
Protected to Death

This area of our Website is in memory of the children who died of neglect or abuse while under the care of Child Protective Servies / Social Service Agencies. While many of them died suspiciously or from neglect, most of their lives and deaths went unnoticed.
The deaths of these children and what Government Agencies did or didn't do to save their lives - is rarely told. Theirs are the stories no one wants to hear: Children, abused and neglected, some to the point of death:
Chelsey Acorn, Abbotsford British Genesis Acosta-Garcia, Demetrick Dantrell Adams, Travis C Adams, Janessa Aguirre, Kevin Alston, Lexington County South Carolina, three years old, June 16 1993, drowned in pool Cindy Alvarado, Emma Alvey, Byron Anderson, Martin Lee Anderson, Panama City Randi Anderson, New York City, five years old, 1992, battered Natasha Mukti Angel, Sisters Oregon, infant, March 19 1998, malnutrition Leon Anger, Vanango County Pennsylvania, seventeen years old, September 16 1984, runaway/drowning Richard L (Ricky) Aragon, Shirley Arciszewski, Charlotte North Carolina, April 19 1992 - September 11 2004, restraint Miguel Humberto Arias-Baca, Tony L Armentrout Jr, Alicia Armstrong, Angellika Nicole Arndt, Ian August, Jaymaya Auls, Beredis Avalos, Millicent Denzel Bailey, Jeffrey Baldwin, Travis Ballard, Pryor Samuel Barber, Casey Paul Barrow, Anthony Bars, Indiana, Four years old, January 20, 2004, starvation Christopher Battie, Fresno County California, four months old, May 16 2003, crib death Amber Lynn Bean, Nadine Catherine Beaulieu, Dauphin Teddy Bellingham, Jerome Bennett, Maria Bennett, Modesto Blanco, Christian Blewitt né Osik, Halesowen Demartez Bolling, Monny Bolling, Queens New York, four months old, July 1998, battered Deondre Bondiemaitre, Florida, sixteen months old, April 16, 2003, battered Timothy Boss, Remsen Alex Boucher, New Port Richey Ashley Boyd, Ronald Patrick Bradberry, Melissa Renee Bradley, Keyana Bravo-Hamilton, David Briggs, Portadown Northern Jason Bright, Kameron Bright, Christian Brock-Allen, Kerry Brooks, Talitha Brooks, Colorado, one year old, July, 1988, heatstroke Alexis Brown, Aliyah Brown, Amira Brown, Reading LaKeisha Brown, Alexander Arkansas, seventeen years old, April 9 2005, untreated blood clot Robert Brown, Douglas Brumley, Diminiqua Bryant, Scott Buckle, Swansea Wales, twelve years old, February 6 2005, hanging Joslyn Bullbear, Waubay South Dakota, three years old, January 15 2005, house fire Andrew Burd, Darrell Busby, Latasha Bush, Manvel Michael W Buxton, Everlyse Cabrera, Lamoni Call, Eduardo Calzada, Chris Campbell, Gladys Campbell, Edith Campos, Brianna Canales, Latasha Cannon, Mario Cano, Jonathan Carey, Robley (Bobby) Carr Jr, Valley Joshua K Causey, Jamie Ceballos, baby boy Charles, Sherry Charlie, British Columbia, nineteen months old, September 4 2002, battered Sarah Angelina Chavez, Alhambra California, two years old, October 11 2005, battered Felix Chen, Bloomington Indiana, August 27 1997 - April 1 2004, treatment withheld Sky Colon Cherevez, Paterson New Jersey, three months old, August 6 1998, battered Lucas Ciambrone, Manatee County Florida, seven years old, May 13 1995, battered Tiffany H Clair, Fort Worth Texas, September 6 1985 - May 4 2001, heroin Brian Clark, New Jersey, three years old, January 2002, untreated pneumonia Colton Levi Clark, Wewoka Oklahoma, nine years old, April 20 2006, missing Angelic Clary, Bakersfield California, three months old, September 14 2003 Roshelle Clayborne, San Antonio Texas, sixteen years old, August 18 1997, restraint Casey Collier, Westminster Colorado, seventeen years old, December 21 1993, restraint Charles Collins Jr, Lansing Michigan, fifteen years old, June 1998, forced exercise Desiree Collins, Los Angeles California, fourteen years old, February 10 2002, gunshot Pauline Civia Cone, Lake Worth Florida, two years old, November 10 