The spiraling number of cats found eviscerated in and around Denver is attracting media attention from around the world.

"I've had inquires from the L.A. Times, The Star (tabloid), MSNBC, CNN, the Fox News Channel and I had a call from Moscow today," said Aurora police spokeswoman Kathleen Walsh. "There have been hundreds of calls."

Media outlets in the United Kingdom, Pakistan and South Africa have reported on the discovery of mutilated cats in the metro area with headlines such as: "Serial cat killer in Denver?"

The Aurora police department plans to discuss the investigation into the 39 cat deaths today in a news conference.

Meanwhile, another dead cat was discovered in Salt Lake City on Monday, bringing their total to 11.

In the cases in both Colorado and Utah, the cats were mutilated with what appeared to be surgical precision. In many cases, the cats were missing their organs and appeared to have been drained of blood.

Most of the Utah mutilations have turned up in the Salt Lake Avenues neighborhood. Utah investigators say all of their cases are similar, with the cats being taken from the neighborhood and killed elsewhere, then brought back.

Investigators have not yet determined if the Colorado and Utah cases are related.

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Salt Lake investigators search for any clue to cat mutilations

CATHERINE S. BLAKE, Associated Press Writer

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