Booking photo for Samantha Moreno-Rodriguez, arrested in Denver on a charge of murdering her 7-year-old son in southern Nevada.
https://twitter.com/davidcharns/status/1402378007776485376
Perfectly made up when arrested. She doesn't look like a distraught mother brought to the edge emotionally.
When I saw the booking photo, I had a thought somehow along these lines. Something about the presence of mind to be aware that your photo is about to reach farther and become more viral than any Facebook post or Tweet that you've ever put out there. I didn't want to say it, but I was definitely thinking it. I'm glad you mentioned it.
in santa clara county, Liam would be eligible for resources through san andreas regional center and parents could have applied for SSI as well.It is interesting that more often children with disabilities are now being identified as "Special Needs" in the media when the death is reported. I cannot tell you how wonderful I think this is. Children with disabilities are at high risk for abuse, and neglect. I am glad that their caregivers are "outed" for not only violence against a child, but a child who is disabled.
That merits enhanced charges.
Yes, taking care of a disabled child is difficult. But there are numerous resources for parents. Respite care. Notify relatives, the child's Special Education teacher will connect parents to resources. I know, that if the teacher had been contacted, Liam would be alive.
Last resort, abandon the child at the police station. There are alternatives to killing the child.
that is possible. in the link just above this, it said they lost a lot of resources w covid. he apparently went to a school and had in home service. so caretaker burnout is also a possibility. no excuse for any of this thoughI doubt if special needs or resources had anything to do with it. I think it was to get back at her husband and that's why she left the body someplace where it would be sure to be found.
Might have thought it would never be connected to her, as well.
that is possible. in the link just above this, it said they lost a lot of resources w covid. he apparently went to a school and had in home service. so caretaker burnout is also a possibility. no excuse for any of this though
i know, she looks defiant.It's something about her expression in that booking photo...
yes, i know the dad is not a suspect of any wrongdoing and a victim. i was curious about him because im local.And that the "mother" was with a man, who is not considered connected to the case.
Hmm, found a new guy, new life, just drop off child on the way. From the article it sounds like there were significant family resources to have left Liam with his father and grandfather. Not unlike Lori Vallow Daybell, who could have given her adopted son, JJ to his biological grandparents.
There is something here...why these women kill the children rather than giving them to accessible caregivers. Control? Something.
And that the "mother" was with a man, who is not considered connected to the case.
Hmm, found a new guy, new life, just drop off child on the way. From the article it sounds like there were significant family resources to have left Liam with his father and grandfather. Not unlike Lori Vallow Daybell, who could have given her adopted son, JJ to his biological grandparents.
There is something here...why these women kill the children rather than giving them to accessible caregivers. Control? Something.
Simultaneous pout and rage on the mugshot. That’s a bizarre combination.
She's mad she got caught.
It revolves around HER, doncha know?LOL. The audacity to think you can leave a dead child in plain sight and not get caught. How does she think the world works?
Don't know if this info has been posted:
In San Jose, the boy’s grandfather told The Mercury News that Liam lived with his mother and father, NH. He said the boy had special educational needs, attended a learning center for autistic children and had a home counselor for behavioral issues. Outside help ended during the COVID-19 pandemic.
“As Liam got older it was strainful for them but they managed,” grandfather CH said in an email, the newspaper reported. “There was no sign of abuse at all. Liam was an innocent child, dependent for their care and good intentions, like all people with special needs.” Liam Husted case: Las Vegas missing boy identified, mother arrested
Poor little Liam