Topic: child murder

The Krim Family Memorial Happened & There Is A Fund In Their Name That Needs Your Money

Despite their own tremendous loss, the Krim family appears to be thinking of others. More »

Mother Accused Of Stabbing Her Newborn To Death After A Very Shady Home Birth

Please let this budding trend of kid death by stabbing cease instantly. More »

SD Mom Raises Money To Watch Her Daughter’s Murderer Die But Sure Isn’t After Closure

The crippling loss of a child has the capacity to grip parents in a multitude of complex ways. But for those mothers and fathers who lose their children to abduction and murder, the eventual capture of the perpetrator might provide some closure — with the exception of Tina Curl. The mother admits that’s not what she was after when she saw her daughter’s murderer die by lethal injection. More »

NYC Nanny Awakens, Has Yet To Utter A Peep On The Murdered Children

Although she reportedly is “talking a little” she hasn’t said a word regarding the children police believe she slaughtered. More »

6 Super Noteworthy Facts About Jessica Ridgeway’s Alleged Murderer Austin Reed Sigg

Try as the media might to pigeon-hole these types into bullied anti-social advocates of Insane Clown Posse, Sigg appears — at least for now — like not that cut and dry. More »

Jessica Ridgeway Probably Didn’t Go Willingly With Her Murderer, So Stop Yelling ‘Stranger Danger’

The tragic murder of Colorado 10-year-old Jessica Ridgeway was shocking and sad. The response from some parents who chose to shame and guilt the young girl’s mother for her daughter’s abduction was even more depressing. More »

Has It Really Been A Year? Casey Anthony Is Free From Probation

While she was acquitted of murder charges in the death of her daughter Caylee, Casey Anthony was found guilty of check fraud and she was sentenced to a year’s probation for the crime. The sentence meant that she had to live in the state of Florida for the year, though she’s been in an undisclosed location ever since her now-infamous trial ended.

Now the state of Florida is confirming that Anthony’s probation time has been served and she free to leave the state at any time. Casey Anthony is officially a free woman. More »

An Indiana Mom Convicted In Her Son’s Death Was Released From Jail — And I Have Mixed Feelings

Kristine Bunch has been in prison for 16 years, implicated in the death of her 3-year-old son. Now, she’s walking out on bond to the waiting arms of her mother. The story was that she set her Greensburg mobile home on fire, poured accelerate in her toddler’s room and let the little boy die. It is a horrific tale. And because it happened in my home state, it’s a story that I am exceedingly familiar with. More »

Man Charged With Etan Patz Murder Is a Good Ol’ Family Man

The man who authorities were speculating murdered 6-year-old Etan Patz in 1979 has officially been charged. Pedro Hernandez, a 51-year-old former convenience store clerk, not only confessed to the crime but made reportedly “incriminating remarks” to others. But the most chilling details about Pedro is not only that he has no criminal record to speak of — but that he’s also a father. More »

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You Know 6-Year-Old Etan Patz Disappeared 33 Years Ago Because He Was Walking Alone

Way back in 1979 there was the very high profile missing child’s case of Etan Patz — a 6-year-old who went missing in New York City after walking to a school bus stop from home. Etan’s case received quite a heaping of press attention with reportedly even Ronald Reagan weighing in on the disappearing child, and declaring May 25th National Missing Child Day. But after three decades with no charges, Etan’s case is being reopened along with dig up of a SoHo basement. And although it’s obvious that this parental nightmare still keeps resurfacing in truly horrific headlines, the fact that Etan’s parents even let their 6-year-old walk anywhere by himself lets you know that this case was quite a long time ago. More »

5 Attempts To Justify The Murder Of Trayvon Martin With Stereotyping

Regardless of what Trayvon was wearing, said to his attacker George Zimmerman, or may or may not have been up to at school, he was shot and killed despite being unarmed. But these strategies by several media outlets want to have you thinking otherwise. More »

Casey Anthony Makes Rambling Video Diary, Talks About Her New Dog

Whether you think Casey Anthony walked away a free lady after murdering her little girl Caylee or the prosecution failed to deliver a strong enough case against her, you’re still probably still annoyed with the sight of her on your television. But the 25 year old has some tidbits she’d like to share with you regarding her computer, her cell phone, and her adopted dog that she claims to talk to often. More »

Parents Demand Abusive Childrearing Book Be Pulled From Amazon

To Train Up A Child, a self-published parenting book by pastor Michael Pearl and his wife Debi Pearl, advocates the physical abuse of children as effective discipline.

The book has appeared in the homes of several children who have been abused to death, including 13-year-old Hana Williams who was found dead in the backyard, 30 pounds underweight, from hypothermia. Further investigations revealed that Williams’ parents starved her, beat her regularly, put her in a locked closet, and made her sleep outside in the barn in the cold. She also wasn’t allowed to use the bathroom in the house. To Train Up A Child was found in their home, as well as that of many other abusive parents, and now thousands of parents are asking that Amazon remove the book as soon as possible through a Change.org petition. More »

Family Abuses And Kills 10-Year-Old Ame Deal For Taking A Popsicle

It always seems like horrific stories like these come in waves, and after the death of Leiby Kletzy, I watched my street wondering how many child murders I may have unknowingly shared a subway ride with or walked along side in the park. The recent and awful death of Ame Deal, however, reveals that sometimes those capable of hurting children can be one’s own family. More »

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