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Dogs Euthanized After Feeding On Dead Owner

Last updated on Friday, October 17, 2014

(GREENWOOD) - Two pet dogs had to be put down after police say they had been eating their dead owner’s body.

Investigators were called to the victim's apartment last night. A friend of 40-year-old Robert Frantsi was worried after he stopped answering calls and texts for a few days.

Police believe he'd been dead since Saturday from an apparent overdose.

The victim's friends were hoping to take ownership of his dogs even after knowing what they did to his body. Now they're upset the animals weren't given a second chance.

Friday night was the last time Tabitha Miller spoke to Frantsi in person. "He was going through some depression issues. I spoke with him extensively about those. By the time I left his apartment he seemed to be in better spirits," she said.

She even texted him the next day just to check up, but he never answered. Miller stopped by his apartment Monday, but Frantsi didn't answered the door.

Miller said she had apartment staff check on him and that the staff member noticed a bad odor once inside. Miller called 911 and investigators found Frantsi dead in his bedroom.

Police said his two dogs, described by Miller as a five month old cane corso mastiff and a 13-year-old pitbull, had eaten the soft tissue off of his face, neck, and upper chest.

Miller said the pets were friendly and never showed any aggression. She was hoping to adopt them after Frantsi's death, saying it's what he would have wanted. But the dogs were put down at the Johnson County Animal Shelter later that night.

According to Indiana State Board of Animal Health, a state veterinarian has the authority to declare an animal a public health hazard which would then give them the right to euthanize it.

Representatives at the State Board of Animal Health referenced other cases like this one in Indiana in which pet dogs began eating their dead owner's bodies. They said those dogs were also put down immediately.

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