We've posted on this case before. The custodial father, JACK T. RAINES (aka JACK TOMMY RAINES, TOMMY RAINES), denied the protective mother any contact--and the authorities refused to intervene.
See the Killer Dads and Custody list for Mississippi.
http://www.dailyjournal.net/view/story/c7015ec3c333467e9a7c3a42637380f2/MS--Childs-Death-Sentencing
Horn Lake stepmother given life sentence after boy's death; child's father yet to be sentenced
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
August 13, 2015 - 6:37 am EDT
HERNANDO, Mississippi — A Horn Lake woman has been sentenced to life sentence in prison for the death of her abused 11-year-old stepson.
Multiple media outlets report that a DeSoto County Circuit Court jury in Hernando sentenced Amanda L. Raines on Wednesday after she and her husband, Jack T. Raines, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in January.
Prosecutors say that Justin T. Raines was tied up, starved and beaten by his father and stepmother. Authorities say the boy weighed 56 pounds when he was found dead by police in the bathroom of the family's rental home on Feb. 6, 2014.
The boy's father has not yet been sentenced.
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Protective non-custodial mom ignored by authorities; custodial dad, step now charged with capital murder in death of 11-year-old son (Horn Lake, Mississippi)
Slowly, the back story is coming out on this murder. And it's a horrible but all too familiar tale. Turns out there was a protective mother in the background, expressing her concerns to those in authority. And totally ignored. Same story, whether you're in Australia or Mississippi or somewhere else.
Contrary to what the fathers rights people say, this is a persistent pattern. Abuser dads DO get custody. All the time. And it's all about control, not love or wanting "parenting time." They get custody so they can exclude/punish the mother and have free rein to beat, torture, starve, lock up the children as they will, with no interference from the schools, the police, CPS, or the family courts.
The custodial dad is JACK TOMMY RAINES.
http://wreg.com/2014/02/12/mother-expressed-concern-before-childs-murder/
Mother Expressed Concern Before Child’s Murder
Posted on: 9:24 pm, February 12, 2014, by Stephanie Scurlock, updated on: 10:25pm, February 12, 2014
(Horn Lake, MS) There are questions about what authorities knew about the living condition of an 11-year-old Horn Lake, Miss., boy before his death.
Wednesday, DeSoto County officials charged his father, Jack Tommy Raines, and his step-mother, Amanda Raines, with capital murder.
The On Your Side Investigators wanted to know if there were any red flags that signaled something was wrong before his death.
Tyler Raines was just 56 pounds when his body was found last Thursday, a fraction of what he should have weighed.
On Wednesday, the child’s biological mother, Ashley Durfee, lashed out on Facebook.
She wrote, “I did try to see my son. They would not let me. I went to the police. They said it was a civil matter.”
Meanwhile, law enforcement held a news conference today to announce the charges.
“I can speak personally, shock horror. I don’t’ think anybody who saw the child will ever be left unaffected,” said assistant district attorney Steven Jubera.
Jubera won’t discuss conditions at the Raines’ home, but someone had recently done a thorough house-cleaning job when we visited Wednesday.
Raines’ brother answered the door when we knocked.
“Right now, we’re just focusing on the kids. We don’t have any comments at all. The trial or anything that might happen. Right now, we’re just trying to do what’s right for the kids,” Jason Raines said.
The other kids, possibly five or six, are now in DHS custody.
One neighbor saw the smallest child leave.
“Somebody came and they got her and took her away. They had papers and clothes and stuff,” said neighbor Billy Sullivan.
However, DHS isn’t talking about what happened to Tyler or if they had any warning he was in danger.
A DHS manager said, “We are unable to give information about the families that we service.”
Meanwhile, parents like Charlotte Dees can’t stop thinking about little Tyler.
Dees said, “They didn’t see signs from the other children? I don’t know. I have chills all over even thinking about it.”
The couple is still at the DeSoto County Jail.
Their bonds are $250,000 each.
If convicted, they face the death penalty.
Contrary to what the fathers rights people say, this is a persistent pattern. Abuser dads DO get custody. All the time. And it's all about control, not love or wanting "parenting time." They get custody so they can exclude/punish the mother and have free rein to beat, torture, starve, lock up the children as they will, with no interference from the schools, the police, CPS, or the family courts.
The custodial dad is JACK TOMMY RAINES.
http://wreg.com/2014/02/12/mother-expressed-concern-before-childs-murder/
Mother Expressed Concern Before Child’s Murder
Posted on: 9:24 pm, February 12, 2014, by Stephanie Scurlock, updated on: 10:25pm, February 12, 2014
(Horn Lake, MS) There are questions about what authorities knew about the living condition of an 11-year-old Horn Lake, Miss., boy before his death.
Wednesday, DeSoto County officials charged his father, Jack Tommy Raines, and his step-mother, Amanda Raines, with capital murder.
The On Your Side Investigators wanted to know if there were any red flags that signaled something was wrong before his death.
Tyler Raines was just 56 pounds when his body was found last Thursday, a fraction of what he should have weighed.
On Wednesday, the child’s biological mother, Ashley Durfee, lashed out on Facebook.
She wrote, “I did try to see my son. They would not let me. I went to the police. They said it was a civil matter.”
Meanwhile, law enforcement held a news conference today to announce the charges.
“I can speak personally, shock horror. I don’t’ think anybody who saw the child will ever be left unaffected,” said assistant district attorney Steven Jubera.
Jubera won’t discuss conditions at the Raines’ home, but someone had recently done a thorough house-cleaning job when we visited Wednesday.
