Name: Melissa Stoddard.
Died: December 17, 2012.
Age at death: 11.
Cause of death: Asphyxia.
Location: Sarasota, Florida, USA.
Disability: Autism.
Details:
Melissa suffocated in the restraints her family routinely used to tie her to her bed.
Case status:
Misty Stoddard (Stepmother); convicted of first-degree murder; sentenced to life.
Kenneth Stoddard (Father); aggravated manslaughter, aggravated child abuse; sentenced to 65 years.
Source:
Melissa Stoddard