Amanda Goodman neglected her 4-month old to death

[thehesbomb]

Pissed that I can't find the skank's mug shot - the sheriff site is undergoing maintenance.

CHESTER -- A four month old baby is dead and tonight his mother is behind bars charged with child neglect resulting in death. Hancock County Sheriff Mike White says authorities were called to 500 Fairview Road in Chester to respond to a baby's death on February first.

White says an autopsy was done and a ruling from the medical examiner was death due to severe neglect.

Friday, the baby's mom, Amanda Goodman of 500 Fairview Road, Chester, was charged with child neglect.

The sheriff says the baby's body was found in some of the most deplorable conditions he has ever seen.

Two other children who were living at the home have been removed and placed with child protective services

Sheriff White says he has filed a complaint with Hancock County's abandoned buildings to have something done with the home.

Goodman is in the Northern Regional Jail.

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cf...&storyid=75483

The obligatory "When tards rush in":

Debora Barker
2/19/10 at 8:29 PM Report Abuse
This is my sister and she would never never treat any kid like this, my sister is a loving and caring mother so everyone should look at everything before judging her. And if the news people and cops looked into his doc. records he was having trouble gaining weight and if he had been sitting in a dirty diaper then where was the rash. They are just going after my sister because her one son had a brause and a scrape.

Debora Barker
2/21/10 at 1:51 PM Report Abuse
to mother of 5: the only reason that cps was called when we were kids is becuz I burnt myself with roman noodle soup THATS IT!!! my mom is a fantastic mother again quit judging people. I love all of my neices and nephews and if the stuff thats being said was completely true then I would hate my sister and not care what happens to her however if it had to do with the baby dying why in the hell would police take 2 1/2 weeks to take the kids and arrest her when they had the results the day of the funeral sorry but if the kids were really in any danger then they would have been taking the same day and she would have been arrested the same day. U guys say what u want be judgemental jerks but the truth will come out and u guys r gonna feel stupid.

Her Private MySpace:

http://www.myspace.com/babygiggles2009

Baby Brandon's obituary:

CHESTER - Brandon Allen Burchett, infant son of Chris Burchett and Amanda Goodman of Chester, died suddenly on Monday, Feb. 1, 2010.

Brandon was born on Sept. 14, 2010, in East Liverpool.

Survivors include paternal grandparents Kenneth and Rita M. Colman Burchett of Chester; maternal grandparents Jack Barker and Valerie Best Goodman of Parkersburg, W.Va.; paternal great-grandparents Marion Roy and Joan Buzzard Coleman of Chester; two brothers, Kristopher and Kevin Burchett, at home; aunts Kayla M. and Tiffany D. Burchett of Chester, and Debra L. Thompson and Charlotte A. Goodman of Columbus; and uncles Jay J. Goodman of Mineral Wells, W.Va., and Joseph M. Goodman of Ohio.

Pastor Mike Dyer of Pine Grove United Methodist Church will conduct services at 1 p.m. on Thursday at the Arner Funeral Chapel in Chester where the family will be present to receive friends from 11 a.m. until the time of the services at 1 p.m.

Interment will be at Shadow Lawn Memory Gardens in Newell.

[TwiztidAngel]

thehesbomb...i have no thanx....so thanx for this post!

(PS ur sig rocks!)

[MadeaBecBec]

I was going to post this, I have been waiting on a mug or something with her face on it, I found two myspaces for her, this one is old, but has her photo: http://www.myspace.com/50695071
and this one (says she lives in WV)private : http://www.myspace.com/babygiggles2009 and it has Brandons photo along with her other two boys!
And this one: http://www.myspace.com/rebelbabyg1rl

The latter two, both, say her hometown is W.V.
Found Brandons dad, but he has no photos on his of any children, to me, that is terribly sad.


God holds you now, Baby Brandon, rocking you gently, lovingly, forever.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Both parents got nailed:

The parents of a 4-month-old baby who died Feb. 1 in Chester are scheduled to appear Friday in Hancock County Magistrate Court.

