In Memory: These children died In the government’s care in the name of “safety”

 

These children were killed or died AFTER they were taken into CPS’s custody for allegations of abuse/neglect against their caretakers at their natural home

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There are two parts of this list that get me the most in a shuddering chills kind of way -

• First, is how many times i roll the scroll ball in the middle of my mouse to scroll through the whole list… it keeps going and going and going;  

• Second, I can’t imagine how bad it has to have been for a child who is removed from their home and placed in a foster home to commit suicide at age 12; how many 12 year olds commit suicide?
  

One is too many. 1.. Genesis Acosta-Garcia, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, November 19, 2005, septic shock 2.. Travis C Adams, Salem Oregon, August 8 2000, December 16 2002, wandered into creek 3.. Kayla Y Allen, Richlands North Carolina, November 10 1995 - August 24 2003, poison 4.. Martin Lee Anderson, Panama City Florida, fourteen years old, January 6 2006, beating/sickle cell 5.. Richard L (Ricky) Aragon, Albuquerque New Mexico, January 24 1991 - April 12 1993, battered 6.. Shirley Arciszewski, Charlotte North Carolina, April 19 1992 - September 11 2004, restraint 7.. Miguel Humberto Arias-Baca, Westminster Colorado, two years old, February 2 1999, battered 8.. Ian August, Sevier Desert Utah, June 21 1988 - July 13, 2002, exhaustion 9.. Denzel Bailey, Los Angeles California, eleven months old, April 2001, malnutrition 10.. Jeffrey Baldwin, Toronto Ontario, December 20 1996 - November 30 2002, malnutrition/pneumonia 11.. Casey Paul Barrow, West Valley Utah, eighteen months old, October 22, 2003, battered 12.. Anthony Bars, Indiana, four years old, January 20 2004, starvation, battered 13.. Shelly Bash, Midland Michigan, eight years old, March 2005, transplant rejection 14.. Nadine Catherine Beaulieu, Dauphin Manitoba, twenty three months old, February 1996, battered 15.. Teddy Bellingham, Smiths Falls Ontario, sixteen years old, August 1992, beaten 16.. Jerome Bennett, Oshawa Ontario, fifteen years old, February 3 2006, homicide 17.. Maria Bennett, Lancaster Ohio, two years old, October 23, 2002, battered 18.. Modesto Blanco, Lubbock Texas, twenty two months old, March 2 2002,battered 19.. Christian Blewitt né sik, Halesowen England, three years old, December 2002, poison/battered 20.. Deondre Bondieumaitre, Florida, sixteen months old, April 16 2003,battered 21.. Timothy Boss, Remsen Iowa, ten years old, February 23 2000, battered 22.. Alex Boucher, New Port Richey Florida, January 25 1997 - September 25 2000, asphyxiation 23.. Ashley Boyd, LaFayette Georgia, twelve years old, December 13 2005, hit by car / suicide 24.. Kerry Brooks, Los Angeles California, nine years old, February 10 2001, suicide 25.. Talitha Brooks, Colorado, one year old, July 1998, heatstroke 26.. Amira Brown, Reading Pennsylvania, twelve years old, September 4 2005, battered / restraint 27.. Diminiqua Bryant, Dothan Alabama, two years old, May 1999, battered 28.. Scott Buckle, Swansea Wales, twelve years old, February 6 2005, hanging 29.. Latasha Bush, Manvel Texas, January 2 1987 - February 28 2002, restraint 30.. Michael Buxton, Miami Oklahoma, five years old, July 5 1998, battered 31.. Eduardo Calzada, Bakersfield California, three months old, March 2004, battered 32.. Chris Campbell, Toledo Iowa, thirteen years old, November 2, 1997, restraint 33.. Gladys Campbell, Philadelphia/New Jersey, two years old, ca 1988 34.. Edith Campos, Tucson Arizona, fifteen years