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Three abandoned children found with skeletal remains of young boy in Texas
The discovery was made at an apartment complex west of downtown Houston on Sunday, and has been described as “heartbreaking” by police who added the children had been living in “deplorable” conditions.
Authorities said the youngsters were aged seven, 10 and 15. According to reports, the eldest child said the boy, thought to be nine-years-old, had been dead for a year and was in the next room.
The discovery was made at an apartment complex west of downtown Houston on Sunday, and has been described as “heartbreaking” by police who added the children had been living in “deplorable” conditions.
Authorities said the youngsters were aged seven, 10 and 15. According to reports, the eldest child said the boy, thought to be nine-years-old, had been dead for a year and was in the next room.
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Both neighbors said they never called authorities because they didn't understand the magnitude of the situation. They said the 15-year-old kept to himself and was quiet and didn't answer many questions."
Kids in Harris Co. apartment relied on neighbors for food, while mom lived minutes away
Kids in Harris Co. apartment relied on neighbors for food, while mom lived minutes away
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Children's Protective Services is seeking emergency custody of all three siblings. They said there was no prior investigation of the family. Houston abandoned children: Neighbor didn't know they lived alone | khou.com
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A neighbor of the abandoned children told ABC 13 in Houston that she had complained for months about a horrible smell coming from their apartment. The woman, who has chosen to remain unidentified, told the outlet that the odor was sometimes so bad that she would turn off her air conditioner to halt the smell from coming in. She says she complained numerous times about the odor to the front office but nothing was done.
Three Abandoned Kids Found In Apartment With Skeletal Remains Of Their 9-Year-Old Brother | Oxygen Official Site
Three Abandoned Kids Found In Apartment With Skeletal Remains Of Their 9-Year-Old Brother | Oxygen Official Site
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Houston abandoned children: Cause of death ruled homicide | khou.com
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$1M bond set for man accused of killing girlfriend's 8-year-old son; suspect in custody at mental health facility
The victim, whose skeletal remains were found in an apartment where his three brothers were living alone, died from blunt force trauma.
Author: Michelle Homer, Chloe Alexander
Published: 12:55 PM CDT October 26, 2021
Updated: 11:55 AM CDT October 27, 2021
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The mother of three children found abandoned in a Houston-area apartment has been arrested and her boyfriend has been charged with murder in the death of a fourth child, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The 8-year-old victim, whose skeletal remains were found in an apartment with his three brothers, was ruled a homicide with blunt force injuries, the medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
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$1M bond set for man accused of killing girlfriend's 8-year-old son; suspect in custody at mental health facility
The victim, whose skeletal remains were found in an apartment where his three brothers were living alone, died from blunt force trauma.
Author: Michelle Homer, Chloe Alexander
Published: 12:55 PM CDT October 26, 2021
Updated: 11:55 AM CDT October 27, 2021
HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — The mother of three children found abandoned in a Houston-area apartment has been arrested and her boyfriend has been charged with murder in the death of a fourth child, according to Sheriff Ed Gonzalez.
The 8-year-old victim, whose skeletal remains were found in an apartment with his three brothers, was ruled a homicide with blunt force injuries, the medical examiner's office said Tuesday.
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https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2021/10/25/skeletal-remians-found-in-houston/
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (D) said during a news conference Sunday evening “…they also found remains that could be a minor’s and that appeared to have been abandoned there, also “for an extended period of time,” Gonzalez said.
“And I emphasize extended.”
“They were in there while the body was deteriorating,” said Gonzalez, who was visibly disturbed. In his career, he said, he had “never seen a scenario like this” with such “horrific circumstances.” Other members of the sheriff’s office were also “very troubled by this,” he said.
Gonzalez added that the siblings apparently “were fending for each other” and that the 15-year-old was taking care of the younger children.
Mother, boyfriend charged in Harris County child abandonment case
A woman, Linda Smith, learned, along with the rest of Houston, that authorities rescued the three children. She had no idea until Tuesday that her 7-year-old grandson was among them.
Her voice hushed with worry as she asked about another child. His name was not among the three now in Child Protective Services custody.
