CAPTURED
Animal Abuser / Con Artist
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Associated with Susan Marlowe, CPA
to Chihuahua Rescue / the Dog Angels
Gilbert - Accused animal hoarder faces similar charges in Riverside — under different name Jul 18 2008
“...Alleged animal abuser Anita Gilbert, arrested in Tehachapi Wednesday, may actually be Barbara Ryan, a Hemet woman who officials say skipped out on similar animal abuse charges in Riverside County in 2006...”
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Woman charged with animal cruelty in Hemet in 2006 arrested in Tehachapi Jul 18, 2008
“...Kern County authorities found Ryan hoarding animals in Tehachapi, including some of the animals she was accused of hoarding in Hemet...”
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Accused abuser requests her animals be returned Jul 21 2008
Anita Gilbert, the woman arrested on animal abuse charges in a Tehachapi raid Wednesday, is trying to get her animals back from the Kern County animal shelter...”
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Hoarders pose challenge to animal control officials; one sought simultaneously in Riverside, Kern counties Sept 1, 2008
"...There were two dogs fighting over a dead cat....The floor was covered in trash, empty animal food cans, feces, and filthy animal carriers...Catherine Toft, a professor in the Division of Biological Sciences and Center for Population Biology at UC Davis..."In person, however, they will state emphatically that they love their animals and the animals are well cared for...Toft quotes the work of the Hoarding Animals Research Consortium at Tufts University, whose studies show hoarding is associated with psychological disorders. The chance of recidivism is high....Tufts researchers recognize three types of hoarders. Two, the overwhelmed caregiver and rescuer hoarder, may be "helped with intervention by family, friends and social agencies," Toft noted, but the third, the exploiter hoarder, resists treatment. The person has to recognize there is a problem to accept treatment... ‘and the narcissist aspect of this behavior prevents that. This kind of hoarding is as resistant to treatment as say pedophilia and sexual predators,’ Toft wrote...”
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Tenant is charged with hoarding animals // CRUELTY ALLEGATIONS Oct 19, 2006
“...The cats didn't have fleas -- they had roaches," he said. "They were jumping ship as we were trying to examine the animals."
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“...I love my animals like they’re my children...” “Anita Gilbert”
“...officers found the corpses of 14 cats and dogs wrapped in plastic and tucked into a freezer...”
“...The cats didn't have fleas - they had roaches...”
“...another room I found two dogs fighting over a dead cat...”
Accused hoarder: 'I love the animals like they’re my children' Aug 16 2008
“...Sam Farr was one of several people hired to clean the warehouse after the arrest...Inside a little freezer was a purse decorated with pictures of kittens. Inside the purse were zip-lock bags filled with kitten corpses, Farr said...”
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Pets rescued from nightmarish conditions; corpses found in freezer Jul 17, 2008
“...officers found the corpses of 14 cats and dogs wrapped in plastic and tucked into a freezer...Anita Gilbert, 59, (was arrested) on 41 felony counts of animal cruelty...Used dog and cat food cans were strewn around the area, piled 2 feet deep in some areas amid a hodge-podge of trash that Eirich could only call “debris...”
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“...a Chihuahua was confined inside a small plastic carrier in which so much fecal material, sludge and pet-food cans were piled that the dog was restricted from movement...some crates had so much fecal accumulation that they (the animals) ‘were actually pressed up against the top’...”
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The picture above was taken by Kern County Animal Control, we believe it illustrates the conditions witnessed by Officer Huennekens
Accused animal abuser confronts county officials
Jul 25 2008
“...Riverside officers said they also found Gilbert living in “deplorable” conditions in a home filled with so much urine and feces that the animals’ paws were being burned by the mix of wastes...”
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Declaration is filed by Lesley Huennekens, AC Officer with Riverside County Oct 19, 2006 “...was immediately overcome by the stench of urine and feces...I entered the kitchen a Rottweiller mix tied so tightly inside the cabinet, the dog could not move. There was no food or water visible. The dog appeared very thin and fearful when I approached....I heard barking from behind a door secured by numerous bungee cords...I discovered two dogs cowering in the corner of what appeared to be a pantry. The two dogs were covered in urine and feces...the pantry was disintegrating and caused urine burns on the pads of the dog’s feet...(the pantry dogs) had no water, food or light...we entered another room and found two dogs fighting over a dead cat...in a bathroom and found a dog tied with a cable inside the bathtub. There was no food or water...I had to use bolt cutters to free the dog from the wall...in another room, we found two chihuahua mixed dogs, each trapped inside an animal carrier. Both carriers were so full of feces and cockroaches that they could not stand up. The dogs appeared malnourished...a total of fifteen dogs and twenty-three cats were impounded...”