Raines’ brother answered the door when we knocked.
“Right now, we’re just focusing on the kids. We don’t have any comments at all. The trial or anything that might happen. Right now, we’re just trying to do what’s right for the kids,” Jason Raines said.
The other kids, possibly five or six, are now in DHS custody.
One neighbor saw the smallest child leave.
“Somebody came and they got her and took her away. They had papers and clothes and stuff,” said neighbor Billy Sullivan.
However, DHS isn’t talking about what happened to Tyler or if they had any warning he was in danger.
A DHS manager said, “We are unable to give information about the families that we service.”
Meanwhile, parents like Charlotte Dees can’t stop thinking about little Tyler.
Dees said, “They didn’t see signs from the other children? I don’t know. I have chills all over even thinking about it.”
The couple is still at the DeSoto County Jail.
Their bonds are $250,000 each.
If convicted, they face the death penalty.
Sunday, February 16, 2014
Custodial dad, step charged in torture death of 11-year-old son; why didn't mom have custody? (Horn Lake, Mississippi)
We've reported on custodial dad TOMMY RAINES before. But this is the first time I've seen it confirm that the murdered boy had, in fact, a living mother. A mother with whom he had been denied all contact. But then these scumbags isolated the victim from any and all family members or friends that could have intervened. It's part of how they operate--must have total control of the victim.
So who granted this POS custody? What judge or assorted personnel are responsible?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/tyler-raines-murder-parents-charged_n_4788435.html
Tyler Raines Murder: Father And Step-Mother Charged In Abuse Death Of 11-Year-Old Boy
The Huffington Post
Posted: 02/14/2014 9:57 am EST Updated: 02/14/2014 11:59 am EST
A Mississippi couple has been charged with capital murder in the death of an 11-year-old boy.
Tyler Raines was found dead at home in Horn Lake, Miss., last week. Police investigators told WREG that the boy was emaciated and showed signs of abuse. He was covered in bruises from head to toe and weighed only 56 pounds when he died, according to police.
Relatives said the boy's father, Tommy "Jack" Raines, 37, and his step-mother, Amanda, 33, home schooled the boy for two years and refused to let other family see him. Relatives told the station that even Tyler's birth mother was not allowed to see him.
Prosecutors said the boy was tortured to death.
“I can speak personally. Shock, horror,” DeSoto County Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera told the station. “I don’t think anybody who saw the child will ever be left unaffected.”
According to the DeSoto Times Tribune, the Raines family moved often, and had moved into the Horn Lake house just before Christmas.
Neighbors said that although the couple's other children attended school and could be seen around the neighborhood, Tyler was rarely seen.
“I saw the little boy last Saturday for the first time since they moved here,” neighbor Mary Sullivan told WREG. “He looked skinny. He looked very skinny. I really thought that he was probably 7 or 8 years old. I was really surprised when I found out he was 11 years old.”
Tommy and Amanda Raines were charged Tuesday with one count each of capital murder and felonious child abuse and neglect. They are being held on $250,000 bond each. If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
So who granted this POS custody? What judge or assorted personnel are responsible?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/02/14/tyler-raines-murder-parents-charged_n_4788435.html
Tyler Raines Murder: Father And Step-Mother Charged In Abuse Death Of 11-Year-Old Boy
The Huffington Post
Posted: 02/14/2014 9:57 am EST Updated: 02/14/2014 11:59 am EST
A Mississippi couple has been charged with capital murder in the death of an 11-year-old boy.
Tyler Raines was found dead at home in Horn Lake, Miss., last week. Police investigators told WREG that the boy was emaciated and showed signs of abuse. He was covered in bruises from head to toe and weighed only 56 pounds when he died, according to police.
Relatives said the boy's father, Tommy "Jack" Raines, 37, and his step-mother, Amanda, 33, home schooled the boy for two years and refused to let other family see him. Relatives told the station that even Tyler's birth mother was not allowed to see him.
Prosecutors said the boy was tortured to death.
“I can speak personally. Shock, horror,” DeSoto County Assistant District Attorney Steven Jubera told the station. “I don’t think anybody who saw the child will ever be left unaffected.”
According to the DeSoto Times Tribune, the Raines family moved often, and had moved into the Horn Lake house just before Christmas.
Neighbors said that although the couple's other children attended school and could be seen around the neighborhood, Tyler was rarely seen.
“I saw the little boy last Saturday for the first time since they moved here,” neighbor Mary Sullivan told WREG. “He looked skinny. He looked very skinny. I really thought that he was probably 7 or 8 years old. I was really surprised when I found out he was 11 years old.”
Tommy and Amanda Raines were charged Tuesday with one count each of capital murder and felonious child abuse and neglect. They are being held on $250,000 bond each. If convicted, they could face the death penalty.
Tuesday, February 23, 2016
The Worst 40 Cases of the Last Five Years (2011-2016)
Activists and reporters sometimes ask about a more manageable list of some of the worst cases of children killed in situations involving child custody. So I went throught the U.S. state lists and pulled out some of the more notable or better documented cases. So here are 40 (well actually 42). And that's leaving out Florida (traditionally one of the worst) and Maryland (also one of the worst). Check out those state lists (to the left) if you want more information, or any of the state lists for other cases, especially those before 2011.
Pierce County, Washington State:
Father: JOSH POWELL
Victim(s) Charlie Powell (7 years), Braden Powell (5 years). Mother Susan Cox Powell “disappeared” in 2009. Father only “person of interest” in her disappearance.
