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June 19, 2023 11 mins

This week, Drewby and Yergy travel to the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium to discuss the case of Maddox Derkosh, a toddler who, while on a trip with his parents, fell into the African Painted Dogs enclosure after being boosted up by his mother, Elizabeth, for a better view. Maddox was killed after 11 of the dogs eviscerated him. What happened next was a legal battle between the Zoo and the Derkosh family over who actually was at fault for the incident. 

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Source Material:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Maddox_Derkosh

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pittsburgh_Zoo_%26_Aquarium

https://www.wtae.com/article/parents-settle-pittsburgh-zoo-lawsuit-in-mauling-1/7466481#

https://theworld.org/stories/2012-11-05/boy-maddox-derkosh-mauled-wild-dogs-pittsburgh-zoo-didnt-have-chance

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2228712/Pittsburgh-zoo-death-Maddox-Derkosh-bled-death-mauled-African-wild-dogs-fell-pit-zoo--reopen-today.html

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/100243408/maddox-lamar-derkosh

https://www.currentobituary.com/obit/117413

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ExD2s17pZGU&ab_channel=WTAE-TVPittsburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ApEoAHWNAVQ&ab_channel=WTAE-TVPittsburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nr8Yn0_4sfw&ab_channel=WTAE-TVPittsburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6z1KDX6uqaU&ab_channel=CBSNews

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhyKmk52f64&ab_channel=WTAE-TVPittsburgh

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6Kx5WM-I_M&list=RD_6Kx5WM-I_M&start_radio=1&ab_channel=MouseSteps%2FJWLMedia

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