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The Deckers Took Their Kids to the Fair

November 17th, 2008 · 39 Comments

Hawkins, TX - The East Texas State Fair is probably like most state fairs in the United States: full of laughing children, bright lights, cotton candy, pig races, and carnival rides.  The stuff that childhood dreams are made of, right?   Wrong.
On September 19th, Terry Decker, 48, and Kristy Stacener-Decker, 27, took their three daughters to [...]

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Tags: Abandonment · Child Endangerment · Child Neglect

Joland Newberg Just Left

June 9th, 2008 · 4 Comments

Dallas, TX - Last Friday morning, Joland Newberg left Fayetteville, Arkansas with her twelve year old son. They were flying from Fayetteville to San Jose, California, with a layover at DFW - Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. But once the pair arrived in Dallas, Newberg’s son went to the restroom - and came [...]

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Tags: Abandonment · Child Endangerment · Child Neglect · Crime · Missing Person

Nicole Erdman Was Thirsty

June 4th, 2008 · 12 Comments

SUMMIT, Wash. - Ever have on of those days where you would just like a nice, cold beer? Nicole Erdman, 32, had one of those days and drove to a Circle K 3 miles from her home to go get one. No big deal except for the fact she left her two children, ages 1 [...]

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Tags: Abandonment

Amber Jimenez Thinks Babies Go In Dumpsters

April 28th, 2008 · 72 Comments

Rancho Cucamonga, CA - Amber Jimenez, 20, knows how to take an interesting Myspace picture. She also knows how to get it, as evidenced by the Myspace photo in which she tells us “This is how u GET IT“. Except she can get it on the dance floor at Obviously Third [...]

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Tags: Abandonment · Attempted Murder

Melissa Dean Went On Strike

February 21st, 2008 · 53 Comments

Ocala, FL - I really almost can’t blame her. Melissa Dean, 43, is a single mother with four sons. Four teenage sons. Ages 17, 16, 14, and 13. She wasn’t getting any respect, so Melissa Dean went on strike. Now she’s being charged with four [...]

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Tags: Child Neglect