Detectives were not recording the interview, but transcripts show that Weinman said to police: "OK, so let me see if I understand. As long as I can tell you about the cats that I did, you can get rid of the others?" Police later arrested the 18-year-old on charges of mutilating and killing more than 19 cats around Miami-Dade county. The remains of over 30 animals were found in the area, and so far no one else has been charged.

Weinman is facing 19 counts of animal cruelty and improperly disposing of an animal body, along with four counts of burglary. After the first interview, during which he made the incriminating offer to tell "about the cats [he] did," Weinman was not interviewed again until June 14th, when the warrant was issued for his arrest. Police asked Weinman what he thinks should happen to the killer, to which he replied: "I don't really like jail, though when it comes to violent things, I think they should..." He did not finish the sentence.

Weinman's lawyer, David Macey, claims that the police documents are "either misleading and or false." He continued: "The real statement will never be heard because the investigation—with its unlimited resources—failed to find a tape recorder. They did not want to record the truth, that Tyler Weinman is innocent."

Police: Suspect In Miami-Dade Cat Killings Wanted Deal [Miami Herald]
Cat Killing Suspect Allegedly Wanted To Cut A Deal [CBS4]

Political scientist Han Park says North Korea might release Laura Ling and Euna Lee if the US issues an official apology for their actions. • And US officials like Hillary Clinton seem to be changing their language accordingly, suggesting that Ling and Lee did in fact do something wrong and asking for "amnesty" rather than "release on humanitarian grounds." • Colleen Shipman will marry astronaut William Oefelein, undeterred by his ex and fellow astronaut Lisa Nowak, who drove 900 miles in 2007 to pepper-spray Shipman. • The "Amora sex academy" in Berlin includes 50 "interactive displays" such as the "Spank-o-meter" and a mannequin that lights up and screams when you find her G-spot. • The Blanden Memorial Art Museum in Fort Dodge, Iowa is holding an exhibition of art related to women's suffrage. Check it out on your way to see the butter Michael Jackson. • A study by Planned Parenthood, undertaken before and after off-label vaginal use of Mifeprex, shows that giving antibiotics to every patient regardless of ingestion method significantly reduces post-abortion infections. • In an Australian study, women 37 and older dealt with pregnancy just as well emotionally and physically as younger moms, but were more anxious about their baby's health. Maybe because of widespread rhetoric about the evils of "delaying" childbearing? • The author of a book called Boobs: A Guide to Your Girls warns women to cover up their cleavage at work, saying, "I don't think women are stupid I just don't think anyone knows the rules." O RLY? • Defense lawyers for evangelist Tony Alamo want the word "polygamy" excluded from his trial, despite the fact that he exchanged wedding vows with and gave rings to the underage girls he allegedly slept with. • Debbie Downer says playing in the sand gives kids diarrhea. • Good news for adulterous jetsetters and others too busy to sit down at a computer for their extramarital liaisons: cheating website AshleyMadison.com is now available on iPhone and Blackberry. • Despite a suit by female ski jumpers, women's ski jumping will not be included in the 2010 Olympics. • "The Good Witch of West Marin" has been banned from her local farmers' market for practicing "her skills as a counselor, herbalist and Wiccan healer" without a proper permit. • Saudi women's rights activist Wajeha al-Huwaider has traveled unaccompanied to Saudi Arabia's border with Bahrain three times to protest a law that prohibits women from leaving the Kingdom unless they have permission from a male relative. • Is a spate of cat deaths in West Columbia, South Carolina the work of dogs, or another cat killer like Tyler Weinman? •

• Almost 90% of the South Korean teachers surveyed in a recent study said that there needs to be something done to keep the gender imbalance of female-to-male teachers in check. The respondents (which were, strangely enough, mostly male) felt that the lack of male teachers is leading to problems in teaching and counseling students. • A teacher from Maine has officially apologized after he played the groom in a mock wedding with a fourth grade student. Having nothing better to complain about, parents called the school to express their distress over the playground game. • The online journal PLoS Medicine has released a report on the Centre for Vulnerable Women and Children in Mumbai, which offers service to women and children in crisis. The article can be viewed in its entirety here. •  A large scale study found that pregnant woman who undergo certain invasive tests may lower their risk of miscarriage. Although researchers believe that the tests affect the rate of miscarriage, there is no evidence about women who have not undergone the procedures. • According to the ladies over at Feministing, the first ever women-run pharmacy in North America (located in Vancouver) has an unfortunate policy of excluding transwomen, a decision it justifies by the presence of a nearby health clinic for trans people. •  The New York Times reports that although congenital adrenal hyperplasia, a hormonal disorder that can cause infertility, is easy to treat, many fertility centers do not perform the simple blood test for the disease, and some doctors are unaware of its effects on fertility. •  Snuggie, the backwards bathrobe that became a pop cultural phenomenon last winter, will be back in September with more sizes and colors. How long do you think they can ride the popularity wave born from almost incessant parodying? • Tyler Weinman, the 18-year-old accused of killing 19 cats in Florida, reportedly laughed at police during questioning, before he proceeded to excitedly describe the process of dissecting cats for class. Police also said that he was eager to show off the scratches on his body, which he said he got from his neighbor's cat. More horrible details here. •