Date of Death: February 2012
Father killed sons in murder-suicide during supervised visitation at his home. Boys suffered hatchet wounds before house consumed by arson. Father had lost bid to regain child custody from maternal grandparents just days before. Originally lost custody in fall 2011 when paternal grandfather (with whom father and sons were living) arrested for child porn. Father only “person of interest” in mother’s disappearance (presumed murder) in December 2009. In May 2014, investigators alleged that father also sexually abused the boys.
See related posts here.
Hanover County, Virginia:
Father: ROBERT D. KING
Victim(s): Twin daughters Caroline and Madison King (3 years)
Date of Death: January 2012
Father in "bitter custody battle" with children's mother stabbed twin daughters, then gassed them to death with carbon monoxide. Father, who committed suicide, had weekend visitation at time of murders. Protective mother's concerns ignored by authorities.
See related post here.
Chittenden County, Vermont:
Father: LUDWIG "SONNY" SCHUMAKER
Victim(s): Gunnar Schumacher (14 years)
Date of Death: December 2013
Father with "shared custody" kills son in murder-suicide. Mother's warnings to police, authorities were ignored for months.
See related post here.
Donley County, Texas:
Father: ROBERT MONROE BABCOCK
Victim(s): Chance Mark Jones (4 years)
Date of Death: January 2011
Custodial father charged with capital murder. Boy beaten to death just weeks after father gained custody. Father had previously been uninvolved in child’s life. In June 2012, father convicted of son's death and sentenced to life without parole.
See related posts here.
Shelby County, Tennessee:
Father: TERRY PATTERSON
Victim(s): Josiah (3 years)
Date of Death: September 2015
Father with previous conviction for statutory rape granted joint custody. Mother fought for sole custody when boy returned to her with signs of abuse. Numerous complaints to CPS were ignored. Father now charged with 1st-degree murder.
See related posts here.
Lexington County, South Carolina:
Father: TIMOTHY RAY JONES
Victim(s): Merah (8 years), Elias (6 years), Nahtahn (6 years), Gabriel (2 years), Elaine (1 year)
Date of Death: Late August/Early September 2014
Father with felony history and history of domestic violence secured full custody of five young children. Retained custody through multiple CPS investigations for child abuse/neglect. Children's bodies were found in garbage bags in Alabama.
See related posts here.
City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Father: BYRON CREECH
Victim(s): 5-year-old son
Date: March 2015
Father had court-ordered joint custody, despite history of death threats with gun, vandalism, controlling behavior. Mother obtained order of protection, but still required to facilitate child custody exchanges. Father broke into mother's home, held boy hostage in police standoff. Boy found dead at end of siege.
See related post here.
Father: WILLIAM ROLANDO FUENTES GODINEZ
Victim(s): Franklin Yosiel Fuentes Ramirez (3 years), Caroline Michelle Fuentes Ramirez (5 years), mother Maribel Jaqueline Ramirez Fuentes
Date of Death: August 2014
Father murdered two children, their mother after she arrived to pick them up from visitation. Why dad had visitation or whether this was court-ordered is not explained. But father had a history of domestic violence and had "regularly" threatened to kill the mother.
See related post here.
Logan County, Ohio:
Father: ANTHONY BARTON
Victim(s): Michael G. Barton
Date of Death: May 2015
Despite history of domestic violence against the mother, father granted shared custody. For months before the boy's beating death, father had shut off the mother's access. Father charged with felony child abuse, but could face additional charges. After pleading guilty to murder, dad sentenced to life in prison in October 2015.
See related posts here and here.
Onslow County, North Carolina:
Father: ANTHONY WAYNE YOUNG
Victim(s): Ruby-Rayne Delana Young (13 months)
Date of Death: May 2015
Despite criminal history including multiple drug offenses, father awarded legal custody. Charged with murder for allegedly slitting daughter's throat with kitchen knife.
See related post here.
Durham County, North Carolina:
Father: TYRONE XAVIER HESTER
Victim(s): Aaishia (22 months)
Date of Death: May 2011
Daughter killed in murder-suicide during father’s visitation. Mother had called police to do wellness check, father killed child half an hour after police left. Police had concluded child not “in danger.”
See related post here.
New York County, New York:
Father: DMITRY KANARIKOV
Victim(s): Kirill Kanarikov (3 years)
Date of Death: December 21, 2013
Father had history of domestic violence, suicidal threats, yet was granted unsupervised visitation.
During first visit, father threw son off high rise building in murder-suicide.
See related post here.
Warren County, New York:
Father: ADAM PARCELLS
Victim(s): Noel Parcells (10 years), Mia Parcells (3 years)
Date of Death: September 2011
Because of previous child abuse, father limited to supervised visitation with older daughter. Abducted girls during scheduled visit in Rochester, New York, and shot them to death in murder-suicide at a Lake George campground. Rochester police refused to issue immediate Amber Alert because they considered it just a custody matter. Father still had joint custody/weekend visitation with younger daughter. In September 2012, one of the mothers filed a law suit against the Rochester Police Department.
See related posts here.
Monmouth County, New Jersey:
Father: ARTHUR FREEMAN III
Victim(s): Tierra Morgan-Glover (2 years)
Date of Death: November 2011
Despite history of domestic violence, father obtained court-ordered visitation. Father accused of murdering daughter by throwing her off bridge into creek. Father later arrested in California after disappearing. Father found guilty of murder, sentenced to life in prison in May 2014.
See related posts here.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire:
Father: MUNI SAVYON
Victim(s): Joshua Savyon (9 years)
Date of Death: August 2013
Despite past death threats, father awarded supervised visitation. Father shot and killed son at YWCA visitation center in murder-suicide.
