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Oct. 4, 2023

The Death of Diane Whipple

The Death of Diane Whipple

Diane Whipple was returning to her Pacific Heights apartment in San Francisco, California in 2001 when she was attacked by her neighbors' dog, a large Presa Canario. After her death, the owners, Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, were charged with...

Diane Whipple was returning to her Pacific Heights apartment in San Francisco, California in 2001 when she was attacked by her neighbors' dog, a large Presa Canario. After her death, the owners, Marjorie Knoller and Robert Noel, were charged with second-degree murder and manslaughter, respectively.

Sources for this episode:
SF Gate - 'Dog of death': The horrific killing of Diane Whipple in San Francisco
Dog Bite Law - The Diane Whipple Case
ABC 7 News - Parole denied for Marjorie Knoller, convicted in San Francisco's notorious 2001 dog-mauling death of Diane Whipple
ABC News - Killer Dog's Owner Blames Victim
Daily Mail - San Francisco attorney whose dogs mauled her neighbor to death in 2001 is denied parole after being jailed for life for murder
Rolling Stone - Mad Dogs & Lawyers
SF IST - Woman Convicted in Notorious SF Dog-Mauling Murder Case Gets Denied Parole
Wikipedia - List of people from San Francisco
Wikipedia - San Francisco
FindAGrave - Diane Alexis Whipple