From the Department of Questionable Comparisons, AdAge blogger Tom Martin writes that an ad agency advising clients on digital media and social networking when it's not Web-savvy "is like a virgin showing a hooker the ropes." • Reuters has a video of thousands of women protesting against sex selective abortion in India; in some areas of the country, as many as 2,000 female fetuses are aborted per day. • Did HuffPo really have to compare Fox Business and CNBC based on the hotness of their female reporters? And did they have to make the same joke about "hard-hitting" journalism twice in one slideshow? • Despite Apple's stringent anti-porn policy, for a limited time you might be able to download pictures of "Sexy Asian Girls" and "Young Racing Queens." Great. • The Coalition on Abortion/Breast Cancer has challenged Susan G. Komen for the Cure "to debate the abortion-breast cancer (ABC) link with us at the next Catholic Health Association (CHA) meeting or another venue," despite the fact that no such link exists. • A study says teen girls with breast lumps should be initially tested with ultrasound rather than an invasive biopsy, because their risk of breast cancer is so low. • The percentage of childless women in Britain has doubled since the 1990s, in part because more women are pursuing careers and forgoing marriage, choices the Telegraph calls a "modern lifestyle." • Perhaps unsurprisingly, our brains process a person's gaze differently depending on whether we think they can actually see. • An American artist's portrait of Neda Agha Soltan drew hundreds of comments and e-mails from Iranians. • A study of the sexual habits of women over 45 found that sexual inactivity was more often due to the physical problems or lack of interest of a partner than to any physical problems in the women. Also, Latinas reported more sexual satisfaction than white women. • Researchers found that male seed beetles with "low genetic quality" were actually more successful at fertilizing eggs. We're sure somebody will try to connect this to human behavior, and that the connection will be ludicrous. • Shockingly, people behave badly on eBay: a seller is suing a Nevada woman for erroneously claiming that he sold her a fake Gucci bag. • A Dubai man has been jailed for a month — and will be deported to his native Lebanon — for wearing a T-shirt depicting a naked Victoria Beckham. •

Weinman has also been charged with four counts of burglary, and 19 counts of "improperly disposing of an animal body." 33 cats have been killed since the spree began last April. [UPI]

• During the Clinton Global Initiative, the operator of Yum! Brands (which owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, and KFC) pledged $80 million to feed schoolchildren through the U.N. World Food Program. • Pénélope Bagieu, who may be well-known to francophile Jezebels as the author of Ma vie est tout à fait fascinante (or "My life is quite fascinating"), wrote a new comic that is being heralded as the French Bridget Jones's Diary. • A man in Kentucky is suing a doctor after he went in for a circumcision and woke up to find his penis had been amputated. • Shada Nasser, the Yemeni lawyer who helped 10-year-old Nujood Ali get a divorce from her 30-year-old husband, says that she is dedicated to fighting young marriage and helping women and children in Yemen. • After authorities in Australia ruled that an 18-week pregnant 12-year-old girl could not get an abortion — even with her parents' consent — until she got a judge's approval, a Supreme Court judge granted the abortion. • Leading bioethicists at Duke, John Hopkins, and Georgetown Universities are debating whether or not pregnant women should be included in clinical trial research. • The Ernest Hemingway Home and Museum in the Florida Keys has announced that it's reached a settlement with the federal government that will allow them to keep the 50 or so six-toed cats that roam the property. • A new Indian novel, You Are Here, illustrates how some "liberated" Indian women are not true feminists because they define one another by one's relationships to men. • Based on stem cell studies on mice, women who have their first child before the age of 24 may experience the most dramatic reduction in breast cancer risk. • Meanwhile, a new study suggests that low intake of heterocyclic amines (found in cooked meat and fish) combined with a high consumption of omega-6 polyunsaturated fatty acids may increase the risk of postmenopausal women getting breast cancer. • Artist Annamarie Ho has recreated a Betelnut selling-booth (Betelnut being a light stimulant that is sold by scantily-clad girls in Taiwan) in a New York storefront as part of an art installation. • A new study in sex differences in pain severity has found that women are significantly less likely than men to receive high potency opiodes as well as a greater daily dose of pain killers and women are more likely to complain of inadequate pain control. •

• Governors of St. Monica's Roman Catholic High School in England have barred 12 and 13-year-old girls from receiving HPV vaccinations on school grounds. • The Torbay Council in Devon, England has lifted a 28-year-old X-rating on Monty Python's Life Of Brian (which barred it from being shown in movie theaters in the area) after residents voted it the "funniest film of all time" in an online poll. • A farmer in England marked his rams with blue dye so he could tell which ewe had had sex with a ram but a scuffle broke out within the rams and now the rams covered in blue dye. • We must have missed this back in March but Venus made a list of the "Greatest Female Guitarists of All Time" which included Lydia Lunch, Liz Phair, Chrissie Hynde. • After a man complained of a female surgeon's coarse language in Australia, former patients rallied around her in support, saying that she covers much of the surgical load at her hospital. • Dr. Laura is taking to the internet with a YouTube channel that will feature weekly video content. • According to a recent report, women who binge drink during the first three months of pregnancy are more likely than nondrinkers to give birth to a child with a cleft lip and cleft palate. • A probe by international gymnastics officials into the ages of gymnasts on China's 2008 Olympic team has been expanded to include gymnasts on China's 2000 Olympic team. The current minimum age for gymnasts in the Olympics is 16. •