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Help ProPublica and NBC News Investigate Termination of Parental Rights in the Child Welfare System

August 11, 2022

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 your … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: Alaska, arizona, Arkansas, child custody, media, michigan, minnesota, new mexico, news, oklahoma, parental rights, protective parent, texas, Utah, Vermont

Father and Son, 11, Left Abusive Mother, But She Re-Entered Their Lives and Stabbed the Boy to Death

July 18, 2022

A woman allegedly stabbed her son, and then herself, deputies said. Victim Bruce Johnson Jr., 11, succumbed to his injuries — but not before telling investigators his mother stabbed him, according to the Lea County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico. “The investigation revealed that Bruce, Sr. had moved to Hobbs with his son from Oklahoma and left Mary behind after allegations she was abusing their … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: child abuse, child homicide, divorce, new mexico, oklahoma

Norton Shores Mom Accused of Torturing, Killing Son Faced ‘Similar Allegations’ in Custody Case

July 11, 2022

Shanda Vander Ark, then Shanda Ferguson, voluntarily surrendered custody in 2012, court documents show. Data obtained by 13 ON YOUR SIDE showed Shanda Vander Ark, also known as Shanda Ferguson, had 18 different addresses between Oklahoma and Virginia before settling into this quiet stretch of Norton Shores. It’s where 15-year-old Timothy Ferguson, the alleged victim, came to live with his … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News Tagged With: child custody, child homicide, malnourishment, michigan, oklahoma, special needs, starvation

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