Leaving an abuser is the most dangerous time for women and children, especially when authorities do not take women's concerns seriously. This could have been prevented.
Dad is identified as JASON HAGAN DEJ-OUDOM.
http://nbc4i.com/2016/06/30/bystander-tries-to-save-woman-from-husband-who-killed-3-kids/
Las Vegas police: Father kills wife, three children before turning gun on himself
By Associated Press
Published: June 30, 2016, 7:41 pm | Updated: June 30, 2016, 8:25 pm
LAS VEGAS (AP) – A good Samaritan could not save a Las Vegas woman screaming for help as her gun-wielding estranged husband chased her from their home to two drug store parking lots in a chaotic murder-suicide that left a family of five dead, authorities said Thursday.
The man gunned down his wife outside a business and killed their children, ages 9 to 15, at their apartment before shooting himself at the residence, police said.
Homicide detectives are investigating what drove him to kill his family.
“It’s really hard to understand how this could happen, how somebody could do that to children,” police Lt. Dan McGrath said.
Court records show that Phoukeo Dej-Oudom filed for divorce May 25 from her husband, Jason Hagan Dej-Oudom.
No attorney is listed in the petition, which said they were married in July 2000 in Columbus, Ohio.
The document asked a judge to consider domestic violence when considering custody.
It didn’t provide any detail, but noted the involvement of Clark County Child Protective Services.
Police said they aren’t releasing any details of a domestic violence call earlier this month because detectives are looking into it as part of the murder-suicide investigation.
No one appeared for a June 22 hearing in the divorce case.
The Clark County coroner’s office identified the couple’s children, including 15-year-old daughter, Dalavanh Ariel Dej-Oudom, and sons, Xonajuk J.J. Dej-Oudom, 14, and Anhurak Jason Dej-Oudom, 9. The youngest child died of a gunshot wound to the head. The coroner hasn’t released the cause of death for the 35-year-old woman or the other children.
A driver spotted Phoukeo Dej-Oudom waving her hands and screaming for help in the street near her home and picked her up Wednesday night.
Jason Hagan Dej-Oudom chased them to a CVS drug store two blocks away, where he dragged his wife into his car at gunpoint.
As he drove off, his wife partially hung out the window and eventually escaped and started running.
Witnesses saw Jason Hagan Dej-Oudom chasing her in his car while she fled toward a Walgreens about a half mile away.
Witnesses outside the store reported hearing four gunshots, and a bystander rushed to help the woman but she was already dead, with least one gunshot wound to the head, McGrath said.
Jason Hagan Dej-Oudom fled. A relative called police half an hour later saying the man was at the apartment and suicidal.
A SWAT team responded and found the bodies of the father and three children in a bedroom, though authorities were not sure if he killed the children before or after his wife.
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Monday, July 11, 2016
Dad pleads guilty to aggravated manslaughter in death of 6-year-old son; what happened to mom? (Sarasota, Florida)
Notice there is mention of dad's girlfriend, but not the mother. What happened to mom? Did dad JAMES "RICK" DEARMAN have full custody? Joint custody? What? As usual, there is no explanation.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/father-accused-squishing-child-death-pleads-quilty/nrqzz/
Father pleads guilty to killing son by 'squishing'
Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 1:42 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - An Englewood man pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 6-year-old son.
During a plea hearing on Thursday, James “Rick” Dearman pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child under the age of 18.
His son Jimmy died Christmas Eve 2015 after authorities say Dearman and his girlfriend, Ashley Cole, sat on him.
That night, Jimmy and his sister were heard making noises in their bedroom, Assistant State Attorney Art Jackman said. They were then told to put their noses against the wall as a form of punishment.
The boy did not, instead watching Cole and Dearman play video games. After this, Cole brought the boy to the couch where he sat on his side, his face against the rear cushions, Jackman said. Cole sat on his back, and Dearman sat on his shoulder.
“They had previously used this as a form of punishment,” Jackman said. “They called it 'squishing.'”
Despite the boy's protests of needing to use the bathroom and being unable to breathe, the two remained on the boy.
After approximately five minutes, he stopped moving. After Cole and Dearman left the room to smoke in the garage, they came back about 10 minutes later and called police after finding the boy unresponsive.
At the time, Jimmy weighed about 45 pounds. Dearman weighed about 279 pounds and Cole about 170 pounds. According to the medical examiner's report, Jimmy's death was ruled a homicide by asphyxiation.
http://www.palmbeachpost.com/news/news/father-accused-squishing-child-death-pleads-quilty/nrqzz/
Father pleads guilty to killing son by 'squishing'
Published: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 1:42 p.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 30, 2016 at 2:30 p.m.
SARASOTA COUNTY - An Englewood man pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter in the death of his 6-year-old son.
During a plea hearing on Thursday, James “Rick” Dearman pleaded guilty to aggravated manslaughter of a child under the age of 18.
His son Jimmy died Christmas Eve 2015 after authorities say Dearman and his girlfriend, Ashley Cole, sat on him.
That night, Jimmy and his sister were heard making noises in their bedroom, Assistant State Attorney Art Jackman said. They were then told to put their noses against the wall as a form of punishment.
The boy did not, instead watching Cole and Dearman play video games. After this, Cole brought the boy to the couch where he sat on his side, his face against the rear cushions, Jackman said. Cole sat on his back, and Dearman sat on his shoulder.
“They had previously used this as a form of punishment,” Jackman said. “They called it 'squishing.'”
Despite the boy's protests of needing to use the bathroom and being unable to breathe, the two remained on the boy.
After approximately five minutes, he stopped moving. After Cole and Dearman left the room to smoke in the garage, they came back about 10 minutes later and called police after finding the boy unresponsive.
At the time, Jimmy weighed about 45 pounds. Dearman weighed about 279 pounds and Cole about 170 pounds. According to the medical examiner's report, Jimmy's death was ruled a homicide by asphyxiation.
Dad, girlfriend suspected in death of 7-year-old daughter; is he custodial? (Atlanta, Georgia)
Dad is identified as MICHAEL WALSH. At minimum, he had out-of-state visitation. Or he may have had full custody. Notice we are not told the details about how and why this father had access to this child.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32364452/7-year-old-found-in-lake-in-georgia-could-have-ties-to-champaign
7-year-old found in lake in Georgia could have ties to Champaign
Posted: Jul 03, 2016 1:39 PM EDT Updated: Jul 05, 2016 5:23 PM EDT
ATLANTA – WANDNews has word from an NBC affiliate near Atlanta, Georgia, that a seven-year-old girl found dead in Lake Allatoona could have ties back here in Central Illinois.
Our partners at WXIA report a seven-year-old was killed this past Sunday or Monday, and police in East Point, Georgia, say they believe her father and his live-in girlfriend had a hand in her death. Authorities tell
WXIA they believe 27-year-old Michael Wash and 30-year-old Lasherae Davis drove 7-year-old Kamaire Wash to the lake and left her in the water. WXIA reports boaters found a young girl’s body, Wednesday afternoon, that they believe is the missing girl. She had been in the water for around 48 hours.
This story has connections back to Illinois, with WXIA sources saying the girl’s mother is from Champaign, Illinois. WAND News has reached out to the woman believed to be the victim’s mother and will report any further developments.
In the meantime, WXIA reports the father faces charges of aggravated assault, child cruelty and concealing the girl’s death, and his girlfriend could be charged with being a party to the assault and cruelty, along with concealing the child’s death.
East Point Police tell WXIA they are not ready to charge them yet. Both suspects claim they put the girl to bed on Wednesday night, and she was missing with the door left open when they woke up.
Details are still developing in this case, with police not yet ready to confirm where, how and why Kamaire was killed.
The earliest the public will positively know the identity of the child, as well as the cause of death, would be Tuesday, after the Fourth of July holiday.
http://www.wandtv.com/story/32364452/7-year-old-found-in-lake-in-georgia-could-have-ties-to-champaign
7-year-old found in lake in Georgia could have ties to Champaign
Posted: Jul 03, 2016 1:39 PM EDT Updated: Jul 05, 2016 5:23 PM EDT
ATLANTA – WANDNews has word from an NBC affiliate near Atlanta, Georgia, that a seven-year-old girl found dead in Lake Allatoona could have ties back here in Central Illinois.
Our partners at WXIA report a seven-year-old was killed this past Sunday or Monday, and police in East Point, Georgia, say they believe her father and his live-in girlfriend had a hand in her death. Authorities tell
WXIA they believe 27-year-old Michael Wash and 30-year-old Lasherae Davis drove 7-year-old Kamaire Wash to the lake and left her in the water. WXIA reports boaters found a young girl’s body, Wednesday afternoon, that they believe is the missing girl. She had been in the water for around 48 hours.
This story has connections back to Illinois, with WXIA sources saying the girl’s mother is from Champaign, Illinois. WAND News has reached out to the woman believed to be the victim’s mother and will report any further developments.
In the meantime, WXIA reports the father faces charges of aggravated assault, child cruelty and concealing the girl’s death, and his girlfriend could be charged with being a party to the assault and cruelty, along with concealing the child’s death.
East Point Police tell WXIA they are not ready to charge them yet. Both suspects claim they put the girl to bed on Wednesday night, and she was missing with the door left open when they woke up.
Details are still developing in this case, with police not yet ready to confirm where, how and why Kamaire was killed.
The earliest the public will positively know the identity of the child, as well as the cause of death, would be Tuesday, after the Fourth of July holiday.