Amanda Dawn Goodman, 32, and Kristopher Burchett, 27, both of Chester, are charged with child neglect resulting in injury. A hearing for Goodman is set for 9 a.m., while Burchett is scheduled to appear at 10 a.m.

Goodman was arrested last Friday after final autopsy results were obtained on the infant. Charges against Burchett were filed Monday.

Hancock County sheriff's deputies described the home where the infant lived as uninhabitable, with trash covering the floors. They said it appeared the baby's diaper hadn't been changed in days.

Two other children, ages 1 and 2, reportedly were removed from the home and placed with other relatives. Two grandparents living in the home have not been charged. The investigation is ongoing.

As of Tuesday, both Goodman and Burchett remained lodged in the Northern Regional Jail, each on $50,000 bond.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...id/534837.html

Both of the child's parents, Amanda Dawn Goodman, 32, and Kristopher Burchett, 27, are charged with child neglect resulting in injury, Harvey said. He said additional charges are likely once the coroner's report and autopsy findings are finalized.

Contrary to previous reports, Harvey said to date he only has preliminary findings from the coroner; findings which were sufficient, however, to charge the infant's parents with child neglect resulting in injury.
[...]

Ambulance crews who responded to 500 Fairview Rd., Chester, contacted the sheriff's department Feb. 1 after the infant died, Harvey said. Harvey then contacted child protective services to remove two other children, 1- and 2-year-old boys.

Harvey said there were five adults and three children living in a house where no one should have been living. So far no charges have been filed against the other three adults in the house, he said.

"The house was uninhabitable," Harvey said. "There was trash all over, piled in the corners. The house had no heat. It was probably in the 40s inside."

Harvey said the preliminary reports from the coroner show neglect. The infant had severe diaper rash, and the diaper he wore contained feces and blood, Harvey said.

The coroner determined the child had been in the same diaper for at least two days, Harvey said.
[...]

Burchett is a registered sex offender and failed to notify local authorities he was living in the area, Harvey said.

Harvey said although Brandon Allen Burchett died Feb. 1, he did not arrest Goodman until Feb. 19 because he spent the interim gathering medical records and other information needed to warrant the charges.

http://www.reviewonline.com/page/con....html?nav=5008

[Just my luck sucks]

Brandon was born on Sept. 14, 2010, in East Liverpool.

I hate it when a reporter can tell the future.

[Silvahalo]

40 degree's and not changed for days. I'm sure he wasn't feed hardly ever either and when feed expected to care for himself....crying in misery. These people all of them should be charged. Every single adult allowed this to happen. If the mother wasn't doing her duty, and the father as worthless as they come, someone else should have done something. FUCK ALL OF YOU.

The most tiny, the most helpless and innocent.....so sorry baby Brandon you deserved a fair chance at life.

[TheDepressor]

God, how that little baby must have suffered! It's disgusting. I agree, ALL of the adults in the home should be charged. I hope the parents suffer horribly in prison, just like that baby did! And, dad was a pedo?! Wonderful, it just keeps getting worse! Ugh, diaper not changed in days! What the hell! And, blood in the diaper really concerns me. His siblings were very young too. I wonder what their conditions were like. Disgusting pigs, I hope they get tortured in prison!

[thequeenofsorrow]

Hancock County Prosecutor James Davis Jr. believes more charges eventually will be filed against two Chester parents accused of neglect in the death of their infant son.

The child's mother, 32-year-old Amanda Dawn Goodman, is scheduled to appear at 11 a.m. today before Hancock County Magistrate Michael Powell. His father, Kristopher William Burchett, 27, will appear before Magistrate Scott Hicks at 11 a.m. March 12. Both are charged with child neglect resulting in injury following an investigation into the Feb. 1 death of 4-month-old Brandon Burchett.

If convicted on the current charges, Goodman and Kristopher Burchett each face one to three years in prison. Davis said Thursday that his office is awaiting final autopsy results on the infant before determining whether more serious charges are warranted.

The prosecutor said there is enough evidence at this point to justify the charges of neglect resulting in injury, but without a medical examiner's findings it would be impossible to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the parents' alleged neglect caused Brandon's death.

