Missing Utah Boy Found Murdered: Ethan Stacy Killed By Mom and Step Dad
Layton, Utah– Ethan Stacy, 4, on a court ordered visitation by a Virginia judge, was found murdered last evening in Ogden Canyon, Utah.
Ethan was originally reported missing by his mother, newly married Stephanie Sloop, and her husband of 10 days, Nathan Sloop. Sloop told Police that Ethan had wandered away from the couples apartment 5 out of the last 10 nights.
The couple was married on May 1st while Ethan was locked in his bedroom with fresh bruising. The couple was afraid his injuries Might be detected by social workers should he attend the civil ceremony at the courthouse.
Ethan was due to spend the Summer with his Mother under a Virginia court order issued after custody disagreements with Ethan’s biological Father.
As reported by the AP:
Stephanie Sloop told investigators she bought two cans of lighter fluid for Nathanael Sloop to burn the body before it was buried. The reports didn’t say whether that was actually done.
The stepfather disfigured the boy’s face and teeth “in an effort to defeat or delay identification,” detectives concluded in their reports.
Ethan Stacy was found disfigured about the face and wrapped in plastic after the Sloop’s told police they found him dead in his bed on Sunday morning.
The Sloops are expected to be charged with the murder of Ethan Stacy, as well as desecration of a corpse, no later than this Friday.
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I have been looking at this story all morning. I am so sick over it. What a beautiful little boy. I think the Virginia Judge’s name should be published for us all to see. I think when the Judge makes such a gross error in judgement then he should be held accountable. Until all those involved in the decision of letting children visit unfit parents are held to the fire, the decision will be made lightly and the consequences only born by those who loved the child.
Why does this keep happening? They obviously did not want him there. I read the sickening affidavits. The “mom” said that the boyfriend/stepdad went into the room with the boy and closed the door and she heard slapping sounds. Right there was when she should have intervened and this whole thing ended. But she just let it go on. The abuse he endured before he finally passed is making me so sick. I have been feeling so stunned and sick over the death of 4-year-old Dominick Calhoun who was killed by his mother’s boyfriend in April. Little Dominick was beaten over several days as well and the boyfriend has been charged with torture as well as murder.
I was once a single mother with a young daughter who was my whole life (still is
. Not once did a guy come before my child. Not one time. I actually didn’t really date, I had a full time job and finished college and lived with my parents the whole time to ensure we were in a safe place since I couldn’t afford a nice place for us. Never would I have placed my child in danger to be with a guy. I don’t understand women that do and I find them to be disgusting, the lowest forms of life because they do not defend their children, something that I think should be a basic instinct in all mothers. I am remarried now, but I met my husband through a trusted friend, and before I even agreed to meet him she and I talked and she assured me he was trustworthy and would never, ever hurt my child, she had known him since they were young. She knew his family. And then of course I still monitored the situation to ensure he was who he was supposed to be and gladly he was/is. He adopted my daughter and we now have a little boy also, who I just love so much. When I see these little boy’s pictures I just want to cry and scream. I can’t imagine it being my little boy. I wish I could reach out and help them.
I can’t say enough, I am just sick. Why did he have to suffer like that? Why did they do that to him? I don’t understand how two adults can come together as a team and beat a defenseless child until he dies from it? How do they go out to the kitchen and eat while he lays there suffering? How did they go get married while he was covered in bruises? How could they go to sleep knowing he was in pain? How were there own needs put before his, a little boy’s needs, her own child’s needs? What can we do? I protect my own fiercely. What can I do for those I don’t even know about who are right now being abused? It is a helpless feeling, that is certain.
I read about this in the paper this morning and was deeply saddened. It was right above an article about Wylie’s Angel, a disabled boy left to die in a park by his grandma, and right below an article about a Hawaii man who killed his child and tried to kill his wife. What is wrong with people?! My heart aches for all the children out there who are not living in safe homes with people who love and care for them. It is bad enough having to worry about strangers hurting children, they shouldn’t have to fear their own parents.
