Oh boy turns out at least according to KM one of her employers may not have been unaware of her killing Tiger and by her testimony sanctioned what she did and how she did it.
https://www.facebook.com/tigersjusticeteamnews/posts/1731829683770628:0
This is the pertinent part of the post. The conversation is part of the court records which are available online.
Please take a minute to read some excerpts from Kristen Lindsey’s deposition. It is plain to see that much more information needs to come to light. Recently filed SOAH document No. 34 (PETITIONER’S RESPONSE TO RESPONDENT’S OPPOSITION TO CONTINUANCE) provides a glimpse into previously undisclosed aspects of the case. The vet board’s attorney states:
“Petitioner’s Requests for Disclosures asked Respondent to disclose the names of all persons having knowledge of the relevant facts of the case, and a brief statement of each identified person’s connection with the case. Respondent provided only a list of names, with no statement of the witness’s connections to the case. At Respondent’s deposition on February 9, 2016, she testi?ed that Karen Chapman overheard a conversation between Respondent and Dr. Buenger the day before Respondent killed the cat. Respondent testified that during that conversation, Dr. Buenger instructed her to kill the cat.” Despite Petitioner’s requests, Petitioner was not informed of Ms. Chapman’s involvement with this case until February 9, 2016, which was the last day of the discovery period. Respondent intends to offer Ms. Chapman as a witness at the hearing, Petitioner is entitled to additional time to investigate Ms. Chapman’s and Dr. Buenger’s involvement in this case."
The following excerpts from Lindsey’s deposition testimony underscore our reasons for concern.
“Q. When did you first talk with Dr. Buenger about the cat?
A. Tuesday, April 14th.
Q. What was that conversation?
A. I asked him if he had noticed a feral orange tomcat coming to his property, he said, “Yes.” I asked if it was his cat, he said, “No.” I asked if it was anybody else’s cat, he said, “Not that I am aware of.” I said, “What do you want to do about it?” He said, “Take care of it.”
Q. Did he explain what he meant by “Take care of it”?
A. I knew what he meant by “take care of it.”
Q. What did you think he meant?
A. By “taking care of it,” he meant, get rid of it, make it not be a problem.
Q. Did –
A. He did discuss his concern of rabies with feral tomcats, he said, “We don’t need them around.”
Q. So does “take care of it” mean kill it?
A. In that context, yes.
Q. When did you first talk to Dr. Buenger about the cat after the killing?
A. I sent him a text message Wednesday evening.
(Deposition Exhibit No. 9 marked.)
Q. Let’s take a look at Exhibit DP-9, which you provided for us today.
A. Yes.
Q. Is this —- do you recognize this?
A. Yes.
Q. Is this a true and correct copy of the text messages that you exchanged with Dr. Buenger?
A. Yes.
Q. So the second conversation that you have here —— so the first conversation took place on, says, “April 15th, at 7:51 p.m.,” text from you —— “well, made my first bow” –
A. Yeah.
Q. —— “kill and got rid of the tomcat tonight;” is that right?
A. Yes.
Q. And he replied, “Sweet.”
A. Yes.
[page break]
Q. Who is Karen Chapman?
A. She is my previous technician from Washington Animal Clinic.
Q. Is she still employed there?
A. No.
Q. Why not?
A. She took a job at Texas A&M.
Q. When did that happen?
A. In May, June, sometime in the summer, early summer, I would say.
Q. May or June of 2015?
A. Yeah. That could be wrong. Sometime in the summer.
Q. How was she involved in this case?
A. She witnessed the conversation between myself and Dr. Buenger on Tuesday, April 14th, in the clinic.
Q. Did she participate in the conversation?
A. No.
Q. Just to clarify, when you say she witnessed the conversation between you and Dr. Buenger on the 14th,are you referring to the conversation when you informed him there was a tomcat on your property?
A. Yes.
Q. Take a look at Question No. 5 now, which I don’t have it in front of me, but I believe it asks for any communications between you, Dr. Buenger, Dr. Wunderlich, or any other employees of the Washington Animal Clinic. Did you search for responsive communications?
A. Yes.
Q. How did you do your search?
A. The only communications would have been on my phone or via email. The only email I received wasn’t about the cat incident but was about my termination, So that’s the only email I had of the entire incident. As far as phone conversations, I had my previous phone, which was broken. I had to go get the screen replaced in order to search for the communication Dr. Buenger and I had had.
Q. Okay.
A. So I searched for text messages with the others, which I did not have any conversation via text or email from anybody else.
Q. And have you produced the email that terminated you, yet?
A. No.
Q. Will you do that?
A. Yes.”
To clarify the significance of the preceding testimony: Karen Chapman was employed at the clinic where Lindsey worked, while Dr. Bruce Buenger was Lindsey’s employer and landlord at the time of Tiger’s killing.
Well I did feel sorry for the Washington Clinic and the abuse they got. Now not so much. Hopefully the public hearing will get everything out into the open.
