Alex Pavlis

Photo of Alex Pavlis, a boy with neatly cut short blond hair. The photo is stamped, like it might have come from a passport.Name: Alex Pavlis, born Alex Geiko.
Died: December 19, 2003.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Beating.
Location: Schaumburg, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Fetal alcohol syndrome.

Details:
Alex was beaten to death by his adoptive mother. She had adopted him from Russia, and was angry that the adoption agency had not told her about the extent of Alex’s developmental delay.

Case status:
Irma Pavlis (Adoptive mother), sentenced to 12 years, paroled after 5 years.

Source:
Alex Pavlis