Lily Furneaux-Wolfenbarger

Lily Lynette Furneaux-Wolfenbarger

May 14, 2008 - November 20, 2010

Lily Lynette Furneaux Wolfenbarger was born on May 14, 2008 to Lauren Furneaux and Jeff Wolfenbarger. Her parents had a short relationship and were never married. They had their first custody hearing for Lily when she was three months old. By this time, Jeff had married a woman named Renee King, who he had known since high school.

The judge believed that joint custody would be best, though many people believed that Lily was too young for joint custody at only three months old. Lauren and Jeff lived an hour away, and they didn't particularly get along. It was also said that when Lauren had custody of Lily, she spent every moment with her, but that when Jeff was taking care of her, he often left her in the care of other people.

Lily was a happy little girl who loved to sing and dance. Her favorite music was from the show "Glee". Lily spent most of her time with her mother, but she visited her father, and her step-mother, Renee King. Her step-mother had three children of her own.

In the spring of 2010, Lauren and her parents, Frederick "Chico" and Lynette Furneaux, had suspicions that Lily was being physically abused. Lily had a mark on her neck, and what looked like a black eye, however, Jeff and Renee made excuses for these. The family hired an investigator who made documents of all of Lily's injuries, though it was said that there wasn't enough evidence.

Family members reported that Lily often came home from visits with Jeff and Rene with bruises. Her mother said that she often came home very upset and acted very clingy. On one occasion, Lily told her mother that she didn't want to go for a visit with her father and step-mother.

This occasion, when Lily didn't want to visit her father, was the last time her mother would ever see Lily. Around 2:00 p.m., Renee King called 9-1-1 saying that Lily was unresponsive. She had been home alone with Lily and said that after having a bath, Lily fell out of her arms. Later, her story changed.

Lily was rushed to the hospital, but she had already died by the time she got there. A medical examiner found that Lily had died due to blunt force trauma to her head. There were also signs of sexual assault. Renee King was sentenced to life in prison for Lily's sexual assault and murder.