Pedophile Donna Greenwell swapped 2 kids for a bird & some $$$

[Special2bme]

Donna Greenwellhttp://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo35/Special2bme/9909856_BG3.jpghttp://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo35/Special2bme/9909856_BG2.jpgPaul Romero http://i359.photobucket.com/albums/oo35/Special2bme/9909856_BG1.jpgBrandy Romero EUNICE, La. -- Police say three adults have been arrested on kidnapping charges after they allegedly agreed to swap a cockatoo and cash for two children.

Twenty-seven-year-old Brandy Lynn Romero and 46-year-old Paul J. Romero, both of Evangeline Parish, are free on a $95,000 bond on charges of aggravated kidnapping.

Police say 51-year-old Donna Louise Greenwell, of Pitkin, also charged with kidnapping, is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Evangeline Parish Jail.

Eunice Police Chief Gary Fontenot said the couple agreed to swap the bird for the children, a 4-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy.

Fontenot said the case remains under investigation.

Police say the case began with an anonymous tip from a woman who claimed the Romeros had two children with them and she was suspicious of their story.

http://www.wwltv.com/topstories/stories/wwl022609mlswap.63dd1eb.html

WTF, this is a very strange story.

[Peeperann]

Special my sweet, strange isn't even the word!! Who's children were they? Why did they want these kids? So very scary to think of the reasons why.

[ohmarvellousme!]

What a twisted story! One of the comments on the linked article says that Greenwell is a convicted paedo, but it doesnt say that here:

The transaction for the 5-year-old boy and the 4-year-old girl was negotiated by phone after Greenwell spotted a flier posted at a livestock barn selling a cockatoo for $1,500 and called the Romeros on Feb. 18, Dupre said.

Although Paul Romero had three children from a previous marriage, Dupre said, he and Brandy had tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child together.

When they told that to Greenwell, she allegedly offered to hand over the boy and girl for money. When the Romeros said they couldn't meet the price, Dupre said, "Ms. Greenwell agreed to make an even trade: the bird for the kids."

Greenwell showed up with the children at the Romeros' home the next day and said she would also need $175 for an attorney to complete adoption paperwork, Dupre said. But she had no authority to put the children up for adoption.

Greenwell's relationship to the children was unclear. Dupre said the children's father, of Leesville, was being questioned and that authorities were looking for the mother, believed to be somewhere in Texas.

The Romeros were free on $5,000 bond. Greenwell - described as a long-haul trucker with an extensive arrest record including charges of kidnapping, assault and theft - remained in jail on $100,000 bond, Dupre said. She turned herself in on Sunday.

Police in Glenmora, near where Greenwell lives, are seeking information from anyone who might know if Greenwell has sold other children.
"She's had numerous children living with her at various times over the years,"
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1110ap_bird_children_swap.html

[ohmarvellousme!]

Found something that says she IS a paedo. Poor kids. WTF???

Greenwell, who was arrested in Ville Platte, is an long-haul trucker who delivers cattle to several states. According to police, she has an extensive criminal history.

"She is a convicted pedophile. This case could have wider implications," Fontenot said.

the children's real mother is apparently a fugitive from the law in the Lake Charles area and investigators have not been able to locate the father.

Police believe the children may have been swapped from family to family over the past few years.

Fontenot said police are also seeking a 17-month-old half-sibling of the children who is believed to be living with yet another family in Allen Parish.


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[Special2bme]

UNICE, LA. — A Louisiana woman is accused of trading two young children in her care for a pet cockatoo and $175 cash from a couple who had been trying for years to have their own child, authorities said Thursday.


Donna Greenwell, 53, a long-haul trucker with an arrest record from Pitkin, is charged with aggravated kidnapping, along with would-be adoptive parents Paul J. Romero, 46, and Brandy Lynn Romero, 27, of Evangeline Parish.

“The Romeros had good intentions from what we see,” said Keith Dupre, a detective with the Evangeline Parish Sheriff’s Office. “They really wanted to take care of the kids. The kids were well-dressed and seemed to be treated good by the Romero family.”

The transaction for the 5-year-old boy and the 4-year-old girl was negotiated by phone after Greenwell spotted a flier posted at a livestock barn selling a cockatoo for $1,500 and called the Romeros on Feb. 18, Dupre said.

Although Paul Romero had three children from a previous marriage, Dupre said, he and Brandy had tried unsuccessfully for years to have a child together.

When they told that to Greenwell, she allegedly offered to hand over the boy and girl for money. When the Romeros said they couldn’t meet the price, Dupre said, “Ms. Greenwell agreed to make an even trade: the bird for the kids.”

Greenwell showed up with the children at the Romeros’ home the next day and said she would also need $175 for an attorney to complete adoption paperwork, Dupre said. But she had no authority to put the children up for adoption.

