But the truth didn't hit the sheriff's deputies until they inspected some dog faeces and found what looked like human hair and bits of clothes. Freddie Mack had been eaten by his only companions at his rural home in the US state Texas: his 18 dogs. The senior investigators whom the sheriff's office consulted with had never heard of pets consuming an entire person before, he said. Wondering about Mack, relatives had tried to search his property, but the dogs were aggressive and kept them out, according to the sheriff's office. Declaring Mack missing, deputies began interviewing family and neighbours, asking for information on social media, contacting hospitals and jails.

Source: Stuff July 11, 2019 00:56 UTC