Lisa Altobelli

Lisa Altobelli is a writer for Sports Illustrated and the former girlfriend of admitted cat-killer Joseph Petcka.¹ Petcka is charged with killing Altobelli's pet cat Norman after an argument sent him into a violent rage of jealousy. Petcka claims that he was merely defending himself against the cat, which had bitten him.¹

Fast Facts

1. Writer for Sports Illustrated¹
2. Petcka is an actor and former New York Mets minor-league prospect
3. Pet cat, Norman, killed by Joseph Petcka¹
4. Petcka claims he beat cat in "self-defense"²
5. Altobelli on Norman: "He was my little buddy. He was my little fluff ball."¹
6. According to Altobelli, Petcka was heavily drunk the night before and she and Petcka had an argument³

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