Carol Carpenter, 69, Arrested In The Starvation Death Of 27yo Disabled, Totally Dependant Son

[cubby]

http://nypost.com/2016/09/28/mom-arrested-after-disabled-son-27-dies-of-malnourishment/

A Colorado woman has been arrested in the death of her 27-year-old disabled son, who investigators say was undernourished and weighed about 90 pounds when he died.

Carol Carpenter, 69, of Blanca, was arrested Monday on a charge of first-degree murder for the Oct. 23 death of Corey Carpenter, according to Susan Medina, a spokeswoman for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

Costilla County Undersheriff Andrew Espinoza told The Denver Post the man did not know how to prepare his own food, and he was so malnourished that his bones showed through his skin.

“He wasn’t provided the food and water he needed to live,” the undersheriff said, adding that the man died of abandonment and neglect.

Blanca Mayor Myrrl Smith said Carol Carpenter and her son lived in an old trailer home perched on the side of Mount Blanca.

“He was totally disabled. She had to take care of him ever since her husband died,” said Smith, who described Carol Carpenter as “a little, bitty old skinny woman” who kept to herself.

The mayor said it has been about 50 years since a murder happened in the close-knit community of about 550 people.

Even at 27 he's a child who deserved better than to die of starvation.

 

[Keepalowprofile]

He was totally disabled. She had to take care of him ever since her husband died,” said Smith, who described Carol Carpenter as “a little, bitty old skinny woman” who kept to herself.

Sounds like she needs help too.

 

[thatsmallgrl]

Crimes against disabled people put me in a rage. They are completely dependent on others for everything. They don't know any better. They can't defend themselves.

Given this man's age, I can only imagine the amount of hell he endured in his 27 years. I almost hate to say this, but I think he would've been better off if she had killed him when he was much much younger. Just to spare him an entire life time of I don't want to even know.

Did no one notice in that 27 years what he was going through? I can't imagine this just happened all the sudden.

When I was 20 and working in a casino there was a woman there who had a severely disabled man with her in a wheelchair. She pushed it into a corner and sat her fat ass down and started playing the slots. He started screaming. I don't blame him, it's loud and bright and full of smoke. I kid you not, she got up yelled at him to shut up and turned him around so he was now facing the wall. I left my post and called the cops. I almost got fired. It would've been worth it. She was arrested on the spot. I have absolutely no tolerance for that shit.

 

[Momzilla]

Did no one notice in that 27 years what he was going through? I can't imagine this just happened all the sudden.

It says in the article that the mother had been caring for her son "since her husband died". Maybe it was always up to hubs to care for son & mom just couldn't hack it.

I'm sure if a frail elderly woman had alerted authorities or social services & let them know she needed help, somebody would have stepped in & this innocent man would still be alive!

 

[thatsmallgrl]

It says in the article that the mother had been caring for her son "since her husband died". Maybe it was always up to hubs to care for son & mom just couldn't hack it.

Thank you. I missed that.

I agree with you. She didn't have to take on that responsibility. Such an avoidable tragedy.

Carol Carpenter has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of her son Corey Carpenter on Oct. 23, according to a news release by Susan Medina, spokeswoman for the Colorado Bureau of Investigation.

“He was very, very malnourished to the point where all his bones were showing through,” said Costilla County Undersheriff Andrew Espinosa. “He wasn’t provided the food and water he needed to live.”

He died of abandonment and neglect, Espinosa said.

Corey Carpenter could walk but he didn’t know how to prepare his food, Espinosa said.

http://www.denverpost.com/2016/09/27/mom-accused-of-killing-her-son/

So he died almost a year ago and they are now just charging her. She definitely looks old and frail herself.

 

[MissGuggle]

I certainly don't agree with her actions, but I have a feeling that she honestly didn't know what to do or did the best she could. Have you ever known or heard about a couple that when the spouse (usually the husband) dies, the other (wife) is left completely clueless about certain things- typically relating to finances, but often more than that as well? It's like these couples never discussed the possibility of one dying before the other or something...

Anyway, this woman falls into that age range of a generation where some people still thought like that- you know, where certain details were things that men dealt with and women shouldn't worry their pretty little heads over. I really hope that's the case... That she was, in a way, also abandoned after her husband died, and felt she couldn't use or didn't know that there were resources available to them out there. How would she know if it was a topic kinda kept from her?

I'm very curious to see how this progresses. I honestly don't think she WANTED to kill her son. At the very worst, possibly she thought she was doing him a favor by killing him. But death by malnourishment can take a very long time...

 

[robin299]

Crimes against disabled people put me in a rage. They are completely dependent on others for everything. They don't know any better. They can't defend themselves.

Given this man's age, I can only imagine the amount of hell he endured in his 27 years. I almost hate to say this, but I think he would've been better off if she had killed him when he was much much younger. Just to spare him an entire life time of I don't want to even know.

