Tag: 2010
Posted on June 12, 2014 by rachel
51-year-old Phyllis Oser fatally shot her two grandchildren, Kylie Lavelle, 5, and Landon Lavelle, 5 months, before turning the gun on herself. Family members reported that Oser had struggled with depression and had not sought treatment. Oser’s husband had… Read More
Posted on June 12, 2014 by rachel
Alexander Perkins was 5 years old when he died of encopresis, a bowel disorder that develops as a result of children’s refusal to go to the bathroom. His parents, Leon Chad and Krista Perkins, failed to follow the prescribed… Read More
Posted on May 13, 2014 by clmccracken
Christina Thomas and her mother, Peggy Starr, abused Erin Albin, a developmentally-disabled woman under their care, and abused, starved, and imprisoned Albin’s son between 2006 and 2010. When the boy was rescued at age 6-1/2, he weighed 23… Read More
Posted on September 11, 2013 by rachel
David Allen Goddard homeschooled his wife’s adopted stepsister, T.B., who lived with the family, while his wife worked long hours as a nurse. T.B. came to live with the couple when she was 10, and Goddard’s sexual abuse… Read More
Posted on July 16, 2013 by rachel
Todd Mortensen is alleged to have sexually abused a 12 year old girl placed in his home. The girl was in the process of being adopted by another family, but when this family began to struggle with caring… Read More
Posted on July 16, 2013 by rachel
A year and a half after Steven and Mikelann Renwick adopted their 6 year old son, he was admitted to the hospital with severe injuries to his head, legs, and body. The boy had been only allowed in… Read More
Posted on May 25, 2013 by rachel
Tammy Renea Andrews allegedly tortured her 10 year old adopted son, whom she homeschooled while sending her biological children to school. Andrews is charged with routinely tying the boy up or chaining him, denying him food, and beating… Read More
Posted on May 18, 2013 by rachel
Officials removed four of Anya James’s adopted children from her home after an older child, who had run away from home and was living on her own, reported her adoptive mother’s abuse. Another older adopted child had lodged… Read More
Posted on May 9, 2013 by rachel
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Zahra Baker, a ten year old cancer survivor and amputee living in North Carolina, was reported missing in October 2010. When allegations of child abuse had surfaced the previous year, her parents had withdrawn her from public school… Read More
Posted on May 8, 2013 by rachel
Investigators responding to an anonymous tip found two children, aged 6 and 9, malnourished and scarred from beatings. Dwayne and Pamela Hardy had adopted the two children six months earlier, and homeschooled the two just as they had… Read More
Tag: 2010
Kylie Lavelle
Posted on June 12, 2014 by rachel
51-year-old Phyllis Oser fatally shot her two grandchildren, Kylie Lavelle, 5, and Landon Lavelle, 5 months, before turning the gun on herself. Family members reported that Oser had struggled with depression and had not sought treatment. Oser’s husband had… Read More
Category: Fatality Tags: 2010, South Carolina
Alexander Perkins and 1 Sibling
Posted on June 12, 2014 by rachel
Alexander Perkins was 5 years old when he died of encopresis, a bowel disorder that develops as a result of children’s refusal to go to the bathroom. His parents, Leon Chad and Krista Perkins, failed to follow the prescribed… Read More
Category: Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect Tags: 2010, Colorado
Boy by Christina Thomas and Peggy Starr
Posted on May 13, 2014 by clmccracken
Christina Thomas and her mother, Peggy Starr, abused Erin Albin, a developmentally-disabled woman under their care, and abused, starved, and imprisoned Albin’s son between 2006 and 2010. When the boy was rescued at age 6-1/2, he weighed 23… Read More
Category: Disabilities, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, New Hampshire
Child by David Allen Goddard
Posted on September 11, 2013 by rachel
David Allen Goddard homeschooled his wife’s adopted stepsister, T.B., who lived with the family, while his wife worked long hours as a nurse. T.B. came to live with the couple when she was 10, and Goddard’s sexual abuse… Read More
Category: Adoption, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2010, California
Child of Todd and Lisa Mortensen
Posted on July 16, 2013 by rachel
Todd Mortensen is alleged to have sexually abused a 12 year old girl placed in his home. The girl was in the process of being adopted by another family, but when this family began to struggle with caring… Read More
Category: Adoption, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2010, New Mexico
Child of Steven and Mikelann Renwick
Posted on July 16, 2013 by rachel
A year and a half after Steven and Mikelann Renwick adopted their 6 year old son, he was admitted to the hospital with severe injuries to his head, legs, and body. The boy had been only allowed in… Read More
Category: Adoption, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, Florida
Child of Tammy Renea Andrews
Posted on May 25, 2013 by rachel
Tammy Renea Andrews allegedly tortured her 10 year old adopted son, whom she homeschooled while sending her biological children to school. Andrews is charged with routinely tying the boy up or chaining him, denying him food, and beating… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, Arizona
6 Children of Anya James
Posted on May 18, 2013 by rachel
Officials removed four of Anya James’s adopted children from her home after an older child, who had run away from home and was living on her own, reported her adoptive mother’s abuse. Another older adopted child had lodged… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, Alaska
Zahra Baker
Posted on May 9, 2013 by rachel
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Zahra Baker, a ten year old cancer survivor and amputee living in North Carolina, was reported missing in October 2010. When allegations of child abuse had surfaced the previous year, her parents had withdrawn her from public school… Read More
Category: Fatality, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, North Carolina
2 Children of Dwayne and Pamela Hardy
Posted on May 8, 2013 by rachel
Investigators responding to an anonymous tip found two children, aged 6 and 9, malnourished and scarred from beatings. Dwayne and Pamela Hardy had adopted the two children six months earlier, and homeschooled the two just as they had… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2010, Florida
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