Aaren Marie Dunn

 

Aaren Marie Dunn

October 2, 1992 - June 26, 2000

Aaren Marie Dunn was born on October 2, 1992. She lived with her father, Robert W. Dunn. Aaren's mother said that she knew that Aaren was in danger, but no one would help her get full custody of Aaren. On June 26, 2000, Aaren's mother's fears were realized when Robert broke his seven year old daughter, Aaren's, arm. He also stabbed her with a kitchen knife.

Robert Dunn stabbed Aaren in the chest and in the neck until she died. Aaren's older sister, Nadine, had endured this torture as well, although she managed to get away from her father's grasp. She was eleven years old at the time. Nadine got away from her father and ran down the street to a convenience store for help.

Nadine was helped by two men. While Nadine went for help, her father stayed at home attacking Aaren.The men who helped Nadine ran to her house, but discovered that the front door was locked. They ran to the back of the house. The back door was unlocked, so they went in and found Robert Dunn hovering above little Aaren. She was not breathing. One of the men managed to pull Robert away from Aaren. When the police arrived, Aaren's father told them "The devil is here.". He then told them "I killed the devil. She was possessed. I killed the devil."

James Patrick Bulger

James Patrick Bulger

March 16, 1990 - February 12, 1993

James Patrick Bugler was born on March 16, 1990. He was a very happy little boy. On February 12, 1993, James went to New Strand Shopping Centre with his mother, Denise. While inside of the Centre, Denise went inside the butcher's shop. She momentarily let her son, James, out of her sight while she placed her order for lamb chops. James wandered around the doors of the store and was found by Robert Thompson and Jon Venables, both ten years old.

The boys were playing truant from their school, and they had been causing trouble all day. Throughout the day, the boys were seen stealing candy, a troll doll, paint, and batteries. After the boys saw James, they approached him and spoke to him briefly. Then they took him by his hand and lead him out of the store. This was captured on the store's security camera. 

The ten year old boys took James on a two and a half mile long walk. They ended up at a canal where they dropped James on his head and suffered injuries to his face. The boys joked with each other about pushing James into the canal. James now had a bump on his head, and he was crying. During this time, James and the boys were seen by thirty-eight people. Only two people questioned the older boys about why James was injured and crying. The boys told one person that James was their little brother. They told the other person that he was lost and they were taking him to the police station. 

At one point, Jon and Robert took James into a pet shop, but the owner kicked them out. Eventually, they reached another town. The boys were very close to the police station, and they were afraid that the police would question them. They lead James up a steep bank and to the railroad. This is where they began torturing him.

One of the boys threw a can of blue paint at James. The paint got in his eye. This was the paint that the boys had stolen earlier in the day. They kicked James, and stomped on him. They also threw bricks and stones at him. They put batteries in his mouth, and put batteries in his anus. They also dropped an iron bar onto him. He suffered ten skull fractures from the iron bar.

When the body of James was found, his shoes, socks, trousers, and underpants were removed. This made police believe that there was a sexual element to the crime, though the boys both denied this. It was later found that James's foreskin was forcibly retracted. Before the boys left James's body, they laid him across the railroad tracks, weighing his head down with pebbles. They wanted a train to hit him so his death looked like an accident. A train did come by and hit his body, severely damaging it, but investigators were still able to detect foul play. 

Emma Marie Baldwin

Emma Marie Baldwin

September 4, 2010 - October 22, 2012

Emma Marie Baldwin was born on September 4, 2010. Her parents were Benjamin and Brandie Baldwin. Emma's parents had separated. Emma was a happy little girl who loved her family, and playing outside. She liked fishing and playing with bubbles. She also liked painting, going on walks in the park, and watching cartoons with her older sister. Her favorite color was pink.

Emma and her father

 In October of 2012, authorities were called to Emma's home to report that she wasn't breathing. She was only two years old. Emma was taken to the hospital where it was found that she hadn't choked on anything, so why she had stopped breathing, at that point, was unknown.

Doctors then told police that they found multiple injuries on little Emma's body. There were bruises on her face and chin. There were also bruises on her arms, legs, and buttocks. Her right arm was broken, and there was trauma to her head. Emma could not breathe on her own, but her heart was still beating. There was bleeding in her brain. Her brain was swollen, and there were issues with her kidneys. They gave her blood pressure medicine for her heart.

