Aleeta Raugust | |
|---|---|
| Born | Aleeta Raugust December 14, 1997 |
| Known for | Torturing and killing domesticated cats |
| Motive | Ailurophobia, Psychopathy |
| Criminal charge | Animal abuse, Property damage |
| Details | |
| Victims | Nine domesticated cats. |
| Location(s) | Calgary, Alberta |
Aleeta Raugust (born December 14, 1997) is a Canadian convicted of being a serial killer of cats. In March 2023, Raugust pled guilty in the Alberta Court of Justice to ten criminal charges – nine of which were related to animal abuse – and a single count of threatening property damage. On September 15, 2023, Justice Mike Dinkel sentenced Raugust to 6.5 years in prison, the longest sentence in Canadian history for animal abuse.[1] Raugust admitted to torturing nine cats of which she killed seven. Raugust advised the Calgary Police Service to victimizing other cats, adopted from Kijiji, by throwing them into the river. These attacks occurred in Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 2018 to early 2023.