By Thinkgoat
Eugene, Oregon The defendants, on or about December 9. 2009, in Lane County, Oregon, under circumstances manifesting and extreme indifference to the value of human life, did unlawfully and recklessly cause the death by neglect and maltreatment of Jeanette Marie Maples, a dependent person born August 9, 1993, contrary to statute and against the peace and dignity of the State of Oregon; The State further alleges this crime occurred in the course of, or as a result of, intentional maiming and torture of the victim. DATED December 10, 2009 at Eugene, Lane County, Oregon. ORS 163.095 (1)(c)(B)*
Maiming. A 16-year-old. According to the Merriam-Webster dictionary: Maim implies the loss or injury of a bodily member through violence. Wiki defines maiming as an act or physical injury that degrades the appearance or function of any living body, usually without causing death. So either this sweet and loving couple got bored with torturing this child or they got a little carried away with the festivities because when 911 was called and the emergency workers arrived, Jeanette Maples was lying in the bathtub injured and unconscious. She was pronounced dead at the hospital.
Authorities have not released details regarding the exact abuse and torture this child suffered but were quick to explain the circumstances leading to her death affected detectives working the case. Documents filed in court state the alleged murder was caused “by neglect and maltreatment” and “occurred in the course of, or as a result of, intentional maiming and torture of the victim.” This was done by the hands of her mother and step-father, Angela and Richard McAnulty.
Outside of the senseless and savage death of this child is the thought that her death could have been prevented. Although she was registered as being homeschooled, Jeanette had some contact with her step-grandmother who noticed signs of abuse months prior to her death. In an interview, she described seeing a split and swollen lip and what looked like hair being yanked out by the fist full. Not accepting the standard, “she fell down the stairs” explanation that every single asshole abuser in the world uses, granny took a friend’s advice and called the state’s child abuse hotline. Many times. They did absolutely nothing and a child was tortured to death. Lynn McAnulty naturally regrets not calling the police – she simply didn’t want to lose contact with her grandchildren. I cannot imagine having to endure the torture Lynn will live with – feeling she should have done more to protect this child. I also feel, with multiple calls to a child abuse hotline, a damn surprise visit from that agency should have taken place. I guess I’m not the only one with that view: Dr. Bruce Goldberg, who is the director for Oregon’s Human Services has ordered an inside investigation into the caseworkers who may have been assigned this case. Although it’s too late for the child, it’s almost refreshing to not have a department-head cry, “we’re so over-worked” or “we did everything possible – it’s not our fault”.
Two other children who were living in the home were taken into protective custody, a 12-year-old girl and a 5-year-old boy. It’s not known at this time, if they were abused as well.
Angela McAnulty (41) and Richard McAnulty (40) were arrested on charges of murder by abuse. Thank God the death of these two sadistic people may be on the table. If they can’t take themselves out of the gene pool, I vote for doing it for them.
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I love the way you opened this piece with the indictment. Even in the cold legal-speak this crime is horrendous. Great write up.
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http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24273629-41/jeanette-mcanulty-angela-lynn-son.csp
JesusfuckingChrist. Drinking from the toilet. That’s what that poor child had to resort to after being beaten so badly. Unfortunately for her, since the state dropped the ball, death was the better option.
I really hope these two are convicted and sentenced to the maximum – which is still too good for what they really deserve.
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http://www.oregonlive.com/news/index.ssf/2010/01/cries_for_help_for_jeanette_ma.html
I’m just sick.
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Noticing a little interest in this story “behind the curtain” here at CC, I thought I should do a follow-up to see if something has changed. As far as I could find, nothing has happened in the courtroom but changes are being made to the CPS “system”.
http://www.registerguard.com/csp/cms/sites/web/news/cityregion/24703306-41/jeanette-abuse-report-state-department.csp
It seems Janette fell through the cracks because she was an “older” child. I don’t give a fuck how old she was…she was tortured, maimed, and starved to death only weighing 50 pounds. She was 15-years-old. I really want her mother and step-father to be tortured to a near-death…repeatedly…
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I am most sure they will be. God would never let this go unpunished. Iv been to Hell. Iv seen the demons faces and heard Satan’s blood chilling laugh. They will be tortured far worse than what happened to this poor girl. They will endure it for all eternity over, and over, and over again. They will scream to God to take pity on them, but it will come to nothing. They will commit eternal suicide only to be reborn in that condemned place only for the torture to start again. I am by no means a Jesus Freak, but God himself did send me to hell once when I was extremely suicidal. It was a vision, but i saw it all and then some. I heard everything, and saw things. I would not wish Hell on my worst enemy. The images I saw that night will forever be ingrained in my head.
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Whoa, that’s a powerful post – thanks.
