SOMEBODY KNOWS SOMETHING, AND AUTHORITIES ARE HOPING THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS WILL COMPEL THAT PERSON TO COME FORWARD WITH INFORMATION IN THE KILLING OF JASPER, THE TASMANIAN DEVIL WHO WAS ON LOAN TO THE ALBUQUERQUE BIOPARK. HE WAS ONE OF FOUR TASMANIANS SENT HERE FROM AUSTRALIA.
THE REWARD FUND FOR INFORMATION IN THE CASE NOW STANDS AT 10-THOUSAND DOLLARS. A CORRALES RESIDENT … LAUREL WESTMAN … HAS ADDED 5-THOUSAND DOLLARS TO THE REWARD. WESTMAN SAYS JASPER'S DEATH WAS UPSETTING.
CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE DEPUTY C-A-O, GILBERT MONTANO, TELLS US THIS INCIDENT CONTINUES TO RECEIVE A LOT OF ATTENTION. MONTANO TELLS US OVER 100 THOUSAND FACEBOOK MESSAGES HAVE BEEN POSTED SUPPORTING EFFORTS TO CATCH THE KILLER.
MONTANO SAYS HE IS IN CONTACT WITH AUSTRALIAN OFFICIALS AND IS TELLING THEM THIS INCIDENT IS NOT AT ALL INDICATIVE OF THE LEVEL OF CARE GIVEN TO ANIMALS AT THE BIO-PARK.