On Wisdoms post about a Child Called IT (David Pelzer) – I have read that book along with the sequels, they are heartbreaking but also inspiring. Mr. Pelzer lived next door to my grandma for a long time and I had the pleasure of meeting him several times. He is an amazing guy and as a 12 y/o child, he took me for a ride in his Lotus sports car and even offered to let me drive. He was so kind and giving, and after so much abuse, it was just amazing to witness. I think about him often; thank you for reminding me of him this morning. He is a true survivor, for sure.
Rest with the angels Ethan. Xoxo
Horrific. This poor child was viciously tortured for several days before being murdered. What a miserable, heartbreaking end for an innocent boy. Ethan’s mother should be charged with capital murder right along side her husband. She knew her child was being savagely beaten & gravely injured. She failed to get him medical attention to protect herself and the monster she just married from arrest on child abuse charges.
The divorce and custody agreement giving father, Joe Stacy, primary custody only IF he shared an impending personal injury lawsuit settlement with mother, Stephanie Sloop, can’t possibly be in writing, can it? I wouldn’t think any court would allow one parent to relinquish custody rights for money. You cannot lawfully sell your child even to his own father. If there was such an agreement, then it had to be something verbal between Joe and Stephanie. Joe doesn’t sound all that bright if he allowed his son’s custody arrangements to be reduced to a bribe being paid. Maybe he was just desparate to keep his son.
I have to wonder what Nathan & Stephanie Sloop were into. The torture and murder of Ethan was so heinous, such inhuman, evil behavior, that there must be illegal drug use involved. What do you know about that, Blink?
I can’t say that that judge who gave summer custody to the mother was responsible for this child’s death. After all, we don’t even know if the judge knew about the new violent stepfather, do we? I gathered from the articles that father Joe complied with the custody agreement even though he didn’t want to, because he would have been dragged into court if he hadn’t. I think the crime is squarely on the shoulders of Nathan & Stephanie Sloop.
May God protect Ethan’s surviving loved ones and give them comfort from their sorrow and grief. Ethan is already in God’s loving arms, the only comforting thought in this terrible, sinful event.
Oh how nice…he played Lacrosse…
Sloop?
Oye Vey.
B
Yes…sorry I guess I should have been specific…it was in the article on the “Knot” about how they met.
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You think Andrea Lyon is going to defend these pieces of chit? If we don’t start having swift justice and setting examples, this is not going to stop. We can start with the pedophiles and the Westboro Baptist Church. Then KC Anthony and all the other child killers. They gotta go people. The laws are NOT working!
I am truly sick…I should have never read the affidavits
It is my job, but I shut down my laptop and left the house for a few hours.
Why do I have this impending feeling it will get worse?
B
Blink, just wondering… how could such brutality be inflicted on a child in an apartment building and no neighbors heard anything?
I read both of the charging affidavits, and I have to say I wish I had not. Gruesome…. incomprehensible cruelty.
Stephanie listened to her child being beaten, heard “slapping sounds” through the closed bedroom door and stayed outside. I noticed there was no mention of her child’s cries or screams. A “zombie-like” description of her child’s pitiful, severely injured condition after the beating was over. NO DESCRIPTION WHATSOEVER OF THE CHILD’S SUFFERING, CRYING, MOANING, SCREAMING, AGONY, TERROR, FRIGHT, DESPARATION —- ABSOLUTELY NOTHING ABOUT HER CHILD’S FEELINGS OR PAIN. Just that he wouldn’t eat, was vomitting, had a fever, swelling and bruises. They drugged him with benadryl and motrin to keep him quiet. No thoughts of him, what he was going through — just a clinical description of his condition like dictating a medical chart entry. It’s appalling. Why isn’t Stephanie being charged with this child’s murder, too? She’s guilty as sin.
It looks to me that once it began he never got out of the apartment again.
I got nothing FairWitness- this one may do me in.
B
After reading about little Ethan’s horrible murder,I was unable to sleep last night. I am sure it is too much to ask that, these two vile excuses for human beings will be haunted by what they did to this little angel- but I am praying for just that- May they never sleep peacefully ever again, and may they be tortured nightly by the pain they inflicted.