To read the entire Declaration: Huennekens Decl.pdf
Family: Accused Animal Abuser Stole Gilbert's Name Oct 18, 2008
Lou Senno wants to clear the name of his sister, Anita Louise Senno Gilbert. Senno was shocked when he got a call from a bail bondsman Wednesday night. The suspect "Anita Gilbert" had skipped out on her bail, and the bondsman was trying to find any family in hopes of tracking her down..."Gilbert" posted bail on the charges of animal abuse, then in August new charges were added that Gilbert had allegedly threatened a deputy public defender. An arrest warrant has been out for "Gilbert" since then...Senno believes the suspect stole his sister's identity. "The person that was arrested did assume my sister's identification fraudulently," said Senno...”
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Animal hoarder now faces federal ID theft charges Mar 1, 2010
An animal-hoarding woman won't go to jail on cruelty charges, but she may for identity theft.Cynthia Gudger was sentenced Monday in Kern County Superior Court to five years probation for five counts of animal cruelty, which she pleaded no contest to in January.Instead of being released from jail, however, Gudger is being handed off to federal custody to face charges of identity theft. Gudger was was widely known by her false alias of Anita Gilbert when animal control officials seized nearly 50 dogs and cats from Gudger's Tehachapi home in July 2008. She skipped out on a court appearance that August but was arrested two months later...” More
Doctors declare accused animal abuser competent Jan 20, 2010
Accused animal abuser Cynthia Gudger has been ruled competent to stand trial by doctors from Patton State Hospital near San Bernardino.A trial for Gudger, on charges of animal abuse and threatening a public official, has tentatively been scheduled for March.Those charges were suspended in March 2009 after two doctors said Gudger was not mentally fit to go to trial....” More
Cynthia Gudger Back In Court For Competency Hearing Jan 8, 2010
Cynthia Gudger was back in court Thursday morning for a competency hearing.
The hearing was postponed because the doctors have not completed her psychological evaluation, but Gudger didn’t let that stop her from bursting out.
During the case, Gudger exclaimed that her animals had been killed and that she begged the court to not execute them...” More
Accused animal hoarder incompetent for trial Mar 11, 2009
“...Accused animal hoarder Cynthia Gudger has been found incompetent to stand trial...A Kern County Superior Court judge made the ruling Wednesday after reviewing evaluations from two doctors...Another court hearing will be held early next month to determine where Gudger will live. She'll most likely end up in a state hospital, according to the Kern County District Attorney's Office...” To read the entire article click here or KGET article & video
Doctor: Dog hoarder not competent for trial Feb 11, 2009
“...A doctor says accused animal hoarder Cynthia Gudger is not competent to stand trial on animal cruelty charges, but the judge in the case agreed to Gudger's request for a second opinion...”
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Hearing continued for accused animal hoarder Jan 8 2009
“...Accused animal hoarder Cynthia Gudger verbally assaulted a judge and other courtroom occupants...” To read the entire article and video click here
Doctor still reviewing alleged animal abuser's competency Jan 8 2009
“...Deputy District Attorney Michael Yraceburn said he believes that Gudger will eventually be ruled competent to stand trial. But, he said, the doctor reviewing her mental competency has not finished his work...” To read the entire article click here
Accused animal hoarder curses, makes personal attacks in court Dec 9 2008
A psychiatrist charged with determining whether accused animal abuser Cynthia Gudger is mentally competent to stand trial will have another 30 days to get the job done...If she is found to be mentally competent, criminal proceedings against her will continue...If she is found to be not competent, she could be committed temporarily to a psychiatric hospital, outpatient treatment or a live-in treatment facility... To read the entire article click here
Accused Animal Hoarder Tazed and Animals up for Adoption Dec 8 2008
The accused animal hoarder who calls herself Anita Gilbert has been Tazered in jail. Cynthia Gudger is in jail on animal cruelty charges and due in court Tuesday for a determination of whether she's mentally competent to stand trial on the charges...The Sheriff's Department says she was banging her walker against the door of her cell and refused to stop...Authorities say they Tazed her because they felt she might injure herself or damage the door...Gudger was checked out by a doctor at Kern Medical Center....The animals are up for adoption because Gudger failed to pay $100,000 billed to her for the care of the animals...” To read the entire article click here
Animal abuse suspect must get psychological evaluation Nov 14 2008
“...When Gudger kept interrupting the judge, he stated on the record that Gudger was exhibiting an ‘inability to control (her) impulses’...When the hearing ended, Gudger exploded.. ‘You bastard!’ she snarled at Lukehart...Gudger faces 10 counts of felony animal cruelty...scheduled to return to court Dec. 9 for her competency hearing. If she is found to be mentally competent, criminal proceedings against her will continue...If she is found to be not competent, she could be committed temporarily to a psychiatric hospital, outpatient treatment or a live-in treatment facility.” To read the entire article click here or video click here
Accused Animal Hoarder Arraigned Oct 29, 2008