"But it's thought that there will be more charges, or different charges," Davis said.

Hancock County sheriff's deputies arrested Goodman and Burchett last month. According to court records, Kristopher Burchett called 911 the morning of Feb. 1, reporting that Brandon was not breathing.

A doctor at East Liverpool City Hospital pronounced Brandon dead a short time later.

According to the criminal complaint, investigators described the 500 Fairview Road home where the child lived as "dirty" and "uninhabitable," with the temperature inside approximately 40 degrees Fahrenheit. Trash and dirty diapers were piled in corners and covered the floor, they said.

Court documents indicate a full two hours may have passed between Goodman finding Brandon not breathing and Burchett's 10:31 a.m. 911 call. Goodman reportedly told deputies that after finding their son in that condition she phoned Burchett, who was staying at his uncle's residence and came to Goodman's home before calling paramedics.

The complaint states another individual living in the house, Michael Brown, told investigators he entered a bedroom at about 8:30 a.m. and saw Goodman sitting on the bed next to Brandon, who was lying on his back. He said he checked the baby's neck for a pulse and that Brandon "felt ice cold."

Two other children, ages 1 and 2, were removed from the home and placed in the care of other family members, the report notes.

Preliminary autopsy results revealed no traces of food in Brandon's system and indicated that the baby's diaper hadn't been changed in at least two days.

Both Goodman and Burchett remained lodged Thursday in the Northern Regional Jail on $50,000 cash bond each.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...id/535216.html

[LadyCygnet]

Goodman and Kristopher Burchett each face one to three years in prison.

Oh, that'll show 'em how much we value the lives of innocent children.

You know, it's disgusting that people get stiffer sentences for tax evasion or smoking pot than they do for murdering helpless children.

[Abroad]

I hate it when a reporter can tell the future.

Disturbing, that

[this is going badly]

Debora Barker 2/21/10 at 1:51 PM the only reason that cps was called when we were kids is becuz I burnt myself with roman noodle soup THATS IT!!! my mom is a fantastic mother again quit judging people. I love all of my neices and nephews and if the stuff thats being said was completely true then I would hate my sister and not care what happens to her however if it had to do with the baby dying why in the hell would police take 2 1/2 weeks to take the kids and arrest her when they had the results the day of the funeral sorry but if the kids were really in any danger then they would have been taking the same day and she would have been arrested the same day. U guys say what u want be judgemental jerks but the truth will come out and u guys r gonna feel stupid.

Don't you just hate it when the police trash a house and then blame it on the people living in it? Apparently in this case the utility company, the building inspector and CPS where all in on it too. Clearly this was a plot to steal these children probably to use in medical experiments. And the media writting these lies to cover up what is really going on... that is really the worse part.

I wonder which agency carries around the diaper wiith a couple of days worth of shit in them so they can sneak it into some unsuspecting and completly innocent persons house and put it on the first dead baby they happen to find.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

The grandfather of a 4-month-old boy found dead in a filthy Chester home has been charged with child neglect resulting in death.

Kenneth Burchett owned the home where baby Brandon Burchett died of malnutrition and dehydration.

Kenneth Burchett was indicted by a Hancock County grand jury this week.

The baby's parents, Kristopher Burchett and Amanda Goodman, had already been charged with the same offense.

Hancock County Prosecutor James Davis called the crime inexcusable. Investigators said the home was filled with trash, and the baby's diaper hadn't been changed in days.

The child's body was found Feb. 1. Two toddlers found in the home were put in the care of other relatives.

http://www.dailymail.com/News/201004160296

[ImmortalOne]

Children ages 2, 1, and 4 months....
Four Adults living in the home... yet Grandma isn't charged yet? Maybe she is disabled...

All these fuckers should get life in prison. The mother and father need to be sterilized.

[vipjohnson]

Gotta love when family members have verbal diarrhea via the comment section of news articles. RIP little baby, looks like you never had a chance with these murderous, ignorant, filthy fools.