The mother certainly thought children were disposable, interchangeable and not worth her grief- didn’t she? Poor little Ethan
Wisdom
little eathon doesnt need our prayers anymore he is with the lord. the ones that need our prayers are the ones still on this earth. they die at the hand of strangers but worst is when they die at the hands of the parents.
sad and very heart breaking.
snipped from:http://weddings.theknot.com/pwp/pwp2/view/MemberPage.aspx?coupleid=5526012639731774&pid=8111236&MsdVisit=1
Sloop talking…
“Then Just a few years ago as I was going through the deepest, darkest part of my life dealing with My child being kidnapped…”
hmmm…strange twist to say the least…blink-are you aware of this detail? was it a parental kidnapping as he goes on to say that he was in a nasty divorce…are his ex and any bio children alive and well?? or missing…?
Yes, I am Slowroller, I had a conversation with LE when I saw that last night.
His x has custody, it was not literall.
That said, I will not rest until I overturn every associate and factoid about this couple.
This does not happen in a vacum.
Bless this little boy’s heart. What a sad state of events. Years ago when an acquaintance in California lost custody of her child to an ex-husband in New York, she was warned by her attorney that New York wasn’t going to play around (not even in a California court). I was surprised to learn that although the acquaintance in California was granted liberal visitation the child could not leave the state of New York.
I thought that was harsh at the time. But in time in turned out to be a powerful motivator for this acquaintance to get off the drugs, get those creepy men out of her life, and get an education that in turn landed her a lucrative job that helped to stabilize her and the child through child support. The experience changed this acquaintance dramatically, for the better. I wish more judges used this type of insight. RIP little Ethan.
This kind of tragedy is the worst possible outcome of a deeper issue and that is one of appropriate custodial rulings in the courts. Time and again the Court ignores apparent signs of instability a parent, where the result is the child’s welfare being compromised. I’ve even seen cases where they ignore domestic violence as a factor because the child was not directly in harm’s way.
The fact that this little boy’s life might have been saved by the very system that should have protected him stings deeply. The fact that his very own mother did not protect him from abuse and brutality is unforgiveable.
Did anyone find out anything about his child that was kidnapped? I hope that child is safe. I’m so disgusted with this! It really breaks my heart. Though I do believe he is truly evil, IMO she is far worse. Though she may not have laid a hand on Ethan, she failed to protect him. In my eyes, this is what killed that precious little boy. She should be charged with murder as well. There is no excuse for what she did! I don’t care that these women claim fear is the reason they did not seek help! I call BS!!!!! How can they have the audacity to say that they feared for their own lives??? What about your child’s life? Imagine your fear multiplied by a million, and MAYBE you would have a clue about the fear that the child felt. Ugh! I don’t know what else to say, but I do not understand why she was not charged with murder as well.
After reading The Knot article I noticed their engagement was 10/17/09. This evil couple was engaged on the same day that EVIL took Morgan Harrington from the world.
Blink, there is no doubt in my mind, this will get worse before it gets better — well, of course, it can’t get better.
Chica, you are so right — Ethan has been restored and made whole and is so safe and loved at this very moment.
I am praying for Ethan’s daddy.
I am so ill at this moment, he looks so much like my little 7 year Cain who helps me to breath fresh air everyday. What a beautiful littl boy. I am in shock. Ethan, may God take you back to your home and hold you in his warmth forever.
” The stepfather disfigured the boy’s face and teeth “…kept thinking about this little precious baby..Not able to read more details, how could it get so evil ?
I know those two cannt hurt him any more…Another mother hooked with a loosers around their kid
Horrible and senseless. It is my prayer that Caylee Anthony greeted little Ethan when he arrived in heaven. I pray that they are blowing soap bubbles, laughing and playing with puppies. God loves the little children. I can’t get the words of the song “Vincent” out of my mind: “This world was never meant for one as beautiful as you…” (or words to that effect)
Pugluv-
I cannot tell you what it meant that you just managed to bring a smile to my face in all of this.
What a beautiful sentiment and I will cling to it, as I know other Blinkers will.
B
Blink, don’t mind me . . . I am so angry and have been going here and then over to sm. Ignore . . . and then hug the Blinksters for me . . . I thank God for good parents!!!!