old, February 4 1998, restraint 35.. Latasha Cannon, Boston Massachusetts, seventeen years old, April 2001, slashed throat 36.. Mario Cano, Chula Vista California, sixteen years old, April 27 1984, untreated blood clot 37.. Joshua K Causey, Detroit Michigan, March 21 1998 - March 18 2003, battered 38.. Sherry Charlie, British Columbia, nineteen months old, September 4 2002, battered 39.. Sarah Angelina Chavez, Alhambra California, two years old, October 11 2005, battered 40.. Felix Chen, Bloomington Indiana, August 27 1997 - April 1 2004, treatment withheld 41.. Sky Colon Cherevez, Paterson New Jersey, three months old, August 6, 1998, battered 42.. Tiffany H Clair, Fort Worth Texas, September 6 1985 - May 4 2001, heroin 43.. Brian Clark, New Jersey, three years old, January 2002, untreated pneumonia 44.. Angelic Clary, Bakersfield California, three months old September 14 2003 45.. Roshelle Clayborn, San Antonio Texas, sixteen years old, August 18 1997, restraint 46.. Casey Collier, Westminster Colorado, seventeen years old, December 21 1993, restraint 47.. Desiree Collins, Los Angeles California, fourteen years old, February 10 2002, gunshot 48.. Nicholas Contreras, Queen Creek Arizona, January 15 1982 - March 2 1998, untreated infection 49.. Adrianna Cram, Veracruz Mexico (US supervision), August 25 2000 - June 13 2005 50.. Christopher Henry Cryderman, Springfield Missouri, July 27 2004 - November 22 2004, untreated infection 51.. Dirk D Dalton, Clarkston Washington, June 7 1989 - May 1 1994, battered 52.. Arieale Daniels, Naples Florida, fifteen years old, 1999, car crash 53.. Tajuana Davidson, Phoenix Arizona, three years old, November 3 1993, battered 54.. China Marie Davis, Phoenix Arizona, March 23 1991 - October 31 1993, battered 55.. Sabrina Elizabeth Day, Charlotte North Carolina, July 4 1984 - February 10 2000, restraint 56.. Tyler Jospeh DeLeon, Stevens County Washington, January 13 1998 - January 13 2005, dehydration 57.. Kameron Justin Demery, Long Beach California, two years old, October 14 1996, battered 58.. Connre Dixon, Ridgefield Township Onio eleven years old, October 18, 2004, stabbing 59.. Mark Draheim, Orefield Pennsylvania, October 10 1984 - December 11 1998, restraint 60.. Charmaria Drake, Cleveland Ohio, twenty months old, March 13 2003, battered 61.. Stephanie Duffield, Manvel Texas, July 14 1984 - February 11 2001, restraint 62.. Willie Lawrence Durden III, Citrus County Florida, seventeen years old, October 2005, unknown/died in cell 63.. Brian Edgar, Overland Park Kansas, nine years old, December 30 2002, asphyxiation 64.. William Edgar, Peterborough Ontario, thirteen years old, March 1999, restraint 65.. Tiffany Eilders, Rancho Cucamonga California, fourteen weeks old, December 7 2005, battered 66.. Kayla Erlandson, King County Washington, two years old, April 1991, battered 67.. Luke Evans, Lowell Indiana, sixteen months old, November 30 2001, malnutrition/battered 68.. Roberta (Berta) Evers, Bayfield Colorado, six years old, June 13 1998, restraint 69.. Sara Eyerman, California, twenty months old, ca 1986, untreated pneumonia 70.. Miranda Finn, Lake Butler Florida, nine years old, January 25 2006, traffic accident 71.. Laura Fleming, Palmdale California, October 11 2004 - November 21 2004, cause unknown 72.. Sarah Jane Forrester, Woodlawn Maryland, October 30 1985 - found May 13 1999, battered and stabbed 73.. Kameryn Fountain, Bibb County Georgia, two months old, November 20 2005, unknown cause 74.. Henry Gallop, Boston Massachusetts, two years old, 1987, poison 75.. Alexander Ganadonegro, Albuquerque New Mexico, March 10 1998, February 4 1999, battered