The Region - News from May 30, 1985

Five dead dogs, four of them mutilated and the fifth apparently hanged, have been found in a state-owned park near Laurel Canyon. Authorities said the discovery has heightened fears that Fryman Canyon Park may have become a late-night center for drug use, loitering, vandalism and gang activity. Lt. Robert Boyd, a spokesman for the California State Police, said the dogs were found by officers over the last 10 days. Boyd said four of the dogs appeared to have been stabbed in the chest, while a fifth was evidently hanged from a tree. The 69-acre park is bounded by Mulholland Drive and residential neighborhoods on the edge of Studio City.