Diane Whipple, a talented athlete who’d come within seconds of qualifying for the U.S. 1996 Olympics team in track and field was mauled to death by Bane, a 120-pound Presa Canario. He was put to death immediately following the deadly attack. The dog’s caretakers, married lawyers Robert Noel and Marjorie Knoller, were charged in connection with the incident.

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