Dad, step charged with abusing 2-year old; dad had previously served time for killing, sexually abusing 18-month old. Why was he allowed access? (Fayetteville, North Carolina)
Where to even start with this story? Many unanswered questions.
Why was a man who murdered and raped an 18-month-old child not behind bars permanently? Only 10 years served? Pretty outrageous.
Why was a father with this kind of history allowed any access to a child at all? Who allowed it or ordered it? The family courts?
Of course, the custody/visitation angle to this story was buried when the step was misidentified as the mother. Happens a lot.
Dad is identified as JIMMY TYRONE BALDWIN.
http://www.wral.com/nc-man-imprisoned-for-child-abuse-previously-charged-again/15838367/
NC man imprisoned for child abuse previously charged again
Posted 4:32 p.m. Friday Updated 4:35 p.m. Friday
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man who served time for the death and sexual assault of an 18-month-old faces charges of abusing his own child, as does the toddler's stepmother.
Fayetteville police said in a news release Friday that 38-year-old Jimmy Tyrone Baldwin and 25-year-old Chaka Baldwin are each charged with felonious child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
Police say the child's biological mother brought the 2-year-old to a hospital on June 11 after she received the child back from Jimmy Baldwin, the child's father. The child has been released from the hospital.
Jimmy Baldwin was released from prison in 2008 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 1998 death and sexual assault of a child.
He remained in custody Friday under a $250,000 bond. Chaka Baldwin was released on bond. It wasn't clear if either has an attorney.
___ This story has been corrected to show that Chaka Baldwin is the child's stepmother, not the mother.
Why was a man who murdered and raped an 18-month-old child not behind bars permanently? Only 10 years served? Pretty outrageous.
Why was a father with this kind of history allowed any access to a child at all? Who allowed it or ordered it? The family courts?
Of course, the custody/visitation angle to this story was buried when the step was misidentified as the mother. Happens a lot.
Dad is identified as JIMMY TYRONE BALDWIN.
http://www.wral.com/nc-man-imprisoned-for-child-abuse-previously-charged-again/15838367/
NC man imprisoned for child abuse previously charged again
Posted 4:32 p.m. Friday Updated 4:35 p.m. Friday
FAYETTEVILLE, N.C. — A man who served time for the death and sexual assault of an 18-month-old faces charges of abusing his own child, as does the toddler's stepmother.
Fayetteville police said in a news release Friday that 38-year-old Jimmy Tyrone Baldwin and 25-year-old Chaka Baldwin are each charged with felonious child abuse resulting in serious bodily injury.
Police say the child's biological mother brought the 2-year-old to a hospital on June 11 after she received the child back from Jimmy Baldwin, the child's father. The child has been released from the hospital.
Jimmy Baldwin was released from prison in 2008 after pleading guilty to second-degree murder in the 1998 death and sexual assault of a child.
He remained in custody Friday under a $250,000 bond. Chaka Baldwin was released on bond. It wasn't clear if either has an attorney.
___ This story has been corrected to show that Chaka Baldwin is the child's stepmother, not the mother.
Thursday, June 16, 2016
Dad in custodial situation body-slams 8-year-old son, causing brain bleed; what happened to boy's mom? (Jennings, Louisiana)
Obviously some sort of custodial situation, since dad's girlfriend is mentioned, who is clearly not the mother.
Whether Daddy had full custody or shared/joint is not clarified. And Mom's existence has been erased entirely. How did this abuser get access to a child? No answer here. Who gave it to him? No answer here.
Dad is identified as ROBERT D. BOURQUE.
http://www.katc.com/story/32221020/jennings-man-arrested-on-child-abuse-charge
Posted: Jun 14, 2016 4:27 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 14, 2016 4:29 PM EDT
Jennings man arrested on child abuse charge
A Jennings man has been booked in connection with the injury of his child, Jennings Police said.
Robert D. Bourque, 30, of Jennings, was booked with cruelty to a juvenile. As of Tuesday, no bond had been set for his release.
Police were called to Jennings American Legion Hospital Saturday after an eight-year-old child was brought to the hospital with a head wound. His father, identified as Bourque, told police the child fell off a couch and hit his head on a wooden floor.
However, medical personnel reported the child had vomited before his arrival at the hospital and after his arrival, and a CT scan on the child showed a large brain bleed, a spokesman said.
The child was transferred to a Lafayette hospital where a neurosurgeon determined that the child's injuries were not consistent with falling off a couch, the spokesman said.
The child then told investigators that his father was upset with him because he didn't want to play with his dad's girlfriend's daughter. The child told investigators that his father picked him up and body-slammed him onto the floor, the spokesman said. When investigators went back to the father with the child's story, he allegedly confessed what he had done, the spokesman said.
Whether Daddy had full custody or shared/joint is not clarified. And Mom's existence has been erased entirely. How did this abuser get access to a child? No answer here. Who gave it to him? No answer here.
Dad is identified as ROBERT D. BOURQUE.
http://www.katc.com/story/32221020/jennings-man-arrested-on-child-abuse-charge
Posted: Jun 14, 2016 4:27 PM EDT
Updated: Jun 14, 2016 4:29 PM EDT
Jennings man arrested on child abuse charge
A Jennings man has been booked in connection with the injury of his child, Jennings Police said.
Robert D. Bourque, 30, of Jennings, was booked with cruelty to a juvenile. As of Tuesday, no bond had been set for his release.
Police were called to Jennings American Legion Hospital Saturday after an eight-year-old child was brought to the hospital with a head wound. His father, identified as Bourque, told police the child fell off a couch and hit his head on a wooden floor.
However, medical personnel reported the child had vomited before his arrival at the hospital and after his arrival, and a CT scan on the child showed a large brain bleed, a spokesman said.
The child was transferred to a Lafayette hospital where a neurosurgeon determined that the child's injuries were not consistent with falling off a couch, the spokesman said.
The child then told investigators that his father was upset with him because he didn't want to play with his dad's girlfriend's daughter. The child told investigators that his father picked him up and body-slammed him onto the floor, the spokesman said. When investigators went back to the father with the child's story, he allegedly confessed what he had done, the spokesman said.
Protective mom goes on hunger strike to protest losing child custody to violent father (Cascais, Spain)
UNNAMED DAD
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/cascais-mother-on-hunger-strike-after-losing-children-to-violent-father/38534
Cascais mother on hunger strike after losing children to violent father
in News · 15-06-2016 07:43:00 ·
The mother of two young children who has again lost custody of her two young children to their violent father is today starting a hunger strike outside the Cascais courthouse.
Ana Maximiano decided to launch this form of protest after the court decided to extend the father’s custody, aged 2 and 3, by an additional six months. The father had previously been given a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for domestic violence.
But according to the mother’s lawyer, the court renewed the custody arrangements as they reportedly do not have access to a social services report which states that while the father seems calm, the children should stay with him as he loses control and becomes violent.
http://www.theportugalnews.com/news/cascais-mother-on-hunger-strike-after-losing-children-to-violent-father/38534
Cascais mother on hunger strike after losing children to violent father
in News · 15-06-2016 07:43:00 ·
The mother of two young children who has again lost custody of her two young children to their violent father is today starting a hunger strike outside the Cascais courthouse.
Ana Maximiano decided to launch this form of protest after the court decided to extend the father’s custody, aged 2 and 3, by an additional six months. The father had previously been given a two-and-a-half year suspended sentence for domestic violence.
But according to the mother’s lawyer, the court renewed the custody arrangements as they reportedly do not have access to a social services report which states that while the father seems calm, the children should stay with him as he loses control and becomes violent.
Custodial dad beats infant daughter, sends photos to mother and threatens to kill baby if mother asks for custody (Hangzhou, China)
Just like any terrorist, giving them what they demand is never enough. Enough is never enough. UNNAMED DAD has what is essentially full custody and STILL he has to beat up the baby and torture Mom.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1975394/father-who-beat-baby-daughter-and-sent-pictures-her-injuries-ex
Father who beat baby daughter and sent pictures of her injuries to ex-wife arrested in China Man assaulted child and threatened to kill her if mother asked for custody, according to news website report
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 June, 2016, 10:46am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 June, 2016, 10:46am
A father who beat his baby daughter, threatened to kill her and sent photographs of her injuries to his ex-wife has been arrested in eastern China.
The 2½-year-old girl has been sent to hospital by the authorities in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and is in a stable condition, a police statement said.
The 30-year-old father, whose full name was not given, was given custody of the child in October after the couple divorced, the news website Thecover.cn reported.
His ex-wife was quoted as saying that her former husband had abused the child from March this year.
She last visited her daughter early last month, the report said.
The father sent four photographs of the girl with bruises all over the body and threatened to kill the child if her mother asked for custody, according to the article.
The mother posted the photographs online and appealed for help. “I want custody back and want the pervert to be punished,” she wrote.
http://www.scmp.com/news/china/society/article/1975394/father-who-beat-baby-daughter-and-sent-pictures-her-injuries-ex
Father who beat baby daughter and sent pictures of her injuries to ex-wife arrested in China Man assaulted child and threatened to kill her if mother asked for custody, according to news website report
PUBLISHED : Wednesday, 15 June, 2016, 10:46am
UPDATED : Wednesday, 15 June, 2016, 10:46am
A father who beat his baby daughter, threatened to kill her and sent photographs of her injuries to his ex-wife has been arrested in eastern China.
The 2½-year-old girl has been sent to hospital by the authorities in Hangzhou in Zhejiang province and is in a stable condition, a police statement said.