Oh Blink. we are all just heartbroken over what happened to little Ethan — may the this story of two children who were found alive and returned to their mother give some comfort today.
http://cbs3.com/topstories/norristown.missing.children.2.1690317.html
Bless You
We Needed a Victory
B
Blink, if Ethan’s father, Joe Stacy, was filled with such angst at having to relinquish his son to Stephanie for the summer, why didn’t he go back to court in VA and ask for a a temporary order to vacate the custody agreement. Do you think Joe knew his exwife was into something dangerous to Ethan’s well-being. One article said Joe had met Nate on one occasion and had spent 30 minutes when he came to pick up a vehicle from Stephanie. The article said Joe got a bad feeling about Nate, but couldn’t really figure him out. I don’t know that a judge in Florida can be held accountable for a custody agreement that was evidently agreed upon by both parents. If they had a side deal about an impending lawsuit settlement, unknown to the court, then the judge can’t be held liable for facts not in evidence. I wonder what Joe told the court about his exwife. It would be interesting to find out. Not that any of that matters now.
I just can’t get the savagery inflicted on this innocent child out of my mind. It’s just too much to process.
I have nothing, too, Blink. It’s beyond anything ,,,, there is just nothing to do, nothing to say, nothing to understand ….. just nothing.
Blink: You know what I posted to you in private so, so long ago??? Remember??? Remember???
Well, this little boy did not make it out alive. I wish that I could have been there to take him in under my wings. Life would have been very different for him. I can think of many others on this site, both mothers AND fathers that would have provided him with a safe and loving environment.
Here’s a few; Observer, Sky, SlowRollerDad, Mom3.0, Local, PM1, J2K, Ragdoll, Redhill, and the list goes on and on. How could I begin to name them all and how is it that your site can attract the best and brightest but these little kids are left to be raised by such slimes?!?
Our laws are broken. Something must be done. I am so mad and sickened that I cannot stand to be inside my own skin. I hope that these two creatures are dealt with swiftly…however that may be.
Don’t care how it’s done!
We all must blow a kiss to the heavens for that little boy.
We all should do it now!
So now we know what real life ghouls look like.
This story is indeed heartbreaking to say the least. It reminds me so much of the story last year about the little boy Robert, who lived with his Dad, but was made by the courts to go spend time with his mother during the summer. The exact same thing happened. Boyfriend beat him for days until he died. What the hell is wrong with people today?
I can not understand why judges always see fit to make sure the “Mother” who is not the custodial parent gets to have the child transported to her..when clearly she was and is unfit. How could anyone listen to the crying and agony of a child and not respond? This child was 4 years old. You better believe from the day he got there he was abused and locked in his room. At 4 years old he could tell a neighbor, a social worker or anyone in a store what happened to him.
Which says to me for them to hide his battered appearance they had to know they were doing was so the wrong.
Why the hell didn’t they just refuse to have him visit if they didn’t want him? Why didn’t they just send him back? Why didn’t they just kill each other instead of him?
Judges who keep putting our children in harms way need to be remembered and voted out of office. Find out this judge’s name and make sure everyone in that area that votes knows not to make the same mistake twice. Father’s who have custody should not be made to send their children to the egg donor just because she has a vagina.
I have been reading up on a very scary side issue that could be a contributing factor.
Many court programs to collect child support are funded by state grants, and because of the economy, these offices are obliged to maintain over 75% collection rates or lose their funding.
What happens is, it puts the impetice on the office to raise support amounts, and for judges to be hardline in considering that issue in regards to custody arrangements.
This if not fixed, I predict will become a HUGE problem with placing kids in places they do not want to be in order to enforce child support, by state.
B
That poor baby!!
I can’t believe that he was ordered to visit with his mother for the entire summer. But, many court rulings involving child custody floor me….like the ruling with my 3 1/2 year old who has only seen her “father” for 3 hours her entire life. Never a call, email, present…nothing….yet the judge ruled that she would have to visit with him beginning next year by FLYING to him on a plane by herself…to visit a stranger.
