Category Archives: Child Murder

Last updated 2018 10 22 When a woman is suspected of murders, and if sufficient time has gone by, it become too expensive to investigate.  The case of Betty Neumar serves to illustrate. Third husband’s suspicious death has Ocala connections By MITCH WEISS / Associated Press Writer Posted Nov 20, 2008 at 10:18 AM CHARLOTTE – Florida police say they’ve closed an investigation into the suspicious death of the third husband of a Georgia grandmother who has left a trail of five dead husbands in five states. Patricia Dally of the Monroe County, Fla., Sheriff’s Office said Wednesday the case is too old and the investigation would cost too much to continue….Read more Whether a … Continue reading →

Lat updated 2018 10 24 Foster-mom kills boy — Dead boy’s parents sue province.  Negligence claimed in $400,000 action over foster child.  Murderous foster mom still free. The Edmonton Journal February 5, 2009 Dead boy’s parents sue province Negligence claimed in $400,000 action over foster child By Laura Drake The biological parents of a three-year-old boy killed while in foster care in 2007 are suing the provincial government and the foster mother convicted of manslaughter in the child’s death for $400,000 in damages. The parents are seeking the money “for grief and the loss of the guidance, care and companionship” of the boy, as well as expenses related to the boy’s injuries, … Continue reading →

Last updated 2018 10 25 Mother who killed her daughter placed on suicide watch.  Officials call the move a precaution in highly publicized case. Houston Chronicle Feb. 3, 2009 Baby Grace’s mom remains on jailhouse suicide watch Trenor placed on suicide watch Officials call the move a precaution in highly publicized case By HARVEY RICE GALVESTON — Kimberly Dawn Trenor remained on suicide watch Tuesday after her capital murder conviction in the death of her 2-year-old daughter, Riley Ann Sawyers. After she is transferred to state prison sometime during the next few weeks, Trenor is likely to be a target of other inmates and probably will be segregated for her … Continue reading →

Updated 2018 12 03: To post links to follow-up and related articles Nova Scotia mother admits to strangling daughter. Faked sexual assault, sentenced to life in prison with no parole for 20 years. National Post January 30, 2009 Nova Scotia mother admits to strangling daughter, faked sexual assault Marie Adsett and Mike Barber, Canwest News Service BRIDGEWATER, N.S. — “Mommy, don’t,” were the last words Karissa Boudreau spoke as her mother strangled her to death with a piece of twine in the woods outside of Hebbville, N.S. Her words were read in court Friday morning from an agreed upon statement of facts as Penny Boudreau, 34, pleaded guilty to the second-degree … Continue reading →

Updated 2018 12 07: To add links to related articles Aunt charged with murder of 4-year-old niece CBC NewsJanuary 29, 2009 A 24-year-old woman was charged Thursday with the second-degree murder of her four-year-old niece, who was found dead in a west Edmonton house on Jan. 13. The little girl, who police initially mistakenly reported was five years old, died as a result of cranial trauma, according to the medical examiner….(Full Story) _______________ That was the CBC’s version, whose news and programming are generally addressed to an audience having about a Grade VI mentality.  A far more detailed account of the circumstances of that murder of a child is provided … Continue reading →