Tag: 2014
Posted on January 13, 2015 by clmccracken
Ten special-needs children—six boys ages 14, 14, 12, 8, 8 and 3; and four girls ages 12, 10, 5 and 5—were physically abused by their adoptive parents, Dave and Wonda Dixon. They were beaten with paddles, switches, and… Read More
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Benson (age 14, left), Emery (age 12, center), and Zion Strack (age 11, right) were victims of a murder-suicide committed by their parents, Benjamin and Kristi Strack. The children were homeschooled. The Stracks suffered from mental illness—one of… Read More
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Grayson Bell, age 11, who went by ‘Blayne’, was physically abused by his father, Ernest W. Bell III, and his stepmother Kristen M. Downs. Blayne had been removed from school in 2012 to be homeschooled, although Bell and… Read More
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Three children, a 9-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 6-year-old boy, were tortured by their adoptive parents, Charles and Suzan Sealock. The Sealocks’ biological child, a 14-year-old boy, and an adopted 3-year-old child were not abused. The… Read More
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Three boys, ages 12, 14, and 19, with severe mental and physical disabilities, along with three disabled adults, were neglected by their adoptive parents, Timothy and Karen “Sue” Tolin. The children were homeschooled. The 19-year-old was autistic and… Read More
Posted on October 22, 2014 by clmccracken
Nine boys, ages 12 to 17, were beaten, starved, and imprisoned by Nathan Jessop. All were current or former members of the FLDS who had been sent by their parents to live with Jessop due to their supposed… Read More
Posted on October 21, 2014 by clmccracken
Three girls, ages 19, 16, and 12, were physically assaulted by their mother, Pamela Christensen, in an attempt to murder them. Their father, former pastor Vaughn Christensen, was abusive and controlling of his wife and children, and Pamela… Read More
Posted on October 20, 2014 by clmccracken
Raashanai Coley, age 11 (left), was starved and beaten to death by her mother, Nicholette Lawrence (right). Her stepfather Robert Lawrence, who lived in the home, has not been charged. Raashanai was homeschooled and, according to some reports,… Read More
Posted on September 30, 2014 by clmccracken
Charlie Bothuell V, age 12, was physically and emotionally abused by his father, Charlie Bothuell IV, and his stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell. Dillard-Bothuell also imprisoned Charlie in the basement for eleven days without food. Dillard-Bothuell’s other two children, 4-year-old… Read More
Updated on February 16, 2017 by clmccracken
Recardo and Therian Wimbush locked their oldest son in a lightless basement room for almost two years with only a bucket for a toilet. The boy was 13 when the ordeal ended. His siblings were not included in the allegations…. Read More
Tag: 2014
10 Children of Dave and Wonda Dixon
Posted on January 13, 2015 by clmccracken
Ten special-needs children—six boys ages 14, 14, 12, 8, 8 and 3; and four girls ages 12, 10, 5 and 5—were physically abused by their adoptive parents, Dave and Wonda Dixon. They were beaten with paddles, switches, and… Read More
Category: Adoption, Disabilities, Food Deprivation, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Texas
Benson, Emery, and Zion Strack
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Benson (age 14, left), Emery (age 12, center), and Zion Strack (age 11, right) were victims of a murder-suicide committed by their parents, Benjamin and Kristi Strack. The children were homeschooled. The Stracks suffered from mental illness—one of… Read More
Category: Fatality Tags: 2014, Utah
Grayson Bell
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Grayson Bell, age 11, who went by ‘Blayne’, was physically abused by his father, Ernest W. Bell III, and his stepmother Kristen M. Downs. Blayne had been removed from school in 2012 to be homeschooled, although Bell and… Read More
Category: Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Louisiana
5 children of Charles and Suzan Sealock
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Three children, a 9-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 6-year-old boy, were tortured by their adoptive parents, Charles and Suzan Sealock. The Sealocks’ biological child, a 14-year-old boy, and an adopted 3-year-old child were not abused. The… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Tennessee
Children by Timothy and Karen Tolin
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Three boys, ages 12, 14, and 19, with severe mental and physical disabilities, along with three disabled adults, were neglected by their adoptive parents, Timothy and Karen “Sue” Tolin. The children were homeschooled. The 19-year-old was autistic and… Read More
Category: Adoption, Disabilities, Imprisonment Tags: 2014, Michigan
9 boys by Nathan and Tammy Jessop
Posted on October 22, 2014 by clmccracken
Nine boys, ages 12 to 17, were beaten, starved, and imprisoned by Nathan Jessop. All were current or former members of the FLDS who had been sent by their parents to live with Jessop due to their supposed… Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, idaho, Wyoming
3 children of Pamela Christensen
Posted on October 21, 2014 by clmccracken
Three girls, ages 19, 16, and 12, were physically assaulted by their mother, Pamela Christensen, in an attempt to murder them. Their father, former pastor Vaughn Christensen, was abusive and controlling of his wife and children, and Pamela… Read More
Category: Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Illinois
Raashanai Coley
Posted on October 20, 2014 by clmccracken
Raashanai Coley, age 11 (left), was starved and beaten to death by her mother, Nicholette Lawrence (right). Her stepfather Robert Lawrence, who lived in the home, has not been charged. Raashanai was homeschooled and, according to some reports,… Read More
Category: Disabilities, Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Illinois
Charlie Bothuell V
Posted on September 30, 2014 by clmccracken
Charlie Bothuell V, age 12, was physically and emotionally abused by his father, Charlie Bothuell IV, and his stepmother, Monique Dillard-Bothuell. Dillard-Bothuell also imprisoned Charlie in the basement for eleven days without food. Dillard-Bothuell’s other two children, 4-year-old… Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Michigan
Child of Recardo and Therian Wimbush
Updated on February 16, 2017 by clmccracken
Recardo and Therian Wimbush locked their oldest son in a lightless basement room for almost two years with only a bucket for a toilet. The boy was 13 when the ordeal ended. His siblings were not included in the allegations…. Read More
Category: Imprisonment Tags: 2014, Georgia
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