Smith last saw the children in 2016 when she forced Williams out of her south Houston home after a dispute. The mother took the boys with her.
“I feel like I failed them,” Smith said.
She saw the occasional photo of them on Facebook. Williams messaged her in September about a sick relative and appeared then to be overwhelmed, Smith continued. She assumes the kids were a handful.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez (D) said during a news conference Sunday evening “…they also found remains that could be a minor’s and that appeared to have been abandoned there, also “for an extended period of time,” Gonzalez said.
“And I emphasize extended.”
“They were in there while the body was deteriorating,” said Gonzalez, who was visibly disturbed. In his career, he said, he had “never seen a scenario like this” with such “horrific circumstances.” Other members of the sheriff’s office were also “very troubled by this,” he said.
Gonzalez added that the siblings apparently “were fending for each other” and that the 15-year-old was taking care of the younger children.
Mother, boyfriend charged in Harris County child abandonment case
A woman, Linda Smith, learned, along with the rest of Houston, that authorities rescued the three children. She had no idea until Tuesday that her 7-year-old grandson was among them.
Her voice hushed with worry as she asked about another child. His name was not among the three now in Child Protective Services custody.
Smith last saw the children in 2016 when she forced Williams out of her south Houston home after a dispute. The mother took the boys with her.
“I feel like I failed them,” Smith said.
She saw the occasional photo of them on Facebook. Williams messaged her in September about a sick relative and appeared then to be overwhelmed, Smith continued. She assumes the kids were a handful.
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office is giving a live update on the murder of a boy whose body was found inside an apartment in west Harris County with his three abandoned siblings. A judge set bond at $1 million for the boyfriend of the children's mother.
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Judge sets bond for mother's boyfriend, accused of beating 8-year-old boy to death
The couple was caught at a library where they were searching news articles about themselves, ABC13 has learned.
Judge sets bond for mother's boyfriend, accused of beating 8-year-old boy to death
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The Harris County Sheriff's Office is giving a live update on the murder of a boy whose body was found inside an apartment in west Harris County with his three abandoned siblings. A judge set bond at $1 million for the boyfriend of the children's mother.
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CHILD DEATH
Judge sets bond for mother's boyfriend, accused of beating 8-year-old boy to death
The couple was caught at a library where they were searching news articles about themselves, ABC13 has learned.
Judge sets bond for mother's boyfriend, accused of beating 8-year-old boy to death
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Authorities said Wednesday that one of the boys had a jaw injury, allegedly caused by Coulter several weeks ago, and will need surgery.
The facial injury was also apparently due to Coulter's abuse.
Boy found dead in home died from blunt force, siblings in 'unspeakable' conditions (msn.com)
The facial injury was also apparently due to Coulter's abuse.
Boy found dead in home died from blunt force, siblings in 'unspeakable' conditions (msn.com)
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‘Imagine what the kids went through,' a disturbing thought for many when they hear about this tragedy.
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"It’s trauma that’s hard to heal from, living with a dead brother for over a year," said Dr. Bob Sanborn with the non-profit Children at Risk.
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"These kids are going to be traumatized and it’s going to take a lot of mental health help, for a long time to get these kids back to where we would want any child to be," said Sanborn.
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"In Texas, the first line of defense has always been teachers after our parents and family," said Sanborn. "These kids fell through the cracks in terms of identifying the problem," said Dr. Sanborn.
'These kids fell through the cracks,' says non-profit Children at Risk
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"It’s trauma that’s hard to heal from, living with a dead brother for over a year," said Dr. Bob Sanborn with the non-profit Children at Risk.
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"These kids are going to be traumatized and it’s going to take a lot of mental health help, for a long time to get these kids back to where we would want any child to be," said Sanborn.
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"In Texas, the first line of defense has always been teachers after our parents and family," said Sanborn. "These kids fell through the cracks in terms of identifying the problem," said Dr. Sanborn.