See related posts here.
Desoto County, Mississippi:
Father: JACK TOMMY RAINES
Victim(s): Tyler Raines (11 years)
Date of Death: February 2014
Custodial dad, step charged with capital murder in death of son. Protective mother claims she was denied contact, that police declared the problem a "civil matter." In January 2015, father and step pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder.
See related posts here.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan:
Father: JARROD ELLIOT
Victim(s): Ava Jones (1 year)
Date of Death: November 2013
News accounts are not clear, but it appears father had shared custody at the time of his daughter's death. Father has not been charged as autopsy reportedly "inconclusive" though DHS has admitted that "neglect" may have played a part in baby's death. As of May 2014, father fighting to retain custody of surviving 3-year-old son, though mother believes the father is responsible for daughter's death, that her death has not been investigated properly, and that past allegations of abuse against the father were not properly investigated either. In June 2014, reported that father had history of domestic violence, had denied paternity of dead child before pursuing custody, and had succeeded in securing visitation. Judge not named. No additional updates as of October 2014.
See related post here.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts:
Father: PATRICK MARCELIN
Victim(s): Destin (6 years)
Date of Death: September 2014
Father with "long time" custody smothered son to death then committed suicide. Media reports indicate mother had been "debriefed" as to the results of the investigation, but no indication as to why a mentally unstable/suicidal father had custody of a young child.
See related posts here.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana:
Father: WESLEY LOWE
Victim(s): Anna Celeste Lowe (5 years)
Date of Death: January 2011
Father got “temporary custody” after accusing mother of abuse. Though charges were determined to be unfounded, father managed to get 4 district judges to sign off 5 times on extending order. Father had history of domestic violence, drug abuse. CPS allegedly failed to investigate father's home, failed to investigate suspected abuse reported by child's teacher. Daughter had apparently been dead for two hours by the time father, step took her to the hospital. Father charged with negligible homicide, step with 1st-degree murder (later dropped to 2nd-degree murder). Mother filed lawsuit against Louisiana DCF in February 2012. In December 2012, DA abruptly dropped charges against the father. Step pleaded guilty to manslaughter one month before.
See related posts here.
East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana:
Father: CEDRIC MATAMOROS SR.
Victim(s): Malaysia Matamoros (2 years)
Date of Death: May 2011
Custodial father charged with 1st-degree murder; allegedly killed child over mother's suit to regain child custody, child support. In January 2013 Father died before trial from natural causes.
See related post here.
Christian County, Kentucky:
Father: CHARLES T. MORRIS
Victim(s): Alayna Adair (3 years)
Date of Death: July 2011
Custodial father charged with murder in daughter’s death. State social worker is accused of failing to properly investigate previous abuse claim from one month before. Father had previous history of CPS investigations, domestic violence reports. Father's trial initially set for May 2012. In June 2012, social worker indicted on tampering with public records, a felony. In September 2013, father convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
See related post here.
Brown County, Kansas:
Father: LEE DAVIS
Victim(s): Mehki Boone (4 years)
Date of Death: March 2013
Custodial father with history of domestic violence convicted of beating death of son. Lawsuit filed by protective mother against state agencies document a pattern of incompetence and cover ups.
See related post here.
Henry County, Indiana:
Father: JOSEPH HORN
Victim(s): Thomas Cordell Horn (5 years), Corinne Nicole Horn (11 years)
Date of Death: August 2015
After "difficult divorce" (presumably code for history of domestic violence), father kills children in murder-suicide. Apparently had joint custody at minimum as murders discovered after school authorities reported children as missing.
See related post here.
Alexander County, Illinois:
Father: ELVIS HABIBOVIC
Victim(s): Logan Habibovic (1 year)
Date of Death: June 2015
Chronically unemployed/underemployed father with history of unspecified "domestic disturbances" awarded joint custody, despite mother's efforts to secure full custody. Abducts son and kills him in murder-suicide in Missouri.
See related post here.
Cook County, Illinois:
Father: ANDRE FORD
Victim(s): Gizzell Ford (8 years)
Date of Death: July 2013
Custodial dad, paternal grandmother charged with murder in torture killing of daughter. Mother had been trying to regain custody. In July 2014, it was reported that mother was suing CPS for ignoring signs that the girl was being abused. In August 2014, father died in police custody of a reported heart attack while awaiting trial.
See related posts here.
Ada County, Idaho:
Father: ANDREW DAVIS
Victim(s): Natasha Echon-Davis (3 years)
Date of Death: May 2011
Father with joint custody killed daughter in murder-suicide. Had been battling mother for custody rights since baby’s birth.
See related posts here.
Bannock County, Idaho:
Father: LEE ROSS BARBONE
Victim(s): Richard Barbone (7 months)
Date of Death: May 2011
Despite history of domestic battery, father granted custody/visitation rights with infant son. Father charged with 1st-degree murder. Pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in October 2011, and sentenced to at least 10 years in prison in November 2011.
See related posts here.
Father: ANTHONY BLAKE VILES
Victim(s): Afton Allison (6 years)
Date of Death: April 2012
Father gained custody of son he had never met. Two months later, son beaten to death. Dad charged with 1st-degree murder. Convicted and sentenced to 15 years of prison in October 2013.
See related posts here.
Paulding County, Georgia:
Father: SHAYAA FORBES
Victim(s): Eric Forbes (12 years)
Date of Death: October 2013
Custodial dad charged with murder of son. CPS allegedly ignored previous allegations of abuse. Mother trying to regain custody of surviving sibling. Father indicted on eight felony charges in April 2014.