The 30-year-old father, whose full name was not given, was given custody of the child in October after the couple divorced, the news website Thecover.cn reported.
His ex-wife was quoted as saying that her former husband had abused the child from March this year.
She last visited her daughter early last month, the report said.
The father sent four photographs of the girl with bruises all over the body and threatened to kill the child if her mother asked for custody, according to the article.
The mother posted the photographs online and appealed for help. “I want custody back and want the pervert to be punished,” she wrote.
Friday, June 10, 2016
Dad refuses to return child to mom for 7 months; police, CPS do nothing, then child ends up in hospital with fatal injuries (Independence, Missouri)
This is why single mothers need to have custody rights automatically. And why we need to have police and CPS START PAYING ATTENTION TO MOTHERS.
And mothers need to have resources to support their kids. It's ridiculous that we have tons of corporate welfare and virtually nothing for struggling moms and kids.
UNNAMED DAD.
http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/09/mother-ends-life-support-for-daughter-found-abused-wondering-why-no-one-is-in-custody/
Furious metro mom: ‘Someone beat my child to death’
Posted 5:23 pm, June 9, 2016, by Robert Townsend, Updated at 05:56pm, June 9, 2016
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A child is dead and a grieving Independence mother is left to wonder why. Myra Price made the most difficult decision a parent can ever make: she told doctors to take her daughter off life support.
FOX 4's Robert Townsend spoke with the heartbroken mother about her decision, and what led the family to such dire circumstances.
"I'm mad as hell right now. The crying is over. I've cried a lot and I've prayed a lot," a fuming, grief-stricken Price said.
"My baby was always smiling. She was always joyful. She loved to dance and she should be here with me right now," the 23-year-old mother said as she fought back tears.
Price is convinced someone severely beat her little girl.
"I had a feeling something was going on with her. Didn't nobody believe me, the police, asking them, asking DFS," Price said.
On Oct. 22 of last year, Price said she took her daughter, 3-year-old Honesty Sanders, to the child's paternal grandmother's home.
Price said she wanted her child to stay for a while with her ex-boyfriend's mother.
"I was off work for a couple of weeks. I asked her, 'Right now I'm struggling. I really need your help," Price explained.
Price said the grandmother took Honesty to the child's father's home in Kansas City, Kan.
During the last seven months, Price said she never saw her child again, and only spoke to Honesty on the phone three times.
"He would let me talk to her for a little bit or I be like, 'Honesty, are you okay?' He'd take the phone from her and that's how you know something was wrong," Price said.
More than a week ago, on May 27, Price said a KCK police detective called her from the University of Kansas Hospital, saying that her child was in the Intensive Care Unit.
A police spokesperson said earlier that morning, officers when to an apartment on Vermont Street in KCK and found Honesty was unresponsive.
Price said she rushed to the hospital and learned her child suffered critical injuries.
"If a baby comes in the hospital by themself unresponsive, brain-damaged, crushed lungs, that's showing bruises all over her body, that's abuse so I don't understand why there's nobody in custody," Price said.
Police said right now they're still interviewing people about the child's injuries.
On Monday, Price simply couldn't bear to see her child in such a state any longer, and the heart-wrenching decision to let Honesty go.
"Basically, she was a vegetable," Price explained. "I wasn't going to her hurt like that."
Although Honesty is now gone, her mother is not giving up the fight to find the person who injured her, promising, "Justice is going to be served for her."
And mothers need to have resources to support their kids. It's ridiculous that we have tons of corporate welfare and virtually nothing for struggling moms and kids.
UNNAMED DAD.
http://fox4kc.com/2016/06/09/mother-ends-life-support-for-daughter-found-abused-wondering-why-no-one-is-in-custody/
Furious metro mom: ‘Someone beat my child to death’
Posted 5:23 pm, June 9, 2016, by Robert Townsend, Updated at 05:56pm, June 9, 2016
INDEPENDENCE, Mo. -- A child is dead and a grieving Independence mother is left to wonder why. Myra Price made the most difficult decision a parent can ever make: she told doctors to take her daughter off life support.
FOX 4's Robert Townsend spoke with the heartbroken mother about her decision, and what led the family to such dire circumstances.
"I'm mad as hell right now. The crying is over. I've cried a lot and I've prayed a lot," a fuming, grief-stricken Price said.
"My baby was always smiling. She was always joyful. She loved to dance and she should be here with me right now," the 23-year-old mother said as she fought back tears.
Price is convinced someone severely beat her little girl.
"I had a feeling something was going on with her. Didn't nobody believe me, the police, asking them, asking DFS," Price said.
On Oct. 22 of last year, Price said she took her daughter, 3-year-old Honesty Sanders, to the child's paternal grandmother's home.
Price said she wanted her child to stay for a while with her ex-boyfriend's mother.
"I was off work for a couple of weeks. I asked her, 'Right now I'm struggling. I really need your help," Price explained.
Price said the grandmother took Honesty to the child's father's home in Kansas City, Kan.
During the last seven months, Price said she never saw her child again, and only spoke to Honesty on the phone three times.
"He would let me talk to her for a little bit or I be like, 'Honesty, are you okay?' He'd take the phone from her and that's how you know something was wrong," Price said.
More than a week ago, on May 27, Price said a KCK police detective called her from the University of Kansas Hospital, saying that her child was in the Intensive Care Unit.
A police spokesperson said earlier that morning, officers when to an apartment on Vermont Street in KCK and found Honesty was unresponsive.
Price said she rushed to the hospital and learned her child suffered critical injuries.
"If a baby comes in the hospital by themself unresponsive, brain-damaged, crushed lungs, that's showing bruises all over her body, that's abuse so I don't understand why there's nobody in custody," Price said.
Police said right now they're still interviewing people about the child's injuries.
On Monday, Price simply couldn't bear to see her child in such a state any longer, and the heart-wrenching decision to let Honesty go.
"Basically, she was a vegetable," Price explained. "I wasn't going to her hurt like that."
Although Honesty is now gone, her mother is not giving up the fight to find the person who injured her, promising, "Justice is going to be served for her."
Tuesday, June 7, 2016
Baby suffers "brain shift" during visitation with dad, dies in hospital (Staten Island, New York)
Not clear if the visitation was court-ordered custody time. But it doesn't really matter, as young mothers are under tremendous pressure to "involve" the father, even if their relationship didn't survive the pregnancy.
Dad is identified as THEODORE RICKS.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/mother_wants_justice_after.html
Mom 'wants justice' after baby's death is ruled homicide
By Maura Grunlund on June 06, 2016 at 8:09 PM, updated June 06, 2016 at 8:15 PM
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Little Morgan Ricks was born premature, but the 3-month-old had been doing well since her birth, the child's mother said Monday.
"Even though she was a premie, she was still gaining her weight," said Shanera Flicklin.
But things suddenly turned tragic on Aug. 30, when the child was found unresponsive in an apartment at 81 Jersey St. in the Richmond Terrace Houses, New Brighton, police said.
The NYPD launched an investigation into Morgan's death after a physician told cops that night that the child had suffered a "brain shift" and bleeding to her brain while in the care of a family member, police said at the time.
Morgan Ricks, a 3-month-old girl hospitalized on Aug. 29, died Friday. A doctor told police she suffered a "brain shift" while in a family member's care on Staten Island, cops said.
On Friday, the city medical examiner ruled the child's death a homicide caused by "abusive head trauma." The determination came nearly 10 months after she died on Sept. 11 at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Police have yet to make any arrests.
A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said the child was with her father the night of the incident, but could not say if anyone else was in the apartment with them.
A woman at the apartment, who identified herself as a relative of Morgan's father, Theodore Ricks, said Ricks was not at the apartment Monday night.
On Monday, the child's mother tearfully discussed that fateful day.
Flicklin said she dropped Morgan off at the infant's father's home around 3 p.m. Aug. 30.
When she went to pick her up five hours later, "She wasn't responding to me," Flicklin said.
Morgan was stiff when Flicklin picked her up.
Flicklin opened the infant's eyelids and said her pupils were still; she had drool on her face.
"I had to pry her mouth open," the mother said, adding that she called for the ambulance.
Medical staff at Richmond University were able to briefly revive Morgan -- "She opened her eyes, she was crying" -- before the baby slipped into a coma, Flicklin said.
"I just want justice," Flicklin said of the tragedy.
Dad is identified as THEODORE RICKS.
http://www.silive.com/news/index.ssf/2016/06/mother_wants_justice_after.html
Mom 'wants justice' after baby's death is ruled homicide
By Maura Grunlund on June 06, 2016 at 8:09 PM, updated June 06, 2016 at 8:15 PM
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Little Morgan Ricks was born premature, but the 3-month-old had been doing well since her birth, the child's mother said Monday.
"Even though she was a premie, she was still gaining her weight," said Shanera Flicklin.
But things suddenly turned tragic on Aug. 30, when the child was found unresponsive in an apartment at 81 Jersey St. in the Richmond Terrace Houses, New Brighton, police said.
The NYPD launched an investigation into Morgan's death after a physician told cops that night that the child had suffered a "brain shift" and bleeding to her brain while in the care of a family member, police said at the time.
Morgan Ricks, a 3-month-old girl hospitalized on Aug. 29, died Friday. A doctor told police she suffered a "brain shift" while in a family member's care on Staten Island, cops said.
On Friday, the city medical examiner ruled the child's death a homicide caused by "abusive head trauma." The determination came nearly 10 months after she died on Sept. 11 at Richmond University Medical Center in West Brighton.
Police have yet to make any arrests.
