Owner finds miniature horse fatally shot\, mutilated

NEW AT TEN --A FAMILY IS STUNNEDAFTER A BIZARRE ANDGRUESOME CRIME.FAMILY MEMBERSDISCOVERED ONE OFTHEIR ANIMALS DEAD IN AFIELD.ONLY ON 41 ACTION NEWS-- REPORTER CAT REIDEXPLAINS WHATHAPPENED.BUT WE WANT TO WARNYOU -- SOME VIEWERSMAY FIND THIS STORYDISTURBINGTharp-That's little nellieFOR STEVE AND LISATHARP,FAMILY HAS FOUR LEGSSteve Tharp/Quigley's Owner-These horses can talkLIKE QUIGLEY- A PLAYFULMINIATURE HORSETharp-He'll play these little gameswith me.

After I'm done he'llcome up and kiss me on thecheek.

Every timeTharpEvery night you'll see thisyoung lady, sitting on theground.

And they're allwanting brushedSINCE SUNDAY NIGHT-FOUR HOOVES HAVE BEENMISSINGTharpQuigley's not hereCat Reid-Steve and Lisa went lookingfor Quigley.

Steve found himin the woods.

He couldn'tprepare himself for what hesaw nextSteve Tharp/Quigley's Owner-They shot him through theneck, it came out his nose.Fell downThey took his ear off at thebase, cut the eye out.

Andskinned him from here backand took all of his privatesTharpAnd all I can see is Quigleylooking at him.

Innocent.InnocentA LOSS LEAVING SO MANYQUESTIONSTharp-she says why, why?THE THARPS FILED AREPORT WITH BETHANY,MISSOURI POLICETHEY DON'T WANT THIS TOHAPPEN TO ANY OTHERANIMALS, AND THEY WANTTO KNOW WHO KILLED AMEMBER OF THEIR FAMILYTharpThis is not about Steve andLisa, this is about one boy.TharpQuigley, if he has to sacrifice,I want justiceIN BETHANYHe had the prettiest blue eyesCAT REID, 41 ACTIONNEWS.