See related posts here.
Douglas County, Georgia:
Father: CEDRIC PRATHER
Victim(s): London (7 years) and Jeremiah (9 years) shot dead; Misha (15 years) and unidentified sister (8 years) in critical condition. Mother Latoya Andrews and boyfriend Terry Brown also killed.
Date of Death: February 2015
Father with history of domestic violence raids house of ex-wife and mows down entire family. Child custody/visitation arrangements not clarified in news accounts, but father was apparently aggravated by his child support obligations. Reported that father retained shared custody/visitation even after mother got temporary order of protection after father broke into the house and raped her.
See related posts here.
Fulton County, Georgia:
Father: EMAN MOSS
Victim(s): Emani Moss (10 years)
Date of Death: October 2013
Despite history of domestic violence and numerous child abuse allegations and child abuse investigations, father managed to gain and retain custody of daughter. Girl's body found burned in trash can, apparently died from beatings and starvation. Mother had spent 2-3 years trying to regain custody. Father charged with murder. In May 2014, prosecutors announced they would be seeking the death penalty at trial. In July 2014, father and step pleaded not guilty to murder. In June 2015, however, father pleaded guilty to felony murder. Sentenced to life without parole in August 2015.
See related posts here.
Gwinnett County, Georgia:
Father: ELVIS NOE GARCIA-NOLASCO
Victim(s): Edward Garcia (1 year), Bradley Garcia (3 years)
Date of Death: February 2011
Father charged in fatal stabbing of two sons, and in critical stabbing of a third son. Father had been in “custody battle” with the mother over the children. Father pleaded guilty in May 2013.
See related posts here.
Boulder County, Colorado:
Father: DAVID HEYDENBURG
Victim(s): Allyson Heydenburg (3 years)
Date of Death: August 2011
Father shot and killed daughter in murder-suicide during weekend visitation. Father purportedly upset over pending custody issues.
See related post here.
Denver County, Colorado:
Father: MICHAEL HERRON
Victim(s): D'Anthony Herron (2 months)
Date of Death: July 2014
Parents separated at time of baby's birth. Despite history of domestic violence, severe mental illness, drug abuse, and child sexual abuse, DSS awards father custody because mother living in motel while dad in transitional housing. Baby dies from head fracture two months later. Dad charged with murder.
See related post here.
San Diego County, California:
Father: KEVIN COLLIER
Victim(s): Rhilee Collier (14 months), Beverli Rakov (baby’s maternal grandmother), Jared Slocum (police officer)
Date of Death: August 2011
Mother had just filed for divorce days before and was seeking sole custody. Daughter found shot to death in father’s truck. Father’s own father, brother had previously filed for orders of protection. Father later killed himself and his mother in arson murder-suicide.
See related post here.
Father: THOMAS FUCHS
Victim(s): Sean Fuchs (15 years), Kyle Fuchs (13 years)
Date of Death: June 2011
Father with “full custody” killed teen sons in murder-suicide. Mother was apparently trying to regain custodial rights.
See related posts here.
Sacramento County, California:
Father: PHILLIP HERNANDEZ
Victim(s): Matthew Hernandez (9 years)
Date of Death: February 2013
Custodial father charged with murder. Judge Sharon Lueras granted father custody despite father's history of domestic violence, drug abuse. Protective mother's concerns ignored. As of November 2014, unable to locate any update to this case.
See related posts here.
Father: MOURAD “MONI” SAMAAN
Victim(s): Madeline Layla Samaan-Fay (2 years)
Date of Death: August 2011
Though mother was a deputy to the state attorney general and had been recently granted custody, her request for father’s access to be limited to supervised visitation was denied by family court judge James Mize. Daughter killed in murder-suicide that was declared an act of “justice” by father’s surviving brother.
See related posts here.
Fresno County, California:
Father: DONALD NELSON
Victim(s): Zion (3 years)
Date of Death: January 2014
Custodial dad, girlfriend charged with murder in death of son. Dad had extensive history of domestic violence, and father gained custody despite efforts of protective mother. Mother trying to regain custody of surviving child. No media update since 2014.
See related posts here.
Pima County
*Father: CHRISTOPHER PAINE
Victim(s): Ariana Paine (3 years), Tyler Paine (4 years)
Date of Death: 2006
Mother originally got custody in 2003. In January 2006, father asked for informal visitation, which the mother granted. In March, the father refused to return the children. The mother contacted the Tucson police regarding her custody order, and they refused to retrieve the children. Within months the children are dead (exact date unknown, only one body was found). Mother sued City of Tucson CPS, and they settled for $1 million in June 2008. In October 2010, Judge Carmine Cornello dismissed mother’s suit against the police.
See article here.
Pima County, Arizona:
Father: LEVI PARKER
Victim(s): MacKenzie Lee Parker (8 years), Haylee Parker (5 years)
Date of Death: December 2015
Father in "custody battle" killed children in murder-suicide during visitation.
See related post here.
Maricopa County, Arizona:
Father: GARY SHERRILL
Victim(s): David Sherrill (13 years)
Date of Death: December 31, 2013
Father with obvious mental illness still awarded joint legal custody. Killed son with axe during visitation as he was allegedly convinced boy was a demon. Neighbor's past complaints to CPS ignored. Charged with murder in January 2014, held on $1 million bond.
See related posts here.
Pierce County, Washington State:
Father: JOSH POWELL
Victim(s) Charlie Powell (7 years), Braden Powell (5 years). Mother Susan Cox Powell “disappeared” in 2009. Father only “person of interest” in her disappearance.