Everything began to unravel last week when authorities received a phone tip that the Romeros and the children would be at a local fast food restaurant, where authorities approached them. The children are in state custody.

Greenwell’s relationship to the children was unclear. Dupre said the children’s father, of Leesville, was being questioned and that authorities were looking for the mother, believed to be somewhere in Texas.

The Romeros were free on $5,000 bond. Greenwell — described as a long-haul trucker with an extensive arrest record including charges of kidnapping, assault and theft — remained in jail on $100,000 bond, Dupre said. She turned herself in on Sunday.

The court clerk’s office said Thursday that attorneys had been appointed for Greenwell and Paul Romero. Greenwell’s court-appointed lawyer, Timmy Fontenot of Mamou, declined comment. A message was left Thursday afternoon for Romero’s lawyer, Kelly Tate.

Police in Glenmora, near where Greenwell lives, are seeking information from anyone who might know if Greenwell has sold other children.

“She’s had numerous children living with her at various times over the years,” said Officer Jennifer Potter, who received the anonymous telephone tip that eventually led to the arrests.
http://www.clarionledger.com/article/20090226/NEWS/90226005/-1/frontpagetabmodule-1V

Three adults have been arrested on kidnapping charges after police claim they agreed to swap a $1,500 cockatoo and $175 in cash for two children.


Brandy Lynn Romero, 27, and Paul J. Romero, 46, both of the 5200 block of Eunice-Basile Highway in Evangeline Parish, are free on a $95,000 bond on charges of aggravated kidnapping.

Donna Louise Greenwell, 51, of Pitkin, also charged with kidnapping, is being held on a $100,000 bond in the Evangeline Parish Jail.

According to Eunice Police Chief Gary Fontenot, the Eunice-area couple agreed to swap the bird for the children, a 4-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy.

Fontenot said the case remains under investigation and details remain spotty. "We are only going with what the kids have told us. It's a mess," Fontenot said Wednesday.

Police said the case began with an anonymous tip from a woman who claimed the Romeros had two children with them and she was suspicious of their story.

Eunice police detectives contacted Evangeline Parish authorities and then arranged a surveillance of the couple, eventually arresting them at the Eunice McDonald's.

According to police, the coupled admitted swapping Greenwell the cockatoo for the children.

Greenwell, who was arrested in Ville Platte, is an long-haul trucker who delivers cattle to several states. According to police, she has an extensive criminal history.

"She is a convicted pedophile. This case could have wider implications," Fontenot said.

According to police, Brandy Romero told them she had been contacted by Greenwell about the bird the family was selling. Greenwell told the childless couple she couldn't raise that much money but offered to swap children she said were hers.
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While it appears the children had been living with Greenwell for about a year, police say she is not their biological mother.
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Instead, the children's real mother is apparently a fugitive from the law in the Lake Charles area and investigators have not been able to locate the father.

Police believe the children may have been swapped from family to family over the past few years. The children are now in state custody.

Fontenot said police are also seeking a 17-month-old half-sibling of the children who is believed to be living with yet another family in Allen Parish.

The investigation continues and involves officials in Allen, Evangeline, Rapides and Vernon parishes as well as Eunice. Police say more arrests are possible.

While it appears the children had been living with Greenwell for about a year, police say she is not their biological mother.
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Instead, the children's real mother is apparently a fugitive from the law in the Lake Charles area and investigators have not been able to locate the father.

Police believe the children may have been swapped from family to family over the past few years. The children are now in state custody.

Fontenot said police are also seeking a 17-month-old half-sibling of the children who is believed to be living with yet another family in Allen Parish.

The investigation continues and involves officials in Allen, Evangeline, Rapides and Vernon parishes as well as Eunice. Police say more arrests are possible.
http://www.dailyworld.com/article/20090226/NEWS01/902260301

[Tazzzz]

The story should have said:

51-year-old Donna Louise Greenwell, a convicted pedophile sells 2 kids for .....


Eunice police detectives contacted Evangeline Parish authorities and then arranged a surveillance of the couple, eventually arresting them at the Eunice McDonald's on Saturday.

Greenwell, who was arrested in Ville Platte, is an long-haul trucker who delivers cattle to several states. According to police, she has an extensive criminal history.

"She is a convicted pedophile. This case could have wider implications," Fontenot said.

According to police, Brandy Romero told them she had been contacted by Greenwell about the bird the family was selling. Greenwell told the childless couple she couldn't raise that much money but offered to swap children she said were hers.

While it appears the children had been living with Greenwell for about a year, police say she is not their biological mother.

Instead, the children's real mother is apparently a fugitive from the law in the Lake Charles area and investigators have not been able to locate the father.

Police believe the children may have been swapped from family to family over the past few years. The children are now in state custody.

