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Entries Tagged as 'Infanticide'

Happy Birthday To You, Vereen Taylor

July 2nd, 2008 · 27 Comments

CHARLESTON-Say hello to Vereen Edward Taylor. And while you’re at it, why not wish him a Happy Birthday. See, Vereen turned 36 on Tuesday. As you can see in the picture above, Vereen got a shiny new pair of bracelets for his birthday! How very thoughtful of the Charleston PD. What did he do [...]

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Tags: Child Neglect · Drowning · Infanticide

Alberto Rios Had A Barbecue

June 26th, 2008 · 78 Comments

Update - Alberto Rios has been charged with second-degree manslaughter. Read charging documents.

Seattle, WA.-While this case has more questions than answers, two facts are alarmingly clear: Diego Rios, a 7-month old baby, is dead from smoke inhalation and burns over 100% of his body after ending up in an open fire pit. And Diego’s father, [...]

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Tags: Burning · Crime · Infanticide

Elizabeth Thornton Charged In Death Of Son

June 6th, 2008 · 16 Comments

CHARLESTON, W.Va. - When a friend of Elizabeth Thornton, 21, came over to their apartment, they found Elizabeth’s 2-year-old son, Constatine Alexander Washburn, lying unresponsive on the floor. He was taken to Charleston Hospital where he was found to be suffering from severe brain trauma. The injuries were too severe and the doctors were unable [...]

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Tags: Child Abuse · Child Neglect · Infanticide

Efernia McClendon Ditched Her Baby

May 17th, 2008 · 18 Comments

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Opelika, AL - It’s been three months. Three months since a newborn baby girl was found dead, lying face down in a drainage ditch behind an Opelika apartment complex. The tiny body was wrapped in fabric, left outside in the weather. The coroner named her Noelani, because nobody came to claim her. [...]

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Tags: Abandonment · Child murder · Infanticide · Manslaughter

Morgan Hite Left Something Behind

May 8th, 2008 · 38 Comments

Wasilla, AK and Grand Junction, CO - More to the point, Morgan Hite left someone. What was left of someone, anyway. Hite, 22, left the corpse of her murdered newborn son in a tote bag at her father and stepmother’s Colorado home after a visit. After she left, she went home to [...]

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Tags: Child Abuse · Child murder · Infanticide