A law enforcement source with knowledge of the investigation said the child was with her father the night of the incident, but could not say if anyone else was in the apartment with them.
A woman at the apartment, who identified herself as a relative of Morgan's father, Theodore Ricks, said Ricks was not at the apartment Monday night.
On Monday, the child's mother tearfully discussed that fateful day.
Flicklin said she dropped Morgan off at the infant's father's home around 3 p.m. Aug. 30.
When she went to pick her up five hours later, "She wasn't responding to me," Flicklin said.
Morgan was stiff when Flicklin picked her up.
Flicklin opened the infant's eyelids and said her pupils were still; she had drool on her face.
"I had to pry her mouth open," the mother said, adding that she called for the ambulance.
Medical staff at Richmond University were able to briefly revive Morgan -- "She opened her eyes, she was crying" -- before the baby slipped into a coma, Flicklin said.
"I just want justice," Flicklin said of the tragedy.
Monday, June 6, 2016
Dad convicted of murdering two children during court-ordered visitation (Yashresh, Israel)
Another father who was given court-ordered visitation despite a history of domestic violence. And two children paid for that decision with their lives.
Dad is identified as AVI LEVI.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/father-who-murdered-us-israeli-kids-given-2-life-sentences/
Father who murdered US-Israeli kids given 2 life sentences
Court finds Avraham Levi killed his son and daughter, visiting from US, as revenge against ex-wife
By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff
June 5, 2016, 5:49 pm
The Lod District Court on Sunday handed down two life sentences to a father who killed his two children by slitting their throats to spite his ex-wife.
Avi Levi, 43, was convicted two weeks ago of murdering his 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter while they were visiting him from their mother’s home in the US in 2014. He will serve the sentences back-to-back and was also ordered to pay NIS 500,000 to his ex-wife.
Levi, from Yashresh, an agricultural community near Ramle, killed the children in order to exact revenge on his former wife for divorcing him, the court found.
He was convicted two weeks ago after the court rejected a defense claim that he was unfit to stand trial, and ruled the murders were premeditated.
The trial revealed that Levi blindfolded his 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter on June 11, 2014, and then slit their throats with a knife he had purchased a day earlier.
Afterward, Levi walked into the police station in the nearby city of Ramle and admitted that he had killed the kids, reportedly to torment his ex-wife, saying he did it “so that their mother’s life would be over.”
Before sentencing Oren Aduhan, a childhood friend of Levi’s, told the court that the father gave his all for the children, Channel 2 reported.
“No one would believe that Avi would to something like this, but it happened. Only Avi knows what brought him to that point when he did what he did, but the regret is the most important thing,” Aduhan said.
His family and his defense attorney had claimed that being so far from his children and the fact that his ex-wife occasionally failed to send the children on twice-yearly visits to Israel as agreed had left him showing signs of depression.
However, he refused to be tested by a psychiatrist, the report said.
The mother and the children were dual US-Israeli citizens. The two children arrived for a visit in Israel a day before they were killed.
The children’s funeral took place in Columbus, Ohio, where the mother resides.
Domestic violence complaints were lodged against Levi in 2005 and in 2009, before the couple divorced.
The wife had also spent time in a battered women’s shelter before the divorce was finalized.
The ex-wife gained main custody of the children and, because the husband could not provide child support, decided to move to the US. The suspect was unsuccessful in fighting his ex-wife’s intention to leave the country but succeeded in securing twice-yearly visits.
While searching the man’s residence, police discovered a journal in which the suspect had “obsessively” recorded his feelings and actions, especially in regard to his ex-wife.
Dad is identified as AVI LEVI.
http://www.timesofisrael.com/father-who-murdered-us-israeli-kids-given-2-life-sentences/
Father who murdered US-Israeli kids given 2 life sentences
Court finds Avraham Levi killed his son and daughter, visiting from US, as revenge against ex-wife
By Stuart Winer and Times of Israel staff
June 5, 2016, 5:49 pm
The Lod District Court on Sunday handed down two life sentences to a father who killed his two children by slitting their throats to spite his ex-wife.
Avi Levi, 43, was convicted two weeks ago of murdering his 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter while they were visiting him from their mother’s home in the US in 2014. He will serve the sentences back-to-back and was also ordered to pay NIS 500,000 to his ex-wife.
Levi, from Yashresh, an agricultural community near Ramle, killed the children in order to exact revenge on his former wife for divorcing him, the court found.
He was convicted two weeks ago after the court rejected a defense claim that he was unfit to stand trial, and ruled the murders were premeditated.
The trial revealed that Levi blindfolded his 12-year-old son and 10-year-old daughter on June 11, 2014, and then slit their throats with a knife he had purchased a day earlier.
Afterward, Levi walked into the police station in the nearby city of Ramle and admitted that he had killed the kids, reportedly to torment his ex-wife, saying he did it “so that their mother’s life would be over.”
Before sentencing Oren Aduhan, a childhood friend of Levi’s, told the court that the father gave his all for the children, Channel 2 reported.
“No one would believe that Avi would to something like this, but it happened. Only Avi knows what brought him to that point when he did what he did, but the regret is the most important thing,” Aduhan said.
His family and his defense attorney had claimed that being so far from his children and the fact that his ex-wife occasionally failed to send the children on twice-yearly visits to Israel as agreed had left him showing signs of depression.
However, he refused to be tested by a psychiatrist, the report said.
The mother and the children were dual US-Israeli citizens. The two children arrived for a visit in Israel a day before they were killed.
The children’s funeral took place in Columbus, Ohio, where the mother resides.
Domestic violence complaints were lodged against Levi in 2005 and in 2009, before the couple divorced.
The wife had also spent time in a battered women’s shelter before the divorce was finalized.
The ex-wife gained main custody of the children and, because the husband could not provide child support, decided to move to the US. The suspect was unsuccessful in fighting his ex-wife’s intention to leave the country but succeeded in securing twice-yearly visits.
While searching the man’s residence, police discovered a journal in which the suspect had “obsessively” recorded his feelings and actions, especially in regard to his ex-wife.
Wednesday, June 1, 2016
Dad murders 8-year-old son during out-of-town visitation/custody time (Winnebago County, Illinois)
The mainstream media is loathe to admit that there are dangerous, mentally unstable fathers who get custody/visitation, and that there are judges and various other officials in the family courts who are responsible. So the reporting tends to be vague and getting vaguer.
How do we know this was a custody/visitation situation? Easy. Dad and the murdered child live in different cities. But you have to pay attention to catch it, so they are figuring that distracted readers won't pick up on that.
Dad is identified as GLEN FLEENER. See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Illinois.
http://www.mystateline.com/news/father-son-found-dead-in-car
UPDATE: Father, Son Found Dead in Car Investigated as Murder-Suicide Victims' identities released; autopsies pending.
By Josh Vezina
Published 05/30 2016 01:51PM Updated 05/31 2016 10:25AM
UPDATE (5/31/16): The deaths of a father and son, found inside a car in Rockford on Monday, are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
The Winnebago County Coroner's Office released the names of the victims. They are Glen Fleener, 37, of Rockford and Kier Fleener, 8, of Chicago. There was no trauma noted to either victim. Autopsy results are expected later today.
On Monday at 820 am, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department received a report of two bodies inside an automobile on the property at 8819 S. Main Road in rural Winnebago County.
Deputies discovered the bodies of an adult male and a male child inside of an automobile parked on the property.
Sheriff's detectives are investigating this as a homicide, although details on the manner of death were not released.
Their identities are being withheld pending notification of family members.
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The Winnebago County Coroner's Office is reporting that a father and son were found dead in a car at the back of their property on South Main Street Monday.
Details are not being released at this time, including the specific address where the pair were found, or any indication of how they died.
An autopsy is pending.
How do we know this was a custody/visitation situation? Easy. Dad and the murdered child live in different cities. But you have to pay attention to catch it, so they are figuring that distracted readers won't pick up on that.
Dad is identified as GLEN FLEENER. See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Illinois.
http://www.mystateline.com/news/father-son-found-dead-in-car
UPDATE: Father, Son Found Dead in Car Investigated as Murder-Suicide Victims' identities released; autopsies pending.
By Josh Vezina
Published 05/30 2016 01:51PM Updated 05/31 2016 10:25AM
UPDATE (5/31/16): The deaths of a father and son, found inside a car in Rockford on Monday, are being investigated as a murder-suicide.
The Winnebago County Coroner's Office released the names of the victims. They are Glen Fleener, 37, of Rockford and Kier Fleener, 8, of Chicago. There was no trauma noted to either victim. Autopsy results are expected later today.
On Monday at 820 am, the Winnebago County Sheriff's Department received a report of two bodies inside an automobile on the property at 8819 S. Main Road in rural Winnebago County.
Deputies discovered the bodies of an adult male and a male child inside of an automobile parked on the property.
Sheriff's detectives are investigating this as a homicide, although details on the manner of death were not released.
Their identities are being withheld pending notification of family members.
-------------------------------------------
The Winnebago County Coroner's Office is reporting that a father and son were found dead in a car at the back of their property on South Main Street Monday.
Details are not being released at this time, including the specific address where the pair were found, or any indication of how they died.
An autopsy is pending.
Protective mother speaks out after custodial dad nearly beats to death 9-year-old son; she had been fighting for custody, with CPS for years (Richmond, Virginia)
Once again, a protective mother is ignored by the fathers rights-infiltrated CPS system.
