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Parents Behaving Badly

Archive for January 2007

January 18th, 2007

Clint and Lynn Engstrom Accused of Keeping Daughter Captive for Two Years

Sigh. Here we go again - another child imprisonment case. How many of those have we seen in the past year? At a minimum, there’s Randall Piercy, who used security cameras to keep his son locked in his room; Teresa Moses, who killed her son through torture in her basement/dungeon; and Abdel-Nasser Youssef Ibrahim and […]

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January 18th, 2007

Jennifer Johnson Denies Knowing Mark Wise Was Abusing Their Daughter

Last summer when Pittsfield, Mass. Police and Department of Social Service workers showed up at Jennifer Johnson’s apartment, they found her three-year-old alone in a barren room. Clad only in her underpants, the girl sported a black eye and bruises on her face, shoulder, head and leg. The large, oval-shaped bruise on the inside of […]

By Former Blogger -- 5 comments

January 17th, 2007

Elizabeth Dillon Leaves Three Kids in Car for Over Three Hours, Doesn’t See Anything Wrong with That

Here’s one for the ages from Sand Lake, Michigan. 28-year-old Elizabeth J. Dillon can’t understand why authorities are so angry that she left her three kids, twins age 6 and a 22-month-old - in a running pickup truck for over three hours while she waited for a saddle shop to make her parts for a […]

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January 17th, 2007

Welcome Anne-Marie Nichols to Parents Behaving Badly!

Thanks to everybody who applied for a slot on PBB. I have your submissions on file, and will likely look to add a few more people on as we continue to grow. For now, join me in welcoming our newest writer, Anne-Marie Nichols, to the fold! Anne-Marie writes at A Mama’s Rant, The Write Spot […]

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January 17th, 2007

The John Patrick Violette Case: A Smattering of New Details

It’s almost certain that John Patrick Violette will adopt an insanity defense when he faces charges of decapitating his four-year-old girl Kaitlin. According to the latest dispatch, witnesses are saying that he was ranting to himself when he came home that day, and not into a cell phone as another witness had previously reported. Also, […]

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January 17th, 2007

Michael Barber Goes Before Utah Parole Board, Blames Mother for Beating

UPDATE: At his Tuesday parole hearing, Michael Barber, 29, admitted beating then two-year-old Dominick Adams. Taking responsibility for the injuries, Barber said he deals with his guilt every morning. Barber broke both the boys arms and his clavicle, and fractured his skull. The injuries caused brain swelling and blindness in one of the child’s eyes. […]

By Former Blogger -- 16 comments

January 16th, 2007

Michael Barber, Convicted for Beating Toddler, Already up for Parole in Salt Lake City

Six months after Michael Barber was sentenced to prison for child abuse, he’s up for parole. He beat up his girlfriend’s two-year-old son and will go before the Utah Board of Pardons and Parole in Salt Lake City, Utah.
Michael Barber was sentenced one to 15 years for child abuse. An anonymous tip led to his […]

By Former Blogger -- 9 comments

January 16th, 2007

Veronica Francine Ramirez Drugs It up in Houston, Returns to San Antonio Without Her Baby

Someone needs to give Veronica Francine Ramirez a few simple lessons in what is and is not appropriate when you’re a parent, because it appears that she doesn’t even have the basics down pat. The 24-year-old mama decided it would be a fine idea to drag newborn Isiah with her to Houston, where she apparently […]

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January 15th, 2007

Foster Mom Joyce Luvern Burks Allegedly Let Girl Die While Washing Blood-Stained Blanket

Today’s horror comes courtesy of Sinthyia. Straight outta DeSoto, Texas, we give you 41-year-old Joyce Luvern Burks, whose 4-year-old foster daughter, Katherine Frances, died after a vicious beating from Burks’ 14-year-old son that left Katherine with a fractured skull and brain damage, among other injuries.
Police were disgusted to learn that Burks might have […]

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January 14th, 2007

John Patrick Violette Case a Mystery

Update on the John Patrick Violette case: Police in North Carolina say they have no freaking idea why Violette flipped his shit and decapitated his daughter. One insanity plea, coming right up. I’ll be curious to see whether his wife Amber sticks by him, or runs screaming. As I’ve said in the past, I doubt […]

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