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.