The abusive custodial dad is identified as THOMAS JENNINGS JR.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/va-mom-pleads-for-cps-to-change-after-alleged-child-abuse/225036886
Va. mom pleads for CPS to change after alleged child abuse
A Virginia mother is begging CPS to change their procedures and investigate more after her 9-year-old son was nearly beaten to death.
Stephanie Ramirez, WUSA 6:05 PM. EST May 31, 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (WUSA9) -- A Virginia mother is begging CPS to change their procedures and investigate more after her 9-year-old son was nearly beaten to death.
Sheriff Deputies arrested the boy’s father on child abuse charges and told WUSa9 the father had been investigated before when he lived in Stafford County
“Try to follow-up. Try to follow-through, try to see that the child is in a safe place,” said 32-year-old Amy Brown outside of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. That’s where her 9-year-old son, Elijah, is still be treated for severe injuries he sustained almost two-in-a-half weeks ago.
Brown told WUSA9 she’s been fighting for custody of her son Elijah for about two years and last year, had Elijah’s father, 37-year-old Thomas Jennings Jr., investigated after she found scars and bruises on Elijah’s back.
She said there was an open case, but they didn’t actually meet with a Child Protective Services case worker until the day of a custody hearing. She also said Elijah wasn’t forthcoming at the time.
“It’s been a struggle to get someone to believe us,” said Brown. Brown said Elijah did eventually reveal information to doctors, so she tried again. She showed WUSA9 an email sent to Stafford County CPS in June 2015 making a plea to the department to reopen the case and describes not being able to reach an investigator.
Brown believes Jennings’ military background and steady job as well as her decision to go back to school impacted the case.
May 17, 2016 is when Spotsylvania County Sherif Deputies say Jennings brought Elijah to the hospital unresponsive and admitted to striking Elijah. Doctors discovered a ruptured spleen among other injuries. Medical staff performed CPS for more than 30 minutes to revive Elijah.
“I’m hoping somebody, somewhere, either in CPS with other counties or throughout the nation could just learn that it takes more than just one time to sit with them. Children need time to open up,” she said.
A Stafford County Public Information Officer responded in a statement saying, “We are aware of the case but Virginia law precludes us from discussing case specific information about any Social Services case.”
A spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Social Services wrote:
Although we are not permitted by law to release any information regarding this case. The procedure is as follows:
A local department of social services is required to respond to all valid reports of child abuse and neglect by either conducting an investigation or a family assessment. A safety assessment is done and a safety plan is put in place, if needed. The worker is required to interview and/ or observe the victim child, interview and/observe minor siblings residing in the home, interview the caretakers, observe the environment where the alleged abuse/neglect took place, and to interview collateral contacts who may have pertinent information. Once this information/evidence is gathered, if an investigation was conducted, the worker makes a determination if the case is founded or unfounded based on a preponderance of the evidence. Once a finding is made, the case cannot be re-opened or re-investigated. A new investigation can be initiated, if there is a new incident.
In terms of screening valid reports for priority, local departments of social services are provided with guidance based on the following:
1. The immediate danger to the child;
2. The severity of the type of abuse or neglect alleged;
3. The age and vulnerability of the child;
4. The circumstances surrounding the alleged abuse or neglect;
5. The physical and mental condition of the child; and
6. Reports made by mandated reporters.
The abusive custodial dad is identified as THOMAS JENNINGS JR.
http://www.wusa9.com/news/local/va-mom-pleads-for-cps-to-change-after-alleged-child-abuse/225036886
Va. mom pleads for CPS to change after alleged child abuse
A Virginia mother is begging CPS to change their procedures and investigate more after her 9-year-old son was nearly beaten to death.
Stephanie Ramirez, WUSA 6:05 PM. EST May 31, 2016
RICHMOND, Va. (WUSA9) -- A Virginia mother is begging CPS to change their procedures and investigate more after her 9-year-old son was nearly beaten to death.
Sheriff Deputies arrested the boy’s father on child abuse charges and told WUSa9 the father had been investigated before when he lived in Stafford County
“Try to follow-up. Try to follow-through, try to see that the child is in a safe place,” said 32-year-old Amy Brown outside of VCU Medical Center in Richmond, VA. That’s where her 9-year-old son, Elijah, is still be treated for severe injuries he sustained almost two-in-a-half weeks ago.
Brown told WUSA9 she’s been fighting for custody of her son Elijah for about two years and last year, had Elijah’s father, 37-year-old Thomas Jennings Jr., investigated after she found scars and bruises on Elijah’s back.
She said there was an open case, but they didn’t actually meet with a Child Protective Services case worker until the day of a custody hearing. She also said Elijah wasn’t forthcoming at the time.
“It’s been a struggle to get someone to believe us,” said Brown. Brown said Elijah did eventually reveal information to doctors, so she tried again. She showed WUSA9 an email sent to Stafford County CPS in June 2015 making a plea to the department to reopen the case and describes not being able to reach an investigator.
Brown believes Jennings’ military background and steady job as well as her decision to go back to school impacted the case.
May 17, 2016 is when Spotsylvania County Sherif Deputies say Jennings brought Elijah to the hospital unresponsive and admitted to striking Elijah. Doctors discovered a ruptured spleen among other injuries. Medical staff performed CPS for more than 30 minutes to revive Elijah.
“I’m hoping somebody, somewhere, either in CPS with other counties or throughout the nation could just learn that it takes more than just one time to sit with them. Children need time to open up,” she said.
A Stafford County Public Information Officer responded in a statement saying, “We are aware of the case but Virginia law precludes us from discussing case specific information about any Social Services case.”
A spokesperson for the Virginia Department of Social Services wrote:
Although we are not permitted by law to release any information regarding this case. The procedure is as follows:
A local department of social services is required to respond to all valid reports of child abuse and neglect by either conducting an investigation or a family assessment. A safety assessment is done and a safety plan is put in place, if needed. The worker is required to interview and/ or observe the victim child, interview and/observe minor siblings residing in the home, interview the caretakers, observe the environment where the alleged abuse/neglect took place, and to interview collateral contacts who may have pertinent information. Once this information/evidence is gathered, if an investigation was conducted, the worker makes a determination if the case is founded or unfounded based on a preponderance of the evidence. Once a finding is made, the case cannot be re-opened or re-investigated. A new investigation can be initiated, if there is a new incident.
In terms of screening valid reports for priority, local departments of social services are provided with guidance based on the following:
1. The immediate danger to the child;
2. The severity of the type of abuse or neglect alleged;
3. The age and vulnerability of the child;
4. The circumstances surrounding the alleged abuse or neglect;
5. The physical and mental condition of the child; and
6. Reports made by mandated reporters.
Violent dad takes family court judge as hostage because he's mad about child custody (Finney County, Kansas)
How much do you want to bet that the ex-wife/partner of JASON NICHOLS was terrorized for years with similar abuse tactics?
And how much do you want to bet that there is fathers rights movement involvement in this somewhere? These guys are often egging each other on to pull off these stunts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3618812/Man-frees-Kansas-judge-hourslong-hostage-standoff.html
Bitter father 'took Kansas judge and his wife hostage in their home over child custody case' Authorities say armed suspect Jason Nichols forced his way into 61-year-old Wendel Wurst's Garden City home and confronted the couple
Garden City Police Chief Michael Utz says Nichols ordered Wurst to the ground and bound the judge's hands
Utz says Wurst's 62-year-old wife Rhonda Wurst was allowed to use the bathroom, where she called police on her cellphone. She was later released
The standoff ended more than five hours later, at which time Wurst was freed
By Associated Press and Zoe Szathmary For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:51 EST, 31 May 2016 | Updated: 03:23 EST, 1 June 2016
Police in western Kansas say a gunman who held Finney County's chief judge and his wife hostage over a child custody matter eventually surrendered and the two were released unharmed.
Authorities say the standoff began shortly before 7am Tuesday, when the armed suspect Jason Nichols forced his way into 61-year-old Wendel Wurst's Garden City home and confronted the couple.
Garden City Police Chief Michael Utz says Nichols ordered Wurst to the ground and bound the judge's hands.
Utz says Wurst's 62-year-old wife Rhonda Wurst was allowed to use the bathroom, where she called police on her cellphone. She was later released.
The standoff ended more than five hours later, at which time Wurst was freed.
Police say the suspect was upset over a custody case Wurst handled.
Garden City police wrote on Facebook Tuesday: 'The hostage situation has been resolved without incident. 'There are still a lot of moving parts in the investigation, please stay away from the area. 'The suspect and hostage are okay.'
Utz was filmed by KWCH saying: 'After several hours of negotiation, the suspect surrendered at 12.34pm this afternoon and was taken into custody without incident.
'Chief Judge Wurst was located and is in good health.'
Nichols may be charged for aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, terrorism, and criminal threat, the TV station reported.
And how much do you want to bet that there is fathers rights movement involvement in this somewhere? These guys are often egging each other on to pull off these stunts.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3618812/Man-frees-Kansas-judge-hourslong-hostage-standoff.html
Bitter father 'took Kansas judge and his wife hostage in their home over child custody case' Authorities say armed suspect Jason Nichols forced his way into 61-year-old Wendel Wurst's Garden City home and confronted the couple
Garden City Police Chief Michael Utz says Nichols ordered Wurst to the ground and bound the judge's hands
Utz says Wurst's 62-year-old wife Rhonda Wurst was allowed to use the bathroom, where she called police on her cellphone. She was later released
The standoff ended more than five hours later, at which time Wurst was freed
By Associated Press and Zoe Szathmary For Dailymail.com
Published: 18:51 EST, 31 May 2016 | Updated: 03:23 EST, 1 June 2016
Police in western Kansas say a gunman who held Finney County's chief judge and his wife hostage over a child custody matter eventually surrendered and the two were released unharmed.
