Video of that incident has now been made public, nearly a year later.
The sow and cubs that the Renners killed were part of a bear study being conducted by the Alaska Department of Fish and Game as well as the U.S. Forest Service.
Because the bears were part of a study, their den was under video surveillance, and the two were caught on camera killing the bears.
Almost a year later, that video was released by the Alaska Department of Public Safety, following a successful public records request made by the Humane Society of the United States.
A. Renner then kills the shrieking newborn bear cubs and discards their bodies away from the den," Alaska State Troopers wrote in the report at the time.
The video has been edited and segments that were potentially more graphic have been removed by the Humane Society.
In January of 2019, the Wasilla father and son were sentenced for killing the bears, and then lying about it to officials after they found out the bear was collared. »
