Muskegon Mom Headed for Prison At 3 months of age, Oryn Bastian was removed from his parents care and placed into protective custody. And now his mother is going to prison for the role she played in his abuse. Police records show that the infant was brought to Mercy Health hospital in Muskegon because…
There were a number of outbursts during a recent hearing in the Wayne County juvenile court, where officials are pressing forward in their efforts to terminate Mitchelle Blair’s parental rights. The “Freezer Mom” is currently also facing murder and torture charges after two of her children’s bodies were found in a freezer inside her…
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Her tragic tale of abuse and murder has created a media storm across the country. And now, in addition to the child abuse charges she was initially faced with, Mitchelle Angela Blair is facing murder charges as well. The 35-year-old Detroit mother has been charged with felony murder, premeditated murder and torture.
Neighbor Reports Child Abuse 44-year-old Joshua Robert Demott of Flint has been charged with first degree child abuse, torture, and also first degree child abuse in the presence of another child. These are very serious charges and could result in a lifetime spent in prison. But in the wake of a neighbor’s tips to police,…
Siblings Knew about Dead Children At her arraignment, Mitchelle Blair showed little emotion, and with the exception of repeatedly scratching her face, had little to contribute to the proceedings. Accused of torturing and then murdering two of her children, then storing their bodies in a freezer, Blair is looking at the possibility of a lifetime…
More Babies Born Addicted to Drugs Addiction is hard – ask anyone who has ever battled to regain their freedom from an addiction, and they will tell you it is one of the hardest wars you will ever fight. And even when you’ve won, you’re still not really safe. But those whose struggle in some…
Detroit Mother Facing Charges In a tragic turn of events, a recent eviction in Detroit’s Eastside became a horrific crime scene and will likely result in one woman losing two of her children, and going to prison for the murder of two others. According to police, an eviction crew arrived at the Martin Luther…
Potterville man who abused teens to withdraw his plea? Even at the last moment, things can change. And that is certainly the case for Shawnn Michell Degner who, on the day he was supposed to be sentenced, found out that the judge intended to impose a higher sentence than had formerly been agreed upon. This…
Alexandra Alexi, a 23-year-old resident of Lansing, is facing a number of very serious felony charges. Police say it was child abuse that lead to the death of her two-month-old baby boy in September of 2014. According to police records, Police and paramedics responded to an emergency call from an apartment. Alexi and her…