When looking at the story originally linked above, I noticed a list of recently murdered children in Texas. So, I'm copying from the article and responding to each.
In the past four months, at least seven toddlers other than Chase Chamberlain have been killed while staying with relatives, baby sitters or boyfriends in North Texas. In several cases, CPS was previously involved with the family.
March 7 –Two-year-old Marylou Leija of Lewisville died after relatives called 911 and said she was choking. Her father, Jorge Leija, was arrested in connection with his daughter's death. Child Protective Services took custody of Marylou at birth after she tested positive for drugs. A judge awarded custody to the girl's father in November 2004.
Jorge Leija
Housed: Ferguson
Sentence Date: 10/03/2006
Offense: Injury to a Child
Sentence: 45 years
Maximum Release Date: 03/06/2051
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March 6 – Eight-month-old Brooke Martinez of Fort Worth died two days after she was hospitalized with a head injury. Police arrested Germaine Martinez, who is married to Brooke's half sister. A judge allowed CPS to place Brooke with the couple in December. Mr. Martinez told police the child fell.
I have not been able to locate information on this case yet.
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Feb. 24 – Twenty-one- month-old Rowyn Clark died a day after she was injured while in the care of her Mesquite baby sitter. She had blunt force head injuries. Tiffany Harper was arrested on suspicion of capital murder. She told police that a piece of furniture fell on the toddler.
Tiffany Michelle Harper
Housed: Murray
Sentence Date: 05/18/2007
Offense: Injury to a Child-SBI
Sentence: 75 years
Maximum Release Date: 02/24/2081
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Feb. 24 – Seven-month-old Jaidyn Silva died while in the care of Isaiah Nunez of Irving. Jaidyn's mother had left him with a baby sitter – Mr. Nunez's girlfriend – who, in turn, turned him over to Mr. Nunez. The girlfriend told police she needed her boyfriend to watch Jaidyn while she looked for a job. Jaidyn died from blunt force head injuries. Mr. Nunez told investigators the baby fell.
Isaiah Nunez
Housed: Beto
Sentence Date: 05/16/2007
Offense: Capital Murder-Child Under 6
Sentence: LWOP
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Feb. 23 –Nineteen-month- old Brian Alberto Tovar- Hernandez died from blunt force head injuries in Dallas. The boy's uncle Roberto Murillo Avila was being held on a capital murder charge, and Mr. Avila's wife, Norma Hernandez, was charged with injury to a child. The boy's parents left him with the couple a month before. Apartment complex employees said they witnessed neglect but did not call CPS.
Robert Murillo Avila
Housed: Bill Clements
Sentence Date: 03/27/2008
Offense: Murder
Sentence: LWOP
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Feb. 9 – Three-month-old Nicholas Rhea Hoffert in Cleburne died shortly after he was struck, authorities say, by the man who was adopting him and his twin brother. David Michael Giddens was arrested, accused of injuring the child. The Johnson County medical examiner's office has not yet ruled on the case. In the meantime, CPS took custody of Nicholas' brother. CPS had investigated and cleared the family in 2002.
David Michael Giddens
Housed: Coffield
Sentence Date: 02/22/2007
Offense: Capital Murder
Offense: Injury by Omission
Sentence: LWOP
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Dec. 28 – Eighteen-month- old Gabrielle Newsome died in Oak Cliff. Police said she had bruises, and the medical examiner ruled she died from homicidal violence. Her father, Andre Dion Harris, was being held at the Dallas County Jail on suspicion of capital murder.
Andre Dion Harris
Housed: Robertson
Sentence Date: 09/18/2006
Offense: Murder
Sentence: 50 years
Maximum Release Date: 12/28/2055