Authorities say the standoff began shortly before 7am Tuesday, when the armed suspect Jason Nichols forced his way into 61-year-old Wendel Wurst's Garden City home and confronted the couple.
Garden City Police Chief Michael Utz says Nichols ordered Wurst to the ground and bound the judge's hands.
Utz says Wurst's 62-year-old wife Rhonda Wurst was allowed to use the bathroom, where she called police on her cellphone. She was later released.
The standoff ended more than five hours later, at which time Wurst was freed.
Police say the suspect was upset over a custody case Wurst handled.
Garden City police wrote on Facebook Tuesday: 'The hostage situation has been resolved without incident. 'There are still a lot of moving parts in the investigation, please stay away from the area. 'The suspect and hostage are okay.'
Utz was filmed by KWCH saying: 'After several hours of negotiation, the suspect surrendered at 12.34pm this afternoon and was taken into custody without incident.
'Chief Judge Wurst was located and is in good health.'
Nichols may be charged for aggravated assault, aggravated burglary, kidnapping, terrorism, and criminal threat, the TV station reported.
Friday, May 27, 2016
Dad tortures, murder 13-month-old son during first custody visit (Brisbane, Australia)
UNNAMED DAD.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/man-sentenced-for-manslaughter-following-horrific-torture-and-killing-of-toddler/news-story/bf9ee4e0c908e666fdd21320f50103e4
Man sentenced for manslaughter following ‘horrific’ torture and killing of toddler
May 26, 2016 12:11am
Vanda Carson
The Courier-Mail
A BRISBANE father-of-two has been sentenced to up to eight years behind bars for the brutal and “horrific” torture and killing of his vulnerable 13-month-old son.
The 29-year-old storeman appeared in the Supreme Court this morning before Justice Roslyn Atkinson.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to torture and manslaughter charges, but only after he initially lied to police, claiming the boy had slipped in the bath.
Crown Prosecutor Danny Boyle told the court the man had deliberately burned his son’s left foot on the kitchen stove after he “threw” the boy across the lounge-room into a wall, causing head injuries he would later die from.
The man tortured the child at Beenleigh between 12.43am and 8.20pm on December 28, 2012, when he had temporary custody of the child for two days.
A doctor told the court that the child would have suffered “severe physical pain and suffering”.
A paediatrician said “a lot of force” was required to cause the head injury.
The man also attempted to get his girlfriend to lie on his behalf and hide his crimes, asking her to tell police the child was “dopey and kept falling over all the time” and the child had “walked over the stove” after sitting on the kitchen bench.
He told his girlfriend in a recorded phone call: “I’ve got no remorse for nobody’s passing. I just got no feeling”.
Mr Boyle told the court that what “sets this case apart” from other parents who had killed their children was that this man continued to physically abuse his son “not withstanding” repeated protestations by his girlfriend and others, telling him to stop and go to hospital.
Mr Boyle said the man also failed to take his son to hospital even when his girlfriend’s sister commented the tot “did not look right”.
After he threw his son violently against the lounge room wall, and when the child was suffering swelling of the brain, he burned the child’s foot on the stove while his girlfriend was out getting dinner at McDonalds.
“(This) can only be described as a callous and deliberately cruel act toward the child, given the child had already suffered the injury which led to the child’s death,” Mr Boyle said.
The man threatened to kick his girlfriend in the face after she tried to shield the child, begging him to return the baby to his mother.
She told police the baby “looked miserable and not right” before she left the home to go to McDonald’s.
She later called an ambulance and the baby died in hospital on December 30 after his life support was switched off. An autopsy showed he was bruised from head to toe.
The man killed his son during his only ever custody visit.
The mother allowed the boy to stay with his father in the hope they would “bond” and build a trusting relationship.
The man contacted the mother via Facebook when the baby was one year old, asking to see photos of his son.
During the two days the boy was in his father’s care, the child’s mother repeatedly called the man on his phone and sent him texts, demanding he return child.
The man replied “No he’s alright”. He refused to tell the mother where he was staying and on one occasion told her “I’m the biological father you can’t do anything”.
The mother also contacted the police, asking them to check on her baby son.
She told the court that no jail term could take away the distress she feels when she thinks of the pain suffered by her “precious innocent boy” in his final moments.
The man has been in prison on remand.
A psychological report tendered to the court states the man has a “high risk” of killing again.
http://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/man-sentenced-for-manslaughter-following-horrific-torture-and-killing-of-toddler/news-story/bf9ee4e0c908e666fdd21320f50103e4
Man sentenced for manslaughter following ‘horrific’ torture and killing of toddler
May 26, 2016 12:11am
Vanda Carson
The Courier-Mail
A BRISBANE father-of-two has been sentenced to up to eight years behind bars for the brutal and “horrific” torture and killing of his vulnerable 13-month-old son.
The 29-year-old storeman appeared in the Supreme Court this morning before Justice Roslyn Atkinson.
He had earlier pleaded guilty to torture and manslaughter charges, but only after he initially lied to police, claiming the boy had slipped in the bath.
Crown Prosecutor Danny Boyle told the court the man had deliberately burned his son’s left foot on the kitchen stove after he “threw” the boy across the lounge-room into a wall, causing head injuries he would later die from.
The man tortured the child at Beenleigh between 12.43am and 8.20pm on December 28, 2012, when he had temporary custody of the child for two days.
A doctor told the court that the child would have suffered “severe physical pain and suffering”.
A paediatrician said “a lot of force” was required to cause the head injury.
The man also attempted to get his girlfriend to lie on his behalf and hide his crimes, asking her to tell police the child was “dopey and kept falling over all the time” and the child had “walked over the stove” after sitting on the kitchen bench.
He told his girlfriend in a recorded phone call: “I’ve got no remorse for nobody’s passing. I just got no feeling”.
Mr Boyle told the court that what “sets this case apart” from other parents who had killed their children was that this man continued to physically abuse his son “not withstanding” repeated protestations by his girlfriend and others, telling him to stop and go to hospital.
Mr Boyle said the man also failed to take his son to hospital even when his girlfriend’s sister commented the tot “did not look right”.
After he threw his son violently against the lounge room wall, and when the child was suffering swelling of the brain, he burned the child’s foot on the stove while his girlfriend was out getting dinner at McDonalds.
“(This) can only be described as a callous and deliberately cruel act toward the child, given the child had already suffered the injury which led to the child’s death,” Mr Boyle said.
The man threatened to kick his girlfriend in the face after she tried to shield the child, begging him to return the baby to his mother.
She told police the baby “looked miserable and not right” before she left the home to go to McDonald’s.
She later called an ambulance and the baby died in hospital on December 30 after his life support was switched off. An autopsy showed he was bruised from head to toe.
The man killed his son during his only ever custody visit.
The mother allowed the boy to stay with his father in the hope they would “bond” and build a trusting relationship.
The man contacted the mother via Facebook when the baby was one year old, asking to see photos of his son.
During the two days the boy was in his father’s care, the child’s mother repeatedly called the man on his phone and sent him texts, demanding he return child.
The man replied “No he’s alright”. He refused to tell the mother where he was staying and on one occasion told her “I’m the biological father you can’t do anything”.
The mother also contacted the police, asking them to check on her baby son.
She told the court that no jail term could take away the distress she feels when she thinks of the pain suffered by her “precious innocent boy” in his final moments.
The man has been in prison on remand.
A psychological report tendered to the court states the man has a “high risk” of killing again.
Thursday, May 19, 2016
Lawyer: Dad in custody fight who threw infant son off bridge won't be convicted of murder; mom was denied restraining order (Middletown, Connecticut)
We've posted on this case before. True to the Dastardly Dads axiom, lots of backstory is being "forgotten" as this case goes to trial. Namely that TONY MORENO had fought this mother for custody and had a history of domestic violence. And that the judge who denied the mother's restraining order and subsequently set up this murder actually had a name: BARRY C. PINKUS.
Past postings are here.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Connecticut.
http://fox61.com/2016/05/17/father-who-allegedly-threw-son-off-bridge-rejects-plea-lawyer-says-jury-wont-convict-him-of-murder/
Father who allegedly threw son off bridge rejects plea; lawyer says jury won’t convict him of murder
Posted 5:47 PM, May 17, 2016, by Samantha Schoenfeld and Laura Roberts, Updated at 12:33pm, May 18, 2016
MIDDLETOWN--The Middletown father who police say threw his son off a bridge has rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors.
Tony Moreno is accused of killing his 7-month-old son Aaden on July 5, 2015 when he is said to have thrown the child off the Arrigoni Bridge, and then jumped off the bridge himself.
He was charged with murder and murder of a victim under the age of 16 and is being held on a $2 million bond.
Moreno's lawyer, Norm Pattis, met with prosecutors in the judge's chambers on Tuesday to discuss a plea deal, however, negotiations broke down.
Now the case is expected to go to trial in January. Pattis told FOX 61, "The state wants to settle this case on terms we think are ridiculous. We're confident that a jury will not find Mr. Moreno guilty of murder and we'll take our chances at trial."
Pattis could not tell us the terms of the plea because it could be prejudicial during sentencing, but he called the number "obscenely high."
Tony Moreno in court Last July, FOX 61 obtained a series of text messages exchanged between Moreno and the baby's mother, Adrianne Oyola, who had a restraining order out against Moreno weeks before the murder, but it was not extended at a hearing days before Aaden's death.