I pray every day that this does not happen to my child…that someone will rule differently when we go back to court…I just don’t understand why the courts do this!! Someone should be held responsible for making the father send the child to somewhere that was obviously not checked out…
I just don’t understand
Well Blink…you know my situation with my grands. If someone laid a hand on them..they better hope and pray that LE gets there before I do. I’ll be toting a big stick (a 2 by 4) and a tire iron and they wouldn’t go out of this world looking nearly as pretty as when they came in. And I sincerely mean that. I will not tolerate child abuse of any kind from anyone. Not even a crazy person in a grocery store that yells at her kids. I’ve had enough of these cases to last a lifetime.
Let me know what you find out on the child custody….I have a very vested personal interest in that subject as you well know.
blink…was the rush marriage an attempt to avoid testifying against each other my blink O meter says YES…gosh damn it I am sick over this i know exactly where this occured 1 apptmartment complex down fom my own step kids…I cant breath I cant understand…..this happened in my stoppin grounds and I am haunted
I am sick over hearing about this poor child.
I heard on the news this morning…that this stepfather BEAT him for DAYS…over and over again. WHILE HIS MOTHER TOOK PICTURES OF THIS ABUSE ON HER CELL PHONE….then AFTER he killed the child..he took a hammer and bashed in his face and broke up his teeth so he could not be identified.
Who could do such a thing…and WHY????
I truly hope that these MONSTERS get EVERYTHING they deserve…not only by the courts but by their fellow inmates.
God Bless this child.
rest assured that Utahns don’t hold this kind of thing lightly justice will be served in my beloved state
this community holds family values tight firing squad still up for grabs in this state and these animals should be put down….sorry but they should
Princessbeth, your type of situation is exactly the kind of thing I was referring to in my earlier post. My heart goes out to you; I’ve witnessed a very similar circumstance with a loved one and my heart just breaks. The court has got to start addressing these custody cases with greater discernment and concern for the overall welfare of the child and be a little less concerned that Mommy or Daddy are getting their equitable share like a piece of property they’re settling. This is a real hot button of mine.
I predict this case is going to unleash big public fury as some of the factors surrounding custody are revealed.
http://www.sltrib.com/D=g/ci_15074629?source=most
“She said she did not believe him but still did not seek medical help because her husband would hurt her, the documents state.”
This statement alone has left me with with few words.
Nevermind the torture and suffering of your child- do not let this man hurt you Stephanie.
Pugluv- I thank you for giving us something to smile about with this dreadful case.
God loves the little children
pugluv…yes he does i know sometimes people get offended when you speak of God and Jesus but Jesus said “God bless the children” and he will and does, they are his special angels and sometimes he calls them home early cause he needs them. their innocence is what heaven is all about…
call me crazy but what i think and this is just me…all Gods creations have to come to earth…angels know this and volunteer to come fully knowing what they will endure, to me that is children they come here knowing before hand they have to recieve the body and they understand their time is short and they except it…these babies are angels understanding they are taking on the evil because they know in heaven their blessing are great beyond measure…their time is short we dont understand Gods way and all will be revealed, but for the knowing we still have to fight and not be the evil doers…the Devil has his followers too and they All will be dealt with in Gods time…not ours…I am not a religious freak I have faith that God does not like ugly and he knows all and these demons that have been released will face the ultimate punishment…and with that I take great comfort…
blink I hope no one takes offense to my stance, but in my world my situations I have seen it first hand and hold forgiveness and understanding for my own salvation and sanity….if anyone wants to hold hate against my post I only pray for you too….
our world will only get worse these kind of things will continue, we all must take responsibility in teaching our children love….we stand alone with our maker and I only hope when I meet him he says you tried to make a difference and showed love to all..
what ever the state chooses to do with them I support
don’t get me wrong I dont love these two murders right now but in time I pray that I find a way to understand and remove the heaviness from my heart….this lil angel is in the arms of his creature and he his smiling with Caylee with Haliegh and no one can ever hurt them again.
I don’t know what to say and I don’t know what to do. I only know that I want to be at this blog and be “with” people who are hurting right now and it helps to read your words. I don’t want to hate people but I do.
