I just googled her image. An image of her in her casket, among others came up. So sad, she was so beautiful.
I just googled her image. An image of her in her casket, among others came up. So sad, she was so beautiful.
We have enough youth. How about a fountain of smart?
She was a beautiful little girl and I would have opened my home to her if I had that chance.
This is a heartbreaking case and it touched me in many ways. When Nixmarie's birthday rolled around this past summer, I took my daughter for a Happy Meal and bought her a balloon. And I hugged her so tight.
There is a really nice memorial page on Myspace by a lady from NY named Dovesblood that you can check out.
*shoots the parents* I don't fucking care if I go to jail for it.
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This is the story that has touched me the most ever. She was so beautiful and the only one singled out for torture. I hope she is so happy today in heaven that she will never be forgotten!
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OMG! I always think of that case.Originally Posted by Echo
Sorry Y'all. But SHIT!! you can see the damn bruises from a distance and thru the makeup
DAMMIT!! That little girl should have been prancing around playing bride with those pink roses
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Nixzmary Brown,'s death not in vain.
Suffer not the little children.....Rest in peace little Nixzmary Brown...you deserved a life with love.Gov. Paterson yesterday signed a new child-protection measure into law named for Nixzmary Brown, the 7-year-old girl who died of abuse and malnourishment.
The law increases the sentences for an adult convicted of torturing a child, changing the maximum sentence to life in prison.
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Report child Abuse 1-800-4-A-CHILD * Missing and Exploited 1-800-THE-LOST
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http://www.nypost.com/p/news/local/b...T04oE7Z2XCGmUMThe mother of Nixzmary Brown will see her 43-year sentence reduced by seven years today after an appeals court threw out one of her assault convictions.
Nixzaliz Santiago was convicted in 2008 in Brooklyn Supreme Court of manslaughter, unlawful imprisonment, child endangerment and two counts of felony assault stemming from the 2006 beating and torture of her 7-year-old daughter Nixzmary Brown.
Nixzmary’s horrific death at the hands of her mother and stepfather Cesar Rodriguez led to an overhaul of the city’s Administration for Children’s Services.
Santiago appealed her conviction and the decision of Brooklyn Supreme Court Justice Patricia DiMango to run most of the sentences consecutively, giving Santiago a term of 40⅓ - 43 years in prison – a longer term than the 29 years Rodriguez got despite him striking the fatal blow.
The Appellate Division had no problem with the consecutive sentences and found plenty of evidence to support the manslaughter conviction and one of the assault raps.
But the panel tossed one of the assault convictions, saying the acts described in the conviction do not match the charges in the indictment, according to the Aug. 23 decision.
Santiago was found guilty of injuring Nixzmary by tying her to a chair with a bungee cord, but the indictment charged Santiago with causing injury with a ruler.
The appeals court threw out that conviction and quashed the accompanying seven-year stretch, leaving Santiago to serve 33⅓ to 36 years.
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This story reminded me so much of Lisa Steinberg.
That pic DV just posted is haunting. She doesn't really look sad or scared to me...just broken. Like she's given up.
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.” - John Lennon
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What picture are you referring to, Obs? Can't see a pic
The World is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing...Albert Einstein
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun. ~ Mignon McLaughlin
I also got my finger stuck in a "Pocket Pussy"...carolinablue
Have a great one and dont let a penis and set of balls ruin your day....Whisper
At the bottom of the update DV just posted.
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.” - John Lennon
Oh okay, for some reason I can't view it. I guess it's a good thing
The World is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing...Albert Einstein
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun. ~ Mignon McLaughlin
I also got my finger stuck in a "Pocket Pussy"...carolinablue
Have a great one and dont let a penis and set of balls ruin your day....Whisper
It's a photo of her holding what appears to be a graduation certificate (maybe kindergarden graduation?). She isn't smiling, just staring at the camera blank faced.
"We live in a world where we have to hide to make love, while violence is practiced in broad daylight.” - John Lennon
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Damn! The only update on this case that I really want to see is that they've been assaulted or even killed in prison. No such luck.
Good judgment comes from experience, and a lot of that comes from bad judgment. ~Will Rogers
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I saw it, and yes she looked like you described, she gave up. That poor baby
The World is a dangerous place, not because of those who do evil, but because of those who look on and do nothing...Albert Einstein
Only where children gather is there any real chance of fun. ~ Mignon McLaughlin
I also got my finger stuck in a "Pocket Pussy"...carolinablue
Have a great one and dont let a penis and set of balls ruin your day....Whisper
This case haunted me for such a very long time...her eye's look so familiar not unlike the reflection of so many children that have followed her ending. You will live in my heart always Nixymary Brown. There was only one you.
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You and me both!
She was so, so beautiful. Poor little darling.
Do the math.
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~ Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Q Who?")
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Sad fact is, the change to laws always come after a horrific situation. Why are they not changed BEFORE shit happens.
Because no one really expects human beings to be that evil until it actually happens?
Do the math.
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Swag Bucks Little Wishes Bella's Blessing People String
"If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home and crawl under your bed. It's not safe out here. It's wondrous, with treasures to satiate desires both subtle and gross--but it's not for the timid."
~ Q, Star Trek: The Next Generation ("Q Who?")
Nixzmary was a beautiful little girl. Those expressive brown eyes probably danced when she was happy and sparkled when she was being mischievous. I can only imagine the punishment she received for either, the poor little thing. As I look at her eyes in that picture, I see pain but I see an unbroken spirit. They broke her body but not her spirit. She dances with angels now, that one. She's safe and loved and well cared for.
Me too!! There are a few cases where I hold my breath when there's an update, hoping to read that the inhuman monsters got shanked or something even worse in prison.The only update on this case that I really want to see is that they've been assaulted or even killed in prison.
As for changing laws and sentences, the only good thing is that it applies to all who come after now. Where I come from, for Nixzmary's case, it's called "closing the barn door after the horse is out." No one wants to read that another child was starved, beaten and tortured to death, but for the next one, the sentence will be longer. There's some consolation there, but nothing for little Nixzmary. She's beyond all that now. That pic of her in the coffin broke my heart. Her little face was misshapened and the bruises stand out in spite of the makeup. She looked nothing like the pic of her from Kindergarten graduation. I was surprised to see there were no bruises or marks in that picture, but they were probably very good at making sure what they did could not be seen with her clothes on, for the most part.
All morons hate it when you call them a moron. ~JD Salinger
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