Name: Marjorie Joanne Galeener.
Died: March 19, 2025.
Age at death: 3.
Cause of death: Blunt head trauma.
Location: Stanley, North Dakota, USA.
Disability: Intellectual disability, suspected autism.
Details:
Marjorie, who was also known by her traditional name of “Micgbabaá Arura Dohi” (Blue Rose), was staying in temporary foster care while her mother went through rehab; but she died from a head injury before she could ever return home. Investigators who reviewed footage of the Ring camera in the foster home say they found a recording of Marjorie’s foster parents beating her severely because they did not like the way she chewed her food.
Marjorie loved balloons, bubbles, and the color purple.
Case Status:
Jamie Johnson (foster mother) is charged with murder, child abuse, and domestic violence resulting in serious bodily injury.
Raymond Johnson (foster father) is charged with murder, child abuse, and domestic violence resulting in serious bodily injury.
Sources:
Autism Memorial: Marjorie Galeener
Foster parents charged with murdering girl with autism
Foster couple charged in 3-year-old girl’s death
Mother of girl killed in Stanley speaks out on concerns over care
Foster parents accused of murdering their 3-year-old daughter with autism
North Dakota autistic girl, 3, beaten to death by foster parents who would get upset over how she chewed food: report
Obituary for Marjorie Galeener at Langhans Funeral Homes, Inc.
Foster parents allegedly beat autistic 3-year-old to death, caught on Ring camera