

Kimberly Cook-Terrill (L) and Hope Cook (R)
Trotwood, OH – On July 20, 2008, three-year-old Hope Cook died of multiple skull fractures. She’d been in the custody of her half-sister, Kimberly Cook-Terrill, for less than a year. Now a Montgomery County Grand Jury has indicted Cook-Terrill, 22, for the murder of little Hope and the abuse of Hope’s brother Dexter, 6.
In October of 2007, Kimberly Cook-Terrill was given custody of Dexter and Hope after their father, Michael W. Cook, 45, was sent to prison for attempted rape and gross sexual imposition. So he was a nice guy – not. And Preble County Children Services, who recommended the placement, were aware that Kimberly had been a foster child herself for twelve years. They may have thought it would help, that she’d had such a rough beginning herself. But apparently Kimberly Cook-Terrill did not get enough help with anger management, or therapy, or resources, or something. Or maybe she’s just an abusive bitch.
Little Hope died in July from what doctors called “multiple skull fractures caused by blunt force trauma”. Kimberly Cook-Terrill called it “a temper tantrum”. To make matters even worse, six year old Dexter was also physically abused.
Prosecuting Attorney Mat Heck, Jr. made a statement about the indictment, saying, “The death of any child is tragic, but it is made even more so when the death is at the hands of a family member. In this case, the defendant was granted custody of the victims in order to protect them and keep them safe. She now faces the possibility of incarceration for the rest of her life for killing this little girl and cruelly abusing her brother.”
Eloquently said, Attorney Heck. Perhaps a better statement would have been “An ounce of prevention is worth thirty pounds of dead baby.”
Kimberly-Cook Terrill, also known as Kimberly N. Cook, is charged with two counts of murder, one count of felonious assault, and two counts of child endangerment. She was originally held on a total bond of $400,000, but it appears now that she is being held without bond at the Montgomery County Jail.
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Tags: Child Abuse, Dayton, Murder, Ohio, Sororicide
























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