A 2001 road rage crime that completely revolted American audiences was committed outside the San Jose International Airport by 27-year-old Andrew Burnett.
Upset that driver Sara McBurnett had involved him in a fender bender, the angry young man stopped his own car, stomped up to her driver's window, reached in, grabbed her bichon frise dog Leo, and threw the tiny creature out into traffic, where it was instantly killed.
In court, his lawyer argued that the dog had bitten him. Having none of that, the jury found him guilty and gave him three years. It came to light that he had reportedly beaten another dog to death in 1995.
Remarkably, Burnett, serving as his own attorney, brought suit against McBurnett in 2003 for libel and mental anguish (emotional distress).
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