Date of Death: February 2012
Father killed sons in murder-suicide during supervised visitation at his home. Boys suffered hatchet wounds before house consumed by arson. Father had lost bid to regain child custody from maternal grandparents just days before. Originally lost custody in fall 2011 when paternal grandfather (with whom father and sons were living) arrested for child porn. Father only “person of interest” in mother’s disappearance (presumed murder) in December 2009. In May 2014, investigators alleged that father also sexually abused the boys.
See related posts here.
Hanover County, Virginia:
Father: ROBERT D. KING
Victim(s): Twin daughters Caroline and Madison King (3 years)
Date of Death: January 2012
Father in "bitter custody battle" with children's mother stabbed twin daughters, then gassed them to death with carbon monoxide. Father, who committed suicide, had weekend visitation at time of murders. Protective mother's concerns ignored by authorities.
See related post here.
Chittenden County, Vermont:
Father: LUDWIG "SONNY" SCHUMAKER
Victim(s): Gunnar Schumacher (14 years)
Date of Death: December 2013
Father with "shared custody" kills son in murder-suicide. Mother's warnings to police, authorities were ignored for months.
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Donley County, Texas:
Father: ROBERT MONROE BABCOCK
Victim(s): Chance Mark Jones (4 years)
Date of Death: January 2011
Custodial father charged with capital murder. Boy beaten to death just weeks after father gained custody. Father had previously been uninvolved in child’s life. In June 2012, father convicted of son's death and sentenced to life without parole.
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Shelby County, Tennessee:
Father: TERRY PATTERSON
Victim(s): Josiah (3 years)
Date of Death: September 2015
Father with previous conviction for statutory rape granted joint custody. Mother fought for sole custody when boy returned to her with signs of abuse. Numerous complaints to CPS were ignored. Father now charged with 1st-degree murder.
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Lexington County, South Carolina:
Father: TIMOTHY RAY JONES
Victim(s): Merah (8 years), Elias (6 years), Nahtahn (6 years), Gabriel (2 years), Elaine (1 year)
Date of Death: Late August/Early September 2014
Father with felony history and history of domestic violence secured full custody of five young children. Retained custody through multiple CPS investigations for child abuse/neglect. Children's bodies were found in garbage bags in Alabama.
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City of Tulsa, Oklahoma
Father: BYRON CREECH
Victim(s): 5-year-old son
Date: March 2015
Father had court-ordered joint custody, despite history of death threats with gun, vandalism, controlling behavior. Mother obtained order of protection, but still required to facilitate child custody exchanges. Father broke into mother's home, held boy hostage in police standoff. Boy found dead at end of siege.
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Father: WILLIAM ROLANDO FUENTES GODINEZ
Victim(s): Franklin Yosiel Fuentes Ramirez (3 years), Caroline Michelle Fuentes Ramirez (5 years), mother Maribel Jaqueline Ramirez Fuentes
Date of Death: August 2014
Father murdered two children, their mother after she arrived to pick them up from visitation. Why dad had visitation or whether this was court-ordered is not explained. But father had a history of domestic violence and had "regularly" threatened to kill the mother.
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Logan County, Ohio:
Father: ANTHONY BARTON
Victim(s): Michael G. Barton
Date of Death: May 2015
Despite history of domestic violence against the mother, father granted shared custody. For months before the boy's beating death, father had shut off the mother's access. Father charged with felony child abuse, but could face additional charges. After pleading guilty to murder, dad sentenced to life in prison in October 2015.
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Onslow County, North Carolina:
Father: ANTHONY WAYNE YOUNG
Victim(s): Ruby-Rayne Delana Young (13 months)
Date of Death: May 2015
Despite criminal history including multiple drug offenses, father awarded legal custody. Charged with murder for allegedly slitting daughter's throat with kitchen knife.
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Durham County, North Carolina:
Father: TYRONE XAVIER HESTER
Victim(s): Aaishia (22 months)
Date of Death: May 2011
Daughter killed in murder-suicide during father’s visitation. Mother had called police to do wellness check, father killed child half an hour after police left. Police had concluded child not “in danger.”
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New York County, New York:
Father: DMITRY KANARIKOV
Victim(s): Kirill Kanarikov (3 years)
Date of Death: December 21, 2013
Father had history of domestic violence, suicidal threats, yet was granted unsupervised visitation.
During first visit, father threw son off high rise building in murder-suicide.
See related post here.
Warren County, New York:
Father: ADAM PARCELLS
Victim(s): Noel Parcells (10 years), Mia Parcells (3 years)
Date of Death: September 2011
Because of previous child abuse, father limited to supervised visitation with older daughter. Abducted girls during scheduled visit in Rochester, New York, and shot them to death in murder-suicide at a Lake George campground. Rochester police refused to issue immediate Amber Alert because they considered it just a custody matter. Father still had joint custody/weekend visitation with younger daughter. In September 2012, one of the mothers filed a law suit against the Rochester Police Department.
See related posts here.
Monmouth County, New Jersey:
Father: ARTHUR FREEMAN III
Victim(s): Tierra Morgan-Glover (2 years)
Date of Death: November 2011
Despite history of domestic violence, father obtained court-ordered visitation. Father accused of murdering daughter by throwing her off bridge into creek. Father later arrested in California after disappearing. Father found guilty of murder, sentenced to life in prison in May 2014.
See related posts here.