1994, strangulation Nicholas Contreras, Queen Creek Arizona, January 15 1982 - March 2 1998, untreated infection Ashleigh Marie Copeland née Lethbridge, Michigan, twelve years old, February 23 2006, grand-mal Anthony Cortez, Stockton California, seventeen years old, April 21 2003, strangled Radsheyon Cottom, Buffalo New York, four years old, November 24 1989, head injuries Korvette Lynn Crier, Red Deer Alberta, January 18 1997 - August 11 1999, battered Daniel Crow Jr, Dayton Ohio, December 1997 - December 29 2003, Menkes disease Marleny Cruz, Bronx New York, fourteen years old, found February 1998, runaway/battered Christopher Henry Cryderman, Springfield Missouri, July 27 2004 - November 22 2004, untreated infection Thomas Cunningham, Palm Beach County Florida, two months old, March 1 1995, crib death Brian Joseph Curtiss, Conneaut Ohio, seven years old, January 29 2001, house fire Dirk D Dalton, Clarkston Washington, June 7 1989 - May 1 1994, battered Arieale Daniels, Naples Florida, fifteen years old, 1999, car crash Tajuana Davidson, Phoenix Arizona, three years old, November 3 1993, battered Aaron R Davis, Saint Louis Missouri, five years old, August 3 1990, battered China Marie Davis, Phoenix Arizona, March 23 1991 - October 31 1993, battered Dyman Davis, Chicago Illinois, twenty three months old, September 2003, battered Nathan Dominic Davis, Boston Massachusetts, July 7 2003 - June 5 2006, heart trouble Precousia Day, Florida, four months old, June 1986, battered Sabrina Elizabeth Day, Charlotte North Carolina, July 4 1984 - February 10 2000, restraint Darlene Marie Rose De Byle, Lake County Michigan, June 14 2005 - October 18 2005, choked Jesse De La Torre, Sacramento California, two years old, February 9 1999, burns Tyler Joseph DeLeon, Stevens County Washington, January 13 1998 - January 13 2005, dehydration Kameron Justin Demery, Long Beach California, two years old, October 14 1996, battered Lura DeVine, Fresno County California, twenty months old, April 28 2004, head injury Jeremiah DiCalogero, Rio Linda California, fifteen years old, January 4 1997, runaway/alcohol Dominick J (Andrew) Diehl, District of Columbia, thirteen years old, October 29 1986, battered Connre Dixon, Ridgefield Township Ohio, eleven years old, October 18 2004, stabbing Ditaya Douglas, Brooklyn New York, two years old, March 20 1993, scalding water Sunari Dowdell, District of Columbia, ten months old, February 9 2007, liver disease Mark Draheim, Orefield Pennsylvania, October 10 1984 - December 11 1998, restraint Charmaria Drake, Cleveland Ohio, twenty months old, March 13 2003, battered Stephanie Duffield, Manvel Texas, July 14 1984 - February 11 2001, restraint Anthony Dumas, Oakland Park Florida, fifteen years old, June 12 2000, suicide/hanging Willie Lawrence Durden III, Lecanto Florida, seventeen years old, October 2005, untreated heart attack Brian Edgar, Overland Park Kansas, nine years old, December 30 2002, asphyxiation William Edgar, Peterborough Ontario, thirteen years old, March 1999, restraint Tammy Edmiston, Latrobe Pennsylvania, sixteen years old, September 11 1982, fall from bridge Elizabeth Edwards, Adelaide Australia, nine months old, 2004, suffocation/choking Kyla Edwards, Salisbury Maryland, two years old, December 20 2006, battered Tiffany Eilders, Rancho Cucamonga California, fourteen weeks old, December 7 2005, battered Stephanie Elliott, Union City California, four years old, March 28 1995, house fire Ryan Ellison, Las Vegas Nevada, three months old, January 17 2006, prematurity concealed Alvaro Enriques, San Antonio Texas, seven years old, March 24 1991, house fire Kayla Erlandson, King County Washington, two years old, April 24 1991, battered Robert Doyle Erwin, USA, fifteen years old, November 24 1980, boating/drowning Angelina Espalin, Oceanside California, four years old, November 19 2006, battered Aurora Espinal-Cruz, Tulsa