Do You Sleep with Your Baby?
Today’s article is not about a baby that was abandoned or abused or even unwanted. Yet, since our main priority is to make sure babies are kept safe, I wanted to be sure to talk about this issue anyway. Co-sleeping. Please don’t do it. Little Alfie Smith died just a few weeks after his injuries […]
Anitra Hicks Charged with Murder of Infant
Anitra Hicks, 18, has been charged with the murder of her infant son. She is currently under house arrest while she awaits trial. She is allowed to attend school and see her lawyer. I would like to hear your thoughts on this. Personally, I am a big fan of house arrest for people who are […]
Justice Served for Brelynn Nobles
For those of you who have followed the Brelynn Nobles case, justice has now been served. Donald Ray Sparks Jr. was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the death of the 2-year-old. The article is pretty short, but there are some horrific facts about the case mentioned in the article, so read with caution. […]
Mother Charged for Drug Abuse During Pregnancy
This is a very short article, but it brings up a point I do not believe we have talked about here at One By One. A mother Antoinette Franklin Newsome, 33, has been arrested for the murder of her newborn baby. This is not the typical story we see involving a desperate mother or a […]
Baby Boy Found Dead Along Highway
I wish I had more information on this one for you. A baby boy was found dead along a highway in Redding, California. The 11-month-old, Sabastian, was supposedly last seen with the mother’s ex-boyfriend. The ex, Christopher McDonald, 23, has been arrested on charges of kidnapping and murder, though the results of the autopsy are […]
Girl Found in Parking Lot, Parents Killed
A little girl was found in car in a shopping center in San Jose after police responded to reports of gunshots. Her mother and father were found dead at the scene. Police believe the two were killed by murder-suicide. The little girl is fine physically. No names were included in the article so that the […]
Man Charged in Death of 4-year-old
Yet another victim of child abuse for you today. This time it was 4-year-old Malisa Delasancha. The mother’s boyfriend Travis Gauldin, 21, has been charged with murder in the case. He called police to report that she had fallen down the stairs. Unfortunately, she died in the hospital from her injuries two days later. There […]
Milton Galarza-Rojas Dies from Overdose
This article is really short, but I thought the little boy still deserved mentioning. A 9-month-old baby was rushed to the hospital having difficulty breathing and he later died. Doctors found heroin and cocaine in his little body. Oscar Rivera, 34, has been arrested and will face a murder charge among other counts. Click to […]
Sharon Worthy Sentenced
Sharon Worthy, 22 has been sentenced to 10 years in prison for her role in the death of her 3-year-old son. It was actually her boyfriend who killed the boy (Curtis Copeland, 28, was given life in prison), but there appear to have been several points in this story at which Worthy could have saved […]
Marchella Brett Pierce Starved to Death
I typically read so many articles about crimes against children that it takes a lot to really disturb me when I’m doing research for One By One. I sort of expect to be sad and can prepare for what I will read. This article really got to me though. A little girl was starved to […]
