Beheaded Chickens Found on Centereach Street

By Timothy Bolger Posted on January 14, 2015

Do you know who killed these chickens? If so, authorities want to hear from you.

Suffolk County authorities are investigating the whether a ceremonial ritual led to the beheading of three dead roosters that were found dumped in Centereach on Tuesday, officials said.

A white garbage bag containing the remains of the three decapitated birds was found on the corner of Henry Road and Edward Street at 4 p.m., according to the Suffolk SPCA. Suffolk County police referred the case to the agency, authorities said.

Roy Gross, chief of the Suffolk SPCA, said that it is too early in the investigation to rule out a religious or cult ceremony as the motivation.

Suffolk SPCA investigators ask anyone with information on this case to call them at 631-382-7722. All calls will be kept confidential.

About the Author

Timothy Bolger

Timothy Bolger is the Editor in Chief of the Long Island Press who’s been working to uncover unreported stories since shortly after it launched in 2003. When he’s not editing, getting hassled by The Man or fielding cold calls to the newsroom, he covers crime, general interest and political news in addition to reporting longer, sometimes investigative features. He won’t be happy until everyone is as pissed off as he is about how screwed up Lawn Guyland is.