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Shawn Malcarne, Kyle Roscetti Stabbed 4 Alpacas To Death For Fun, Left Nose Ring At Scene, Cops Say

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First Posted: 06/15/2012 2:17 pm Updated: 06/15/2012 2:17 pm

Two men charged with the thrill killing of four pet alpacas in Connecticut will soon head to court after recently pleading not guilty.

Kyle Roscetti, 21, and his buddy Shawn Malcarne, 23, were arrested in April after they lured the pets to a fence and then stabbed them, cops told NECN at the time.

The alpacas' Essex-area owner was distraught to find her animals dead on Dec. 23. It was the third time animals on her property had been attacked.

"I wish whoever's doing this would kill themselves and stop hurting these guys," she said through tears at the time. "You can't imagine. They're such puppy-like, gentle creatures, alpacas."

One of the alleged perps left a nose ring at the scene, which led cops to them, the Associated Press reported.

Roscetti and Malcarne wouldn't talk to reporters about a motive for the alleged attack, but prosecutors say they did it for sport. They pleaded not guilty to cruelty to animals and other charges in earlier court appearances.

Roscetti is due in court on July 19, and Malcarne has a hearing on June 28.

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Two men charged with the thrill killing of four pet alpacas in Connecticut will soon head to court after recently pleading not guilty. Kyle Roscetti, 21, and his buddy Shawn Malcarne, 23, were arr...
Two men charged with the thrill killing of four pet alpacas in Connecticut will soon head to court after recently pleading not guilty. Kyle Roscetti, 21, and his buddy Shawn Malcarne, 23, were arr...
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Motorgoon
01:47 PM on 06/19/2012
Dirt Bags. I guess they didn't realize that little list in prison of special people who commit crimes against women, kids and animals didn't include them.
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The Lorax
Obama/Biden 2012!!! Fired Up. Ready To Go.
12:01 PM on 06/19/2012
Ok I am so sick of all these freaks hurting kids, hurting animals. The way you treat an animal speaks volumes about you. I am so tired of it I say an eye for an eye already. Do to them what they did to the alpacas.
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Iron100
03:45 AM on 06/19/2012
These guys had a lot of friends and interesting life. Check out their facevook and myspace photos. Media wouldn't be able to stereotype them so they wouldn't
LuvSlave
"S*x without pain is like food without taste".
02:15 AM on 06/19/2012
Studies show that violent sex offenders very often start by torturing and killing small animals, then they progress to larger animals as they learn how to "control" their victims. They are also known for starting fires, which is also a control issue. I agree with other posters here. These kids need to be watched very closely. The next step is to progress to human victims, either small children or smaller women.
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Iron100
03:43 AM on 06/19/2012
BS. ever studies what is science and pseudo science? Guess some people like to be influenced by studies mentioned in the evening news
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09:11 AM on 06/19/2012
BS. I've read many of the studies and none of them were mentioned on the "evening news."
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Iron100
11:23 AM on 06/19/2012
that's cause humans start that way. lol and you thought you were a smarty for believing stupid things you are told.
LuvSlave
"S*x without pain is like food without taste".
11:49 AM on 06/19/2012
I suppose it depends on the amount of reliability you place on those conducting the studies. Of course, you need to be able to read and comprehend the material presented in order to form an opinion.
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bdl00
Sarcastic. Twenty-1.
10:54 PM on 06/18/2012
Oh boys, you are so little if you feel you need to kill a helpless animal. Why do you think they followed you to the fence? Because they are sociable and lovely alpacas! You deserve the same fate. Multiple stab wounds. Animal cruelty is never OK.
09:38 AM on 06/18/2012
The next Jeffrey Dahmer? Watch these killers real close.
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Iron100
03:46 AM on 06/19/2012
high school passed?
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09:12 AM on 06/19/2012
English much?
11:39 AM on 06/19/2012
Yes,thank you for asking Ironhead.Retired at 43 from cleaning pools.Now I just swim and cut the lawn and enjoy life. How you doin?
10:15 PM on 06/17/2012
Their parents should be summoned to court and required to submit testimony as to how they raised these alleged two and what went wrong. We need to get parents made responsible for their kids truely bad hurtful deeds. Make a community example of all of them.
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NeverRetro
"...go the way your blood beats."
03:07 PM on 06/17/2012
Savages.
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kareemachan
watashi ha tororu ga oroka da to omoi masu。
12:09 PM on 06/17/2012
If these two did indeed attack the animals the previous times, we seem to have some escalating sociopathic behavior here - first animals, then people.
10:19 PM on 06/17/2012
absolutely.
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Robin Terrace
daughter of a Union Ironworker
11:54 AM on 06/17/2012
Sarah Palin supporters.
09:42 AM on 06/18/2012
I don't like sarah Palin, but you are a real fool.
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Robin Terrace
daughter of a Union Ironworker
03:46 PM on 06/18/2012
Flagged!
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Robin Terrace
daughter of a Union Ironworker
03:56 PM on 06/18/2012
And all you have is derogatory name calling? Shill.
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NickaRay
Don't be so snooty booty
03:22 AM on 06/17/2012
After the first to second attack this woman should have hired someone to set up a good video security system along with some traps around her property along with some sort of alarm in her home that would wake her up and let her know someone is intruding on her property and she should have come out with a gun. I wouldn't have just let the attacks keep happening, I could imagine not really doing anything to this extreme after the first attack, but if this were to happen to me and it happened a second time rest assured I would be ready and waiting for the next time these punks were to come around.It's hard when animals are attacked because there is only so much you can do since animals are unfortunately only seen as property under the law and there for not much can happen to the perps that do this...but you most definitely can defend your property to the fullest extent when someone is trespassing and attacking it..
10:19 PM on 06/17/2012
It would be a good idea to put up a webcam in plain site on your animal pens. Not expensive really. Probably the recorder would be. But even a cam would be a good deterant, as would a dog. I am glad you look at animals as more than property. They are. Thats advanced.
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seckhoff
Famous in the apple barns
10:01 AM on 06/18/2012
You'd need fifteen webcams to capture everything that goes on in an animal pasture. And if you shot the guys you'd be in court forever. I'm angry too, NickaRay, but you'd have to be out there 24/7 for a good long while before you caught anyone.
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NickaRay
Don't be so snooty booty
12:47 PM on 06/18/2012
Yeah, I understand what you are saying, but if someone were hurting my two mastiffs I would do everything to protect them..and if that means that person would have to die than they would. I would never want to kill anybody just to kill them, but we do have every right to protect our property and when someone comes on to your property in an aggressive manner such as these two did to this woman than you have every right to protect it by any means necessary. People that keep coming back to torture more animals will eventually turn to humans at some point, we need harsher laws for animal cruelty because just to compare your dog or horse or in this case this woman's Alpacas to a material thing you own when they are living beings with feelings just as we are..that isn't fair in my mind. No, they will never be seen as equal to us in the eyes of the law, but they should have more protection within the law I believe because I will do whatever is necessary to protect my two mastiffs.
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hueylover
carry on
01:23 AM on 06/17/2012
Some humans choose to ease suffering, others choose to create it
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hueylover
carry on
01:13 AM on 06/17/2012
This is the 3rd time the owner's had animals on her property attacked? Heartbreaking.
10:11 PM on 06/16/2012
Sick just sick... it starts with animals cruelty and killings. When that is not fun anymore it will lead to killing people. They both need serious help.
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10:43 PM on 06/16/2012
They both also need some serious jail time.
11:04 PM on 06/16/2012
Agree!!
08:59 PM on 06/16/2012
Absolutely disgusting! Jail is not enough for guys that wear nose rings.