Photo: GettyIn 1955, travel editor Richard Joseph and his wife, Morgan, left the intensity of New York behind and settled into the relative calm of Connecticut. They adapted quickly to the slower pace of life, and before long had welcomed a Basset Hound puppy named Vicky into their home. One Sunday evening, as Richard took her out for a walk, a speeding car veered off course and struck the six-month-old dog, killing her almost instantly.
One Sunday evening, as Richard took her out for a walk, a speeding car veered off course and struck the six-month-old dog, killing her almost instantly. The driver didn't stop. The following morning, heartbroken and angry, Richard sat down and wrote a letter addressed "to the man who killed my dog" and sent it to the local paper, Westport Town Crier and Herald.
The following morning, heartbroken and angry, Richard sat down and wrote a letter addressed "to the man who killed my dog" and sent it to the local paper, Westport Town Crier and Herald. To his surprise, it was soon printed on the front page; before long, it had been reprinted across the country.