The text messages showed Moreno's mindset in the minutes before the incident.
Pattis said, "The jury will hear from Mr. Moreno about what actually took place on the bridge that night, not what police officers browbeat him into discussing in the wake of his child's death. No one should be subjected to a custodial interview when they watched their child go over a bridge and tumble to their death, yet this is what passes for law enforcement etiquette in Middletown. I'm looking forward to cross-examining those officers."
"We will unpack in studious detail what happened in the interrogation of Tony Moreno and a jury will decide whether what police got him to say is what happened or whether what Mr. Moreno will testify to is what happened," said Pattis.
Past postings are here.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Connecticut.
http://fox61.com/2016/05/17/father-who-allegedly-threw-son-off-bridge-rejects-plea-lawyer-says-jury-wont-convict-him-of-murder/
Father who allegedly threw son off bridge rejects plea; lawyer says jury won’t convict him of murder
Posted 5:47 PM, May 17, 2016, by Samantha Schoenfeld and Laura Roberts, Updated at 12:33pm, May 18, 2016
MIDDLETOWN--The Middletown father who police say threw his son off a bridge has rejected a plea deal offered by prosecutors.
Tony Moreno is accused of killing his 7-month-old son Aaden on July 5, 2015 when he is said to have thrown the child off the Arrigoni Bridge, and then jumped off the bridge himself.
He was charged with murder and murder of a victim under the age of 16 and is being held on a $2 million bond.
Moreno's lawyer, Norm Pattis, met with prosecutors in the judge's chambers on Tuesday to discuss a plea deal, however, negotiations broke down.
Now the case is expected to go to trial in January. Pattis told FOX 61, "The state wants to settle this case on terms we think are ridiculous. We're confident that a jury will not find Mr. Moreno guilty of murder and we'll take our chances at trial."
Pattis could not tell us the terms of the plea because it could be prejudicial during sentencing, but he called the number "obscenely high."
Tony Moreno in court Last July, FOX 61 obtained a series of text messages exchanged between Moreno and the baby's mother, Adrianne Oyola, who had a restraining order out against Moreno weeks before the murder, but it was not extended at a hearing days before Aaden's death.
The text messages showed Moreno's mindset in the minutes before the incident.
Pattis said, "The jury will hear from Mr. Moreno about what actually took place on the bridge that night, not what police officers browbeat him into discussing in the wake of his child's death. No one should be subjected to a custodial interview when they watched their child go over a bridge and tumble to their death, yet this is what passes for law enforcement etiquette in Middletown. I'm looking forward to cross-examining those officers."
"We will unpack in studious detail what happened in the interrogation of Tony Moreno and a jury will decide whether what police got him to say is what happened or whether what Mr. Moreno will testify to is what happened," said Pattis.
Wednesday, May 18, 2016
Dad charged with beating 8-year-old daughter during weekend custody/visitation time (Calumet, Oklahoma)
Once again, it is highly likely Daddy had a history of violence and abuse before he separated from the mother. But of course he got his custody "rights" anyway.
Dad is identified as GREGORY BINGHAM.
http://kfor.com/2016/05/17/calumet-man-facing-charges-of-child-abuse/
Oklahoma man accused of beating his 8-year-old daughter multiple times
Posted 6:46 pm, May 17, 2016, by Sheldra Brigham, Updated at 06:19am, May 18, 2016
CALUMET, Okla. - A Calumet man is facing charges of child abuse. He's accused of beating his daughter on and off over a 45-minute period.
Gregory Bingham is facing one count of child abuse after returning his 8-year-old to her mother after a weekend visit at his home.
"What happened is she had gone to pick up her daughter and she was changing her clothes so they could go to Yukon to another event. She realized she had severe bruising around her butt, thighs and legs," said Chris West.
That's when Canadian County Undersheriff West said the mother called authorities.
"When the mother realized the girl had been severely beaten, had bruised black and blue, I'm talking several dozen stripes from a leather belt. She reportedly had received multiple beatings in a 24-hour period," West said.
The child was examined and questioned and her father, Bingham, was arrested. Deputies said he admitted the spanking was excessive.
According to investigators, Bingham stated he spanked his daughter on her backside on eight separate occasions over a 45-minute period with three 'licks' each time for a total of 24 strikes.
"Kids go through a lot of trauma when that happens, because kids are trusting to adults, especially parents," West said. It's the type of abuse officials are seeing more and more of - a line that is crossed when spanking turns to beating. "Oklahoma allows ordinary force, which includes spanking, paddling and switching. At DHS, we look at number of factors. The biggest one is the age. But, what's appropriate for a 13-year-old is not the same for a 3-year-old. So, we consider are there marks and where the bruises are located, the intent or reason for the discipline or punishment," said Katelynn Burns, DHS.
Bingham is out of jail on a $10,000 bond.
Dad is identified as GREGORY BINGHAM.
http://kfor.com/2016/05/17/calumet-man-facing-charges-of-child-abuse/
Oklahoma man accused of beating his 8-year-old daughter multiple times
Posted 6:46 pm, May 17, 2016, by Sheldra Brigham, Updated at 06:19am, May 18, 2016
CALUMET, Okla. - A Calumet man is facing charges of child abuse. He's accused of beating his daughter on and off over a 45-minute period.
Gregory Bingham is facing one count of child abuse after returning his 8-year-old to her mother after a weekend visit at his home.
"What happened is she had gone to pick up her daughter and she was changing her clothes so they could go to Yukon to another event. She realized she had severe bruising around her butt, thighs and legs," said Chris West.
That's when Canadian County Undersheriff West said the mother called authorities.
"When the mother realized the girl had been severely beaten, had bruised black and blue, I'm talking several dozen stripes from a leather belt. She reportedly had received multiple beatings in a 24-hour period," West said.
The child was examined and questioned and her father, Bingham, was arrested. Deputies said he admitted the spanking was excessive.
According to investigators, Bingham stated he spanked his daughter on her backside on eight separate occasions over a 45-minute period with three 'licks' each time for a total of 24 strikes.
"Kids go through a lot of trauma when that happens, because kids are trusting to adults, especially parents," West said. It's the type of abuse officials are seeing more and more of - a line that is crossed when spanking turns to beating. "Oklahoma allows ordinary force, which includes spanking, paddling and switching. At DHS, we look at number of factors. The biggest one is the age. But, what's appropriate for a 13-year-old is not the same for a 3-year-old. So, we consider are there marks and where the bruises are located, the intent or reason for the discipline or punishment," said Katelynn Burns, DHS.
Bingham is out of jail on a $10,000 bond.
Murder charge will stand for joint custody dad in death of 3-year-old son (New Jersey)
We've posted on joint custody dad DAVID CREATO JR. before.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for New Jersey.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Murder-Charge-Against-Father-Will-Not-be-Dismissed-Judge-379700301.html
Murder Charge Will Stand for David Creato, Jr. in Death of Son: Judge
A judge has refused to dismiss murder charges filed against a New Jersey father accused of killing his 3-year-old son.
State Superior Court Judge John Kelley on Monday rejected a motion filed by Richard Fuschino Jr, the attorney for David Creato Jr.
Fuschino claimed that a medical examiner acted improperly while determining the cause of death for Brendan Creato and later misled a grand jury. But Camden County prosecutors have called those arguments "absurd.''
Prosecutors have said the boy suffered "homicidal violence.'' They say the 22-year-old Haddon Township man killed his son because the boy was impeding his relationship with a teenage girlfriend who allegedly resented Creato's dealings with the child's mother.
Creato remains jailed on $750,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and child endangerment.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for New Jersey.
http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/Murder-Charge-Against-Father-Will-Not-be-Dismissed-Judge-379700301.html
Murder Charge Will Stand for David Creato, Jr. in Death of Son: Judge
A judge has refused to dismiss murder charges filed against a New Jersey father accused of killing his 3-year-old son.
State Superior Court Judge John Kelley on Monday rejected a motion filed by Richard Fuschino Jr, the attorney for David Creato Jr.
Fuschino claimed that a medical examiner acted improperly while determining the cause of death for Brendan Creato and later misled a grand jury. But Camden County prosecutors have called those arguments "absurd.''
Prosecutors have said the boy suffered "homicidal violence.'' They say the 22-year-old Haddon Township man killed his son because the boy was impeding his relationship with a teenage girlfriend who allegedly resented Creato's dealings with the child's mother.
Creato remains jailed on $750,000 bail. He has pleaded not guilty to murder and child endangerment.
Sunday, May 15, 2016
Dad arrested in child exchange; charged with attempted murder (Shasta County, California)
Yet another dad who never should have been allowed any custody/visitation rights.
Dad is identified as SHEA MONTGOMERY.
http://www.redding.com/news/local/Deputies-Dad-arrested-in-child-exchange-379566061.html
Deputies: Dad arrested in child exchange
Posted: 2:45 a.m.
A child exchange turned violent Saturday afternoon in Castella, resulting in the arrest of the biological father for investigation of attempted murder, domestic violence and child abuse, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office reported.
The female victim called for help about 4:35 p.m.only after she regained consciousness from being strangled by the father, Shea Montgomery, 40, according to the sheriff's office.
The woman told deputies she was assaulted and her life was threatened by Montgomery in the child custody exchange of their 14-month-old child, deputies said.
Deputies said Montgomery strangled the woman, telling her he would kill her, their child and himself.
The woman tried to break free by scratching Montgomery on his face and elsewhere, but she lost consciousness from being strangled, deputies said.