Oklahoma, seven months old, January 27 2002, asphyxiation Luke Evans, Lowell Indiana, sixteen months old, November 30 2001, malnutrition/battered Roberta (Berta) Evers, Bayfield Colorado, six years old, June 13 1998, restraint Sara Eyerman, California, twenty months old, April 1986, untreated pneumonia Sean Isaac Faith, Eagle Idaho, three years old, May 13 2006, drowning Leona Featherston, Elverta California, four years old, December 30 1999, choked on food Marcus Fiesel, Cincinnati Ohio, three years old, August 6 2006, taped in closet Kyle Fisher, Buffalo New York, eight years old, February 20 1996, heart disease Laura Fleming, Palmdale California, October 11 2004 - November 21 2004, cause unknown Katy Elizabeth Flewelling, Azle Texas, fifteen years old, May 24 1995, house fire Daniel Flynn, Waubay South Dakota, four years old, January 15 2005, house fire Christopher Michael Forder, Seabeck Washington, eight years old, November 24 2002, sustained abuse Sarah Jane Forrester, Woodlawn Maryland, October 30 1985 - found May 13 1999, battered and stabbed Rita Foster, Pasadena California, four years old, June 29 2006, run over by bus Kameryn Fountain, Bibb County Georgia, two months old, November 20 2005, unknown cause Katherine Frances, DeSoto Texas, six years old, December 3 2006, battered Chloe Francis, San Antonio Texas, six years old, March 24 1991, house fire Chad Andrew Franza, Polk County Florida, sixteen years old, August 17 1998, suicide/hanging Henry Gallop, Boston Massachusetts, two years old, August 11 1987, poison Josephine Alley Galloway, Liberty South Carolina, thirteen months old, August 2001, battered Debbie Galston, Placerville California, fourteen years old, June 20 1984, stabbing Denise Jean Galston, Placerville California, fourteen years old, June 20 1984, stabbing Alexander Ganadonegro, Albuquerque New Mexico, March 10 1998 - February 4 1999, battered Christening (Mikie) Garcia, Ingram Texas, twelve years old, December 4 2005, restraint Jasmine Garcia, Gardena California, two years old, June 15 2001, battered Raymond Garcia, Queens New York, fourteen years old, December 21 1997, runaway / gunshot Camron P Gardner, Waupun Wisconsin, three years old, May 5 2006, battered Michael Gardner, Franklin Indiana, two years old, May 2004, treatment withheld Passion Gardner, Columbia South Carolina, two years old, March 31 2000, battered Lance Gaston, Rikers Island New York, seventeen years old, January 1999, strangled by cellmate Dylan James George, Fremont California, April 16 2002 - October 4 2004, battered JoBeth Giebel, Adams County Colorado, two years old, May 1995, battered Jesse James Gilbert, Barbour County Alabama, ten years old, January 7 1990, house fire Kimberly Gilbert, Barbour County Alabama, eight years old, January 7 1990, house fire Lillian Leilani Gill, Big Bear City California, four years old, before October 8 2002, burried in yard Anthony Marino Gladue, Edmonton Alberta, seventeen years old, April 26 2006, hit by train Corese Goldman, Chicago Illinois, two years old, February 25 1995, drowned under faucet Kyle Golebieski, Brick Township New Jersey, three years old, August 1 1993, battered Mollie Gonzalez, Jefferson County Colorado, ten years old, November 18 2002, drug overdose Julio Gonzalez, Glendale California, May 10 1995 - December 29 1996, battered Elizabeth (Lizzy) Goodwin, Coeur d'Alene Idaho, March 22 1996 - October 22 2002, drowned in bathtub Anthony Green, Brownwood Texas, fifteen years old, May 12 1991, restraint Danielle Green, Campbell County Tennessee, seventeen years old, August 12 1998, car crash Deonna Green, Pittsburg California, January 2004 - December 13 2006, malnutrition/poison Sabrina Green, New York City, nine years old, November 8 1997, burned and battered Lamar D Greene, Jacksonville Florida, sixteen years old, 2001, car crash Christopher Greer, Newberry Park California, two years