Fontenot said police are also seeking a 17-month-old half-sibling of the children who is believed to be living with yet another family in Allen Parish.

The investigation continues and involves officials in Allen, Evangeline, Rapides and Vernon parishes, as well as Eunice. Police say more arrests are possible.

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[MichaelJCheaney]

A cockatoo?

I only count one, was there supposed to another boy delivered later?:lollypop:

Ok but seriously this is one VERY effed up story.

What trucking company in their right mind would hire ANYBODY who has a record that includes kidnapping and armed assault? That in and of itself should have been the worlds largest RED FLAG!

[Dakota Valkyrie]

...the children may have been swapped from family to family over the past few years.
...seeking a 17-month-old half-sibling...
WTF? They are treating these kids like trading cards. Can't even come close to understanding this.

[Inkdmomma78]

Weird, while I'm reading this on here,the story pops up on cbs news! I hope these children weren't abused by this nutjob pedo.

[petrina]

this story reminds me of one about 6 months back when those peeps had all those animals and kids in their trailor and we were all wondering if they were stlling the kids along with the animals. blech. so freaky.

[Undeniable Truth]

Paul & Brandy Romero plead guilty.


Paul and Brandy Romero, of Eunice, pleaded guilty to two felony counts of sale of a minor child, Evangeline Parish District Attorney Trent Brignac's office said in a statement. Their five-year prison sentences were suspended in exchange for their testimony against the woman accused of handing over the children, Donna Greenwell of Glenmora, the statement said.

The Romeros traded their cockatoo and $175 for the children in February. Greenwell is not their mother, but the children were living with her. Prosecutors say she "instigated" the transfer when she responded to the Romeros' advertisement for sale of the bird.

Greenwell, who is free on bond, has pleaded not guilty to two felony counts of sale of minor children. Her trial is set for November.


http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20091014/ap_on_re_us/us_bird_children_swap

[skeptik]

It makes me so sad all the way around. I don't even think Toos should be pets and well, y'all already know how I feel about deviant fucks that abuse children.

A site about Cockatoos that tells the truth:
http://www.mytoos.com/


Turn your speakers down.

[this is going badly]

There are "families" that routienly swap kids to obtain public assistance. This is a frequest scam with tweakers, especially with states that to not link up their county public assistance rolls.

As far as the Romero's... Though I wonder why they did not adopt through foster care, this might have just seemed like a dream come true. Hopefully their only mistake was being stupid.

[shadowman]

There are "families" that routienly swap kids to obtain public assistance. This is a frequest scam with tweakers, especially with states that to not link up their county public assistance rolls.

As far as the Romero's... Though I wonder why they did not adopt through foster care, this might have just seemed like a dream come true. Hopefully their only mistake was being stupid.

This is interesting! I did not know this, but sadly, I can see it!

[biteme]

There are "families" that routienly swap kids to obtain public assistance. This is a frequest scam with tweakers, especially with states that to not link up their county public assistance rolls.

As far as the Romero's... Though I wonder why they did not adopt through foster care, this might have just seemed like a dream come true. Hopefully their only mistake was being stupid.

CPS is involved in adoptions, that should say it all right there.
Unless you're totally fucked up, you have to jump through hoops to adopt, not that easy unless you're a nut case than CPS has no problem with the adoption. Never to return for follow up visits. If you're normal and fortunate enough to adopt CPS is there weekly
It's just how they roll.
I'm sure we're all uncomfortable about this whole swap situation, especially involving a convicted pedophile. This case is going to be interesting all that truck driving from state to state, I'd bet all kinds of swaps have been made.

[skeptik]

There are "families" that routienly swap kids to obtain public assistance. This is a frequest scam with tweakers, especially with states that to not link up their county public assistance rolls.

As far as the Romero's... Though I wonder why they did not adopt through foster care, this might have just seemed like a dream come true. Hopefully their only mistake was being stupid.

Care to elaborate? Don't you have to show birth certificates to get welfare? I would think it would be difficult to swap kids but hey, junkies are usually resourceful fuckers....

[this is going badly]

Care to elaborate? Don't you have to show birth certificates to get welfare? I would think it would be difficult to swap kids but hey, junkies are usually resourceful fuckers....

The birth certificate is sometimes included when a kid is handed off to a friend or family member usually a letter stating they have some sort of informal care arrangement. If not welfare will usually help get the birth certificate. You only need to present the kid to social services once in a while, it's not like CPS/DHS.

Someone walks into social services with the kid and documents and says mom is in jail or rehab or shacked up. All long as no one with the same SS# is on the rolls in the county they get aid. How many works do you think bother to verify?

These people really know how to work the system. With some families figuring who belongs were is harder than winning a game of three card monte.

[this is going badly]

Where did anyone read that either of the Romero's are convicted pedophiles?