Parents Behaving Badly

January 25th, 2007

Is Trenton Duckett in South Korea?

Trenton Duckett case update: Police are following a slim lead that suggests Melinda Duckett, Trenton’s mom, might have arranged for her son to be taken to South Korea. Melinda, who was adopted from South Korea as a baby, reportedly talked with friends about sending Trenton there. Not sure how plausible that is, but any […]

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January 7th, 2007

Melinda Duckett Voted Worst Parent of 2006

Your votes are in, and it’s official: Melinda Duckett has been voted by Parents Behaving Badly readers as the Worst Parent of 2006. When I announced the awards originally, I had this to say about the deceased mama:
Holy shit…where to begin? The Florida mom offed herself after appearing on Nancy Grace and being grilled over […]

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December 1st, 2006

Trenton Duckett Likely Handed Off by Mom, Police Now Saying

Oh, Melinda Duckett defenders are gonna have a CONNIPTION over this one. Too fucking bad. It’s been the leading theory for weeks, and the best hope of finding her son Trenton Duckett alive. Police in Leesburg, Florida now say that a second pivotal lead gives them an idea about where Duckett may have handed her […]

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November 21st, 2006

Melinda Duckett’s Parents Sue CNN, Joshua Duckett for Their Daughter’s Death

Well, if this doesn’t beat all. Just when you think the Trenton Duckett case can’t get any more bizarre, reality steps up and proves you wrong. Hot tipper Amraan filled me in today on Beth and William Eubank of Lockport, New York, who are suing both CNN and Joshua Duckett over Melinda’s death. They’re also […]

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November 15th, 2006

BREAKING: Police Believe Trenton Duckett Is Alive

More on this later, as I’m getting kids out the door for school. For now, just a quick blitz about the big news that Police in Leesburg, Florida are opening a new investigation on the premise that Trenton Duckett is alive.

I hope they’re right. They seem confident that they are.
Tags: Florida, leesburg, melinda-duckett, missing-child, trenton-duckett

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November 6th, 2006

The Trenton Duckett Case: Have Melinda Duckett’s Friends Bailed on Recovery Effort?

So what the hell’s happening in the Trenton Duckett case? The last we left this mystery, mother Melinda Duckett had committed suicide following a confrontational appearance on “The Nancy Grace Show”. At the time, I lambasted Grace for her Pearl Harbor attack.
As time has worn on, though, my outrage has dimmed. I admire the way […]

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