old, November 4 1986, battered Corey Greer, Treasure Island Florida, four months old, July 21 1985, dehydration Jamar Griffiths, South Kortright New York, fifteen years old, October 18 1994, restraint Gage Guillen, Boston Massachusetts, three years old, 1995, strangulation Darvell Gulley, Lincoln Nebraska, thirteen years old, April 27 2002, restraint Jessica Albina Hagmann, Prince William County Virginia, two years old, August 11 2003, smothered Brett Hall, Columbia South Carolina, December 8 1978 - November 1988, AIDS Jared Hall, Leicester Massachusetts, September 26 1980 - April 1985 Savannah Brianna Marie Hall, Prince George British Columbia, September 9 1997 - January 21 2001, malnutrition/restraint Latiana Hamilton, Arlington Florida, seventeen months old, July 18 2001, drowned in bathtub Mykeeda A Hampton, District of Columbia, two years old, August 24 1997, battered Kelly M Hancock, Malden Massachusetts, November 6 1985 - July 18 2000, stabbed Laura Hanson, West Palm Beach Florida, May 17 1981 - November 19 1998, restraint Jerrell Hardiman, La Porte Indiana, four years old, October ca 1993, exposure Alex Harris, Minden Louisiana, twelve years old, September 2005, forced running Diane Harris, Seguin Texas, seventeen years old, April 11 1990, restraint Linda Harris, Clarksville Tennessee, fourteen years old, September 18 2005, restraint Letia Harrison, Akron Ohio, October 23 1999 - September 19 2002, baked in attic Reed Hauff, Wilton Manors Florida, seven years old, April 25 1985, battered Wayne Hayman, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, six years old, February 1985, Anthony T Haynes, Maricopa County Arizona, fourteen years old, July 1 2001, dehydration Jordan Heikamp, Toronto Ontario, May 19 1997 - June 23 1997, starvation Eric Hernandez, Cedar Hill Texas, January 6 1999 - March 7 1999, suffocation Laura Lee Hertzig, Sacramento California, sixteen years old, December 30 1994, rape/gunshot Tommy Glenn Hester, USA, sixteen years old, ca 1983, untreated appendicitis Logan Higginbotham, Shelburne Vermont, three years old, November 25 1998, battered Zachary Higier, né Nikita Khoryakov Braintree Massachusetts, May 24 2000 - August 15 2002, battered Christopher Ladell Hill, Hawkins Texas, seventeen years old, September 21 2006, runaway / hit by train Dwight Hill, Tucson Arizona, four months old, November 16 2005, battered Nina Victoria Hilt née Vika Bazhenova, Manassas Virginia, thirty three months old, July 2 2005, battered Cheril Hobbs, Chicago Illinois, thirteen years old, September 1 1999, stabbing Steven A Hoffa, Des Moines Iowa, February 4 1993 - May 18 1996, battered Nicholas Hoffert, Cleburne Texas, three months old, February 9 2006, battered Damien Holland, Sheffield Massachusetts, sixteen months old, February 25 1998, suffocation Richard (Ricky) Holland, Williamston Michigan, September 8 1997 - July 2005, battered Delante Horne, Charlotte North Carolina, three years old, November 12 1996, suffocation Michael Anthony Hughes, Choctaw Oklahoma, March 21 1988 - September 12 1994, kidnap/missing Jarod (Jerry) Hulsey, Mesa Arizona, ten years old, April 3 2006, battered Gustavo Adolfo Hunt, Saint Paul Minnesota, seven months old, March 16 2004, battered Joseph (Joey) Huot, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, two years old, January 27 1988, battered Andrew Ibarra, Riverside California, twenty three months old, July 19 2000, battered Dion Jack, Sproat Lake British Columbia, six years old, March 1 2006, untreated seizure Bobby Jackson, Eugene Oregon, seven years old, January 5 1993, poison (imipramine) Courtney Jackson, North Columbia South Carolina, three years old, November 22 1990, house fire Eartha Jackson, North Columbia South Carolina, two years old, November 22 1990, house fire Keyandra Jackson, Saint Louis Missouri, sixteen years old, October 31 2006, runaway/rape/murder Samuel Jackson Jr, Broken Arrow