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Travis (October 21, 1995 – February 16, 2009) was a male chimpanzee who was raised by and lived with Sandra Herold in Stamford, Connecticut. On February 16, 2009, he attacked and mauled Herold's friend, Charla Nash, blinding her, severing several body parts, and lacerating her face, before he was shot and killed by responding Officer Frank ...
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Jul 1, 2022 · On February 16, 2009, tragedy struck when Travis the Chimp, a chimpanzee who had gained national celebrity over the years, viciously attacked his owner’s close friend, Charla Nash. Travis’ behavior had become increasingly erratic, and the attack left Nash severely disfigured and Travis dead.
- Jessica Oconnor
Nov 7, 2022 · Charla Nash barely survived a vicious attack by Travis the Chimp in Connecticut on February 16, 2009, losing one eye, both eyelids, her nose, lips, and hands. Paramedics initially thought Charla Nash had to be dead when they came upon the bloody scene.
- Austin Harvey
5 days ago · August 18, 2024. It was February 16, 2009, when Charla Nash’s entire world turned upside down as she was attacked by the pet chimpanzee of one of her closest friends almost to the point of no return. The truth is, as explored in HBO’s ‘Chimp Crazy,’ this primate named Travis was actually very familiar with the then-55-year-old, but it ...
Travis the chimpanzee had a traumatic start to life - and sadly, that was the way his life ended too. ... Six years later, on February 16, 2009, the unthinkable happened - Travis attacked and ...
May 25, 2010 · May 25, 2010 -- Sandra Herold, the Connecticut woman whose chimp named Travis went on a violent rampage and ripped off the face of Charla Nash, has died. Herold, who was 72, died from a ruptured aortic aneurysm, according to a statement released by her lawyer Robert Golger.
Feb 24, 2010 · It’s been over a year now since Travis mauled Charla Nash, his owner Sandra Herold’s friend, and the hype surrounding the tragic story has not disappeared.