Muse, I too get very heated about these subjects. I read here everyday and have for about a year now…but today was the first time I have posted.
It’s ridiculous…I mean, I have communication from my ex’s dad to him from when I was pregnant that states he should “off” me and up the child up for adoption so he wouldn’t have to support her…but the judge wouldn’t even allow it in court b/c it was considered “hearsay”…
you also have to remember that I am in the same court circuit that just tried the Tonya Craft case…the judges here don’t play fairly…
I don’t know whether to cry or vomit over this. Maybe both.
Anyway, I did find mention in the link here
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2010/05/13/records_allege_utah_man_beat_stepson_to_death/
that the whole “injury settlement” thing was unenforceable.
Whoever said rot in hell for Nathanael and Stephanie Sloop, I’m with you.
And Dee, you go, children need more defenders in this world.
TJ
32.dee says:
May 13, 2010 at 9:55 am
Dee, when I read that, I was mortified. She thinks just like Casey. I apologize for putting info up that was already posted. I just couldn’t believe my eyes when I read it.
It’s funny. You have to apply for jobs but you don’t have to apply to be a parent.
Just a note, my son plays lacrosse. It isn’t the sport, it’s a gaggle of things that contribute to these monsters. A lack of parenting and expectations Not knowing who your children’s friends are or their parents is another. No boundaries, a lack of family values and traditions. The problems are endless. Any kind of sport has a problem athlete. We put our children in sports hoping that it will help them form solid friendships and establish respect for rules. I know when I was growing up, it worked. What the hell happened?
Anyways, Dee, thank you for cursing with me. Misery loves company! Mucho love xo
Thank you pugluv!
17.pugluv says:
May 13, 2010 at 3:06 pm
I have no words. My mind wants to block any thoughts about this.
Evil.
Little Ethan rest in peace, you cannot be harmed any more.
Literally this makes me sick. How can these things happen? Has our society lost it’s compass? It must stop. I’m so tired of ending posts with Justice for ……
I believe the Judge who did the divorce/custody was Judge Maura T. Smith of the Ninth Judicial Circuit Court of Florida – that’s what I gather from this article where she says she was never informed of possible abuse at the hands of the mother.
http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_15079390
I really am at a loss for words…
http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700032192/Father-of-Ethan-Stacy-feared-unstable-mother-would-steal-him.html?pg=1
Snipped —
The former wife of Nathan Sloop described him as mentally unstable, violent, and having multiple personalities — including one personality who becomes extremely angry when criticized. She said she feared for her life and for her daughter’s life.
The divorce documents include transcripts of profanity-laced tirades that Nathan Sloop — who prosecutors plan to charge Friday with the murder of his stepson — left as voice mails for his former wife, Jennifer Freeman.
I just want to say that I purposelly withheld Ms. Freeman’s ID because I was scared too death her daughter would be the subject of any press or media requests.
I have worked on a case where I have had to instruct a Mother to put earbuds ( the target shooting variety)
in her childs ears when they left for school and then got off the bus to home.
Children do not understand the evil a parent may possess all the time. I would sooner have her not know, if she does not already.
That said, I ran his criminal record 2 days ago, for the bully assclown he was, unless there is a name change in there, he is clean. How does that happen?
Ps. I think I need a disclaimer. I do not feel that I can remain my usual objective self in this case.
Consider that a fair warning, but I am working on it.
Sweet passage little Ethan. You were loved, wee-man. You are loved now.
You will feel the love of all in the rest of your journey.
#42: 42.Judi says:
May 13, 2010 at 11:42 am
“Then Just a few years ago as I was going through the deepest, darkest part of my life dealing with My child being kidnapped and being in the middle of a vicious divorce”
OMG, I hope LE has already filed the papers to look more into this said kidnapping.
RIP precious baby. Hopefully, the wheels of justice will be swift!!!
Go rest high on that mountain little Ethan Stacy. ♥☼♥☼♥
This baby.
Do Y’all remember the scene of Oscar Schindler when he fell on his car and cried..” if only he could have saved one more…”
He will be that for me always.
