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St. Paul, MN - This fine specimen of a man is 23 year old Aaron Jay Lemon. Mr. Lemon is a bit of an enterprising entrepreneur. Not only is he a babysitter; he’s also a film producer, actor and director! Being such a busy man, he chose to combine these activities into one fun-filled span of time… Fun for him…. I’m guessing not at all fun for the 2 year old “star”. Read more

Mesa, AZ–Synjan Mitchell is quite possibly the babysitter from hell. She’s not just a terrible babysitter, she’s an obnoxious drunk too. Not only did she leave her young charges home alone, she slapped their mother when she got caught. I have to wonder why she’s not sporting a black eye or a broken nose in her mugshot. Read more

Essex, VT -Taryn O’Connor is a classic example of why you should never get your childcare provider from Craigslist.  Not without checking references, at least.  O’Connor, 22, is accused of shaking a thirteen-month old boy so hard that he is now in critical condition, having undergone brain surgery for severe head trauma.  And Taryn O’Connor wasn’t supposed to be supervising children at all. Read more

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Lakeland, FL–Gordon Finley Dugger III, 24, was a friend of Steven and April Edwards. The Edwards’ trusted Dugger enough to let him live in their home, he’d been living there since July. They trusted him enough to care for their 15-month-old daughter Lily. He had sat for her on numerous occasions and managed to do so without harming the child. So Friday evening, Steven and April had no problem leaving him in charge of Lily while they went out for the evening. Something bad happened, breaking the Edwards’ trust and their baby. Read more

NEW ORLEANS - 19-year-old Ariel Smith was placed in charge of 5-month-old Andre Jenkins and his 18-month-old brother. Their mother had dropped them off at her home to go to work. Some time later, the mother, Brandy Dozier, received a phone call from Smith telling her that Andre was not breathing. Read more

UPDATE 8/30/08 - Heidi Dieball pleaded guilty on Friday to second-degree intentional murder and two counts of child abuse in connection with the death of toddler Andrew Haga.  As part of the plea bargain, she admitted to intentionally beating the child to death.  She will be sentenced October 24 and will likely serve about 19 years for her crimes.  Details at the bottom of this article.

Wichita, KS (January 10, 2008) - Heidi Dieball, 24, has some serious furniture. On January 4, according to Heidi, her couch killed 19-month-old Andrew Haga. Andrew’s mother Athena Haga had left Andrew with Heidi, her roommate, overnight on January 3.

Early the next morning, Heidi called Athena to let her know that baby Andrew wasn’t breathing and reportedly asked, “What should I do?” Andrew’s mom flipped out and told Heidi to call 911. She may have added “dumbass”. I know I would have.

When emergency workers arrived sometime later, they found a dead baby Andrew… and a lying sack of shit named Heidi.

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