Cindy Marabito
American Pit Bull Examiner
August 12, 2011
Greg Napora returned home for lunch yesterday in Pacifica, California to find his wife, Darla, lying dead on the floor and their male pit bull standing over her. Darla was six months pregnant.
According to ‘reports’, he put the male dog in the backyard and called authorities. When the police arrived, Gunner got out and was immediately shot and killed by the police officers.
Studying the quickly banged out articles from the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Chronicle and Huffington Post, certain facts seemed missing from the coverage. Reuters reported the woman as a San Francisco native and one story featured a ridiculous photo of a yawning pit bull on a city street.
Had the media that dived into the frenzy done a bit more investigating, they might have discovered the real truth behind Darla’s death.
According to residents of the Napora neighborhood, the dog did not maul Darla Napora, “just found out that the woman fell off a ladder and hit her head...husband came home found the dog standing over her...he put the dog out side....it got loose and cops shot the dog...thinking that it had mauled the lady. The dog had blood on it's body because he was trying to nudge her to make her move....”
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Submitted by Jim Alex
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I don't think the autopsy results have been made public yet and it's well worth noting that the above article is not a news article but rather an opinion by a fan of the breed. Grain of salt, etc.
This is an irresponsible conspiracy theory piece and has no business being posted here.
I didn't know ladders could leave bite marks on people.
Hmmm... I agree that we don't have all the facts. There has been one fact reported that has bothered me. If the dog had just aggressively attacked a person, mauling it to death, how did the husband stroll in and move it from its prey without also getting attacked? Also, why would he have put it in the backyard, where it could (and did) get out, a 1/2 block from an elementary school - - where kids go to day care all summer? An animal that's gone agro doesn't usually just calm down that quickly, and particularly doesn't want to give up the thing it went agro over.
The theory bothers me, though, too. There has not been any mention of a ladder, at all. Ladder falls don't usually cause that much blood unless the head is cracked open - and I am fairly certain that would have been obvious to police. From the reports from the neighbors, the husband was covered in blood.
I am completely just speculating based on what I've read. I have thought from the beginning that something is missing from the story. I could absolutely be wrong.
Either way, a person lost their life and that is sad. All the speculating means nothing in the long run.
In the meantime, remember - even the most domesticated animal is an animal. I love my dog, but I remind the kids constantly that they need to read her, to know her, and to not forget that she is an animal. That she doesn't think like humans and sometimes acts on instinct, even if it is different than we would want her to. She's never bitten, she doesn't so much as growl, but we also watch her behavior, treat her with respect, and have learned to read what she needs. Animals always fall back on instinct when they need to - if they're frightened, hurt, or sick.
When a crime or when Law Enforecment shows up they get lots of tips and theories get tossed around. Law Enforement takes all the leads, tips, calls and sorts thru them to try to see if they can put together the puzzle.
The fact that husband could control and get him outside was strange, and the fact that the other dog didn't going into attack mode.
My dog is Aussie Shepherd & Cattle Dog mix and those dogs are known snippers, they are bread to herd cattle and pretty much be the ranch and or farm dogs.
The are very loyal to their home and owners.
Now a herding dog snipping someone could be taken as the dog tried to bite the heel
Law Enforecment do not release all the information being it is an ongoing investigation.
Last I heard it would be 2 weeks or so for the results to come back from the lab.
Good, post Heather
"In the meantime, remember - even the most domesticated animal is an animal. I love my dog, but I remind the kids constantly that they need to read her, to know her, and to not forget that she is an animal. That she doesn't think like humans and sometimes acts on instinct, even if it is different than we would want her to."
Heather, I think you need to take a little field trip to Quentin, Pelican Bay and a few of the local gray bar hotels. You might want to expand upon what you tell your kids just a little bit.
Anon@8:37AM, your comment made no sense.
Trying to assign human behavior and human motives to explain a dog attack doesn't work. The autopsy results and other physical evidence will tell the story of what happened.
Read the later reports; this IS a pit bull mauling.
We have one next door, and it seems like a really sweet dog, in fact I threw it over the fence into its yard when it got out, but really, these are big aggressive dogs.
Watch out.
They are unpredictable and when they go off those powerful jaws make them deadly. This one
was described as a well-loved and obedient family pet and yet it was a ticking time bomb capable of killing its owner- a grown, healthy woman who undoubtedly fought for her life. What a tragedy.
this is just rediculous...as a resident of pacifica...i have to say im beyond horrified that someone would rather protect the breed of a dog than admit or even consider that a dog attack couldve happened...its a freaken dog...they attack...it doesnt matter whether its a pit or a golden retriever...dogs attack...not all, and not just certain breeds...theyre animals...no matter how much we try to domesticate them...they will always have natural instincts and will resort to them...dont be idiots please...use ur brains...
take a look at who wrote this article - anyone smell a bias?
Police reports say he left his wife sleeping with the two dogs in the bed and the found her around lunchtime. My bet is she somehow startled the dog awake and that's how the attack started. She probably tried to run and just made it worse. Some dogs justg have bad temperaments like that, no matterf the breed. That's why all dog bite experts tell people to never distrub a sleeping dog, hence dogs in the bed is a bad idea. Almost the exact thing happened to me last spring with one of my dogs (not a pit bull) who had weak nerves. Difference is, instead of running immediately after the bite, I stood my ground and he finally woke all the way up, realized what he had done and promptly pissed himself. We didn't getg rid of him, we took him to a behaviorist and never let him on the bed again. Thatbdog also probably saw the husvand higher in the pack order than her, it was the same with the dog who bit me. No dogs in beds, this could have been avoided.
http://www.dogsbite.org/dog-bite-statistics-study-dog-attacks-and-maimings-merritt-clifton.php
perhaps she fell off the ladder onto the dogs open mouth and that's why the teethmarks are on her?
Sleeping with the dog is not what caused this to happen. What caused this to happen is unrealistic expectations from a dog owner of their breed of dog. All dog breeds have certain characteristics and you need to respect them. Pit bulls are notorious for turning on their owners or others and killing them. She should have had a plan. Either the dogs let out one at a time and caged when only one of them was home, a cattle prod always in reach, something like that.
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