Murder!

Warning: This post contains graphic pictures of a real gardening crime scene and may be offensive to some readers.

"I was shocked, absolutely shocked," recalls Kimmi, a gardener from Vancouver, WA. "I knew he had impulse problems, but I never knew it could lead to this."

Kimmi is mourning the loss of two plants today. Upon walking out to her garden near sunrise, Kimmi found the discarded remains of a banana pepper plant, another had been tortured, and a bell pepper is completely missing. Authorities are attempting to track down the missing bell pepper, but most fear for the worst.

The suspect in the case was originally Kimmi's two year old son who had been spotted near the crime scene the previous day with dump trucks and bulldozer. He also had very muddy hands later in the afternoon, reports indicate. However, further evidence has cleared his name.

Paw tracks, claw marks, and a large hole dug at the base of the surviving banana pepper plant mark a new suspect. Chopper, the family's 34 month old year old pitbull / boxer mix is being held for questioning and is the prime suspect. Charges have been filed, but no official punishment has taken place.

"I try to remember that this is his first garden," Kimmi told us. "His birthday is coming up soon, I hope he isn't expecting anything special."