Tom Inglis

Photo of Tom Inglis, a young man with short brown hair, fair skin, and red lips.Name: Thomas “Tom” Inglis.
Died: November 21, 2008.
Age at death: 22.
Cause of death: Heroin overdose.
Location: Dagenham, Essex, UK.
Disability: TBI.

Details:
Tom’s mother went to the rehabilitation facility where he was recovering from a head injury and injected him with an overdose of heroin.

Case status:
Frances Inglis (Mother), convicted of murder and attempted murder, sentenced to life, served 5 years and was released.

Source:
‘Devoted’ mother who gave brain-damaged son lethal heroin injection has jail term slashed

Christian Jenkins

Photo of Christian Jenkins, a boy with a thin face, pale skin, and short brown hair.Name: Christian Clay Jenkins.
Died: November 19, 2008.
Age at death: 14.
Cause of death: Oxycodone overdose.
Location: Hilltop, West Virginia, USA.
Disability: Cystic fibrosis.

Details:
Christian’s father injected him with an overdose of oxycodone.

Case status:
Henry Clay Jenkins (Father), convicted of child neglect and murder, sentenced to 18 years to life.

Source:
Father sentenced to life in son’s death

Kyle Dutter

Photo of Kyle Dutter, a boy wearing a camo top and holding a rabbit, smiling, revealing large front teeth.Name: Kyle Dutter.
Died: November 18, 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Middleton, Wisconsin, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Kyle was shot by his father in a murder-suicide.

His favorite holiday was Halloween. He loved dressing up and going trick-or-treating, and was always talking about Halloween to anyone who would listen.

Case status:
Ryan Dutter (Father), deceased.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Kyle Dutter
NEW DETAILS: Murder-Suicide
Kyle Thomas Dutter, Beloit  (1996 – 2008)
Suicide notes left behind by Middleton father who shot his son and himself

Jocelynn Allison

Photo of a toddler girl with strawberry-blonde hair and pale skin. She has a large forehead. Her wispy hair is pulled into two ponytails on top of her head. She is wearing a purple sweater. Her smile shows her two front baby teeth.Name: Jocelynn Allison.
Died: September 24, 2008.
Age at death: 15 months.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Wasilla, Alaska, USA.
Disability: Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, hydrocephalus.

Details:
Because Jocelynn didn’t want to eat and threw food, her father allegedly slapped her, sending her head backward to collide with her high chair. She died of a head injury. At autopsy, she had injuries consistent with long-term abuse and shaken baby syndrome.

Her family remembers, “Any music would cause her to start singing, clapping and dancing, and would send everyone around her into fits of laughter and joy.”

Case status:
Clayton Allison (Father), convicted of second-degree murder; conviction overturned because the trial had not considered Jocelynn’s Ehlers-Danlos syndrome. Convicted of negligent homicide at retrial, which carries a maximum penalty of 3 years; released because he had already served that much time.

Source:
Retrial jury clears Wasilla man of murder charge in toddler daughter’s death but finds him guilty of negligent homicide
Jocelynn Renee Allison (2007-2008) – Find A Grave…
Murder conviction overturned for Wasilla man charged with killing 15-month-old daughter
Wasilla man convicted of daughter’s murder denies abuse

Jacob Grabe

School photo of a fair-skinned boy with short brown hair and round glasses, wearing a blue shirt.Name: Jacob Grabe.
Died: September 11, 2008.
Age at death: 13.
Cause of death: Gunshot.
Location: Denver, Colorado, USA.
Disability: Asperger syndrome.

Details:
Jacob was shot by his father, who “feared his son would never be able to live a normal life”.

Jacob ran track and field and played the French horn in his school band.

Case status:
Allen Grabe (Father); attempted insanity defense, convicted of murder, sentenced to life without parole.

Source:
Grabe gets life in prison for son’s murder
Autism Memorial: Jacob Grabe
Cops: Suspect admitted shooting son
Grand Junction trial continues for man accused of killing son
Allen Grabe killed his 13-year-old autistic son, because his wife was ruining him
Autism’s terrible toll: Parents risk hitting “a breaking point”

Ethan Kirby

Photo of a small boy with pale skin and auburn hair, wearing a blue and white checked polo shirt.Name: Ethan Scott Kirby.
Died: August 23, 2008.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Head injury.
Location: Conroe, Texas, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Ethan died of a head injury inflicted by his mother’s boyfriend during a beating.

Case status:
Chase Cannon (Mother’s boyfriend), murder, 50 years.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Ethan Scott Kirby
Conroe man receives 50 years for murder of autistic child
Child murderer sentenced

Mason Scott

School photo of a small boy with pale skin, strawberry-blond hair in a bowl cut, and brown eyes, wearing a red polo shirt.Name: Mason Scott.
Died: August 16, 2008.
Age at death: 6.
Cause of death: Burned.
Location: Russellville, Alabama, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
Mason’s mother locked him in their house and set it on fire. Mason burned alive.

Case status:
Christie Scott (Mother), first-degree murder, death sentence.

Source:
Autism Memorial: Mason Scott
Murderpedia Article (Includes newspaper articles and court case.)
Christie Bray Scott’s Road to Death Row
A Mother’s Murder?

James Many White Horses

Blurry photo of a baby with light skin and dark-brown hair.Name: James Many White Horses.
Died: Around July 21, 2008.
Age at death: 2.
Cause of death: Suspicious death.
Location: Great Falls, Montana, USA.
Disability: Autism.

Details:
James’s mother abused him, neglected him, and finally put him in her car trunk and left him there. He was found dead in the trunk over a month later.

Case status:
Summer Many White Horses (Mother), convicted of negligent homicide and tampering with evidence, sentenced to 13 years 9 months to 55 years in prison.

Source:
Mother gets 55 years for son’s death
Autism Memorial: James Many White Horses
Family gathers to remember toddler
James Many White Horses
Many White Horses sentenced on federal fraud charges
Summer Many White Horses’ 2-year-old has been found
Affidavit: Mom of Toddler Found Dead in Trunk Told Police Son Died Accidentally Months Before

Kevin Johnson

Blurry photo of a small boy in a suit; he has brown skin and a shaved head.Name: Kevin Johnson.
Died: July 20, 2008.
Age at death: 12.
Cause of death: Fatal abuse.
Location: Crete, Illinois, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability.

Details:
Kevin’s foster father physically abused him, and eventually beat him so badly that he was taken to the hospital, unconscious, and died two days later.

His favorite hymn was the gospel song “I Need You To Survive.”

Case Status:
Fred D. Johnson II (Foster father), pleaded guilty to second-degree murder, sentenced to 5-17 years.

Source:
Man charged with beating disabled foster child
Crete murderer seeks reduced sentence
Kevin Johnson
Family mourns loss of Crete boy

Jason Rimer

Photo of Jason Rimer, a boy in a yellow T-shirt with a confused expression on his face; he has short, wispy brown hair and fair skin.Name: Jason Rimer.
Died: June 8, 2008.
Age at death: 4.
Cause of death: Heat stroke.
Location: Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Disability: Myotonic dystrophy.

Details:
Jason’s parents left him in a hot car in June for more than seventeen hours. When they finally returned for him, he had died of heat stress.

Case status:
Stanley Rimer (Father), manslaughter and child neglect, 8-30 years; Colleen Rimer (Mother), manslaughter and child neglect, 5-20 years.

Source:
Trial of parents charged in Jason Rimer’s death concludes