Exhibit A:

why should i have cleaned their bedroom, thats their responsiblity not mine. see u dont no anything there was more then 4 adults. and amanda is the one that left diapers everywhere we told them so many times to clean that room but no1 listens, and it's not my house to kick them out either and we didnt want to make the kids live out on the streets thats ...and if amanda's family cared then why didnt they take them in...huh???? my aunt is the one that has the kids and i got to see them saturday . she has the right who can see them or not....and dont sit their and say i dont care about them kids i love them too death......and u kno what im still in school and iv took child development classes and life connection classes so dont sit their and say i need to take parenting classes...I HATE IT WHEN PEOPLE SIT THEIR AND SAY CRAP WHEN THEY DONT NO A DANG THING.................

Exhibit B:

deborah if what you say is true about what Kris told you then they both lied to my face. This is what your sister told me the day of his death.......She said she was holding the baby just got done feeding and changing his diaper... she said she laid him in bed with covers below his waist because he fell asleep in her arms......she said she turned around to check on the other two boys and in less than 5 mins had passed and she went to check on him cuz she had a funny feeling, you're a mother u know what i'm talkin about... but neway... she said he wasn't breathing and she started screaming.. someone came in and check him for a pulse and couldn't find one so they yelled out to call 911 and thats when Kris called for an ambulance.. now that was from her lips to my ears.. if i got lied to I'm gonna highly upset not just at her but at them both there is nothing I hate more than Liars!!!!!!!!

http://www.statejournal.com/story.cf...&storyid=75483

[LadyCygnet]

deborah if what you say is true about what Kris told you then they both lied to my face. This is what your sister told me the day of his death.......She said she was holding the baby just got done feeding and changing his diaper... she said she laid him in bed with covers below his waist because he fell asleep in her arms......she said she turned around to check on the other two boys and in less than 5 mins had passed and she went to check on him cuz she had a funny feeling, you're a mother u know what i'm talkin about... but neway... she said he wasn't breathing and she started screaming.. someone came in and check him for a pulse and couldn't find one so they yelled out to call 911 and thats when Kris called for an ambulance.. now that was from her lips to my ears.. if i got lied to I'm gonna highly upset not just at her but at them both there is nothing I hate more than Liars!!!!!!!!

Preliminary autopsy results revealed no traces of food in Brandon's system and indicated that the baby's diaper hadn't been changed in at least two days.

Maybe the baby had a freaky-fast metabolism that caused food to be digested as soon as it entered his mouth...or maybe...

She said she was holding the baby just got done feeding and changing his diaper

She fed and changed his diaper! *facepalm* No wonder he was malnourished--she was giving the milk/formula to the diaper instead of the baby.

No, really, she LIED. Normally, it's not a huge deal--after all, people lie all the time about little things. But autopsies? Autopsies don't lie. I'll bet that any number of autopsies could be done by any number of experts and return the same verdict--this child was not fed or changed regularly.

[Tundratot]

So it was one of those places where everyone in the house felt that upkeep of the house was someone else's problem. "Not my bedroom. Not my baby's diapers. Well, if he won't pick up his beer cans, I won't pick up mine. The trash is the kids' responsibility. Nyah nyah nyah. But I love those kids to death! And I would do anything for them. Anything." Yeah, anything except change their diapers, feed, or nurture them, or even report the situation to someone that might do something.

Oh, and learn to spell and use punctuation. Run on sentences and rants are very tiresome and I get bored easily.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Kenneth Burchett will serve no more jail time for neglecting his infant grandson, after agreeing to testify at trial against his son and the child's mother.

The 44-year-old Burchett, currently a resident of Wellsville, Ohio, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Hancock County Circuit Court to child neglect resulting in death. The proceedings took place before Judge Martin Gaughan.
[...]

Following Kenneth Burchett's guilty plea, Gaughan sentenced him to three to 15 years in prison, suspending the prison term in lieu of three years supervised probation. In accordance with the plea agreement, Burchett will serve the first 60 days of his sentence on house arrest with work release privileges.
[...]

