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- The 'hamster suspect' incident occurred on Hartford, Connecticut's WFSB
- Report was during the 5: 00 p.m. Eyewitness News in January 2009YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- Report was on a cold case
- News anchor said a 60-year-old man was the suspectYouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- Anchor announced "the possible suspect..." and a picture of a hamster was shownYouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- Above the hamster's image was the caption "Cold Case Suspect?"YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- The anchor responded with "Oh dear, this is not Rodney Stanger...obviously"YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- Anchor paused, took a breath and said, "Well...yeah..we're going to get his picture..." and continued with the storyYouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- Uploaded to YouTube on January 29, 2009 YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
- A similar mix-up occurred on The Morning Show With Mike and Juliet on FOX morning show in 2008
- In the FOX mix-up, a picture of a cat eating spaghetti was randomly shown during a discussion about binge drinking
- The "Spaghetti Cat" soon became an Internet meme
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Hartford, Connecticut's WFSB News Channel 3 accidentally replaced the image of a suspect with an image of a hamster. The January 2009 report was a 'developing news' story on a possible 'cold case' suspect. The female anchor said, "The possible suspect, Rodney Stanger...," and in place of the suspect's photo was that of a hamster holding a director's clapboard.YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
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Hamster Suspect Video
- YouTube Video: EyeWitness News - Hamster Mug Shot (Time: 0:30)
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