This is a follow up page to one I wrote on 3rd December 2017 about Steven Mishow shooting domestic cats belonging to neighbors. One of them was Olivia belonging to Pam Dowell who decided to leave the area as a result. The two others were a semi-feral named Emerald and Pumpkin a neighbour’s cat. Olivia liked to play with Pumpkin (Punky). Punky was also a beloved cat and the neighbor’s daughter was distraught over the cat’s death; ‘folded over in tears crying about her cat Punky and asking WHY, Why did this happen?’
In a very rare audio recording you can hear Mishow admitting (1) his hatred of cats and (2) his pride in shooting them. Mishow is speaking to a neighbour who recorded the conversation without Mishow’s knowledge.
Recording
Below is another version (MP4) in case the above does not play. It is quieter:
Transcript
The beginning is difficult to understand and is the voice of Mishow then the neighbour comes in. Mishow’s voice is slightly higher pitched.
“Yeh, I got it right behind the front shoulders. When they run see ya later muther fucker. I will kill every fuckin’ cat I see……That cat I seen about a week ago. Must have been a week. It’s been missing about a week. Shot the fucker. Them fuckers stink so fucking bad. They used to piss in my fucking garage.”
Dogs
Steve Hanson commenting on the original page wrote:
“Steven shot them in the ass, one cat was paralyzed instantly and he ordered his dog after them which the dog attacked and shook the death right out of them.”
Steven Mishow’s sister Rachel has defended her brother’s behaviour. She says that he didn’t intend to shot the cats dead. He used a pellet gun at a distance (240 yards) and at night she says. But Mishow says he shot the cats deliberately with the obvious intention of killing them.
To compound the admitted crime (he pleaded guilty in court) Mishow ordered his dogs after the cats to finish them off we are told. Pam says she was never able to recover the bodies of the cats. It is believed that they where ‘bagged and carried off to a dump’ the day after initial contact by Pam Dowell with law enforcement.
Pellet gun?
I don’t believe that he used a pellet gun. It was possibly a .22 calibre rifle but that is a guess. Cats often survive pellet gun shootings even when hit multiple times and they get home. In this instance one bullet killed or disabled the cats.
Pam says that she lives in a residential area a block from a school and that Mishow lives ‘across the street from my house and the Jordan’s’. We are told that Mishow knew that Pam’s cats were their pets. They were not ‘nuisance animals’.
The audio recording was played to the police and their investigation was not started until a week later. Hardly a sign of commitment to justice and law enforcement.
Cats stink
The cat hater’s argument that cats stink is a fallacy. They always say it when defending their cat shooting behaviour. Domestic cats are cleaner than most humans. Apparently Mishow’s property (that he says he was defending) was the subject of a ‘blight complaint’. Tons of garbage was in the area. It has since been removed.
Conviction
Mishow was convicted but punished lightly. This is the usual outcome.
Last comment – update
Jill has made a comment which brings us up to date – “Update to a long year of drama/theatrics for my sister Pam”. Please click this link to read it.
Mchael if that is your real name ..deleted because the comment breaches comment rules (Amin)
It was never used in court and is still not available to the public. This was NOT evidence. Mark Green is a felon in the run. He could not be question. This is only part of a conversation. What happen before, during an after. Iu can’t tell me. Cause ur a reporter who does a horrible job . your writing a story where u where shown the facts. You publish my jail pictures acting like I committed the cat crime. You neglect to publish what ive told u . I support a fair trial. That’s what we care offered in the USA. That is why there was no felony charge. The lack of evidence.
You can’t just sayvsomeone is guilty of a crime in Facebook n Boom!!!! They are guilty. My brother got a fair trial. You might not understand that cause again its not your agenda. Here are the cats. Your posting a quote from a STEVEN HANSON yet no cats were found. How would they know a cat was paralyzed or a dog got ahold of it.
The tape recording is evidence he admits it.
Ur stating lies. Law enforcement could not validate the recording. Mark Green was on the run for a body only warrant for felony burglary. Steven NEVER admitted to killing the cats. That’s what Matti Adams was pissed about. Your stories are all based on hersay.you were not in the court room. I was. This was NEVER played in the courtroom.
I said I guessed on the .22. I admitted to speculating. I am not stating fact in the sentence. So please don’t distort what I wrote. You said he used a pellet gun at 240 yards and he had no intention of shooting at them. He admitted shooting at them and wanted to kill them. I have no agenda. I just try and be as truthful as possible. Pellet guns don’t normally disable a cat.
I want you to leave this alone now. You have had your say. I have given you air time.
Here a little fact for you Michael. Steven doesn’t own a .22. His guns are all registered. Not one is a .22. He handed over the pellet gun to the sheriff’s department. He called them up n ask them to come get it. Bet that fact was never told to u. Why would it be. It goes against your agenda. The other fact I’m sure tgatvwadnt guven tobyiu eitger. Cohasset had to hire a animal place a few years back to catch feral cats. Yes, my brother has that paper work also. The cats were killed. The house was burned down. There is a horrible amount of feral cats.