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Michael Shane Charlton

Michael Shane Charlton

Cookeville, TX–Every now and then, I come across a story that just bewilders me. All I can think is, W.T.F? This is one of them. Michael Shane Charlton, 42, was left alone with 16-month-old Katie Frye. You know where this is going, don’t ya?

Katie was the daughter of Michael’sMichael reviewsMichael reviews common law wife, Barbara Tucker, 28. Tucker had some errands to run Monday, so she left Michael in charge of Katie. Michael was napping when Tucker arrived home several hours later. She checked on little Katie in her crib…when she pulled back the cover, she discovered only a stuffed animal. Katie was gone. Michael, quick on his feet, came up with a brilliant explanation…Katie must have been kidnapped! Yeah, maybe her biological father snuck in the house while I was sleeping and took her. Yeah, that’s it.

An Amber Alert was issued. Authorities were looking for Katie’s father. They found him…he didn’t have Katie and he had an alibi for his whereabouts at the time of Katie’s disappearance. Back to square one. At about 10:00 p.m. that night, the F.B.I. got involved and search dogs were brought in. The dogs immediately picked up a scent and led authorities right to Katie. She was buried in a shallow grave behind the residence. TimeTime reviewsTime reviews to change your story Michael.

In an interview with the F.B.I., Michael admitted that he gave Katie too much medication. There is no mention as to what kind of medication he administered to Katie. When he later found her dead in her bed, he wrapped her in a garbage bag and buried her in the back yard. All that digging made him tired, so he took a nap.

Authorities would not comment on the condition of Katie’s body, nor whether any injuries were apparent when the child was found. Her little body has been sent to the Southwest Institute of Forensic Science in Dallas and authorities will now wait for the results of an autopsy to see what other charges might be filed.

In 2006, Michael lost his own son to an accidental drowning. Friends of Michael say that after the death of Dakota Charlton, he just went downhill. He didn’t like talking about Dakota because it would ‘choke him up.’

Michael Shane Charlton is being held in the Titus County Jail on $1 million bail. As of right now, he is being charged with injury to a child, a second-degree felony. Further charges are pending. I will update this case as new information becomes available.

nzr2og Michael Charlton Is Brilliant

Katie Marie Frye. RIP baby girl.

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  1. nadine
    7:20 am on January 14th, 2009

    WTF
    REST IN PEACE LITTLE ANGEL REST IN PEACE
    MICHAEL, I HOPE YOU ROT IN HELL AND YOU HAVE SEVERE PAIN AND SUFFERING THROUGHOUT YOUR EXISTING LIFE……
    YOU SON OF A BITCH
    PIECE OF GARBAGE, WASTE OF AIR, YOU BURIED A HUMAN BEING AFTER SHE WAS DRUGGED BY YOU AND THEN TOOK A NAP, I HOPE SOMEONE BURIES YOU ALIVE
    TO THE MOM
    SORRY FOR YOUR LOSS IN THIS SITUATION SHE WAS BEAUTIFUL AND NOW GOD HAS HER AND SHE WILL BE IN EVERYONES PRAYERS AND AGAIN TO THE MOM I AM TRULY SORRY FOR YOUR TRAGEDY

  2. Kimberix
    8:09 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

  3. So Jaded
    8:18 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

    This is a baby….not a dog. Even if the guy has the IQ of a sock, he’s gotta know that just throwing the kid in a garbage bag and burying her in the back yard is ummm, how do you say it, fucking WRONG?!?!

    Here’s some facts for ya:
    He found the child dead.
    He didn’t bother calling 911, her mother, the cops, ANYONE!!
    He put her in a garbage bag…you know, like garbage?
    He buried her in the fucking back yard.
    He went back to sleep.

  4. bogustoo
    8:25 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

    Maybe you can’t get your head out of your ass long enough to judge, but I certainly can.

    HE PUT A DEAD BABY IN A GARBAGE BAG AND BURIED HER IN THE BACKYARD! And then HE LIED ABOUT IT!

    “Accidental overdose” my ass! If it was truly an accident, he would have called 911 or the baby’s mother or SOMEONE! Instead, he chose to try to cover it up.