Emma's injuries matched up with child abuse. She had no brain activity at all, but she was still alive because her heart was still beating and she was breathing with the help of a ventilator. They unhooked Emma from the machines, as she was brain dead. Her father, Benjamin, had been by her side throughout this ordeal. He had been hugging her, kissing her, holding her hand, and singing to her. He told her how much he loved her. The doctors gave her father a lock of her hair that he now carries with him in his pocket.

Emma's mother, Brandie Baldwin, and her mother's boyfriend, Juwan Moore were indicted with connection to Emma's death.

Kaylynn Bella Mitchelle Broshears

Kaylynn Bella Mitchell-Broshears

October 8, 2008 - January 31, 2011

Kaylynn Bella Mitchell-Broshears was born on October 8, 2008. to Tiffany Mithcell and Kraig Broshears. She saw both of her parents, but they had separated. The last time Kaylynn saw her father, Kraig, he told her "I love you. I'll see you tomorrow." However, Kraig did not see Kaylynn that next day. In fact, that was the last time he ever saw her.

On January 31, 2011 at 4:00 p.m., Kraig Broshears dropped his daughter, Kaylynn off at her mother's house. Kaylynn's mother, Tiffany was dating a man named Joe Albarella. He had recently gotten an oxycodone pill from a family member, though he didn't have a prescription. Tiffany was going to take the pill, but she didn't want to take the whole dose. She attempted to cut the pill in half, but it didn't work. She was frustrated, so she left the pill on her nightstand and went to take a shower.

It is believed that minutes after Tiffany got into the shower, Kaylynn toddled into her mother's room and saw the pill. It is believed that Kaylynn may have mistook the pill for candy. Oxycodone, a powerful narcotic pill, is not suitable at all for children. Little Kaylynn died in her sleep.

Kaylynn's mother admitted that she had left the pill on her nightstand where Kaylynn could reach it. She was convicted of manslaughter by culpable negligence. Joe hadn't been home at the time. He returned home to find that Tiffany was awake. He assumed that Kaylynn had already been put to sleep since it was 11:00 p.m. by the time he got home. The next morning, he found Kaylynn's pale body, and found out that she wasn't breathing. He attempted to revive her, but all of his attempts failed.

Kaylynn and her father, Kraig.

When she was first questioned, Kaylynn's mother told authorities that she didn't have a clue as to what happened to her little daughter. The next day, while taking a polygraph test, Tiffany confessed to leaving the pill on her nightstand.

Christopher Michael Barrios Jr.

Christopher Michael Barrios Jr.

January 2, 2001 - March 8, 2007

Christopher Michael Barrios Jr. was born on January 2, 2001. When he was six years old he was reported missing. He was last seen alive on March 8, 2007 around 6:15 p.m. playing on a swing near his grandmother's home. He was abducted by George Edenfield and George's parents, David Edenfield, and Peggy Edenfield. A family friend named Donald Dale helped kidnap Christopher, and hide his body afterwards, though he appeared to have nothing else to do with the death of the child.

Christopher was reported missing, and his body was found just a few days later. After Christopher's body was found, what happened to the little boy began surfacing too. It is believed that Christopher was lured into the Edenfield's mobile home as he was walking from the swing set back to his Grandmother's home for dinner.

Inside the mobile home, they held Christopher captive. George and David Edenfield, both registered sex offenders, took turns sodomizing Christopher. Peggy watched as her son and husband raped the six year old boy. While she watched, she masturbated. At one point during the attack, both George and David performed oral sex on Christopher. When they were done raping him, they choked him to death.

The three sickening criminals tried to hide what they had done. David and George used clothing to try and clean fluid from ejaculation off of themselves. They also used soap and water to attempt to get rid of fingerprints they left on Christopher when they strangled him. When they thought they had hid anything that might tie them to Christopher's death, they wrapped his body in trash bags. They then called their friend, Donald Dale, who helped them dispose of Christopher's body.

As stated earlier, David and George were convicted sex offenders. David had raped his daughter years before, and George had molested two little boys, aged seven and nine prior to their assault and murder of Christopher. Neither received any time in prison for their actions until Christopher's death.