'These kids fell through the cracks,' says non-profit Children at Risk
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'Absolute fear' | New details into what investigators say happened in apartment where kids were found alone, one being dead | khou.com
The teen reportedly found his brother dead inside the bedroom a week before Thanksgiving in 2020. The sheriff's office said the 8-year-old died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
In court, officials said the 10-year-old boy was in the room when Coulter allegedly beat his younger sibling to death, kicking and punching the child in the back and lower region. He then witnessed Coulter place a blue blanket over the now-deceased child, the court said.
Williams claims she confronted Coulter during the assault. She told investigators she didn't report her son's death because her boyfriend told her not to, according to court documents. It's believed Coulter and Williams moved out of the apartment shortly after that.
The teen reportedly found his brother dead inside the bedroom a week before Thanksgiving in 2020. The sheriff's office said the 8-year-old died from multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
In court, officials said the 10-year-old boy was in the room when Coulter allegedly beat his younger sibling to death, kicking and punching the child in the back and lower region. He then witnessed Coulter place a blue blanket over the now-deceased child, the court said.
Williams claims she confronted Coulter during the assault. She told investigators she didn't report her son's death because her boyfriend told her not to, according to court documents. It's believed Coulter and Williams moved out of the apartment shortly after that.
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Alief Independent School District told KTRK that in 2019 and 2020, the school district filed truancy papers against the siblings' mother because two of them, [dbm] and his older sister, were not attending school. The children were last enrolled in May 2020
Boyfriend in Houston House of Horrors 'beat up the surviving kids on a regular basis' | Daily Mail Online
Boyfriend in Houston House of Horrors 'beat up the surviving kids on a regular basis' | Daily Mail Online
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Relatives of boys found living abandoned with their deceased brother's remains speak out
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HOUSTON - Relatives of the boys found abandoned and living with their deceased brother’s body at a west Harris Co. apartment are speaking out Wednesday.
BACKGROUND: HCSO: 3 children abandoned, skeletal remains of another child found in Harris Co. apartment
Officials said the boys were between the ages of 15, 10, and 7-years-old were all malnourished and had physical injuries.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office say two of the boys may be special needs. Family members say they believe the children have four fathers, two of which are believed to be dead and two are incarcerated.
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HOUSTON - Relatives of the boys found abandoned and living with their deceased brother’s body at a west Harris Co. apartment are speaking out Wednesday.
BACKGROUND: HCSO: 3 children abandoned, skeletal remains of another child found in Harris Co. apartment
Officials said the boys were between the ages of 15, 10, and 7-years-old were all malnourished and had physical injuries.
Deputies with the Harris County Sheriffs Office say two of the boys may be special needs. Family members say they believe the children have four fathers, two of which are believed to be dead and two are incarcerated.
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Brothers describe 8-year-old boy's beating death in their family home in new court details
Brian Coulter, charged with the 8-year-old boy's murder, did not appear in court Wednesday morning when a judge read his charges. He is being evaluated at a mental health unit.
The judge set the 31-year-old's bond at $1 million. The judge also ordered he have no contact with any minors, specifically the minor witnesses in the case, and no contact with the boys' mother, Gloria Williams.
Williams, 35, is charged with injury to a child by omission and tampering with evidence, a human corpse.
A judge set Williams' bond at $900,000: $350,000 for injury to a child, $300,000 for tampering with evidence and $250,000 for injury by omission.
Like Coulter, Williams is ordered to have no contact with her children, or any other minors, and no contact with Coulter.
Brian Coulter, charged with the 8-year-old boy's murder, did not appear in court Wednesday morning when a judge read his charges. He is being evaluated at a mental health unit.
The judge set the 31-year-old's bond at $1 million. The judge also ordered he have no contact with any minors, specifically the minor witnesses in the case, and no contact with the boys' mother, Gloria Williams.
Williams, 35, is charged with injury to a child by omission and tampering with evidence, a human corpse.
A judge set Williams' bond at $900,000: $350,000 for injury to a child, $300,000 for tampering with evidence and $250,000 for injury by omission.
Like Coulter, Williams is ordered to have no contact with her children, or any other minors, and no contact with Coulter.
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"Our job, as a mother, is to protect our children. She failed that baby. She failed her kids in that area. She did not protect her children."
