Found Deceased NC - Mariah Woods, 3, Onslow County, 27 Nov 2017 #7 *Arrest*

[cvaldez1975]

I have a feeling in a good ole boy area where mom is local and dad may have called many times, it might be ignored or dismissed.

Also, I think in all states, LE will do a well-being check to make sure the child is okay.

 

[moonlessnight]

it literally depends on the officer you get. some do and some don't.

I have a feeling in a good ole boy area where mom is local and dad may have called many times, it might be ignored or dismissed.

 

[MyBelle]

I have a feeling in a good ole boy area where mom is local and dad may have called many times, it might be ignored or dismissed.

Do the parents live in different jurisdictions?

 

[Tia]

I agree with you. I think they would have had a parenting plan under their divorce decree. Both parents are supposed to abide by it.

You'd be surprised what women get away with and what a father has to go through. I watched someone close to me spend thousands in legal fees, contact CPS on many occasions and the police. His child told police officers, CPS and spoke in court about the abuse he was suffering from the mother's boyfriend. The mother's boyfriend had other pending charges and was not supposed to be around children. Regardless, CPS kept sending him back despite the child screaming and begging not to go. Now, the child is finally with his father, but only because the child's mother was arrested on some sort of drug related charges.

I have NO problem buying the fathers story in this case.

 

[cvaldez1975]

"hypervigiliance"

Living in a home where violence regularly occurs trains kids to be very very good observers. It can be the difference between getting hit or not, between getting yelled at or not. So my guess is that they were very aware of what was happening at all times in that home. And they likely are holding a lot of guilt that they were not able to stop what happened. (No one would expect them to have stopped it, but as the brothers, they are going to struggle with that for the rest of their lives, IMO).

 

[cvaldez1975]

maybe... got a glowing report though!

drugs including prescription medications and child proofing is my guess.

 

[soanyway]

Exactly. I also wouldn't be surprised to hear if KW withheld visitation to extended family, despite that likely being the safest place for the children. So often, the children are held as pawns (even with loving grandparents) and KW wouldn't want to allow the kids to paint the real picture of what was going on. MOO

If a child is being sexually abused, a specially-trained physician can do a forensic physical examination. They can run tests for sexually transmitted diseases and the older brothers are old enough to be forensically interviewed. I think little Mariah and her brothers had been suffering for quite some time and that's why the mother denied visitation to their dad. There is no doubt in my mind that the mother is going to be charged.

 

[kkdj]

Could him (EK) taking the boys and not Mariah, mean that she was ill or bruised in a way that would be noticeable and mom was trying to get her better? Possibly knowing how hurt she was and not seeking medical aid?

I wondered the same thing.

 

[cvaldez1975]

I am not entirely sure, its hard to keep up on all details because I follow a lot of cases. i thought dad lived in Jacksonville? how far is that?

Do the parents live in different jurisdictions?

 

[Mainemom76]

Right. She lied about EK no longer living in the home. Usually after an initial visit, CPS workers will call or set up meeting times, instead of unannounced visits so she’d have been able to have EK elsewhere at the times of the visits.


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If that is the case, did she threaten the boys not to talk? To not tell that EK was in fact still in the picture? Oh my god. JMO

 

[soanyway]

Do you recall what time that was posted? I remember seeing it, too and for some reason, I think it was around 9:00 or 9:30?? The only reason a time is coming to mind is because I recall checking it to see if there was a missing post and think this may have been the last one she posted that night. MOO

that and her post about "what's gone is gone" on Sunday night (since deleted) makes you question her.

 

[mrsu]

After what this mother put these children thru, I hope she is arrested and doesn’t get to attend the funeral. She doesn’t deserve it. [emoji35][emoji35]

 

[cvaldez1975]

i dont either, I have lived through two custody battles with my step kids mom. she got away w murder the first time. it was when the school reported her to CPS dad was able to take a preemptive strike when the iron was hot for the second one.

You'd be surprised what women get away with and what a father has to go through. I watched someone close to me spend thousands in legal fees, contact CPS on many occasions and the police. His child told police officers, CPS and spoke in court about the abuse he was suffering from the mother's boyfriend. The mother's boyfriend had other pending charges and was not supposed to be around children. Regardless, CPS kept sending him back despite the child screaming and begging not to go. Now, the child is finally with his father, but only because the child's mother was arrested on some sort of drug related charges.

I have NO problem buying the fathers story in this case.

 

[cvaldez1975]

If that is the case, did she threaten the boys not to talk? To not tell that EK was in fact still in the picture? Oh my god. JMO

my guess is yes. she had the boys believing that their dad was involved in mariah disappearing.

 

[MyBelle]

Exactly. I also wouldn't be surprised to hear if KW withheld visitation to extended family, despite that likely being the safest place for the children. So often, the children are held as pawns (even with loving grandparents) and KW wouldn't want to allow the kids to paint the real picture of what was going on. MOO

restricting access is a classic form of control. Battered women are isolated from their families so they can't build a support system. The abuser would do the same thing to children. This seems to be a case where the parents separated and quickly brought in a new love interest into the household. That can become a recipe for disaster. I know it did for my brother's kids. His son ended up in a 30-day inpatient psychiatric facility. He was 7-yrs old.

 

[cvaldez1975]

abusive mates do it. abusive parents do it.

restricting access is a classic form of control. Battered women are isolated from their families so they can't build a support system. The abuser would do the same thing to children. This seems to be a case where the parents separated and quickly brought in a new love interest into the household. That can become a recipe for disaster. I know it did for my brother's kids. His son ended up in a 30-day inpatient psychiatric facility. He was 7-yrs old.

 

[rsd1200]

Thanks for the link, Wishbone.

From above:

"UPDATE: Dad says system failed Mariah

Woods and Craft spoke exclusively with The Daily News this morning, sharing their memories of the beautiful little girl who was taken too soon and describing their struggle as they tried to get custody of her and her two brothers.

The system, they said, failed them."

I wonder if mom will go to the visitation or funeral? She may need a police escort if so.

 

[MyBelle]

I am not entirely sure, its hard to keep up on all details because I follow a lot of cases. i thought dad lived in Jacksonville? how far is that?

Mariah lived in Jacksonville. I have no idea where AW lives.

 

[gitana1]

I believe LE did, too, but I'm still baffled why the father would be given a copy of the report to keep. By talking about it, I think he's really harming his chances of getting custody returned to him.

Because it is his constitutional right to a report in a dependency court proceeding involving his own kids. The criminal investigation is irrelevant.

He may be subject to court sanctions though for releasing such info. It is confidential.

 

[DAnthrplgst]

I agree with you. I think they would have had a parenting plan under their divorce decree. Both parents are supposed to abide by it.

Correct me if I'm wrong but I understood they were not divorced, just living apart.