Berkeley human skeleton update; National Cat of the Year award
Renca Dunn, Daily Moth Reporter: We have two quick deaf news briefs.
Berkeley human skeleton update
If you recall back in February, we reported a Deaf News story related to a human skeleton found on UC Berkeley campus that once belonged to California School for the Deaf and Blind, known as “Berkeley school.” We interviewed two Deaf people who used to go to Berkeley school to see what their thoughts were about the discovery of the human skeleton in Building 21.
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Steve: So, when I was looking at the campus map, I did not recognize building 21. Obviously, they built it later. It seems that building 21 is useless and abandoned. I had never seen it before.
Kenneth: I did see the news and the skeleton could really be a few years old. You know our bodies decompose fast. So with that being said, l do not think the skeleton belongs to a deaf person!
Renca: You can see the full interview with the link in the transcript. Our last report was that the coroner office told us that they were not able to give us a response because they were still investigating the skeleton. That was in February. As of this recent Wednesday, the skeleton has been identified.
Police said that the bones belong to a man named Steven Lawrence McCreary, a hearing person, from Texas. He was last seen in 2009 and his death has been ruled a homicide.
The building where the skeleton was found has not been used since 1979 due to poor conditions and UC Berkeley has been using the building as a storage facility. The police said McCreary has been known to travel around the country on trains or hitchhiking. They said he has no affiliations with the university.
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National Cat of the Year award
The second news brief is that a deaf owner’s cat in the UK, named Zebby, was named National Cat of the Year 2023. This deaf owner’s name is Genevieve Moss (66) owns a black and white cat, Zebby who is two years old.
Zebby is an “intuitive” / “hearing” cat for Moss. He would help Moss by tapping her if the phone or doorbell is ringing. He will pace in front of Moss if someone is at the door or something unusual is happening, Zebby will alert Moss. Zebby even helps Moss with the mail by picking it up with its mouth from the doormat and bringing it to her room. Moss said she cannot imagine her life without Zebby.
Zebby was one of the four finalists in an event called “Family Fur-ever” and won after a public vote. A feline welfare charity organized this event. The cat won a trophy and a prize package with a £200 pet store voucher.
We, the Daily Moth, congratulate Zebby for winning the National Cat of the Year 2023!
Berkeley
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/uc-berkeley-skeleton-steven-lawrence-mccreary-homicide/
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