  5. Jessiesgirl1108
    8:34 am on January 14th, 2009

    This is what is confusing me…it says that the baby was the daughter of his common-law wife. I don’t know about the laws in Texas, but don’t you have to be living with someone for a few years before it’s considered a common-law marriage? And if so…then how the hell does she have a 16 month old with another man??? Is this the real reason little Katie is dead?? Was there some jealousy at play here?

  6. So Jaded
    8:38 am on January 14th, 2009

    This is what is confusing me…it says that the baby was the daughter of his common-law wife. I don’t know about the laws in Texas, but don’t you have to be living with someone for a few years before it’s considered a common-law marriage? And if so…then how the hell does she have a 16 month old with another man??? Is this the real reason little Katie is dead?? Was there some jealousy at play here?

    According to Texas law….

    To be defined as a common law marriage within the states listed below, the two parties must: agree that they are married, live together, and hold themselves out as husband and wife. Common-law marriage is generally a non-ceremonial relationship that requires “a positive mutual agreement, permanent and exclusive of all others, to enter into a marriage relationship, cohabitation sufficient to warrant a fulfillment of necessary relationship of man and wife, and an assumption of marital duties and obligations.” Black’s Law Dictionary 277 (6th ed. 1990).

    I think little Katie is dead because Michael wanted to sleep undisturbed.

  7. Kimberix
    8:51 am on January 14th, 2009

    Maybe you can’t get your head out of your ass long enough to judge, but I certainly can…..HE PUT A DEAD BABY IN A GARBAGE BAG AND BURIED HER IN THE BACKYARD! And then HE LIED ABOUT IT!

    no need to be rude, I am in no way saying that what he did is right, but people do crazy shit when they fuck up and are scared, perhaps judge is the wrong word, I was merely stating that I have no idea how to go about reaming this guy until I know more details.

  8. bahaley4e
    8:54 am on January 14th, 2009

    Injury to a child??? Are you freakin kidding me? Injury? He killed the baby… bruises, trauma or not..he killed the baby. He didnt admit to doing it and even if he had….he still killed the damn baby!

    Kimberix: Im sure that the loss of the dog was tragic to your friend. I too have a dog and the thought that she will some day die devastates me. I think this story is slighty different though. Afterall this was kin.

    I find is fishy that he has lost a child before to “accidental drowning”. Another thought, a scared and decent person would call EMS when they found an infant dead in a crib with hopes of possible recessatation. I would like to think that that would be the first action. I can understand being worried and not wanting to admit a horrific mistake, but seriously? He had to know that the truth would come out eventually. Im not buying into the horseshit… was overdosing the baby an accident? maybe… I might buy that. But Im absolutly NOT excusing him for burrying the baby in an effort to “get away with murder” (excuse the pun).

    Lastly, as someone who plans to be a mother someday, in the case that my child is left at home with it’s father and he finds that something is wrong and would like to administer medicine, I would hope that he would call me and let me know. I could then make the judgement call on what to give (if at all) and the proper dosage. Fact is, no sexism intended, but “good mothers” tend to know that kind of stuff. How much and what kind of medicine is appropriate for their children. I think “Dad” made a series of absolutly wrong and ignorant choices that resulted in the death of a child. He obvisouly lacks a conscience and in my opinion this should be a wake up call to all mothers. You think you might “know” your husband. But everyone has their faults (again no sexism intended) but…. some men lie… most men dont like admitting when they are wrong… and they certainly dont willingly accept reprecautions for their actions.

    I think the charges against Charlton are far too leniant. Afterall he didnt just injure this baby. Baby Katie does not have a future. This world will never know what could have been… its very very tragic. But fear not little Katie, for you are with God know and you will never need to know the evils of the world.

  9. sarabei
    9:01 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

    Do you have kids? 4 legged or 2 legged? My GOD that was an asinine statement. I can judge and I can tell you THIS, whether it was accidental (yeah riiiiiight) or not…the ASS threw her away like she was garbage and then took a damn NAP!!! Oh and your friend’s BF? ASS as well…hope your friend was smart enough to kick his ass to the curb.

  10. So Jaded
    9:12 am on January 14th, 2009

    I think the charges against Charlton are far too leniant. Afterall he didnt just injure this baby. Baby Katie does not have a future. This world will never know what could have been… its very very tragic. But fear not little Katie, for you are with God know and you will never need to know the evils of the world.

