Diane Whipple

Marjorie Knoller case inches forward

"Vicious" six-pound dog scares the shit out of mailman in the Sunset

The Pit Pendulum

After a series of dog attacks, public opinion seems to be swinging against the pit bull. Are you on or off the swing? Take quiz, find out.

San Francisco Dog Court

Due process, under the law, for every canine

Zoned Out

For her hot new dog-mauling book Red Zone, eye-pleasing author Aphrodite Jones re-created dialogue and scenes; her publisher and the Chron don't seem to mind

Picketing a Heartthrob

Dog Bites faces a dilemma when a gay rights group goes after his favorite straight-boy crush

Letters to the Editor

Letters from April 11, 2001

Letters to the Editor

Week of March 28, 2001

Pet Peeve

A pit bull owner says dogs are still being demonized in the wake of a fatal mauling

Old Wounds

News reports about the lawyers whose dog killed Diane Whipple have stirred unpleasant memories among a few of their former clients

City hounds the homeless for dog licenses

News reports about the lawyers whose dog killed Diane Whipple have stirred unpleasant memories among a few of their former clients

San Francisco Dog Court's Future Uncertain

Sergeant Bill Herndon and friend​These may be the dog days of San Francisco's dog court. Sergeant Bill Herndon had been the head of the police department's vicious and dangerous dog unit, and oversaw the court system adjudicating San Francisco's misbehaving mongrels for nearly 20 years. Yet, earli ... More >>

Robert Noel Misses Wife's Dog Mauling Appeal To Bake Bread

State Bar of CaliforniaRobert Noel and Marjorie Knoller in the days when she was free and he was not baking bread​It has been almost 10 years since a beastly 120-pound dog named Bane fatally mauled lacrosse coach Diane Whipple in a Pacific Avenue apartment building while its owner, Marjorie Knolle ... More >>

Marjorie Knoller Dog Mauling Conviction Upheld -- Husband Foresees Appeal

We may yet still have Marjorie Knoller to kick around...​A state appeals court on Friday upheld the second-degree murder conviction received by Marjorie Knoller after the woman's hulking presa canario dogs in 2001 mauled Diane Whipple to death. Knoller was imprisoned in 2002; she was paroled in '0 ... More >>

It's National Dog Bite Prevention Week ... Who Knew?

Don't make eye contact!​For as much bad press as dog bites get, you would have thought this week there would have been a media blitz, considering it's National Dog Bite Prevention Week. But not even our very own Rebecca Katz, chief of the city's Animal Care and Control Department, had any idea tha ... More >>