Within the last two years, police in Elk River, Minnesota, have responded to the residence of Brett and Sarah Hallow on 30 separate occasions — mostly on calls from anonymous neighbors complaining about loud yelling and screaming coming from inside the apartment.   But when, on August 13, officers responded to the 31st call, they would find the emaciated body of 8-year-old Autumn … [Read more...]

An Alabama woman was given a life sentence in prison, following the 2016 murder of her 4-year-old daughter. NBC 3 reports that Stephanie Diane Smith, also known as Stephanie Diane Cooper, pleaded guilty Tuesday to murder in an Athens, Alabama, courtroom, which spared her from receiving the death penalty. The guilty plea means she could be eligible for parole one day, although it’s unclear how … [Read more...]

Scores of investigations into allegations of abuse or neglect have been delayed or sharply curtailed during the coronavirus pandemic, records and interviews show. In February, the child abuse hotline for Tollhouse, a small community in the Central Valley, received the first of several tips raising urgent concerns about the well-being of twin infant boys. Child welfare workers quickly concluded … [Read more...]

Father of 9-month-old demands answers and justice for his dead baby girl. Watch his story here. … [Read more...]

Most parents can't stand to think about what the mother of the two Carpentier sisters has gone through in the last 10 days. Eleven-year-old Norah and six-year-old Romy were found dead on Saturday after going out with their father a few days earlier.   https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/mother-who-lost-daughter-says-courts-must-learn-to-protect-kids-from-troubled-parents-1.5029285?cache=xuafaggwnsf … [Read more...]