areas of southern Miami-Dade County , south of Miami . Miami-Dade Police spokesman Bobby Williams said two of the cat carcasses were `` posed . '' He said that anyone capable of such cruelty toward and torture of an animal `` is disturbed at some sort of level . '' The crimes began May 13 . A reward of up to $ 10,000 has been offered for any information leading to an arrest . Police have been inundated with dozens of phone calls from people who have discovered dead cats throughout the community . Investigators have determined that most of the cases are not related to the string of cat killings . The number grew from 12 to 15 to 19 in just the past two days . Ronald Gleason found Tommy lying in their yard May 25 . At first , he thought his family 's pet had been killed by a dog , but a closer look revealed the cruelty behind his death . Tommy was a gift for the Gleasons ' little girl . She desperately wanted a cat , Donna Gleason said . She searched for a cat that could get along with their dog ,
MIAMI , Florida -LRB- CNN -RRB- -- He was black and white , the perfect gift for the 6-year-old daughter of Donna and Ronald Gleason . His name was Tommy . The death and mutilation of Tommy the cat has been linked to a serial pet killer , say police in Miami , Florida . The black and white tuxedo cat was one of a dozen pets that have been killed and mutilated recently by someone in the Miami area , police said . On Thursday , the list of confirmed cat deaths and mutiliations grew to 19 pets , police said . They are looking into another 14 feline fatalities . The Gleasons do not want their daughter 's name to be published . Donna Gleason asked the child to leave the room before telling CNN the gruesome details of what happened to their cat . `` Part of his skin was missing underneath ... and part of his legs , '' Gleason said . `` He was partially skinned . '' Miami-Dade County police say Tommy 's demise is part of a string of sadistic feline fatalities that have occurred recently in the Cutler Bay and Palmetto Bay