I hope what you say is true. That the hell they’ll experience will be far worse than anything that can be administered by the “system”.
I’m glad you made it through to the other side Kruiko, and glad your visions served as a deterrent to suicide. Thanks again for that post.
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This woman will never make through prison. I agree with trying for the death sentence for her but honestly jail WILL be her death sentence. People (including convicts of all types) highly frown upon people that pray on children. She will not go unpunished. I almost want to commit some crime myself so I can go to jail and personally rid the world of this bitch. BUT I am a wonderful mother and cannot be incarcerated and away from my babies therefore I will have to patiently wait for some “saintly criminal” to do the deed.
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I adore you, Vixen!
It’s against the odds that they’ll put this bitch in general population because of the fact she tortured her daughter to death. And when I saw an influx of “views” lately on this story, I looked to see if there was an update. I was sickened at the details that were released. This poor girl endured so much horror/torture. I’m all for Richard and Angela receiving the same.
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I just do not understand.. First there were people alone with her for her to confide in.. I would have kept her.. Bring on the police I am a kidnapper go get the fucking CPS.. I am calling my lawyer better go get you one too.. I think that may have been the only reason they would have taken notice.. How about a hospital?? Grandmother alone with child, confess abuse wieghing a tiny 50 lbs.. We all know a Dr.. would have called!! I find these crimes unthinkable.. And omly hope the other children did not witness this.. I would hope like hell they do not turn out the same..
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I don’t believe “grandma” saw Janette for a span of time preceding her death. I say this because of one of the follow-up articles – she wanted to see Janette after she died and was discouraged from doing so by the police because she’d wasted away to 50 pounds.
We can all play the “could’a” “should’a” “would’a” game and it’s very VERY easy to do. However, working in the medical field and emergency response field, I know first hand, “hindsight is 20/20”
Situations like “this” frighten people to their soul – they’re destitute – they turn for comfort to the ones who’re to make these things better. Law teaches us our hands are truly tied. This is probably one of the worst cases of “falling through the cracks” I’ve covered. (I am sure there’s worse)
I can lay no blame on the grandmother’s lap. Actually, I commend her for standing in Janette’s corner against her own son. That is rare. Seldom do we see, once the chips are on the table, a family member (especially a parent) assist the police with the investigation against their child. Instead, they come up with some form of “justification” as to why their child/loved one acted as they did or just out and out denial of participation. She did not do this.
The fault lies with the savage and barbaric actions of Angela and Richard McAnulty. CPS helped perpetuate the murder by not performing their duties. I am all for bringing these worthless fucks drawing a paycheck up on charges since there’s a paper trail of their total disregard to the situation AND lack of follow-through. Don’t just start firing them – they’ll find another job to fuck up. Start charging them. Serious charges, too. Until there’s a real personal threat for these leeches on society, things are not going to change.
One more thing, Fed Up brought up the other children. It’s a sad statistic but most children in these situations participate in the abuse to save themselves. We’ve covered a few – where children were made to go in and beat on the one abused child – it’s often a family event. All of these children have deep psychological problems and most of them followed through with the abuse to avoid having the same thing done to them. I’ll have to hunt through for the example I’m thinking of – it was one of those cases I’ve tried to block from my memory but unfortunately, glimpses are seeping back…
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If a police officer did what the CPS workers did, all hell would break loose, but no, CPS always gets a free pass and is held to no standards. Is that because children, like animals, don’t really have any rights in this country? Society as a whole dropped the ball on this one. Of coarse that doesn’t excuse the two sadistic individuals who tortured and murdered this poor girl, but it’s appalling to think the only hope some children may have is the system, and they don’t care enough to even leave their desks and do their jobs. It’s sad beyond words.
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Karen, I couldn’t agree more and I’m sick to death of the excuse: “CPS is so short staffed and over worked.”
Many many years ago, there was a drug raid at a house in my hometown. It was video taped.
CPS was called in because there were small children in the house.
The video showed the swat team going in – full riot gear – and the children being ushered to the front porch.
The CPS worker stood with a clipboard and never engaged those children for the 15 minutes the video ran.
I was so irate that she couldn’t be bothered to do her job when, I’m sure, those children were scared shitless.
I have no respect for that department. They’ve failed on catastrophic levels and have never been held accountable.
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I have been watching Deadly Women on ID TV and the young teenager Jeanette who was tortured by her mother and stepfather. From the beginning of this story my skin has been crawling this is disgusting and before I searched it out I hope they got the death penalty. I don’t know how she got away with this for so long. It is so hard to believe but she wasn’t turned in sooner. Shame on the system for every child that is murdered by their parents or guardians. As I create this comment I am crying for this child. The death penalty is still too good for them…soooo sad and heartbreaking.
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