CA - Couple who ran foster home for disabled children charged with murder, sexual abuse, Aug 2021

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SoCal couple who ran foster home for disabled children, adults charged with murder, sexual abuse

"A Southern California couple who ran a foster home for severely disabled children and adults is now being charged with multiple felonies, including murder and sexual abuse.

The owners and operators of Morris Small Family Home near Murrieta, 80-year-old Michelle Kerin and 79-year-old Edward Lawrence "Larry" Kerin, have been indicted by a grand jury on 14 counts, according to the Riverside County District Attorney's office."

 

[modesty blaise]

What the hell is wrong with some people?

 

[JerseyGirl]

Murrieta foster parents accused of murder, lewd conduct plead not guilty

A trial-readiness conference is slated for Sept. 14

 

[YaYa_521]

California foster mother accused of murder can leave jail pending trial, judge decides

Under conditions placed on her, Michelle Morris-Kerin is not allowed to care for anyone. Families of alleged victims say that’s not enough.

www.mercurynews.com

January 11, 2022
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[Snip]...ordered released on $50,000 bond Monday, Jan. 10, by a judge who said his hands were tied. Riverside County Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer’s release order, which included a long list of conditions,...

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She has to continuously wear a GPS monitor. She may not contact her children, the alleged victims, directly or through third parties. She may not attempt to contact witnesses. She may not take care of anyone, child or adult. She must check in with the court once a week.

Judge has doubts about ‘implied malice murder’ theory against former California foster mother

Riverside County judge wants to know how, exactly, Michelle Morris-Kerin’s lack of action killed the sick child in her care at her group foster home in Murrieta.

www.mercurynews.com

January 26, 2022
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How, exactly, did former foster mother Michelle Morris-Kerin’s lack of action kill the sick child in her care? Riverside Superior Court Judge Timothy Freer wrestled with that question during a hearing Tuesday, Jan. 25. [Snip] The judge asked both the prosecution and defense to brief him on these specific questions:
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Murder charge against controversial foster mother tossed; other criminal charges stand

‘I’m very disappointed….I truly believe Michelle murdered my daughter.’

www.ocregister.com

April 29, 2022
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[Snip]...Riverside Superior Court Judge Timothy F. Freer threw out the murder charge against Michelle Morris-Kerin,... Freer emphasized that he felt deeply for Ramirez and her family, and wasn’t concluding that Morris-Kerin displayed no criminal conduct. Rather, he found that the Riverside District Attorney failed to present convincing evidence that Morris-Kerin’s inaction substantially contributed to Ramirez’s death.

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...many counts against Morris remain, including involuntary manslaughter, willful cruelty to both children and adults, and lewd or lascivious conduct with dependent adults.
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I haven't found any updates after Apr'22.

 

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From Dec. 2023.

Foster mother reindicted for murder after allegedly ignoring disabled teen coughing up blood

Michelle Louise Morris-Kerin allegedly told employees not to call 911 for 17-year-old Diane "Princess Ramirez, even though the girl was vomiting blood and in pain for up to nine hours.

lawandcrime.com

A foster mother and her husband who jointly ran a home for severely disabled children and adults have been reindicted on charges more than a year a judge dismissed a count of second-degree murder against the wife for lack of evidence. Once again, Michelle Louise Morris-Kerin, 82, must contend with allegations that she willfully turned a blind eye on the dying Diane “Princess” Ramirez, 17, amid learning that California‘s Child Protective Services planned on moving the teenager to another facility.

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that Morris-Kerin faces 15 counts concerning multiple victims. Charges include the aforementioned murder charge as well as involuntary manslaughter in Ramirez’s death, child endangerment, dependent adult endangerment likely to cause great bodily injury or death, and lewd acts on dependent adults. Her husband, Edward Lawrence “Larry” Kerin, 81, was indicted on nine counts, including involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, dependent adult endangerment, and lewd acts on dependent adults.