Category: Main List

Names on the main memorial list.

Gabriel Britt

School photo of a young boy wearing a plaid shirt; he has brown skin and dark-brown hair. His expression is neutral.Name: Gabriel Britt.
Died: March 3, 2001.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: St. George, South Carolina, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Gabriel was suffocated by his father, who put his body in a pond and tried to pretend that Gabriel had accidentally drowned.

Case status:
Terrence Britt (Father); convicted of unlawful conduct toward a child, sentenced to 10 years with all but 4 years suspended.
Renee Britt (Mother); mistrial, no conviction.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Gabriel Britt
Terrence Britt pleads guilty to reduced charge, sentenced to 10 years in prison, mistrial declared in mother’s case
Gabriel Britt’s death now ruled a homicide
Mother, Father charged in death of boy
Judge rules SC no longer has to monitor how Renee Britt cares for her children

Amanda Bates

A temporary plaque marking a grave: "Amanda Lois Bates, 1987-2001."Name: Amanda Bates.
Died: February 5, 2001.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Diabetic ketoacidosis, gangrene.
Location: Grand Junction, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Juvenile diabetes.

Details:
Amanda’s juvenile diabetes was left untreated. She died of a combination of diabetic ketoacidosis and a gangrenous infection.

Case status:
Colleen Bates (Mother), pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, given 20 years of probation.
Randy Bates (Father), pleaded guilty to negligent homicide, given 20 years of probation.

Source:
Amanda Bates
Colo. Girl’s Diabetes Death Ruled Homicide
Parents May Be Charged in Girl’s Death | WWRN – World-wide Religious News
No jail for parents in daughter’s death
Faith-healing: No defense against child abuse

Alex Boucher

Portrait photo of Alex Boucher, a toddler in a denim outfit with red collar and cuffs. His hair is wispy and white-blonde; his skin is very fair. One eye is nearly shut as he smiles, so it looks like he is winking.Name: Alex Charles Boucher.
Died: September 25, 2000.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: New Port Richey, Florida, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, medical problems.

Details:
Alex’s adoptive father, angry that he had soiled himself, wrapped him in a blanket so tightly that he choked on his own vomit and died of asphyxiation.

Case status:
James Curtis (Adoptive father), pleaded guilty to manslaughter, sentenced to “nearly 14 years” in prison.

Source:
Fla. man pleads guilty in state tot’s death
Alex Boucer, 3, Smothered
CHARGE FOUGHT IN CHILD’S DEATH
Alex Charles Boucher

Meridee Reynolds

A gravestone reading, "Meridee Kay Reynolds. Everlasting peace."Name: Meridee “Kay” Reynolds.
Died: September 9, 2000.
Age at death: 40.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Vancouver, Washington, USA.
Disability: Mobility impairment; sleep disorder.

Details:
Meridee’s friend and caregiver shot her, and claimed she had done it “to end the pain”.

Case status:
Melanie McDonald (Caregiver), pleaded guilty to murder, sentenced to 8-30 years.

Source:
Caregiver Accused of Murder

Grace Bogey

Photo: A heart-shaped pink granite gravestone, reading Grace Lee Bogey, July 15, 1997 to September 2, 2000. Not a day goes by when you are not loved and missed. Held in our hearts forever."Name: Grace Lee Bogey (Born Gracielo Cano).
Died: September 2, 2000.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Roswell, New Mexico, USA.
Disability: Spina bifida.

Details:
Grace was abused by her adoptive mother and adoptive grandparent. At death, she had multiple head injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.

Case status:
Veronica Bogey (Adoptive mother), charged with child abuse; acquitted; civil suit underway.
Terry/Terri Bogey (Adoptive grandparent), pleaded no contest to child abuse, sentenced to probation.