B
What do we do folks..what do we do? The system that is supposed to protect our future, our country’s dear children, is totally broken.
This is becoming the norm..more then the average person knows. I have worked in social services for years, with our less advantaged citizens. I know from observation that we are getting no where fast.
No matter how much intervention, programs, etc take place..the people who need it most do not attend, do not try to get help..I could go on. But how in a free society do you instill values that our country was born on..if that is missing in the individual.
Our forebearers put forth laws and balances in place. However, most criminals don’t think about the laws, nor their victims. The laws, as originally conceived, have been bastardized to the point that the criminal has rights that are not needed nor should continue, many times more rights then the victim during trial.
I am tired of people that murder their children, while waiting trial, get the luxuries that their children never had…I am tired of the Casey Anthony’s of this world getting snacks, beauty products, etc..while sitting on her butt and gazing in her mirror. When do we say..you get three meals a day in prison..no one can add money to any account because there is no account. You work for your stay here..be it cleaning your own cell with a bucket, soap and water..or cleaning the trash on the highway. You wear shackles and chains in court,not street clothes, you get to write one letter a week..no pencil and paper to draw or pass notes. I could go on but you get my drift. We coddle our Casey Anthonys..we shouldn’t. Jail should be hell..they aren’t. They aren’t rehabilative..are rescindance rate is beyond acceptable. We need to look at the whole wystem and make some serious changes. The time has come.
Can’t they assign CASA’s to these out of state or at risk custody disputes? Shouldn’t a child have a right to be a resident of the state he lives in? If you can’t/won’t live in the same state as your child then you have to make arrangements for visitation, i.e. stay with friends, relatives. I know I’m just brainstorming (spewing) and I’m angry. I can’t imagine losing custody of a child but I’ll be damned if I would leave the area. I would go wherever that child was. I mean god bless this father but if my kid was court ordered to Utah I’d be staying at a hostel in Utah or flipping burgers in Utah. Something.
I know Blink. I don’t know how you do it my friend. You are indeed a Steel Magnolia.
I can deal as long as I don’t end up Clar-ee.
B
princessbeth:
Your judge must be out of his mind. I am speechless.
This case is so similar to Dominick Calhoun just a week or two ago.
Days of beatings by boyfriend; “helpless” mother standing by.
That dude was a dealer and I bet this couple is mixed up in drugs too.
She was desecrating and hiding her little son’s body on Mother’s Day.
I guess to clarify my point, this judge should never have sent a small child to a non-custodial parent in another state. That is just so wrong. Just as crazy as what princessbeth is saying. Shouldn’t the non-custodial have to come TO the child if they truly want to see them?
I don’t know, this is just so nuts.
My dearest Blink…there is no need for a disclaimer when you are absolutely right!!! Objectivity is out the effin window when a child is hurt. I think we are all in agreement with you and behind you 100%. Good night my little Ethan. Sweet dreams and we love you.
Dear Blink -
I don’t know why I wasn’t aware of this case …except that all of the “developments” for the Caylee Anthony case for justice (notice, to don’t mention for the sorry excuse for Caylee’s mother) has me riveted.
But what strikes me right between the eyes here is how both Caylee and Ethan were killed because they encroached on their mothers’ “love life”. HOW PATHETIC IS THAT!! As there should be a separate rung in hell for these “mother” monsters …so should there be a separate legal status for “justice” for the babies they disposed of in such a monstrous manner. I see how Caylee’s mother’s defense attorneys are throwing every pot of spaghetti against the wall as they can, just to see if anything will stick.
Here’s my idea: Any parent who hides the death of their child under age 7 should have a mandatory DP case – end of discussion…
I believe in a fair trial for any accused person …but the case in Orlando is a travesty …Where is the accountability for all the lies in the SWORN STATEMENTS?????
Can’t wait to see what Ethan’s mother and stepfather state. All these people just drive me buggy! And these poor babies!
Someone stated that they hoped that Caylee welcomed Ethan into heaven. I will go to sleep tonight with that thought in my heart and soul! I can thin of no more beautiful prayer and how the Good Lord would be pleased with it as perfect prayer.
God Bless you Blink – and all who call your blog hom!