“...Gilbert was arraigned Wednesday on charges of threatening a public defender who was supposed to be defending her on animal cruelty charges...Gilbert's pre-preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 4 at 1:30 p.m. Her bail is set at $500,000...” To read the entire article and video click here
Court dates set for accused animal abuser Oct 30, 2008
“...The Kern County District Attorney’s office has filed a charge of felony failure to appear against Cynthia Gudger - the woman Kern County has known until now as Anita Gilbert...Ryan skipped out on the combined $105,000 bail in both counties...Her bail bondsman captured her Thursday after he found her living under two aliases in the Oxnard area...She had 15 cats in a motel room including a dead one in the freezer.Ryan, 59, also had rented a senior apartment in nearby Fillmore, which was filled with feces, kitty litter and a bad smell, but no animals, said Bob Herman, the bail bondsman.” To read the entire article click here
Jailhouse Interview with Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty Oct 30, 2008
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Accused animal hoarder in court, facing new charge Oct 29, 2008
"...We are in the process of filing an additional charge of failure to appear," said Mike Saleen from the Kern County District Attorney...The woman, whose used multiple aliases and whose real identity is unknown, was supposed to be in court in August on the original animal cruelty charges, but she went into hiding when she was also accused of threatening a public official...” To read the entire article and video click here
Suspect threatened to kill LA County judge in 1993 Oct 28, 2008
A former Hemet woman who eluded authorities on felony animal cruelty charges once threatened to kill a judge and has a 15-year history of hoarding cats and dogs, a prosecutor said...in 1993, when she went by the name Cynthia Gudger, she was convicted of threatening to buy a gun and kill the Los Angeles County judge handling her eviction case, said Ron Taylor, a deputy district attorney in Kern County....She was placed on five years probation, sentenced to 149 days in jail and 100 hours of community service and ordered to undergo counseling in that case, court records reflect...” To read the entire article click here
Tehachapi Woman Accused of Animal Cruelty Arrested Again Oct 24, 2008
“...After she was arrested, officers say they found more than 20 cats, one dead in a freezer, in the motel room Gilbert was renting...She is not sort of a con artist,'' Herman said. "She's one of the slicked ones I have seen in a number of years...” To read the entire article and video click here
Animal abuse fugitive captured in LA area Oct 24, 2008
“...Bail bondsman Bob Herman of Lancaster tracked the fugitive down in Reseda Thursday afternoon...He was watching the home of a woman who had helped Gilbert secure an apartment in Fillmore when Gilbert...When she saw the bondsman Gilbert fled...She’s a very healthy woman. She ran like a deer around the corner bellowing like a squashed cat about how she has cancer,” Herman said...” To read the entire article click here
Animal hoarding suspect is captured Oct 24, 2008
“...The arrest of Barbara Ryan ends a two-year odyssey that took her from Hemet to Tehachapi to Fillmore, among other locations, and involved more than 100 dogs and cats...At the time of the Tehachapi arrest, the Kern County officials found boxes used to transport animals, labeled with Riverside County Animal Services and the ID numbers of the animals confiscated from the Hemet house, Gutierrez said...She and others from her department went to Tehachapi and identified 14 cats that had been in Hemet -- some still wearing the same collars...Authorities say she (Gilbert / Ryan) adopted several aliases, and they now suspect that an animal-rescue group aided her while she was on the run...Authorities now believe that the animal rescue group that took custody of the animals after the Hemet raid, Dogs at Home Inc., gave them back to Ryan, Gutierrez said. The Riverside County agency is investigating the group, she said. An official of Dogs at Home did not return a phone message left Friday after business hours...” To read the entire article click here ; go to www.hoardingchihuahuas.org for pictures of the capture; or Listen to the podcast here
The Marlowe - Cynthia Gudger Connection
“...John Welsh, public information officer for Riverside animal services, said all of Gilbert’s animals were released to Marlowe after they were rescued from Hemet in September 2006...Two months later, according to documents filed with the Kern County recorder’s office, Marlowe took out a loan to purchase property at 24492 Bear Valley Road...Price confirmed that the address was being rented by Gilbert and was the location Kern County animal officers raided Wednesday. It is where they found the animals that Riverside officials say they put into Marlowe’s care in 2006...” To read the entire article: click here
Susan Marlowe petitons Riverside Courts to release the animals taken in the 2006 raid of “Barbara Ryan’s” home to Marlowe’s rescue “Good Dog at Home, Inc” a 501c3 charity.
To see the full declaration click here: marlowe_declaration.pdf
“...In jail on Tuesday, the woman would not say what her real name is. But she said the woman who owns the Tehachapi house told her to use the name of Gilbert...’Susan Marlow found the Anita Gilbert name on the Internet, and she said, 'Use that so that Riverside doesn't catch up with you.' I didn't have a credit card under Anita Gilbert's name," she said. "I didn't have any credit card except my own name’..." To read the entire article click here
Photo by Henry A. Barrios / The Californian
Photo by Henry A. Barrios / The Californian
Cynthia Gudger
has been charged with identity theft, some of the names she has used the past were:
Barbara Ryan, Barbara Green, Elizabeth Neuffer, Anita Gilbert, Elizabeth Nesser and Gretchen Baker
(See link below for more information)