    Until the autopsy is conducted, i think that’s all they have to hold him on. After the tox reports come back, I see them adding on more charges.

  11. malq
    9:17 am on January 14th, 2009

    In 2006, Michael lost his own son to an accidental drowning. Friends of Michael say that after the death of Dakota Charlton, he just went downhill. He didn’t like talking about Dakota because it would ‘choke him up.’

    What he was trying to say was that he can’t talk about it or it will send him to the gallows.

  12. PEGLEGSKID
    9:18 am on January 14th, 2009

    KIMBERX OR WHATEVER YOUR NAME IS

    You are a moron and you cant really judge the man for MURDERING his step daughter. I can judge you however and you are a MORON!!!!! You want facts….Dumbass gave the baby “medicine” which in turn KILLED her…then instead of call for HELP or ASSISTANCE…he took her little body, and BURIED her in the backyard.

    Seems pretty cut and dry to me, but you being a complete and utter idiot might need further explaining…

  13. nadine
    9:25 am on January 14th, 2009

    Kimberix:
    I understand that you did not mean to say some of those statements I HOPE you are aware that these others get frustrated and angered at your comments and I AM HOPING that you know the difference from dog and human and even dog and cats need love and not buried without owner knowing, but on the issue regarding this little one, just taking your side meaning these people should BACK OFF of you and try to watch how you state things here on this site

  14. tutkill
    9:32 am on January 14th, 2009

    seems to truth isn’t in him

    how many times do you think he will change his story-

    maybe he be pen pals with Casey Anthony

    next zanny will have taken the baby and buried it in the yard.

  15. sarabei
    9:54 am on January 14th, 2009

    Kimberix:
    I understand that you did not mean to say some of those statements I HOPE you are aware that these others get frustrated and angered at your comments and I AM HOPING that you know the difference from dog and human and even dog and cats need love and not buried without owner knowing, but on the issue regarding this little one, just taking your side meaning these people should BACK OFF of you and try to watch how you state things here on this site

    Sorry, but to those of us with 4 legged children, dog or cat, they are STILL our very own kids. I lost my boy last February and STILL cry for him…he is my child, as are my other babies. I would fight for them, starve so they could eat, do whatever necessary to keep them safe. I know too a lot of people they are just dogs or cats, but not to those of us who consider them family.

  16. Jessiesgirl1108
    10:02 am on January 14th, 2009

    To be defined as a common law marriage within the states listed below, the two parties must: agree that they are married, live together, and hold themselves out as husband and wife. Common-law marriage is generally a non-ceremonial relationship that requires “a positive mutual agreement, permanent and exclusive of all others, to enter into a marriage relationship, cohabitation sufficient to warrant a fulfillment of necessary relationship of man and wife, and an assumption of marital duties and obligations.” Black’s Law Dictionary 277 (6th ed. 1990).

    Thanks Jaded…guess I was wrong, but even still…a 28 year old with a 16 month old child in a common law marriage with a 42 year old who isn’t the baby daddy……just strange, but that’s just me.

    Also, just want to say that I don’t think we need to lynch Kimberix here…I’ve made comments before that sounded different from what I was really trying to say and maybe this is the case. I think you are just trying to believe that maybe this guy wasn’t such a cold hearted POS, because believe me…I was wishing the same, however I don’t think things are looking too good on his part.

  17. sarabei
    10:34 am on January 14th, 2009

    I agree, we don’t need to lynch her. It was just a really asinine statement, but she may not have meant it the way it came off. I am just pissed that he took a NAP after that child died…I mean OMG!! I will even go so far as to say IF it was accidental (and I respect Kim for not wanting to lynch him like the rest of us) to even be able to close his EYES after that…My GOD what does that say about him??

  18. Jessiesgirl1108
    10:52 am on January 14th, 2009

    I agree, we don’t need to lynch her. It was just a really asinine statement, but she may not have meant it the way it came off. I am just pissed that he took a NAP after that child died…I mean OMG!! I will even go so far as to say IF it was accidental (and I respect Kim for not wanting to lynch him like the rest of us) to even be able to close his EYES after that…My GOD what does that say about him??

    Yes that really disturbs me also…I mean, IF it was all accidental, then my FIRST instinct would be to call 911. Because you just never know, maybe…just maybe they could have came and did something to help her….at least that’s what I would have been praying for while calling them in a panic.

