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Updated on June 18, 2021 by clmccracken
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Brandon Gray, age 14, was starved to death by his mother, Terra Wells, and several other family members. Brandon’s 12-year-old sister K. was also starved and physically abused. The other eight children in the home were not reported… Read More
Updated on June 26, 2020 by clmccracken
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Two children–Heather “Sophie” Gray (b. 2006) and Jonathan Gray–died in the custody of their adoptive parents, Michael and Shirley Gray. Three other adopted children–M., a boy born in 2005; L., a girl born c. 2007; and T., a… Read More
Posted on October 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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Eight children—ages 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1—were beaten, starved, and tortured by their parents, Alonzo Dewite Maxin and Andrea Lynn Arthur. The children were homeschooled. Arthur and Maxin reportedly “ran away to New Jersey… Read More
Updated on February 13, 2019 by clmccracken
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A 14-year-old girl, S., was sexually abused for 12 years by her adoptive father, Randall Lee Pruitt (pictured). The girl’s mother, Christine Pruitt, knew about the abuse and did nothing to stop it. S.’s three younger siblings were… Read More
Updated on November 15, 2018 by clmccracken
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Four children—Kaileigh Lin Collier (age 17), Lia Lin Collier (age 15), Meigan Lin Collier (age 14), and Bo Li Collier (age 14) were killed by their adoptive mother, Cynthia Collier, in a murder-suicide. The children were homeschooled. Cynthia… Read More
Posted on April 13, 2018 by clmccracken
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Jessica Willis (b. 1992) was sexually abused by her father, Tony Willis, patriarch of the reality TV family The Willis Clan. According to Jessica, her mother Brenda Willis knew about the abuse, but no charges were filed against… Read More
Posted on March 23, 2017 by clmccracken
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Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas (b. 2002), who went by Elizabeth, was beaten and imprisoned by her mother, Kimberly Thomas. Thomas also beat four of Elizabeth’s siblings. Elizabeth and her nine siblings were homeschooled. According to Elizabeth’s older sister,… Read More
Posted on January 5, 2015 by clmccracken
Jessica Crank, age 15, died of bone cancer which her mother, Jacqueline Crank, and stepfather Ariel Ben Sherman left untreated. When she died, she had a tumor the size of a basketball. Jessica was homeschooled. Sherman, who had… Read More
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Three children, a 9-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 6-year-old boy, were tortured by their adoptive parents, Charles and Suzan Sealock. The Sealocks’ biological child, a 14-year-old boy, and an adopted 3-year-old child were not abused. The… Read More
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Five children, ages 7 to 13, were neglected and denied medical care by their parents, Robert H. Simons III and Mary Ella Tittle. The children’s grandmother, Roberta Sauls, knew about the neglect and did nothing. A woman who… Read More
Tag: Tennessee
Brandon Gray, and 9 relatives
Updated on June 18, 2021 by clmccracken
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Brandon Gray, age 14, was starved to death by his mother, Terra Wells, and several other family members. Brandon’s 12-year-old sister K. was also starved and physically abused. The other eight children in the home were not reported… Read More
Category: Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2020, Tennessee
Children of Michael and Shirley Gray
Updated on June 26, 2020 by clmccracken
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Two children–Heather “Sophie” Gray (b. 2006) and Jonathan Gray–died in the custody of their adoptive parents, Michael and Shirley Gray. Three other adopted children–M., a boy born in 2005; L., a girl born c. 2007; and T., a… Read More
Category: Adoption, Fatality, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment Tags: 2020, Tennessee
8 Children of Alonzo Maxin and Andrea Arthur
Posted on October 12, 2019 by clmccracken
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Eight children—ages 10, 9, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2 and 1—were beaten, starved, and tortured by their parents, Alonzo Dewite Maxin and Andrea Lynn Arthur. The children were homeschooled. Arthur and Maxin reportedly “ran away to New Jersey… Read More
Category: Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2019, Tennessee
Daughter of Randall Pruitt
Updated on February 13, 2019 by clmccracken
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A 14-year-old girl, S., was sexually abused for 12 years by her adoptive father, Randall Lee Pruitt (pictured). The girl’s mother, Christine Pruitt, knew about the abuse and did nothing to stop it. S.’s three younger siblings were… Read More
Category: Adoption, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2019, Tennessee
4 Children of Cynthia Collier
Updated on November 15, 2018 by clmccracken
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Four children—Kaileigh Lin Collier (age 17), Lia Lin Collier (age 15), Meigan Lin Collier (age 14), and Bo Li Collier (age 14) were killed by their adoptive mother, Cynthia Collier, in a murder-suicide. The children were homeschooled. Cynthia… Read More
Category: Adoption, Fatality Tags: 2018, Tennessee
Jessica Willis
Posted on April 13, 2018 by clmccracken
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Jessica Willis (b. 1992) was sexually abused by her father, Tony Willis, patriarch of the reality TV family The Willis Clan. According to Jessica, her mother Brenda Willis knew about the abuse, but no charges were filed against… Read More
Category: Sexual Abuse Tags: 2016, Tennessee
Elizabeth Thomas
Posted on March 23, 2017 by clmccracken
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Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas (b. 2002), who went by Elizabeth, was beaten and imprisoned by her mother, Kimberly Thomas. Thomas also beat four of Elizabeth’s siblings. Elizabeth and her nine siblings were homeschooled. According to Elizabeth’s older sister,… Read More
Category: Imprisonment, Physical Abuse, Sexual Abuse Tags: 2015, Tennessee
Jessica Crank
Posted on January 5, 2015 by clmccracken
Jessica Crank, age 15, died of bone cancer which her mother, Jacqueline Crank, and stepfather Ariel Ben Sherman left untreated. When she died, she had a tumor the size of a basketball. Jessica was homeschooled. Sherman, who had… Read More
Category: Fatality, Medical Neglect Tags: 2002, Tennessee
5 children of Charles and Suzan Sealock
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Three children, a 9-year-old girl, a 7-year-old boy, and a 6-year-old boy, were tortured by their adoptive parents, Charles and Suzan Sealock. The Sealocks’ biological child, a 14-year-old boy, and an adopted 3-year-old child were not abused. The… Read More
Category: Adoption, Food Deprivation, Imprisonment, Physical Abuse Tags: 2014, Tennessee
5 children of Robert Simons and Mary Tittle
Posted on November 18, 2014 by clmccracken
Five children, ages 7 to 13, were neglected and denied medical care by their parents, Robert H. Simons III and Mary Ella Tittle. The children’s grandmother, Roberta Sauls, knew about the neglect and did nothing. A woman who… Read More
Category: Disabilities, Medical Neglect Tags: 2010, Tennessee
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