Bary stated that her daughter had changed significantly in recent months, paying less attention to her younger brother and the family in favor of other activities including latenight computer use and telephone calls on her cell phone.
"I don't believe in the chupacabra, " Ayer said, adding that he's been in the midst of a "media blitz" -- receiving 50 phonecalls from media outlets and citizens, as well as death threats late at night -- since word got out about the strange beast.