Death of Diane Whipple, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Death of Diane Whipple

American lacrosse player and coach

Date of Birth: 21-Jan-1968

Place of Birth: Princeton, New Jersey, United States

Date of Death: 26-Jan-2001

Profession: athlete

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Diane Alexis Whipple (January 21, 1968 – January 26, 2001) was an American lacrosse player and college coach.
She was killed in a dog attack in San Francisco on January 26, 2001.
The dogs involved were two Presa Canarios: a male named Bane and a female named Hera.
Paul Schneider, the dogs' owner, is a high-ranking member of the Aryan Brotherhood and is serving three life sentence terms in state prison.
The dogs were cared for by Schneider's attorneys, Robert Noel and Marjorie Knoller,who are husband-and-wife, who lived in the same apartment building as Diane Whipple.
After the fatal attack, the state brought criminal charges against the attorneys.
Robert Noel, who was not present during the attack, was convicted of manslaughter.
Marjorie Knoller, who was present, was charged with implied-malice second-degree murder and convicted by the jury.
Knoller's murder conviction, an unusual result for an unintended dog attack, was rejected by the trial judge but ultimately upheld.
The case clarified the meaning of implied malice murder.