On regaining consciousness, she said she saw Montgomery walking away with their child, deputies said.
While deputies were en route to Castella in northern Shasta County, the sheriff's office contacted the California Highway Patrol for assistance. A CHP unit found Montgomery along with the woman and child, who was found safe and unharmed, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies met up with the CHP unit and put Montgomery under arrest and then took him to jail.
Dad is identified as SHEA MONTGOMERY.
http://www.redding.com/news/local/Deputies-Dad-arrested-in-child-exchange-379566061.html
Deputies: Dad arrested in child exchange
Posted: 2:45 a.m.
A child exchange turned violent Saturday afternoon in Castella, resulting in the arrest of the biological father for investigation of attempted murder, domestic violence and child abuse, the Shasta County Sheriff's Office reported.
The female victim called for help about 4:35 p.m.only after she regained consciousness from being strangled by the father, Shea Montgomery, 40, according to the sheriff's office.
The woman told deputies she was assaulted and her life was threatened by Montgomery in the child custody exchange of their 14-month-old child, deputies said.
Deputies said Montgomery strangled the woman, telling her he would kill her, their child and himself.
The woman tried to break free by scratching Montgomery on his face and elsewhere, but she lost consciousness from being strangled, deputies said.
On regaining consciousness, she said she saw Montgomery walking away with their child, deputies said.
While deputies were en route to Castella in northern Shasta County, the sheriff's office contacted the California Highway Patrol for assistance. A CHP unit found Montgomery along with the woman and child, who was found safe and unharmed, the sheriff's office said.
Deputies met up with the CHP unit and put Montgomery under arrest and then took him to jail.
Wednesday, May 11, 2016
Dad with history of DV assaults 3-year-old son during weekend custody/visitation (Jackson County, Mississippi)
The names sounded vaguely familiar so I looked them up to see if we had posted on them before. Sure enough, dad NATHAN BLAKE MCCRORY has a history of domestic violence and had weekend custody/visitation. Of course, the media "forgot" to tell you about it this time....
See here.
http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi/jackson-county-father-accused-of-child-abuse/39469942
Jackson County father accused of child abuse
3-year-old’s wounds include suspected cigarette burns, bleeding on brain
UPDATED 2:30 PM CDT May 10, 2016
PASCAGOULA, Miss. —A detective testified 3-year-old Zander Saucier had at least 30 wounds to his body, including suspected cigarette and lighter burns and bleeding on the brain, when he was brought to Singing River Hospital last month.
The Sun Herald reported that the boy's father, Nathan Blake McCrory, 24, is accused of causing the injuries to his son. McCrory was in Jackson County Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing on felony charges of child abuse and one count of marijuana cultivation.
Judge T. Larry Wilson determined there was enough evidence in the case to be bound over to a grand jury for indictment.
Detective Eddie Clark testified at the hearing and talked about some of the other injuries Zander suffered.
McCrory claims the boy suffered the injuries by falling down the stairs.
See here.
http://www.wapt.com/news/mississippi/jackson-county-father-accused-of-child-abuse/39469942
Jackson County father accused of child abuse
3-year-old’s wounds include suspected cigarette burns, bleeding on brain
UPDATED 2:30 PM CDT May 10, 2016
PASCAGOULA, Miss. —A detective testified 3-year-old Zander Saucier had at least 30 wounds to his body, including suspected cigarette and lighter burns and bleeding on the brain, when he was brought to Singing River Hospital last month.
The Sun Herald reported that the boy's father, Nathan Blake McCrory, 24, is accused of causing the injuries to his son. McCrory was in Jackson County Court on Monday for a preliminary hearing on felony charges of child abuse and one count of marijuana cultivation.
Judge T. Larry Wilson determined there was enough evidence in the case to be bound over to a grand jury for indictment.
Detective Eddie Clark testified at the hearing and talked about some of the other injuries Zander suffered.
McCrory claims the boy suffered the injuries by falling down the stairs.
Thursday, May 5, 2016
Abusive dad unhappy about child custody defies restraining order, murders three (Jacksonville, Florida)
So if dad MURRAY LANCASTER violated a restraining order and had been arrested for battery and resisting arrest, then WHY was he able to run around and murder three different people? Why wasn't his @$$ parked in jail where it belonged? It's because Florida is notoriously indifferent to domestic violence. No surprise that this batterer/killer also tried to use a custody battle to further extend his abuse/control--that's what abusers and killers do.
No doubt there are some sick fathers rights people out there arguing that this poor little spree killer was "driven" to it. But then they have never met a violent criminal they didn't just love to pieces.
http://www.newsweek.com/florida-shooting-green-cove-springs-455233
Florida Shooting Suspect Dead After Allegedly Killing Ex-Wife, Ex-Girlfriend and Her Father By Lucy Westcott On 5/3/16 at 3:30 PM
Three people were shot dead in Green Cove Springs, northern Florida on Tuesday. A manhunt for the suspect, identified as Murray Lancaster, is underway. A man in northern Florida on Tuesday allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend from Keeping It Classy beauty salon and then later shot to death the woman and her father as well as his ex-wife before turning the gun on himself.
During a manhunt for the suspect, Murray Lancaster, 41, SWAT teams surrounded a property in Green Cove Springs, about 33 miles south of Jacksonville. Lancaster’s body was found by officials inside a camper trailer. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Lancaster allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend, Valorie Short, on Tuesday morning at around 9:45 a.m. after holding her and her co-workers at gunpoint. He then drove her to an area near the Magnolia Point Golf & Country Club, where Short’s father, Welland “Buddy” Short, was encouraged to meet them. Lancaster shot and killed them both, Florida news outlet WFAA 8 reports, before driving to the Rosemary Hill Road Landfill, the workplace of his ex-wife, Erica Green, where he allegedly shot and killed her.
According to Jacksonville news outlet News4Jax, one of the victims was pregnant. Valorie Short is believed to have two young sons and Green also has two young children. Green was engaged to another man, according to local news.
Lancaster is the nephew of Scott Lancaster, a former sheriff of Clay County, and is also related to Larry Lancaster, a former Clay County commissioner. Officials did not have contact with Lancaster before he killed himself, though Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said he went to a local school to try to say goodbye to his children. A teacher at the school told police Lancaster was not able to see them.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Beseler said Short had a restraining order against Lancaster. The suspect, who was last week fired from the Georgia-Pacific Mill in nearby Palatka, recently violated the court order filed against him by Short and was arrested for her battery and for resisting arrest.
The motive in the shooting is still unknown, but Beseler said it involves a “domestic-type situation where divorces and child custody” were involved.
“The incident is over and everyone is safe at this point,” said Beseler. “This is a terrible and tragic event for our community.”
Also on Tuesday, a separate, unrelated shooting occurred in nearby Palatka after a man allegedly shot his girlfriend in the parking lot of the local health department. The woman, whose name has not been released, was killed and the shooter was at-large.
No doubt there are some sick fathers rights people out there arguing that this poor little spree killer was "driven" to it. But then they have never met a violent criminal they didn't just love to pieces.
http://www.newsweek.com/florida-shooting-green-cove-springs-455233
Florida Shooting Suspect Dead After Allegedly Killing Ex-Wife, Ex-Girlfriend and Her Father By Lucy Westcott On 5/3/16 at 3:30 PM
Three people were shot dead in Green Cove Springs, northern Florida on Tuesday. A manhunt for the suspect, identified as Murray Lancaster, is underway. A man in northern Florida on Tuesday allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend from Keeping It Classy beauty salon and then later shot to death the woman and her father as well as his ex-wife before turning the gun on himself.
During a manhunt for the suspect, Murray Lancaster, 41, SWAT teams surrounded a property in Green Cove Springs, about 33 miles south of Jacksonville. Lancaster’s body was found by officials inside a camper trailer. He died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Lancaster allegedly abducted his ex-girlfriend, Valorie Short, on Tuesday morning at around 9:45 a.m. after holding her and her co-workers at gunpoint. He then drove her to an area near the Magnolia Point Golf & Country Club, where Short’s father, Welland “Buddy” Short, was encouraged to meet them. Lancaster shot and killed them both, Florida news outlet WFAA 8 reports, before driving to the Rosemary Hill Road Landfill, the workplace of his ex-wife, Erica Green, where he allegedly shot and killed her.
According to Jacksonville news outlet News4Jax, one of the victims was pregnant. Valorie Short is believed to have two young sons and Green also has two young children. Green was engaged to another man, according to local news.
Lancaster is the nephew of Scott Lancaster, a former sheriff of Clay County, and is also related to Larry Lancaster, a former Clay County commissioner. Officials did not have contact with Lancaster before he killed himself, though Clay County Sheriff Rick Beseler said he went to a local school to try to say goodbye to his children. A teacher at the school told police Lancaster was not able to see them.
During a press conference on Tuesday, Beseler said Short had a restraining order against Lancaster. The suspect, who was last week fired from the Georgia-Pacific Mill in nearby Palatka, recently violated the court order filed against him by Short and was arrested for her battery and for resisting arrest.
The motive in the shooting is still unknown, but Beseler said it involves a “domestic-type situation where divorces and child custody” were involved.
“The incident is over and everyone is safe at this point,” said Beseler. “This is a terrible and tragic event for our community.”
Also on Tuesday, a separate, unrelated shooting occurred in nearby Palatka after a man allegedly shot his girlfriend in the parking lot of the local health department. The woman, whose name has not been released, was killed and the shooter was at-large.
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