In nature, some parents are known to kill their young. Usually, of course, it is related to there being something fundamentally wrong with the newborn. Humans aren’t immune from this trend, but unfortunately the murders committed by people are a far cry from “nature”.
In the summer of 2015, a Cleveland cable installer was working in a home when he came upon the body of a dead baby in a crib. This happened in the home of a Medina man, age 34, who had been recently granted sole custody of the child because his wife was struggling from drug addiction. Not surprisingly, the man and his former wife had a child die of what was declared a SIDS case, back in 2013. The child, who was five months old at the time, arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest, and died shortly after arrival. Apparently this time, the father didn’t see the need to take the baby to the hospital. Or perhaps he didn’t need to because it was a swift death.
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Whether or not he killed the infant is a big issue, but the bigger issue is that he left the child decomposing in the crib for at least a month. To make matters worse, he placed garbage in the room to cover up the smell. Currently, the father is only being charged with abuse of a corpse, but the investigation is ongoing. He was held on a million dollar bond due to his increased risk of fleeing.
In other top stories of 2015:
-A woman was caught having sex with a dog because she apparently shared photos on social media.
-A couple went abroad for at least four months and left their 9-year-old twins home alone.
-A man who caught his wife cheating bit off the other man’s ear.
-A teenage girl who beheaded her own mother after purportedly watching ISIS videos online.
-A “vampire” who killed an innocent couple.
Crime is all around us, and while stories like those of H.H. Holmes and other great ‘mysteries’ of history might offer more suspense, thrill and novelty because of their age and status, the crimes of today are far more horrific, newsworthy, and far, far more likely to leave a legacy behind because of how bizarre they really are.
