Tag: Pennsylvania
Updated on December 26, 2022 by clmccracken
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Roman Anthony Lopez, age 11 (b. 2009), was starved, tortured, and murdered by his father, Jordan Piper, and his stepmother Lindsay Piper. Roman’s 7 siblings who lived in the home (ages 1 to 17) were also abused, including… Read More
Updated on February 10, 2021 by clmccracken
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Five children–Noah* (b. 2005), Elijah*, James* (b. 2009), William*, and Ella* (b. 2014)–were imprisoned and tortured by their adoptive parents, Robert and Stephanie Duncan. The children were homeschooled. The Duncans moved into their home around 2009. They began… Read More
Updated on January 29, 2020 by clmccracken
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A 16-year-old boy, P., was starved and medically neglected by his mother, Elizabet Estrada. No charges were filed on behalf of Estrada’s other children, two of whom were 18 or older and one of whom was younger than… Read More
Updated on December 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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Antonio Juan Gonzalez Jr., age 14, was murdered by his father, Antonio Gonzalez, and Gonzalez’s roommate, Paul Bacorn. Antonio was homeschooled. Antonio’s 4-year-old sister was not reported to be abused. In September 2019, the family moved from Allegheny… Read More
Posted on October 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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W., a girl born in 2009, was starved, imprisoned, and abused by her foster mother, Melissa Lin Keister. No charges were filed involving Keister’s husband, Allen Keister, or the six other children who lived in the home. W…. Read More
Updated on April 29, 2021 by clmccracken
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Martha Peight, b. 1989, was sexually abused by her father, Daniel R. Hostetler. Martha was homeschooled. Hostetler abused Martha multiple times between 2002 and 2006. In 2007, Martha’s brother reported the abuse to David R. Fisher, the pastor… Read More
Updated on March 21, 2019 by clmccracken
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A girl, Jane*, was imprisoned, physically abused, and medically neglected by her adoptive parents, Joseph and Samantha Ferguson. The girl’s sister, Jean*, was also imprisoned. The girls’ four siblings were not reported to be abused. All six children… Read More
Posted on March 10, 2019 by clmccracken
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Damon Decree, Jr. (pictured), age 13, was murdered by his mother, Shana Decree, and his older sister, Dominique Decree. Damon was homeschooled at the time of his death. Damon lived with his mother; older siblings Naa’Irah Smith (age… Read More
Posted on June 1, 2018 by clmccracken
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Six children—five boys, ages 16, 15, 14, 14, and 12; and a 13-year-old girl—were tortured and starved by their adoptive parents, Timothy and Barbara Krause. The children were homeschooled, although according to investigators they were at least two… Read More
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Roman Lopez, and 7 siblings
Updated on December 26, 2022 by clmccracken
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Roman Anthony Lopez, age 11 (b. 2009), was starved, tortured, and murdered by his father, Jordan Piper, and his stepmother Lindsay Piper. Roman’s 7 siblings who lived in the home (ages 1 to 17) were also abused, including… Read More
Category: Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2020, California, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
5 Children of Robert and Stephanie Duncan
Updated on February 10, 2021 by clmccracken
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Five children–Noah* (b. 2005), Elijah*, James* (b. 2009), William*, and Ella* (b. 2014)–were imprisoned and tortured by their adoptive parents, Robert and Stephanie Duncan. The children were homeschooled. The Duncans moved into their home around 2009. They began… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2021, Pennsylvania
Tazmir Ransom
Posted on July 17, 2020 by clmccracken
Tazmir Ransom, age 7, was murdered by his mother, Natasha Franks. Tazmir was not in school due to pandemic-related school closures. Tazmir had previously been in foster care and his father, Jaleel Ransom, was trying to get custody… Read More
Category: Fatality Tags: 2020, Pennsylvania
4 Children of Elizabet Estrada
Updated on January 29, 2020 by clmccracken
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A 16-year-old boy, P., was starved and medically neglected by his mother, Elizabet Estrada. No charges were filed on behalf of Estrada’s other children, two of whom were 18 or older and one of whom was younger than… Read More
Category: Disabilities, Food Deprivation, Medical Neglect Tags: 2020, Pennsylvania
Antonio Juan Gonzalez Jr.
Updated on December 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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Antonio Juan Gonzalez Jr., age 14, was murdered by his father, Antonio Gonzalez, and Gonzalez’s roommate, Paul Bacorn. Antonio was homeschooled. Antonio’s 4-year-old sister was not reported to be abused. In September 2019, the family moved from Allegheny… Read More
Category: Fatality, Food Deprivation, Physical Abuse Tags: 2019, Pennsylvania
Girl by Melissa Keister
Posted on October 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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W., a girl born in 2009, was starved, imprisoned, and abused by her foster mother, Melissa Lin Keister. No charges were filed involving Keister’s husband, Allen Keister, or the six other children who lived in the home. W…. Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2018, Pennsylvania
Martha Peight
Updated on April 29, 2021 by clmccracken
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Martha Peight, b. 1989, was sexually abused by her father, Daniel R. Hostetler. Martha was homeschooled. Hostetler abused Martha multiple times between 2002 and 2006. In 2007, Martha’s brother reported the abuse to David R. Fisher, the pastor… Read More
Category: Sexual Abuse Tags: 2018, Pennsylvania
6 Children of Joseph and Samantha Ferguson
Updated on March 21, 2019 by clmccracken
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A girl, Jane*, was imprisoned, physically abused, and medically neglected by her adoptive parents, Joseph and Samantha Ferguson. The girl’s sister, Jean*, was also imprisoned. The girls’ four siblings were not reported to be abused. All six children… Read More
Category: Adoption, Disabilities, Imprisonment, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2018, Pennsylvania
Damon Decree, Jr.
Posted on March 10, 2019 by clmccracken
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Damon Decree, Jr. (pictured), age 13, was murdered by his mother, Shana Decree, and his older sister, Dominique Decree. Damon was homeschooled at the time of his death. Damon lived with his mother; older siblings Naa’Irah Smith (age… Read More
Category: Fatality, Physical Abuse Tags: 2019, Pennsylvania
6 Children of Timothy and Barbara Krause
Posted on June 1, 2018 by clmccracken
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Six children—five boys, ages 16, 15, 14, 14, and 12; and a 13-year-old girl—were tortured and starved by their adoptive parents, Timothy and Barbara Krause. The children were homeschooled, although according to investigators they were at least two… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Medical Neglect, Physical Abuse Tags: 2018, Pennsylvania
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