Tag: 2008
Posted on March 30, 2015 by clmccracken
Khyra Ishaq, age 7, was starved to death by her mother, Angela Gordon, and stepfather Junaid Abuhamza. Khyra and her five siblings were homeschooled. The children were subjected to regular beatings with a cane and punished by being… Read More
Posted on January 26, 2015 by clmccracken
Four children, ages 14, 13, 12, and 9, were beaten, imprisoned, starved, and medically neglected by their father, Raymond Daniel Thurmond, and their mother, Ida Thurmond. (The two oldest children were Raymond’s from a previous marriage; the 12-year-old… Read More
Posted on January 7, 2015 by clmccracken
Two girls—A.S., age 16, and L.S., a.k.a. Healed Travesser (pictured), age 14—were sexually abused by Wayne Bent, a.k.a. Michael Travesser (pictured). The girls were the children of John and Elsa Sayer, who were members of the Lord Our… Read More
Posted on December 7, 2014 by clmccracken
Two children, a 15-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, were imprisoned and physically abused by their parents, Kimberly Joy Quebe and John Herman Quebe. The Quebes claimed to be homeschooling, but they did not follow any of the… Read More
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Six girls—Jeanne Orlando (left), Amy Eddy (second from left), Desiree Kolbek (second from right), Pebbles Rodriguez, Jamie Rodriquez, and Summer Hagan—were taken as child brides and sexually abused by Tony Alamo, a fundamentalist minister and leader of the… Read More
Posted on November 25, 2014 by clmccracken
Six girls and five boys, ages 10 months to 18 years, were severely neglected by their parents, Jeremy and Christine Long. The children were second-generation homeschoolers—their father, Jeremy Long, had been homeschooled and wanted the same for his… Read More
Posted on November 15, 2014 by clmccracken
Jamie Leighanna Brooks, age 11 (who later changed her name to Katelyn Colbie Pendleton), was starved, beaten, and scalded by her caregivers, Kizza Monika Lopez and Melonea Feagin. Lopez had pulled Jamie out of school to homeschool her…. Read More
Posted on September 4, 2014 by clmccracken
The daughter of Arletha Hopkins was repeatedly raped by her stepfather Rev. Anthony Hopkins, a traveling evangelist, starting in 2001 when she was 11 and continuing until she ran away from home at age 19. When Arletha discovered… Read More
Updated on November 8, 2019 by clmccracken
Paul Dane Dunham and Paula Lee Dunham had 9 biological children and adopted 15 others, including 8 from the Philippines who were obtained through disrupted adoptions. The other 7 children were obtained from private adoption agencies—the Dunhams were… Read More
Posted on September 1, 2014 by clmccracken
Helen Wells, born c. 1979, was sexually abused by her father, Robert George Wells, starting at age three and ending only when she left home at age 24. Her mother knew about the abuse and did nothing. Helen’s… Read More
Tag: 2008
Khyra Ishaq
Posted on March 30, 2015 by clmccracken
Khyra Ishaq, age 7, was starved to death by her mother, Angela Gordon, and stepfather Junaid Abuhamza. Khyra and her five siblings were homeschooled. The children were subjected to regular beatings with a cane and punished by being… Read More
Category: Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, International, Physical Abuse Tags: 2008
4 Children of Raymond and Ida Thurmond
Posted on January 26, 2015 by clmccracken
Four children, ages 14, 13, 12, and 9, were beaten, imprisoned, starved, and medically neglected by their father, Raymond Daniel Thurmond, and their mother, Ida Thurmond. (The two oldest children were Raymond’s from a previous marriage; the 12-year-old… Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2008, Georgia
A.S. and L.S. by Wayne Bent
Posted on January 7, 2015 by clmccracken
Two girls—A.S., age 16, and L.S., a.k.a. Healed Travesser (pictured), age 14—were sexually abused by Wayne Bent, a.k.a. Michael Travesser (pictured). The girls were the children of John and Elsa Sayer, who were members of the Lord Our… Read More
Category: Sexual Abuse Tags: 2008, New Mexico
2 Children of Kimberly and John Quebe
Posted on December 7, 2014 by clmccracken
Two children, a 15-year-old girl and an 11-year-old boy, were imprisoned and physically abused by their parents, Kimberly Joy Quebe and John Herman Quebe. The Quebes claimed to be homeschooling, but they did not follow any of the… Read More
Category: Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2008, California
Children by Tony Alamo
Updated on July 3, 2021 by clmccracken
Six girls—Jeanne Orlando (left), Amy Eddy (second from left), Desiree Kolbek (second from right), Pebbles Rodriguez, Jamie Rodriquez, and Summer Hagan—were taken as child brides and sexually abused by Tony Alamo, a fundamentalist minister and leader of the… Read More
Category: Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2008, Arkansas
11 Children of Jeremy and Christine Long
Posted on November 25, 2014 by clmccracken
Six girls and five boys, ages 10 months to 18 years, were severely neglected by their parents, Jeremy and Christine Long. The children were second-generation homeschoolers—their father, Jeremy Long, had been homeschooled and wanted the same for his… Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Medical Neglect Tags: 2008, Georgia
Katelyn Pendleton
Posted on November 15, 2014 by clmccracken
Jamie Leighanna Brooks, age 11 (who later changed her name to Katelyn Colbie Pendleton), was starved, beaten, and scalded by her caregivers, Kizza Monika Lopez and Melonea Feagin. Lopez had pulled Jamie out of school to homeschool her…. Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Physical Abuse Tags: 2008, Florida
Daughter of Arletha and Anthony Hopkins
Posted on September 4, 2014 by clmccracken
The daughter of Arletha Hopkins was repeatedly raped by her stepfather Rev. Anthony Hopkins, a traveling evangelist, starting in 2001 when she was 11 and continuing until she ran away from home at age 19. When Arletha discovered… Read More
Category: Sexual Abuse Tags: 2008, alabama
24 children of Paul and Paula Dunham
Updated on November 8, 2019 by clmccracken
Paul Dane Dunham and Paula Lee Dunham had 9 biological children and adopted 15 others, including 8 from the Philippines who were obtained through disrupted adoptions. The other 7 children were obtained from private adoption agencies—the Dunhams were… Read More
Category: Adoption, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2008, Minnesota
Helen Wells
Posted on September 1, 2014 by clmccracken
Helen Wells, born c. 1979, was sexually abused by her father, Robert George Wells, starting at age three and ending only when she left home at age 24. Her mother knew about the abuse and did nothing. Helen’s… Read More
Category: International, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2008
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