Thanks again to hot tipper Patty for this follow-up on the story of Amanda Lynn Livelsberger, the Pennnsylvania mother who’s been giving her son marijuana since he was 11. This new article sheds a scrap of additional light on why Livelsberger thought she was doing her son a favor. And I quote: "The boy said […]
Usually, you hear tales of conservative parents who refuse to let their daughters terminate their pregnancies. Today’s tale from Salem, New Hampshire presents a bent twist on that hoary tradition. Nicholas and Lola Kampf of North Yarmouth, Maine stand accused of tying up their 19-year-old (read: legally adult) daughter, Katelyn, and attempting to coerce her into aborting […]
Thanks again to hot tipper Patty for sending along the sad, sad story of Tyrone Spellman. The Philadelphia, PA dad stands accused of murdering his daughter, Alayiah Turman, because she disconnected his Xbox while he was in the middle of a hot game. Even worse: Spellman reportedly tucked the girl in after the incident and […]
What’s the going rate these days for forcing your stepkids to gorge, and then digest their own puke? Two to six years, according to the state of West Virginia. Venus Critchfield was sentenced today for abuse that occurred in 2001 and 2002, but that allegedly dates back to 1997. Critchfield’s husband, Jennings Brian Critchfield, is […]
Recently, I wrote about Claudia Librett, the mom who was featured on America’s Most Wanted for abducting her daughter Rachel Marran and taking her to Canada. Librett, according to every court who’s ever reviewed her case, faked a child support claim against her ex-boyfriend Michael Marran in an attempt to rob him of custody. The […]
More tales of Foster Parents Behaving Badly, I’m afraid. This case brings with it some serious questions about why it’s taken the district attorney’s office so long to file charges. Emily Mays died in Tucson, Arizona on August 24th, after being brought to the hospital with brunt force trauma to the head. Doctors said immediately […]
Let me preface this post by saying that I am a deep opponent of the War on Drugs. The U.S. government uses tons of cash and propaganda to crush consentual adult behavior. Much of this contradictory propaganda is aimed at marijuana, a mostly harmless substance that was once implicated in causing murderous rages, but is […]
Not even Shakespeare could make this kind of tragedy up. As ex-foster parents Liz and David Carroll face murder charges for leaving poor Marcus Fiesel to die in a closet, Fiesel’s bio-mom, Donna Trevino, is suing the Carrolls, Ohio’s Butler County, and the Lifeway for Youth child placement agency for neglect in Marcus’ death…to the […]
I received the following lovely email in my inbox today:
refer to your article on John Hogan in Greece. Your language is appalling, your compassion is zero and you are a jerk through and through. Guess God put you idiots on this earth to teach others patience. you need as much help as this John Hogan. […]
Straight outta South Africa comes an amazing story which shows that stupidity and attention-seeking know no national boundaries. Lutricia Mekhoe told police an impassioned tale about how her 6-year-old daughter, Lebohang, was kidnapped right in front of her. As it turns out, there were a few flaws in her story. Actually, one major flaw: it […]
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