6 Criminals Who Were Betrayed By Their Own Pets

Toothless the Cat — The Feline Forensics Expert

Connor Gorton broke into a home in Burnley, Lancashire, and thought he’d gotten away clean. Then he met Toothless. The family cat scratched Gorton across the face, drawing blood that spattered onto the walls. In the morning, the homeowner noticed Toothless was limping and there was blood on the wall. When police tracked Gorton down for unrelated offences, they found scratch marks on his face. The blood on the wall matched his DNA. Gorton pleaded guilty to two burglaries, aggravated vehicle taking, and theft—and was sentenced to 36 months in a young offenders institution. The cat didn’t just defend the house. It solved the case.