An Arkansas boy found buried under the floor of his home last week was drowned in the toilet by his mother’s boyfriend as “punishment” for biting the man’s finger. An arrest affidavit says that the boy’s mother, 28-year-old Ashley Rolland, told investigators that her boyfriend, 33-year-old Nathan Bridges, killed her son Blu on September 9, NBC News reports. Rolland also told detectives that … [Read more...]
Help ProPublica and NBC News Investigate Termination of Parental Rights in the Child Welfare System
Journalists at ProPublica and NBC News would like to connect with people whose parental rights have been terminated in the past decade. We have received an outpouring of responses, and at this time, we are only looking for people with cases in Alaska, Arkansas, Arizona, Michigan, Minnesota, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, and West Virginia. We want to understand how … [Read more...]