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.

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.

Sarah Chavez

Sarah Angelina Chavez

December 5, 2002 - October 11, 2005

Sarah Angelina Chavez was born on December 5, 2005 to Sophia Chavez. As a newborn, Vicodin was detected in her system, and at only two days old, a case worker had opened a file for her, though her case wasn't ever followed up. Life with Sarah's mother was hectic. About a month after Sarah turned two years old, her mother took narcotics while pregnant with another child. She called 911 and informed them that she had had a miscarriage in her home. Paramedics discovered a stillborn baby in the toilet when they arrived at her home.

Sarah was nowhere to be found. Social workers feared that something happened to her, and they finally located her in the care of her great-aunt, Frances Abundis. Unfortunately, when they arrived at Frances' home, they found Sarah with a cut on her nose and two bruised eyes. Sophia was determined to be an unfit parent, so social workers placed Sarah in protective custody. 

Sarah was placed with two women named Dianne Hardy-Garcia and Corri Planck. The women had been checked and went through many procedures to be sure that they could properly care for Sarah. Dianne and Corri loved Sarah from the moment they saw her. Dianne recalled that Sarah had chocolate on her face and a candy cane in her mouth. She remembered that she brought Sarah a little teddy bear, and Sarah had jumped into her arms when they met.

Dianne and Corri provided Sarah with her own room, own toys, and own books. She even had a schnauzer dog who would sleep outside her door at night. Corri and Dianne would hang up the artwork that Sarah made at her day care. They were proud and happy parents, but they could tell that Sarah had been exposed to violence. 

Corri and Dianne were alarmed when they discovered that Sarah had horrible nightmares and the fact that she knew how to choke with both of her hands. At two years old, Sarah also cursed. They also noticed signs that Sarah had also been sexually abused. They continuously addressed this issue to the social workers and asked that a medical examination be performed to see if Sarah had been sexually abused, but this was never followed through by the social workers. Dianne and Corri worried that the social workers were not taking the concerns seriously.

Sarah was required to have weekly visitations with her mother and her great-aunt, who was also her godmother. While her mother was often late, and at times, didn't show up at all, her great-aunt was always present. What Corri and Dianne weren't aware of was the fact that Sophia was angry about the fact that Sarah was being raised by a same-gender couple, and that she was fighting to get Sarah back. While Sophia was deemed unfit to parent, her great-aunt, Frances, was not. Frances continued fighting for the custody of Sarah.

In April of 2005, Corri and Dianne were given one hour to pack Sarah's things and say goodbye to her before she was returned to Frances. The judge sent Sarah back to her great-aunt with no proper check to be sure that it was a safe and stable environment. When Corri and Dianne were packing Sarah's things, she continuously took the items back out of her bag and into her drawers and told them "No!". Corri was convinced that they would read in the newspaper someday that Sarah had been abused to death. Dianne refused to accept this awful thought in her mind.

In the home of Frances, Sarah was reunited with her five year old cousin who went by "AJ". Sophia continued to rarely visit her daughter. The social worker who noticed Sarah doing well in the home of Corri and Dianne now noticed Sarah doing poorly. AJ witnessed Frances' husband, Armando Abundis, take Sarah into a room and close the door. He claimed that he could hear her screaming when they were inside.

On October 10, 2005, Sarah was taken to the hospital because her arm was severely fractured above her elbow. A piece of jagged bone kept Sarah's arm disconnected and hanging at her side. This can be seen on the hospital's surveillance video. Frances waited four hours before she left without Sarah ever seeing a doctor or getting her injuries treated. It was later known that her arm wasn't only fractured, but that she had multiple internal injuries too.

Just seven hours after her hospital visit, Sarah was dead. She died of blunt force trauma to the abdomen. Armando was found guilty of assaulting a child under eight years of age. He was found not guilty on his murder count, and guilty for child abuse. Frances was released from jail after pleading no contest to acting as an accessory after the fact and to felony marijuana possession.

Brooklyn Saechao

Brooklyn Koy Saechao

July 26, 2010 - August 4, 2011

 Brooklyn Koy Saechao was born on July 26, 2010 to Sarn and Jamie Saechao. Her mother began dating a man named Jeffrey E. Locker. On August 2, 2010, her mother left Brooklyn in the care of Jeffrey who, on this day, called 911 to report that little Brooklyn had fallen and hit her head on something.

Brooklyn was brought to the hospital with severe head injuries and by the time she reached the hospital, she was unconscious. Though Jeffrey claimed that Brooklyn had fallen in the bathtub on her own, though medical officials knew that her injuries couldn't have been a result of Brooklyn falling on her own. 

Two days after being brought to the hospital, Brooklyn died. Her injuries were consistent with child abuse. Jeffrey Locker was sentenced to 18 years in prison for manslaughter.

Tristan Allegra

Tristan Michael Allegra

February 10, 2000 - December 25, 2008

Tristan Michael Allegra was born on February 10, 2000. His mother was Eryn Allegra. His mother was unemployed and she had little money. She had been contemplating suicide for months before Tristan's death, but it seemed like she didn't want to leave her son behind, so she began planning his death as well. 

Eryn took her son to a Holiday Inn hotel on Christmas Eve. She fed him dinner and eight advil tablets, hoping that this would kill him. She became doubtful that the medication would kill her eight year old son, however, so she made a backup plan. 

About two hours after Tristan fell asleep, his mother also smothered him with a pillow. She did this for about fifteen minutes, and at one point, Tristan woke up, his survival instincts kicking in, and he started to try and escape. His mother was stronger than him however, and she continued to smother him. She later told investigators that she "wanted to make sure that Tristan wasn't going to wake up and have some type of disability" due to the amount of medication she had given him.

After Tristan was dead, Eryn attempted to slit her wrists, but the blades were too dull, so she called 911. She was taken to the hospital where she was treated for her injuries, and then she was taken to jail and charged with first degree murder. 

Kyra Aaralynn Zubah

Kyra Aaralynn Zubah

July 9, 2006 - November 10, 2009

Kyra Aaralynn Zubah was born on July 9, 2006. When she was just eleven weeks old, she was placed in a foster home due to her biological father being arrested for child abuse. She lived with Christine Atchinson until just four months before her death. Her little sister, Heaven, also lived with her and their foster mother, Christine.

Four months before her death, Kyra was taken out of Christine Atchinson's custody due to Christine allegedly attempting to fraudulently purchase prescription medication and the fact that it was believed to be in the best interest of children with Native American ancestry to be placed in tribal foster homes where they could learn about their heritage. Kyra was placed in the home of Sharon Whitecloud, along with her little sister, Heaven.

On November 7, 2009, Sharon took Kyra to the hospital after reportedly finding her unresponsive. She had a head injury. Doctors were suspicious when they found that Kyra had been taken to the hospital at least one hour and thirty minutes after she received the head injury, and multiple bruises on Kyra's body in various stages of healing. They suspected abuse.

Kyra had bleeding in her brain, and she was put on life support. She was soon declared brain dead, and taken off life support on November 10, 2009. Her death was investigated as a homicide and all four of the other children that lived with Sharon Whitecloud were removed from her custody. 

Sharon Whitecloud was found guilty of second degree manslaughter. Sharon admitted to taking a sleeping pill which, according to her, caused her to drop Kyra on her head twice. It was also known that she had shaken little Kyra. 

 

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.