Source:
Grace Lee Bogey (Gracielo Cano)
Scott Johnson, As Personal Representative of the Estate of Graciela Cano A/k/a Grace Lee Bogey, Deceased; and Lorena Torrez, Plaintiffs-appellants, v. Anne Holmes; Bonnie Vehstedt; Karen Zarate; Lydia R. Saenz; Sonia Perez; Virginia Villareal; Viviane Encinias; Ginger Bowman; Denise H. Narvaez; Children, Youth and Families Department, New Mexico; Veronica Bogey; Terry Bogey A/k/a Teri Bogey, Defendants-appellees, 455 F.3d 1133 (10th Cir. 2006)

Justin Malphus

Black and white photo of Justin Malphus, a little boy with a big smile.Name: Justin Malphus.
Died: April 19, 2000.
Age at death: 5.
Cause of death: Drowned.
Location: Savannah, Georgia, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Justin had been physically abused by his mother for some time. In the end, she slammed his head into a refrigerator and dumped him into a swimming pool, where he drowned.

Case status:
Joyce Malphus (Mother). Convicted of felony murder; sentenced to life plus sixty years.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Justin Malphus
Mother convicted in murder of autistic child
Daily Listing of Sacred Family Unit Atrocities
Neighbors recall recovering boy

Joseph Beebe

Photo: A boy with pale skin and a mop of dark brown hair, wearing large glasses and a blue sweater, smiling for the camera.Name: Joseph Jose Beebe.
Died: March 17, 2000.
Age at death: 8.
Cause of death: Blunt trauma.
Location: Tarkington Prairie, Texas, USA.
Disability: Cerebral palsy, fetal alcohol syndrome.

Details:
Joseph, who told his triplet siblings that he wanted to give them a better life, was beaten to death by his adoptive mother for wetting his pants. When Joseph died, they were removed from the home, and survived.

Case status:
Edith Beebe (Adoptive mother), convicted of injury to a child, 30-75 years.
Brian Beebe (Adoptive father), convicted of failure to protect, served 6 months of a 10-year sentence.
Justin Martin (Stepbrother), convicted of injury to a child, served 6 months of a 10-year sentence.

Source:
Survivor of childhood abuse moves forward by looking back
WHO’S TO BLAME FOR Joseph’s DEATH?
Joseph Jose Beebe

Timothy Boss

School photo of a boy with short, very curly black hair and brown skin and eyes. He is wearing a loose sweater, and has his arms folded in front of him. His expression is neutral.Name: Timothy Boss.
Died: February 23, 2000.
Age at death: 10.
Cause of death: Homicide.
Location: Remsen, Iowa, USA.
Disability: Unspecified “special needs”.

Details:
Timothy’s adoptive parents beat him, and when he died from their abuse, buried his body in their basement.

Case status:
Donald Boss Jr. (Adoptive father), first-degree murder, sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Lisa Boss Green (Adoptive mother), voluntary manslaughter/attempted murder/child endangerment/willful injury, 50 years prison.

Source:
Timothy Boss

James Cummings Jr.

No PhotoName: James Joseph Cummings Jr.
Died: November 16, 1999.
Age at death: 46.
Cause of death: Stabbed.
Location: Red Bank, New Jersey, USA.
Disability: Autism; Stroke.

Details:
James was stabbed to death by his father, who went to the care facility where he was staying and killed him with a kitchen knife to the heart.

Case status:
James Cummings Sr. (Father). Sentenced to five years in prison.

Source:
Autism Memorial: James Joseph Cummings Jr.
Father Admits Killing Autistic Son

Daniel Leubner

Portrait photo of Danny Leubner, a teenage boy wearing a blue striped shirt, his short black hair neatly combed, biting his lower lip.Name: Daniel “Danny” Leubner.
Died: September 4, 1999.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Smoke inhalation.
Location: Auburn, New York, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Danny died by smoke inhalation in a house fire deliberately set by his mother.

Case status:
Michelle Davis (Mother). Pled guilty to manslaughter; sentenced to six years.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Daniel Leubner
Justice for Danny
Cayuga County child killer back in court