Kenneth Burchett owns the Fairview Road, Chester, home, where the infant lived. However, Cross said he felt the terms of the plea agreement were "appropriate, in light of the fact that the primary responsibility of caring for the child is that of the parents."

Goodman, 32, and Kristopher Burchett, 27, each had been scheduled to stand trial beginning Wednesday, but those proceedings were continued to allow defense attorneys to review Brandon's autopsy results and arrange for the defendants to undergo psychiatric evaluations. Gaughan is expected to set new trial dates for the pair during a status hearing Sept. 27.
[...]

During Wednesday's plea hearing, Cross said living conditions in the home owned by Kenneth Burchett were "deplorable."

"It was in complete disrepair, and the temperature in the house was about 40 degrees," he said.

When Gaughan asked Kenneth Burchett to explain his role in the crime, Burchett replied softly, "What Mr. Cross said is right."

Gaughan granted Cross' motion to have Kenneth Burchett's continued cooperation in the case incorporated into the terms of his probation. He also must register with West Virginia State Police to be listed on West Virginia's child abuse/neglect registry within 72 hours.
[...]

Goodman remains lodged in the Northern Regional Jail on $50,000 bond, while Kristopher Burchett is on monitored house arrest at his uncle's home.

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...id/541407.html

[Valasca]

Last Login: 9/2/2010

Mood: Sad/Tears

http://www.myspace.com/babygiggles2009

She has the fucking nerve? She neglected him and she's sad? Fuck that.

[Tundratot]

She's in jail and has access to her myspace? She's not missing a thing. Gee, that's just harsh . . . not.

[kafka]

Those comments are the most illiterate I have ever seen. Good god. How do people live like that?

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Those comments are the most illiterate I have ever seen. Good god. How do people live like that?

Drugs. Lots of 'em.

[LadyCygnet]

http://www.myspace.com/babygiggles2009

She has the fucking nerve? She neglected him and she's sad? Fuck that.

I'll bet she's sad/tears because Kenneth Burchett is going to be a witness for the prosecution.

[kafka]

DV:
I don't know about that. I did lots of drugs, and I am clearly not that stupid. Maybe the gene pool...

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Her bail lowered and she got out on a personal recognizance bond.

After nearly 10 months behind bars, Amanda Goodman has been released as she awaits trial for her alleged role in her infant son's death.

During a recent hearing, Circuit Judge Martin Gaughan reconfigured Goodman's $50,000 bond to $48,000 personal recognizance. She later posted bond and was released, but she will remain under house arrest.
[...]

Kristopher Burchett reportedly called 911 at 10:31 a.m. the morning of his son's death, reporting that Brandon was not breathing.

Investigators believe Goodman first discovered him in that condition about two hours earlier.

Assistant Prosecutor David F. Cross previously said Kenneth Burchett's testimony would establish both the child's parents lived with him at the home and dispute Kristopher Burchett's claim that he was not there during the two hours before his 911 call.

If convicted, Goodman and Kristopher Burchett both face three to 15 years in prison.

http://www.news-register.net/page/co...l.html?nav=510

So she had a dead baby for a couple of hours and STILL DIDN'T CHANGE THE DIAPER?

[badfish76]

I just don't get how someone could sit and listen to a baby scream and scream and ignore it when all they want is food, clean butts and held.

You have to be an ignorant, heartless bastard to deny a little baby those three basic things.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Little more than a month after she was released on house arrest, Circuit Judge Martin Gaughan sent Amanda Goodman back to jail to await trial.

Goodman, a 33-year-old resident of Chester, was indicted last year for child neglect causing the death of her 4-month-old son, Brandon Burchett. During a court appearance Thursday in Hancock County, Prosecutor James Davis Jr. asked Gaughan to revoke her home confinement.

On Dec. 14, Gaughan modified Goodman's bond from $50,000 to $48,000 personal recognizance and $2,000 professional surety; however, Davis said Monday Goodman failed to check in with her assigned probation officer.

Her attorney, Gerald Jacovetty, told the court Goodman was not aware she was required to do that.

