Before leaving the Hertel residence last night a local student, Harrison Brown, sent in reports of a Turtle that had gone MIA. At approximately 11:45am this morning, the mutilated corpse of an (as of yet) unidentified Turtle was found only feet from last night's report in the back yard of the Hertel residence. The turtle was laying on his back and appears to have become the grizzly victim of a vicious hate crime.
Both the turtle's face and hands have been removed from his body. Because of this, positive identification has not yet been possible. Local authorities speculate that these appendages were purposely removed from the victim in order to make identification difficult.
With no face and no fingerprints to go on, detectives on the scene hope to achieve a positive identification through local dental records. Unfortunately, only the right half of the victim's jaw has any teeth left, making it a slow process.
What has local authorities both shocked and horrified seems to be the method used in removing these body parts. Both the hands and face appear to have been literally gnawed off.
Such sick and brutal methods have not been seen in this area since the famous Texas Chainsaw Massacre.
While no suspects and no motive have been officially named, our sources say that local canine Tucker Hertel (Pictured Below) has been detained for questioning.
A call to the local home owner, Cody Hertel, was not immediately returned. Please check back for the latest developments.
-Blake Deeterson
Spring Street Press
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