Did no one notice in that 27 years what he was going through? I can't imagine this just happened all the sudden.

When I was 20 and working in a casino there was a woman there who had a severely disabled man with her in a wheelchair. She pushed it into a corner and sat her fat ass down and started playing the slots. He started screaming. I don't blame him, it's loud and bright and full of smoke. I kid you not, she got up yelled at him to shut up and turned him around so he was now facing the wall. I left my post and called the cops. I almost got fired. It would've been worth it. She was arrested on the spot. I have absolutely no tolerance for that shit.

I am at work for the DD side of help at home (developmentally disabled) doing a overnight with a man who is high functioning . . . he needs help with guidance and helping him make food and prompting him to do goals.. Etc. And the two guys across the street are both in wheel chairs.. They are also the guys i take care of.. Needing lots of care
I couldn't imagine my coworkers mistreating them... Id kill them!! So how the fuck do you totally neglect your totally dependent adult son at all and to the point of death!??? Is she senile!? Is she mentally retarded as well? Yet she is still alive..looks like she eats normal... Fuck her!! There is absolutely NO excuse for this!! unlelss she isnt in her right mind I dont want to hear the old bats bullshit.

Lock her up

Even really old people are evil.. And now you see what a old evil bitch looks like and what she was capable of.. She wasnt 69 27 years ago! She had to of known back then she needed help for her son at some point or another...yet she just let him wither away and fuckin die

There are waivers for people with special needs
Disability
Medicaid
Medicaid waivers
Etc.

Send her away until she dies in prison

 

[everjaded]

Anyway, this woman falls into that age range of a generation where some people still thought like that- you know, where certain details were things that men dealt with and women shouldn't worry their pretty little heads over. I really hope that's the case... That she was, in a way, also abandoned after her husband died, and felt she couldn't use or didn't know that there were resources available to them out there. How would she know if it was a topic kinda kept from her?

You are far kinder than me- lol. If this was the case, and they were a traditional gender role type of family, wouldn't the child care be part of her responsibility?

Generally with a parental unit of a certain age, the husband works and is the breadwinner and finance-handler, and the wife is the child rearer, housekeeper, grocery shopper, and cook.

So I can't even give her the benefit of the doubt with that excuse either.


I'm wondering if she had her own health issues, or was cripplingly depressed after she lost her husband. My parents aren't THAT much younger than her (just a few years) but their health and appearance is miles away from hers. Maybe she just lost the desire to carry on once she was alone in the world. Some people can't/don't want to cope without a romantic partner.

 

[anniquity]

Blanca mother resisted getting medical help for son

BLANCA — The mother charged with murder in the malnutrition death of her mentally disabled son told investigators she thought she could get him to eat again and chose not to seek medical care for him due to distrust of valley medical providers.

http://www.chieftain.com/news/5192509-120/carpenter-investigators-son-death

 

[Sugar Cookie]

@cubby

Carol Carpenter, 70, Blanca, will be sentenced January 16 for negligence causing death in the starvation of her son, Corey, 27, on Oct. 22, 2015.

She was living with her disabled son in a trailer on the side of Mt. Blanca.

A tiny woman, under five feet tall, she had opted to take care of her son herself, despite some efforts to help, and eventually found herself unable to make him eat. Corey ultimately starved to death.

Reports suggested Corey had basically lost interest in life after his father died and had given himself a nickname, Tom, and became upset when he was called “Corey.” His father, Wallace “Buck” Carpenter, died March 10, 2012.

on November 14 Judge Pattie Swift found Carpenter guilty of negligence causing death of an at-risk person, a class five felony.

Corey was found motionless on the floor of the Carpenter residence on Oct. 23, 2015. He seemed to be malnourished, with his eyes sunk into his head. “He was gray in color; his skin was like plastic,” said deputies who responded to a 9-1-1 call that day.

Carol reportedly said Corey had “been down” a couple of days. The last solid food she saw him eat was a tomato.

Around the time of his death he was drinking vitamin water and taking vitamins.

Corey weighed 57 pounds and had bones protruding from his skin when his body was stripped for an autopsy.

When healthy, he weighed 145 pounds. He was short, not much taller than his diminutive mother, but began to lose weight when he chose only to eat favorite foods. Carol Carpenter told investigators the weight loss wasn’t rapid and graphic, but he lost a lot of weight.

Corey was a loner, though it was noted he had been in public school and thrived there as much as he could.

Medical and genetic testing showed Corey had “fragile X” syndrome and some of Corey’s changes could be connected with his father dying, but some persons with the syndrome may be normal at an early age, and then gradually change.

https://alamosanews.com/article/sentencing-set-for-mom-accused-in-sons-death-near-blanca

 

[Muriel Schwenck]

Looks like they both gave up and neither would ask for help.