Oklahoma, seven weeks old, August 15 1999, baked in car Walter Jackson, Chicago Illinois, ten months old, August 9 2005, battered William Jackson III, Matteson Illinois, two years old, October 1998, scalding Dominic James, Springfield Missouri, June 4 2000 - August 21 2002, battered Pierre Jamison, Monroe Township New Jersey, ten years old, January 23 1991, house fire Dontel Jeffers, Boston Massachusetts, four years old, March 6 2005, battered Demetrius Jeffries, Crockett Texas, seventeen years old, August 26 1997, strangulation Billie-Jo Jenkins, Hastings East Sussex England, thirteen years old, February 1997, battered Ciara S Jobes, Baltimore Maryland, August 17 1987 - December 11 2002, starvation/beating Stephanie Jobin, Brampton Ontario, thirteen years old, June 21 1998, restraint Jameel Benjamin Johns, Napa County California, one month old, February 23 1986 Aaron (Arron) Lewis Johnson, Boston Massachusetts, fifteen months old, November 17 1987, poison Anthony Johnson, Marshall Texas, four years old, July 11 2005, drowned in bathtub Elijah James Johnson, Los Angeles California, three years old, May 10 1999, scalded Lorenzo Johnson, Queen Creek Arizona, seventeen years old - June 27 1994, drowned during escape Quartrina K (Snappy) Johnson, Pikesville Maryland, December 25 1988 - July 20 2004, beaten and choked Tiffani Johnson, Akron Ohio, four years old, August 8 2002, battered Xolani Nkosi Johnson, Capetown South Africa, twelve years old, June 2 2001, AIDS Adriene Jones, Monroe North Carolina, four months old, October 19 2004, house fire Bryan Jones, Washington County Georgia, fifteen years old, July 24 1995, electrocution Christal Jones, New York City (Vermont ward), May 24 1984 - January 3 2001, suffocation David L Jones, Chicago Illinois, April 15 1992 - March 7 1998, battered Deondre Jones, Mesquite Texas, fifteen months old, March 20 2001, battered Nadine Jones, Queens New York, eight months old, June 20 1989, unknown Shamar Jones, Pasco County Florida, four years old, June 6 2002, treatment withheld Xavier Jones, East Orange New Jersey, twenty one months old, June 7 2006, methadone poisoning Dennis Jurgens né Jerry Sherwood, White Bear Lake Minnesota, three years old, April 11 1965, malnutrition / battered Allen Kalfus, Chicago Illinois, six years old, February 22 2001, freezing bathwater Marissa (Shorty) Karp, Pompano Beach Florida, December 6 1985 - August 19 2002, gunshot David Ryan Keeley, New Haven Connecticut, six years old, August 12 1998, battered Alexis Keintz, Park Ridge Illinois, January 27 2001 - February 24 2001, battered Cassandra Killpack, Springville Utah, November 29 1997 - June 9 2002, water therapy Ahmad King né Rawls, Alma Georgia, three years old, January 24 2006, battered Melissa King, Tampa Florida, five years old, September 4 1990, battered Kyle Kingsley, Phoenix Arizona, eleven years old, February 15 1995, restraint Heather Michell Kish, Berlin Township Michigan, September 15 1987 -found October 6 2002, murdered Noah Knapp, Marysville Washington, six years old, May 30 2005, automobile collision Alissa Kneen, Newport Minnesota, five years old, September 7 2001, house fire Cordell Kneen, Newport Minnesota, twenty months old, September 7 2001, house fire Ashlee Knipp, York South Carolina, January 26 1990 - March 21 2002, shotgun Zaire Knott, Newark New Jersey, September 16 2005 - October 20 2005, cause unknown Anatoli Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, May 20 1991 - October 20 2002, stabbing Yana Kolenda, Westfield Massachusetts, December 31 1990 - October 20 2002, stabbing Anthony Lamb, Lake Butler Florida, twenty months old, January 25 2006, traffic accident James Lamb, USA, fourteen years old, November 24 1980, boating/drowning Keisha Shardae Lane, Hagerstown Maryland, fifteen years old, August 17 2005, gunshot Tyquane Lane, Bronx New York, six years old, June 23 1999, ten story fall