She was a local girl, Julia Connors, 12, a student at PS 4 and a Confirmation candidate at Our Lady of Victory Catholic Church.
Her slaying was a pathological slaughter. She had been stripped and raped, and her tiny body – 5 feet and 70 pounds – had been treated like a pin cushion, stabbed more than 40 times.
Gary, IN – Last Wednesday, Leon Walker spent the final hours of his short life begging his daddy to untie the electrical cord binding his wrists. He promised to be a good boy if he was just let loose – his fingers were turning blue. The vile piece of shit who dares call himself a father didn’t untie the boy. Instead, when it appeared as if Leon was trying to remove the cords himself, Burns beat the life out of the child with a belt and his fists, breaking the child’s neck in the process. Leon was just 5 – today would have been his 6th birthday.
Why?
What could a child possibly do to deserve such a brutal end?
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http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/05/03/police-5-year-old-boy-bound-tortured-killed/
Indiana–Two Cromwell boys, ages 12 & 15, will be tried as adults in the premeditated murder of the older teen’s step father.
Police say 15-year-old Colt Lundy and 12-year-old Paul Gringerich, murdered 49-year-old Phillip Danner last week as a third suspect, 12-year-old Chase Williams stood watch.
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Kara Penn said she thought she heard news reports Friday that her 3-week-old son was killed by his father.
Jordan Krichten, now 1, looked healthy and happy the same day as he chewed on a set of car keys in the company of his mother and his grandmother, Julie Vance.
The family’s picture is not that rosy, Penn said.
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OKLAHOMA CITY —
Police arrested a 28-year-old mother after her child died from alleged child abuse.Police were called to 3004 Southwest 60th Street on April 30 in response to an unresponsive 1-year-old boy.
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A 72-year-old foster parent has been charged with abusing an 8-year-old boy.
Salisbury Police charged Annie Mae Price of 1520 Statesville Boulevard with misdemeanor child abuse following an investigation requested by the Rowan County Department of Social Services.
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http://www.salisburypost.com/News/050310-WEB-cops-72-year-old-charged-child-abuse
MORNINGSIDE HEIGHTS (WABC) — In the neighborhoods of Morningside Heights and the Upper West Side where 23-year-old Richard Figueroa worked closely with small children, the charges sent a shiver.
“Horror basically. That’s the ultimate violation of trust,” Noel Holton-Brathwaite said.
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http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/story?section=news/local&id=7416131
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HOUGHTON – A Hancock teenager was arraigned for third-degree child abuse against his 4-week old son in 97th District Court Monday.
Michael Hilton, 17, was charged with third-degree child abuse, a two-year felony, and fourth-degree child abuse, a one-year misdemeanor.
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http://www.mininggazette.com/page/content.detail/id/509814.html
Santa Maria police arrest a Santa Maria man on child sexual abuse charges.
Police say they began investigating 30-year old Fabian Flores back in January for the reported molestation of a young child.
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http://www.ksby.com/news/santa-maria-man-arrested-for-child-sexual-abuse/
OKEECHOBEE, Fla. — Detectives in Okeechobee said a 2-year-old suffering from shaken baby syndrome was abused by her mother’s live-in boyfriend, and the mother did nothing about it.
Deputy Sarah Green went to the home in the 200 block of North Highway 98 for a welfare check on a child on April 21.
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PORTLAND, Ore. — Child abuse detectives from the Portland Police Bureau fear a 78-year-old man arrested earlier this month may have more victims.
Richard Westfall, a registered sex offender, was taken into custody April 14 after a grand jury indicted him on a first-degree sex abuse charge.
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http://www.kptv.com/news/23307847/detail.html?taf=ptl1
EDGEWOOD, WA — A father is dead and four armed robbery suspects are on the loose after a violent attack that started with a Craigslist ad.
According to Detective Ed Troyer, three men and a woman arrived at a home on 106th Avenue Court East late Wednesday night.
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http://www.ktla.com/news/landing/ktla-craigslist-attack,0,6573447.story
Texas–A 29-year-old Richwood woman has been jailed on a $125,000 bond after she allegedly sent an undercover detective more than 100 pictures of children engaged in sexual activity.
The suspect, Carrie Louise Kelly, was taken into custody on Thursday after police confiscated several computers, DVDs and pictures the previous night.
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Cleveland, OH – The 15-year-old boy just couldn’t stand to see his brother being abused any longer, so he decided to do something about it.
“My little brother is downstairs tied up to a table and he’s trying to get out,” said the young caller to a 911 dispatcher. “Who did this to him?” asked the dispatcher. “My mom makes my sister tie him up every night or she gets beat.”
READ MORE HERE (Along with other child abuse headines):
http://www.dreamindemon.com/2010/04/30/8-year-old-boy-found-bound-in-duct-tape-and-tied-to-table/
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