  19. biteme
    11:18 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

    Sorry, but to those of us with 4 legged children, dog or cat, they are STILL our very own kids. I lost my boy last February and STILL cry for him…he is my child, as are my other babies. I would fight for them, starve so they could eat, do whatever necessary to keep them safe. I know too a lot of people they are just dogs or cats, but not to those of us who consider them family.

    Yeah! Men are all stupid, dogs & cats are children, and all women are genius, give me a brake. Open your eyes there’s a real world out there, ahole losers come in all genders, shapes and sizes.

  20. DisturbedFamily
    11:25 am on January 14th, 2009

    malq says:
    January 14, 2009 at 9:17 am
    In 2006, Michael lost his own son to an accidental drowning. Friends of Michael say that after the death of Dakota Charlton, he just went downhill. He didn’t like talking about Dakota because it would ‘choke him up.’

    What he was trying to say was that he can’t talk about it or it will send him to the gallows.

    Let’s clear up a few things about Shane. I don’t think I have ever heard anyone call him Michael. You want history…

    Shane’s father died in a car wreck when he was a baby, his mother didn’t want him so his paternal grandmother raised him. She helped raise Dakota also. She died 3 years ago. Dakota drowned while at the lake with friends of Shane’s. The friends didn’t pay enough attention, a boat came to close to the shore knocking Dakota off a raft and he drowned. All indications are that Shane wasn’t even at the lake that day. So let’s not even start that rumor going.

    Shane’s troubles didn’t start with the death of Dakota. He has been troubled all his adult life. He associates with a very rough crowd that includes known drug users. He would work off an on but never kept a job long.

    Am I saying that his upbringing or son’s death caused him to do this? No.

    Am I excusing anything that has happened? No.

    As a family member, do I know all of what happened? No.

    Am I as disturbed by this as you are? Yes.

    And like you, I am waiting for the autopsy results to see just what happened to this baby.

  21. silvahalo
    11:28 am on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t really judge til I know all the facts, cause a friend of mine went through this not long ago execpt it was her dog that died ( her stupid boyfriend gave her dog Benadryl cause it was sick) and buried in the background, he told her Harly ran away and it wasn’t until Vultures were pecking at her backyard did she discover her dog…..so yeah I know men can be stupid about things like medicine to smaller beings. therefor unless I read about insane bruising and trauma I can’t really judge.

    Kimberix, this IS the place to judge. We can do all the judging we want based on the facts at hand, and even then we can speculate and make educated guesses.

    The fact is this pieceofshit baby killer didn’t have the moral decency to call 911. He then disposed of this babies body in a TRASH BAG! Yeah, like she was trash. If he had a soul worth mentioning he would have attempted CPR, hell at the least, cradled this baby as he called 911 to get help.

    I think what happened is what Jaded already mentioned, THE BASTARD WANTED TO SLEEP UNDISTURBED SO HE DRUGGED BABY KATIE SO THAT SHE WOULD NOT DISTURB HIM.

    I can only imagine the complete disillusionment this poor mother is going through. I’m hoping she didn’t leave her precious with fucker blindly. I’m hoping her judgment was that he was capable of watching Katie for several hours with out her dying. But then he had already lost a son to drowning…maybe he was never really in his right mind after that. If that be the case, the mother should have never left her baby.

    Nevertheless, this fucker treated Katie like trash, and you don’t have to be a mother to know that Katie was the light of life. Her mother lost something she can never get back.
    I say this bastard should spend his remaining days in prison.

    My deepest and heart felt sympathies to the mother…
    Rest in peace baby Katie Marie…now such a beautiful angel in heaven.

  22. buggysmommy
    11:31 am on January 14th, 2009

    I have nothing but sadness on my mind and in my heart. That poor baby-I just want to love my baby more everyday after coming into the D’D. It’s just so harsh and so hardening. I have learned-trust no one.

    Bless you little Katie-you are an angel for all of us to hope for now…

    Dude-you need some serious, serious punishment-I hope it gets you sooner than later…

  23. silvahalo
    11:39 am on January 14th, 2009

    DisturbedFamily: Shane’s troubles didn’t start with the death of Dakota. He has been troubled all his adult life. He associates with a very rough crowd that includes known drug users. He would work off an on but never kept a job long.

