Alivia Hobbs-Jordan

Photo of a young girl with brown skin and black hair in tight braids. She is wearing a puffy blue jacket.Name: Alivia Hobbs-Jordan.
Died: June 25, 2023.
Age at death: 7.
Cause of death: Abandonment.
Location: Decatur, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Alivia’s mother buckled her into her stroller, rolled her into a closet, and left the apartment, never to return. Alivia’s body was found months later.

Case Status:
Alondra Hobbs (Mother), pleaded guilty to malice murder, felony murder, and cruelty to children; sentenced to life without parole.

Sources:
Decatur woman gets life sentence in murder of special needs daughter abandoned in closet
Decatur mom gets life for leaving special needs daughter to die in closet
Mother pleads guilty to killing special needs daughter after the girl’s mummified body was found in a closet
Mom pleads guilty to murder after leaving special needs daughter to die, decompose for months inside apartment
Mother pleads guilty to killing special needs daughter after the girl’s mummified body was found in a closet
New details emerge in case where 7-year-old girl with autism was left in closet for so long she became mummified
Mother accused of killing 7-year-old daughter who was found mummified in closet left her there, had ‘no intention of returning’: Warrant
Autism Memorial: Alivia Hobbs-Jordan