The ongoing saga of Mr. Whiskers’ sudden and untimely demise that has divided the small suburban community of Pleasant Hill, Iowa has finally been put to rest. After ruling it highly unlikely that curiosity played a major role in the gruesome event, the prevailing hypothesis among experts is that the Chevy Traverse that ran Mr. Whiskers over multiple times must have been the root cause.

The feud between neighbors has, of course, garnered attention across cul-de-sacs. In one camp, Ezra and Yvette Becker have claimed the main cause of death to be curiosity, Ezra reporting that, “the scourge of so many felines of the past and future has come to claim yet another nameless victim.”

“Uh,” countered Mary Beth Rosenberg, the owner of the feline in question. “I definitely saw you run over my cat with your car.”

The Beckers have recruited allies all around the neighborhood, as evidenced by the ‘Curiouser and Curiouser’ yard signs displayed proudly on lawns, the ‘Crime of Curiosity’ think piece published in the Pleasant Hill weekly newsletter, and the fundraiser event raising awareness for curiosity related accidents worldwide.

When asked about the Beckers’ outreach efforts, a Rosenberg stated “I just can’t understand why anyone would do something like this. I saw them run over my cat, multiple times. It really doesn’t seem all that debatable to me.”

At press time, the long legal battle rages on with Ezra Becker’s latest assertion that the look on Mr. Whiskers’ face at the time of death was without a doubt “inquisitive.”