    Thank you for the info. In light of this information on Shane’s background, I would have never left my baby girl with him. He has a troubled background for sure. Personally I would have never gotten involved with him. My personal judgment is that he was not capable of taking care of a baby properly unsupervised. I’m assuming Katie’s mother new of his past, so she made the call to trust him with her baby.

    I’d like to know if he was ever left in Katie’s care before. Surely, this wasn’t the only time he watched her…maybe, maybe not. I guess it doesn’t matter. I don’t want to beat the mother on this, her punishment in losing Katie is a heavy price to pay. I would like more facts though. Can’t wait to see what the autopsy results has to say.

    So sorry baby Katie, I hope your death was quick and painless.

  24. Morbid
    11:57 am on January 14th, 2009

    Before we see Kimberix hanging from a tree, I think that her intentions about not judging were more about the fact that the death may have been accidental, rather than some type of cold-blooded murder via a beating or something.

    She was just saying she doesn’t exactly know how to go about reaming the guy yet, and is waiting for an official cause of death. I don’t think she is condoning him burying a baby in the backyard…even if her wording seemed that way.

  25. nadine
    12:19 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Morbid, AMEN to you and YOU said it exactly the way she probably feels, these people are ready to jump her, everyone needs to calm down, thanks for sticking up for her

  26. pms.247
    1:01 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Kimberix, this IS the place to judge. We can do all the judging we want based on the facts at hand, and even then we can speculate and make educated guesses.

    I can’t believe how vindictive some of you are to Kimberix. You can judge all you want – as we all can, but Kimberix certainly has the full right to hold her judgment. Gawd, I feel like this is high school! Thank you Morbid for your clarification on her probable intent.

  27. sarabei
    1:05 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Before we see Kimberix hanging from a tree, I think that her intentions about not judging were more about the fact that the death may have been accidental, rather than some type of cold-blooded murder via a beating or something.

    She was just saying she doesn’t exactly know how to go about reaming the guy yet, and is waiting for an official cause of death. I don’t think she is condoning him burying a baby in the backyard…even if her wording seemed that way.

    I agree, I don’t think she really meant it the way we took it…myself included….it is just everytime I THINK about him napping after that…I just lose it!!!

  28. CyanSquirrel
    1:43 pm on January 14th, 2009

    That baby girl is just precious. Oh HOW can people harm such angelic beings?

    (Slaps Michael/Shane/whatever and commences a beat down in Katie’s honor…)

  29. philly_phan
    2:04 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Katie was the daughter of Michael’s common law wife, Barbara Tucker, 28. Tucker had some errands to run Monday, so she left Michael in charge of Katie.

    Wouldn’t “common law wife” imply they have been together for some time?! The baby was only 16 mos old and he was NOT the father…so they couldn’t have known eachother and been together for that long.

    28 yr old working woman and a 42 yr old unemployed bastard? Why is this so so so familiar in these cases on DD? Mom is working, deadbeat penis does nothing…are mothers the only ppl working while these men have all the time in the world to sit around and abuse their kids?! apparently.

    All that digging made him tired, so he took a nap.

    Un-fucking-believable. Just amazing.

  30. Deety
    2:24 pm on January 14th, 2009

    I can’t believe what huge dicks some of you commenters are. It’s perfectly fine to disagree with Kimberix, and to say so (just like some commenters did), but you have to be seriously lacking in debate skills if the best way to frame your argument is “your head is up your ass” or “you are a moron.”

    I agreed with Kim’s comment. I think I got what she meant, which is that there is a huge difference between this man beating the baby to death, and ACCIDENTALLY giving her the wrong amount medicine. If this truly was an accident, I can see where his reaction would be to freak out, hide the evidence, and pretendto take a nap so he could later claim that he didn’t know what happened to the baby. It’s not RIGHT, but I can see how it would happen.

    Or, he could have beaten the baby, or deliberatly poisoned her, both of which are seriously evil. Accidental overdose is tragic, and stupid, but not quite evil.

    And to those who are saying he treated her body like trash, a trash bag was probably the best way to protect her body fom the dirt. How would you feel if he had buried her completely uncovered?

    Not saying anything he did was okay, but there are different levels of horrific, and at this point, there’s no telling what level this is at.