''That was addressed in open court, Your Honor,'' Davis responded.

Gaughan agreed with Davis and ordered Goodman's bond revoked.

''If she didn't understand (that she needed to report to a probation officer) in court, I can't believe she's going to understand that now,'' Gaughan said.

Jacovetty also said he was in talks with the prosecution regarding a potential plea agreement. Gaughan set the next hearing in the case for March 1.

Goodman sighed loudly as a sheriff's deputy led her from the courtroom to be processed and transported back to the Northern Regional Jail in Moundsville.

The baby's father, 27-year-old Kristopher Burchett, also appeared Thursday for a status hearing before Gaughan. He also faces a charge of child neglect resulting in death.

His attorney, William Brogan, said he had received the results of his client's evaluation from the Chestnut Ridge mental health facility in Morgantown. Details of that evaluation were not discussed during the hearing, but Brogan indicated the case was ''on a similar trajectory'' as Goodman's with respect to a possible plea.

Gaughan also set a return date of March 1 in Burchett's case.

''If there isn't a resolution, we'll be going to trial March 1,'' Gaughan stressed.

Burchett has been out of jail on house arrest since early August.
[...]

http://www.theintelligencer.net/page...e.html?nav=510

[Dakota Valkyrie]

Burchett pleads out.

Kristopher Burchett will spend the next three to 15 years in prison for failing to care for his infant son.

Burchett, 28, of Chester pleaded no contest Thursday to child neglect resulting in death before Circuit Judge Martin Gaughan in Hancock County, nearly a year and one month after 4-month-old Brandon Burchett died of malnutrition. Immediately following the hearing, Burchett was taken to the Northern Correctional Facility in Moundsville to begin serving his sentence.

According to Hancock County Assistant Prosecutor David F. Cross, Burchett will receive credit for the nearly six months he served behind bars following his Feb. 11, 2010, arrest before being released on home confinement Aug. 4. Cross noted the penalty is basically identical to what he would have received if convicted by a jury.
[...]

State law requires Burchett to register with the state's child abuse and neglect database within three days of his release, and remain on that registry for 10 years. Cross said if he has any children during that period, the Department of Health and Human Resources would immediately step in and remove the child from his care.

Brandon Burchett's mother, 33-year-old Amanda Goodman, also faces a charge of child neglect resulting in death. She is scheduled to stand trial March 1, but Cross said a resolution is in the works.
[...]

Cross termed the case a "sad situation" and said he believes the couple was ill-prepared to care for their son. He stressed while they probably had no intention of harming him, it's no excuse for what happened.

"They just didn't take care of the baby," said Cross. "They didn't feed the child appropriately. ... They were living in very poor conditions."
[...]

http://www.news-register.net/page/co...h.html?nav=515

[MadeaBecBec]

NEW CUMBERLAND - Amanda Goodman will serve three to 15 years in prison - and could be barred from caring for any child for up to 24 years - following her conviction Friday on a fatal child neglect charge.

Goodman, a 33-year-old Chester resident, pleaded guilty to child neglect resulting in the death of her 4-month-old son, Brandon Burchett, more than a year ago. The hearing took place in Hancock County Circuit Court before Judge Martin Gaughan.

During the hearing, Gaughan pointed out a paragraph in the plea agreement that states the prosecution considered seeking a conviction for murder of a child by failure to supply necessities - a charge that carries a penalty of life in prison.

Gaughan asked Goodman if that was the reason she chose to accept the plea deal.

"That's part of it, yeah," she replied.

Goodman declined to address the court prior to her sentencing. She was taken to the Northern Correctional Facility in Moundsville immediately after the hearing.

http://www.news-register.net/page/co...h.html?nav=515

[Tundratot]

What are the chances she'll stay in prison for 15 years? How diligent are they going to be to make she doesn't "take care" of any children for the 24 years following that? Does this mean she won't be allowed to have children (e.g., they'll take them away from her if she gets pregnant)?

33 years old and unable to muster the responsibility to feed and care for a baby? She's too far gone. Too far gone.