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Virginia Woman Mauled To Death By Her Own Dogs During Walk In Woods, Sheriff Says

"In my 40 years of law enforcement I've never seen anything quite like it," said the Goochland County Sheriff. "I hope I never see anything like it again."

As was her habit, 22-year-old Bethany Stephens took her dogs for a walk in the woods near her childhood home in Goochland, Va., about 30 miles outside Richmond. But when she did not return home by Thursday night, her father grew concerned and called police, who made

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