  31. buggysmommy
    2:38 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Perhaps I can speak for most here by conveying to Kimberix the simple fact that everyone is entitled to their own belief.

    Who really wants to believe that someone would want to kill an innocent little baby? But they do-everyday someone in this country (and out) kills a baby. That is why we come here, to hate these people who do such heinous things. Maybe, just maybe, Kimberix, your comments came off in a not so positive light. If you are new here, just try to be careful how you respond. Think before you post, I know, I have written exactly what I was thinking and boy Howdy-it was a party up in here-and Buggysmommy was not invited!

    Say your peace girl, we all do-just try to put it in adifferent light next time.

    (((hugs)))

  32. sarabei
    2:57 pm on January 14th, 2009

    I agreed with Kim’s comment. I think I got what she meant, which is that there is a huge difference between this man beating the baby to death, and ACCIDENTALLY giving her the wrong amount medicine. If this truly was an accident, I can see where his reaction would be to freak out, hide the evidence, and pretendto take a nap so he could later claim that he didn’t know what happened to the baby. It’s not RIGHT, but I can see how it would happen.

    I am glad you can understand him being able to do that…I certainly can’t. I would be freaked but I most certainly would NOT put my child out like trash…bag or not doesn’t matter….have the presence of mind to try and hide the fact that a child had died and to top it all off, take a damn nap.

  33. Athena
    3:22 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Benadryl is generally safe for dogs. I’ve been instructed by my vet to give my dog Benadryl under certain circumstances. Just thought I’d throw that out there.

    Oh, and – Thanks to those of you who didn’t feel the need to jump Kimberix’s shit. I understand that her comparison might have struck some as inappropriate, but flying off the handle at her is not exactly a reasonable response.

  34. CassieMomma
    3:34 pm on January 14th, 2009

    My first thought was why was he giving the baby medicine? I totally agree that he gave her the medicine on purpose to keep her “sleepy”, now what kind of person would do that? Seems to me with the baby in his care this would of happened sooner or later. Very tragic and I am curious to see the facts as they come out.

  35. ecvmanzo
    3:41 pm on January 14th, 2009

    The fact that he found the baby dead, did not call the authorities, or the mom, and then had the ability to nap after all that, is by far WRONG!!! I don’t need to know all the facts. I am still trying to understand how someone can accidentally kill a baby, put her out like trash, dig a hole in the ground, and then go nighty night . As if NOTHING happened. Don’t try selling it to me, I won’t buy it.

    Just not calling makes me weary of him. Then we have the “accidental drowning”, this is way too fishy for me.

  36. buggysmommy
    3:54 pm on January 14th, 2009

    I call bullshit on the whole “too much medicine” gig. I would be inclined to wait for autopsy results before I believed that one. My guess is he injured her in some way and thought he could cover it up. And I can’t help but wonder about his own kid now.

    Just to vague-all of the info at hand is just too vague. I’m with CassieMomma, i’m gonna wait for all the facts

  37. CassieMomma
    4:00 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Yeah I mean it’s definitely fucked up. What he did is just wrong…..on all levels, I just want to know what happened. Drugging or beating?

  38. Kimberix
    5:21 pm on January 14th, 2009

    wow! I go to work and come back to an attack posse! Thank you first to Morbid you did say it exactly as I meant it, that’s why you are one of the best here.

    And Cassiemomma, that’s what I want to know as well, also if he was under the influence of something as well, which is why he wanted undisturbed sleep, either way yeah it is fucked up how he just buryed her like trash, hell it’s fucked up he drugged her in the first place, I just want to know that she did not have to suffer any pain before hand and that she at least went peacefully (such a rare thing for children around here, to die peacfully and not beaten and broken first)

    OK everyone…have a field day on his one!

  39. DisturbedFamily
    6:20 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Just not calling makes me weary of him. Then we have the “accidental drowning”, this is way too fishy for me.

    Obviously folks are going to concluded that Shane might have had something to do with his own son’s death 2 1/2 years ago but keep in mind that Shane wasn’t at the lake when Dakota drowned. Dakota was left unattended by friends when he was knocked off his raft. There were witnesses at the lake that provided testimony to the sherrif’s department.