Hillsborough County, New Hampshire:
Father: MUNI SAVYON
Victim(s): Joshua Savyon (9 years)
Date of Death: August 2013
Despite past death threats, father awarded supervised visitation. Father shot and killed son at YWCA visitation center in murder-suicide.
See related posts here.
Desoto County, Mississippi:
Father: JACK TOMMY RAINES
Victim(s): Tyler Raines (11 years)
Date of Death: February 2014
Custodial dad, step charged with capital murder in death of son. Protective mother claims she was denied contact, that police declared the problem a "civil matter." In January 2015, father and step pleaded guilty to 2nd-degree murder.
See related posts here.
Kalamazoo County, Michigan:
Father: JARROD ELLIOT
Victim(s): Ava Jones (1 year)
Date of Death: November 2013
News accounts are not clear, but it appears father had shared custody at the time of his daughter's death. Father has not been charged as autopsy reportedly "inconclusive" though DHS has admitted that "neglect" may have played a part in baby's death. As of May 2014, father fighting to retain custody of surviving 3-year-old son, though mother believes the father is responsible for daughter's death, that her death has not been investigated properly, and that past allegations of abuse against the father were not properly investigated either. In June 2014, reported that father had history of domestic violence, had denied paternity of dead child before pursuing custody, and had succeeded in securing visitation. Judge not named. No additional updates as of October 2014.
See related post here.
Suffolk County, Massachusetts:
Father: PATRICK MARCELIN
Victim(s): Destin (6 years)
Date of Death: September 2014
Father with "long time" custody smothered son to death then committed suicide. Media reports indicate mother had been "debriefed" as to the results of the investigation, but no indication as to why a mentally unstable/suicidal father had custody of a young child.
See related posts here.
Bossier Parish, Louisiana:
Father: WESLEY LOWE
Victim(s): Anna Celeste Lowe (5 years)
Date of Death: January 2011
Father got “temporary custody” after accusing mother of abuse. Though charges were determined to be unfounded, father managed to get 4 district judges to sign off 5 times on extending order. Father had history of domestic violence, drug abuse. CPS allegedly failed to investigate father's home, failed to investigate suspected abuse reported by child's teacher. Daughter had apparently been dead for two hours by the time father, step took her to the hospital. Father charged with negligible homicide, step with 1st-degree murder (later dropped to 2nd-degree murder). Mother filed lawsuit against Louisiana DCF in February 2012. In December 2012, DA abruptly dropped charges against the father. Step pleaded guilty to manslaughter one month before.
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East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana:
Father: CEDRIC MATAMOROS SR.
Victim(s): Malaysia Matamoros (2 years)
Date of Death: May 2011
Custodial father charged with 1st-degree murder; allegedly killed child over mother's suit to regain child custody, child support. In January 2013 Father died before trial from natural causes.
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Christian County, Kentucky:
Father: CHARLES T. MORRIS
Victim(s): Alayna Adair (3 years)
Date of Death: July 2011
Custodial father charged with murder in daughter’s death. State social worker is accused of failing to properly investigate previous abuse claim from one month before. Father had previous history of CPS investigations, domestic violence reports. Father's trial initially set for May 2012. In June 2012, social worker indicted on tampering with public records, a felony. In September 2013, father convicted and sentenced to 30 years in prison.
See related post here.
Brown County, Kansas:
Father: LEE DAVIS
Victim(s): Mehki Boone (4 years)
Date of Death: March 2013
Custodial father with history of domestic violence convicted of beating death of son. Lawsuit filed by protective mother against state agencies document a pattern of incompetence and cover ups.
See related post here.
Henry County, Indiana:
Father: JOSEPH HORN
Victim(s): Thomas Cordell Horn (5 years), Corinne Nicole Horn (11 years)
Date of Death: August 2015
After "difficult divorce" (presumably code for history of domestic violence), father kills children in murder-suicide. Apparently had joint custody at minimum as murders discovered after school authorities reported children as missing.
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Alexander County, Illinois:
Father: ELVIS HABIBOVIC
Victim(s): Logan Habibovic (1 year)
Date of Death: June 2015
Chronically unemployed/underemployed father with history of unspecified "domestic disturbances" awarded joint custody, despite mother's efforts to secure full custody. Abducts son and kills him in murder-suicide in Missouri.
See related post here.
Cook County, Illinois:
Father: ANDRE FORD
Victim(s): Gizzell Ford (8 years)
Date of Death: July 2013
Custodial dad, paternal grandmother charged with murder in torture killing of daughter. Mother had been trying to regain custody. In July 2014, it was reported that mother was suing CPS for ignoring signs that the girl was being abused. In August 2014, father died in police custody of a reported heart attack while awaiting trial.
See related posts here.
Ada County, Idaho:
Father: ANDREW DAVIS
Victim(s): Natasha Echon-Davis (3 years)
Date of Death: May 2011
Father with joint custody killed daughter in murder-suicide. Had been battling mother for custody rights since baby’s birth.
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Bannock County, Idaho:
Father: LEE ROSS BARBONE
Victim(s): Richard Barbone (7 months)
Date of Death: May 2011
Despite history of domestic battery, father granted custody/visitation rights with infant son. Father charged with 1st-degree murder. Pleaded guilty to 1st-degree murder in October 2011, and sentenced to at least 10 years in prison in November 2011.
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Father: ANTHONY BLAKE VILES
Victim(s): Afton Allison (6 years)
Date of Death: April 2012
Father gained custody of son he had never met. Two months later, son beaten to death. Dad charged with 1st-degree murder. Convicted and sentenced to 15 years of prison in October 2013.
See related posts here.
