Juliette Geurts

Juliette Serenity Geurts

November 2, 2005 - July 11, 2008

Juliette Serenity Geurts was born on November 2, 2005, along with her twin sister, Jaelyn. Their parents were Charyse and Casey Geurts. The two got married shortly after the girls were born, but separated soon afterwards. Casey enrolled in the army while Charyse began dating a man named Dustin Chauncey. She let Dustin and his friend, Brandon Townsend, move in with her, Jaelyn, and Juliette.

The day before Juliette passed, she, her sister, her mother, Dustin, and Brandon all spent their day at the annual Oregon Trail Days. At 3:00 a.m. the next day, Charyse and Dustin took Juliette to the emergency room, saying that they had seen her have a seizure and that she had a fever. 

Around 4:00 a.m., Juliette was sent home and her caregivers were instructed to monitor her closely. Charyse put Juliette to bed and took a sleeping pill. About eight hours later, Charyse said she woke up to find Juliette in her crib, not breathing.

Jaelyn and Juliette. Juliette is on the right.

It was almost noon when Charyse went to her neighbor's house to call 9-1-1. The medical professionals arrived. Juliette was pronounced dead, and it was found that she had been dead for several hours.

 Juliette's autopsy revealed that she died from multiple blunt force trauma wounds, but the four inch laceration to her liver was the final blow that killed her.