    It would be better for all not to mix these 2 incidents up. Both were tragic deaths but Dakota’s was truly an accident even if, in my opinion, the couple in charge of him should have kept a better eye on him while he was in the water.

    Baby Katie’s death should never have happened and should be paid for, if the autopsy indicates the child’s death was anything but of natural causes. And I would be shocked if the autopsy said it was a natural death.

  40. buggysmommy
    7:24 pm on January 14th, 2009

    It would be better for all not to mix these 2 incidents up. Both were tragic deaths but Dakota’s was truly an accident even if, in my opinion, the couple in charge of him should have kept a better eye on him while he was in the water.

    And since that was the case, I can understand his going off the deep end. God knows I would need a padded cell probably if something happened to my Buggy. But in the same breath, one might think that something like that would discourage him from bringing harm to another child.

    Again-facts. That autopsy is going to tell the story. And if in fact it was an accident-then he will probably live a miserable existence within his own mind which will ultimately kill him anyway. Sad all the way around. Everyone loses…

  41. Zibarro
    8:34 pm on January 14th, 2009

    First thing my daughter does after giving one of her 3 year old twins ANY medicine is tell her husband so he won’t repeat it and accidentally overdose them. And visa-versa.

    Could it be that mom had already given her some kind of medicine before she left and Michael/Shane, unaware gave her another dose? That could/would explain the OD – but it doesn’t and CAN’T explain his actions afterwards. First of all – is he a doctor? How the hell would he know with absolute certainty that she was truly dead – and not comatose? He damn well may have buried a LIVE child!

    How friggen long was mom gone? Is there a timeline here? She ran errands and he had enough time to 1) Give her enough medicine to either kill her or put her into a deep coma 2) Discover her dead or comatose 3) Dig a hole 4) Bury her 5) Lay back down and fall asleep? That (to me) seems like a LOT of time!

    He was WRONG, WRONG, WRONG not to call 911 on this one. I’m dying to hear his excuses. They ought to be real doozies.

    RIP Katie.

  42. babybear7215
    8:42 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Why is it so many people are so ready to ICE the man before having all the facts of the case?

    I look back at my own “troubled past” as some have termed in earlier blogs…Murdered Brother when I was 14, Murdered Friend when I was 23 ( he was 33 and I had a child from a previous relationship), Child dead of SUDS at 17 months old…I would be out of my mind to have to go in front of a “jury of my peers” with everyone’s mind already made up before the case is even made and the truth is out for everyone to hear.

    Just so everyone is clear…My daughter died in her sleep at 17 months old and the police thought that I or my ex had had something to do with it even though I called for help!!!

    I found her dead in her crib @ 7:30 AM and I was 7 months pregnant with another child.
    I FREAKED OUT. Then to go through the interogation right after finding her…that was too much to bear. And yes, it never goes away…it is always in your mind. If you let it, the images, the what ifs, the should haves and would haves will drive you out of your mind.
    I applaud this couple for trying to move forward.

    Until everyone of you who are out here spewing comments on this tragedy of such a huge proportion has gone through something even remotely close, Please think about this and show some compassion for this terable event…YES an adorable baby is DEAD! One who almost all of you never met, you wouldn’t know half of this tragedy and probably wouldn’t even realize the truth when you read it if it was put out here for you.

    Both of the parents were out of work due to PRIVATE HEALTH ISSUES. Shane had been involved since the baby was 2-3 months old. He was the only father she knew. And no this was not the first time he had taken care of her by his self. There was none of this SHANE living off of the mother. Please before you judge, try to find out more of the facts of the case. That’s what I and alot of others are doing.

  43. babybear7215
    8:51 pm on January 14th, 2009

    For those of you who do not know what SUDS stands for, Sudden Unexplained Death Syndrome, better known as SUDS. They do not term it SIDS after the child is over 10-12 months old but it is the same thing.

  44. Uvgottabkiddin
    9:20 pm on January 14th, 2009

    He overmedicated the baby, hopefully a tragic accident….. He buried her. THAT is not accidental.

  45. Zibarro
    9:40 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Why is it so many people are so ready to ICE the man before having all the facts of the case?

    Because he buried the baby in the back yard (went back to sleep) and then concocted a story about her bio daddy kidnapping her to cover up the whole thing.