Grandmother says woman accused in own child's murder is 'not a mother'
Grandmother says woman accused in own child's murder is 'not a mother'
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Mom given gifts by boyfriend after he 'kicked son, 8, to death' in hell house
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Brian Coulter lavished Gloria Williams with gifts after ‘kicking son, 8, to death’ & leaving body with hungry siblings
A DISGRACEFUL couple flaunted their Valentine's Day jewelry gifts on Instagram just three months after the boyfriend allegedly beat the woman's son, 8, to death and left three other kids to starve.
Brian Coulter, 30, allegedly punched and kicked Kendrick Lee to death in November 2020 and was charged with murder, according to court documents obtained by the US Sun.
Brian Coulter, who was charged with murder in the death of eight-year-old Kendrick Lee, is pictured hereCredit: Instagram
Gloria Williams posted this pictured showing off her Valentine's Day gifts just three months after allegedly helping her boyfriend Coulter cover up the alleged murder of her sonCredit: Instagram/Gloria Williams
Lee's mother - Gloria Williams, 35 - allegedly covered up the murder by hiding the young boy's body in the closet, where his skeletal remains were found this week after her 15-year-old called police, Harris County Sheriff's Office told the US Sun on Tuesday.
Williams was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission and tampering with evidence (hiding a human corpse), according to the criminal complaint obtained by the US Sun.
After the alleged murder, couple abandoned Williams' three other children in the Harris County, Texas home to "fend for themselves," police said.
Meanwhile, the couple went about their lives like nothing was wrong.
On each of their Instagram accounts, they showed off their Valentine's Day gifts, which included nearly dozen items of Zales jewellery.
Williams wrote in the caption, "My husband bought this for me for valentines day i love him very much everything is real."
Coulter is seen in an Instagram video flashing a large, silver pinky ring that reads "CEO" and a thick silver chain with a silver cross pendant.
The Instagram video caption reads, "have valentines his (sic) wat i got and a diamond bracelet we have been through the mud and bacc (sic) real talk we made it and we blessed."
"Gentleman, treat your ladies right if they deserve it," he said in the video.
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Brian Coulter lavished Gloria Williams with gifts after ‘kicking son, 8, to death’ & leaving body with hungry siblings
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- Updated: 3:27, 28 Oct 2021
A DISGRACEFUL couple flaunted their Valentine's Day jewelry gifts on Instagram just three months after the boyfriend allegedly beat the woman's son, 8, to death and left three other kids to starve.
Brian Coulter, 30, allegedly punched and kicked Kendrick Lee to death in November 2020 and was charged with murder, according to court documents obtained by the US Sun.
Brian Coulter, who was charged with murder in the death of eight-year-old Kendrick Lee, is pictured hereCredit: Instagram
Gloria Williams posted this pictured showing off her Valentine's Day gifts just three months after allegedly helping her boyfriend Coulter cover up the alleged murder of her sonCredit: Instagram/Gloria Williams
Lee's mother - Gloria Williams, 35 - allegedly covered up the murder by hiding the young boy's body in the closet, where his skeletal remains were found this week after her 15-year-old called police, Harris County Sheriff's Office told the US Sun on Tuesday.
Williams was arrested and charged with injury to a child by omission and tampering with evidence (hiding a human corpse), according to the criminal complaint obtained by the US Sun.
After the alleged murder, couple abandoned Williams' three other children in the Harris County, Texas home to "fend for themselves," police said.
Meanwhile, the couple went about their lives like nothing was wrong.
On each of their Instagram accounts, they showed off their Valentine's Day gifts, which included nearly dozen items of Zales jewellery.
Williams wrote in the caption, "My husband bought this for me for valentines day i love him very much everything is real."
Coulter is seen in an Instagram video flashing a large, silver pinky ring that reads "CEO" and a thick silver chain with a silver cross pendant.
The Instagram video caption reads, "have valentines his (sic) wat i got and a diamond bracelet we have been through the mud and bacc (sic) real talk we made it and we blessed."
"Gentleman, treat your ladies right if they deserve it," he said in the video.