like
marinated pigs feet in the driveway, said Walter Zalisko, owner of Global Investigative Group, a private firm hired to protect the property. He said the home was vacant.

Marco Island police could not confirm the
information about pigs feet, which were
reported and photographed by local media.

Palmer, 55, has received threats on social
media, and protests were held outside his
suburban Minneapolis office. He has said that
he "deeply regrets" killing Cecil and believed
that the hunt was legal.

Palmer, who has not been speaking to the media, could not immediately be reached for comment.

Security cameras were being installed to
videotape vehicles outside the Florida house on a quiet cul-de-sac, Zalisko said.

Palmer purchased the home for $1.1 million in 2013, property records show.


(Reporting by Letitia Stein)


Comment
My heart freakin bleeds for this guy! Vandalizing his "getaway" home, yet he went to Cecil's getaway home and shot him ...

Nope... Can't say I feel bad for him ...