    We don’t need the facts surrounding her death to judge THOSE things. However, if upon learning she died any way other than by pure accident – we will then judge him on THAT as well.

    Shane’s troubles didn’t start with the death of Dakota. He has been troubled all his adult life. He associates with a very rough crowd that includes known drug users. He would work off an on but never kept a job long.

    Why is it, when this shit happens, everyone who kinda, sorta knew the perp, comes on here and tells us the same damn thing — “You don’t know them like I do”…. SO WHAT? Obviously YOU didn’t know them as well as YOU thought YOU did either!

    Here’s an idea – how about you think about the CHILD that DIED more than the pecker head accused here? How about you defend for HER instead of HIM? She wasn’t even 2 yet – she had NO voice. How about you give her one? HE can speak for and defend himself. I don’t give a fuck what his past is/was — I only care that he tried to hide this precious child in a shallow grave in the back yard and accused her father of taking her… and I want to know HOW she died.

  46. babybear7215
    9:48 pm on January 14th, 2009

    He overmedicated the baby, hopefully a tragic accident….. He buried her. THAT is not accidental.

    Yes, you’re right, burying her was not an accident…but please, remember that all the facts of this case is not yet determined…like who buried her, when she died, when she was buried, but most important…cause of death. THERE IS ALOT LEFT OUT HERE.

  47. sarabei
    9:55 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Yes, you’re right, burying her was not an accident…but please, remember that all the facts of this case is not yet determined…like who buried her, when she died, when she was buried, but most important…cause of death. THERE IS ALOT LEFT OUT HERE.

    I am no quibbling over the cause of death. This IDIOT buried her, took a nap and tried to hide the fact of her death with a fucking stuffed animal. Dear God surely you are not THAT damn dumb??

  48. penelopejo
    10:00 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Shouldn’t matter if it was an accidental overdose, he still buried her in the backyard. Who knows? They probably could have saved her had he called 911, UNLESS if he actually beat the child and tried to cover up the fact that she was beaten by burying her. It doesn’t matter if he did panic, common sense would tell you to call 911 before trying to dispose of the body in the backyard. Did he not realize that it would be that easy to find her body? Actually, how stupid are you for telling us not to judge him when he BURIED HER TINY BODY IN THE BACK YARD INSTEAD OF CALLING 911!?!?! Sorry, not buying it. If he were truly innocent, he would’ve called 911 just like when he called 911 when his other child died.

  49. babybear7215
    10:05 pm on January 14th, 2009

    I am no quibbling over the cause of death. This IDIOT buried her, took a nap and tried to hide the fact of her death with a fucking stuffed animal. Dear God surely you are not THAT damn dumb??

    NO I’m not THAT DAMN DUMB. I know a lot more of the story than you but I choose not to inform people who have judgement and damnation on their minds without a care for the actual truth…THAT TAKES TIME TO COME OUT!!!

  50. babybear7215
    10:11 pm on January 14th, 2009

    Shouldn’t matter if it was an accidental overdose, he still buried her in the backyard. Who knows? They probably could have saved her had he called 911, UNLESS if he actually beat the child and tried to cover up the fact that she was beaten by burying her. It doesn’t matter if he did panic, common sense would tell you to call 911 before trying to dispose of the body in the backyard. Did he not realize that it would be that easy to find her body? Actually, how stupid are you for telling us not to judge him when he BURIED HER TINY BODY IN THE BACK YARD INSTEAD OF CALLING 911!?!?! Sorry, not buying it. If he were truly innocent, he would’ve called 911 just like when he called 911 when his other child died.

    He was called by the sheriffs office to come out to the lake…not the other way around…HE WASn’t THERE. The child’s babysitter & her boyfriend was.

    Shouldn’t matter if it was an accidental overdose, he still buried her in the backyard. Who knows? They probably could have saved her had he called 911, UNLESS if he actually beat the child and tried to cover up the fact that she was beaten by burying her. It doesn’t matter if he did panic, common sense would tell you to call 911 before trying to dispose of the body in the backyard. Did he not realize that it would be that easy to find her body? Actually, how stupid are you for telling us not to judge him when he BURIED HER TINY BODY IN THE BACK YARD INSTEAD OF CALLING 911!?!?! Sorry, not buying it. If he were truly innocent, he would’ve called 911 just like when he called 911 when his other child died.

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