Paulding County, Georgia:
Father: SHAYAA FORBES
Victim(s): Eric Forbes (12 years)
Date of Death: October 2013
Custodial dad charged with murder of son. CPS allegedly ignored previous allegations of abuse. Mother trying to regain custody of surviving sibling. Father indicted on eight felony charges in April 2014.
See related posts here.
Douglas County, Georgia:
Father: CEDRIC PRATHER
Victim(s): London (7 years) and Jeremiah (9 years) shot dead; Misha (15 years) and unidentified sister (8 years) in critical condition. Mother Latoya Andrews and boyfriend Terry Brown also killed.
Date of Death: February 2015
Father with history of domestic violence raids house of ex-wife and mows down entire family. Child custody/visitation arrangements not clarified in news accounts, but father was apparently aggravated by his child support obligations. Reported that father retained shared custody/visitation even after mother got temporary order of protection after father broke into the house and raped her.
See related posts here.
Fulton County, Georgia:
Father: EMAN MOSS
Victim(s): Emani Moss (10 years)
Date of Death: October 2013
Despite history of domestic violence and numerous child abuse allegations and child abuse investigations, father managed to gain and retain custody of daughter. Girl's body found burned in trash can, apparently died from beatings and starvation. Mother had spent 2-3 years trying to regain custody. Father charged with murder. In May 2014, prosecutors announced they would be seeking the death penalty at trial. In July 2014, father and step pleaded not guilty to murder. In June 2015, however, father pleaded guilty to felony murder. Sentenced to life without parole in August 2015.
See related posts here.
Gwinnett County, Georgia:
Father: ELVIS NOE GARCIA-NOLASCO
Victim(s): Edward Garcia (1 year), Bradley Garcia (3 years)
Date of Death: February 2011
Father charged in fatal stabbing of two sons, and in critical stabbing of a third son. Father had been in “custody battle” with the mother over the children. Father pleaded guilty in May 2013.
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Boulder County, Colorado:
Father: DAVID HEYDENBURG
Victim(s): Allyson Heydenburg (3 years)
Date of Death: August 2011
Father shot and killed daughter in murder-suicide during weekend visitation. Father purportedly upset over pending custody issues.
See related post here.
Denver County, Colorado:
Father: MICHAEL HERRON
Victim(s): D'Anthony Herron (2 months)
Date of Death: July 2014
Parents separated at time of baby's birth. Despite history of domestic violence, severe mental illness, drug abuse, and child sexual abuse, DSS awards father custody because mother living in motel while dad in transitional housing. Baby dies from head fracture two months later. Dad charged with murder.
See related post here.
San Diego County, California:
Father: KEVIN COLLIER
Victim(s): Rhilee Collier (14 months), Beverli Rakov (baby’s maternal grandmother), Jared Slocum (police officer)
Date of Death: August 2011
Mother had just filed for divorce days before and was seeking sole custody. Daughter found shot to death in father’s truck. Father’s own father, brother had previously filed for orders of protection. Father later killed himself and his mother in arson murder-suicide.
See related post here.
Father: THOMAS FUCHS
Victim(s): Sean Fuchs (15 years), Kyle Fuchs (13 years)
Date of Death: June 2011
Father with “full custody” killed teen sons in murder-suicide. Mother was apparently trying to regain custodial rights.
See related posts here.
Sacramento County, California:
Father: PHILLIP HERNANDEZ
Victim(s): Matthew Hernandez (9 years)
Date of Death: February 2013
Custodial father charged with murder. Judge Sharon Lueras granted father custody despite father's history of domestic violence, drug abuse. Protective mother's concerns ignored. As of November 2014, unable to locate any update to this case.
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Father: MOURAD “MONI” SAMAAN
Victim(s): Madeline Layla Samaan-Fay (2 years)
Date of Death: August 2011
Though mother was a deputy to the state attorney general and had been recently granted custody, her request for father’s access to be limited to supervised visitation was denied by family court judge James Mize. Daughter killed in murder-suicide that was declared an act of “justice” by father’s surviving brother.
See related posts here.
Fresno County, California:
Father: DONALD NELSON
Victim(s): Zion (3 years)
Date of Death: January 2014
Custodial dad, girlfriend charged with murder in death of son. Dad had extensive history of domestic violence, and father gained custody despite efforts of protective mother. Mother trying to regain custody of surviving child. No media update since 2014.
See related posts here.
Pima County
*Father: CHRISTOPHER PAINE
Victim(s): Ariana Paine (3 years), Tyler Paine (4 years)
Date of Death: 2006
Mother originally got custody in 2003. In January 2006, father asked for informal visitation, which the mother granted. In March, the father refused to return the children. The mother contacted the Tucson police regarding her custody order, and they refused to retrieve the children. Within months the children are dead (exact date unknown, only one body was found). Mother sued City of Tucson CPS, and they settled for $1 million in June 2008. In October 2010, Judge Carmine Cornello dismissed mother’s suit against the police.
See article here.
Pima County, Arizona:
Father: LEVI PARKER
Victim(s): MacKenzie Lee Parker (8 years), Haylee Parker (5 years)
Date of Death: December 2015
Father in "custody battle" killed children in murder-suicide during visitation.
See related post here.
Maricopa County, Arizona:
Father: GARY SHERRILL
Victim(s): David Sherrill (13 years)
Date of Death: December 31, 2013
Father with obvious mental illness still awarded joint legal custody. Killed son with axe during visitation as he was allegedly convinced boy was a demon. Neighbor's past complaints to CPS ignored. Charged with murder in January 2014, held on $1 million bond.
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