garnettsjourney.blogspot. . We didn't know what they were going to do. ", "It was just a little off-putting to have her do that. It wasn't the cold bath being sadist she was hoping to make him sick for another doctor visit so she could back in all that hoopla. We based it off your Twitter details. No worries, joining is easy. Twitter, MySpace and a blog. I heard this anonymous friend of hers being interviewed the woman wanted anonymity and her voice distorted because she admitted she had seen Lacy giving Garnet cold baths and then briefly drowning him, holding him underwater for a punishment and the woman said she just took Garnet away for several hours to help Lacy calm down rather than reporting her. The trial lasted 14 days with emotions running high, with the prosecution arguingthat Spears forcefully injected lethal doses of salt into her sons body via feeding tube. The toddler in the photos is Jonathon Strain, the boy Spears called "JonJon," whom she watched for nearly two years before Garnett was born in December 2008. The email you used to create your account. If they had been sisters, that would have made Lacey Jonathon's aunt. But when she trusted someone to hear her story, they'd often hear a tale that wouldn't bear scrutiny. Spears took a special liking to 10-month-old Camryn, whom she began to babysit. And then as soon as she had him, he would have ear infections again.". MOMsentenced in 6-year-olddaughter's drug overdosedeath, MYSTERY: New clues emerge in slaying of socialite Lois Colley, ROBERT DURST: Tracking real estate scion, murder suspect across America, SHERRI OROFINO DEATH:Convicted cop and murder suspect works for state, PODCAST: Sex, murder, poison and prophets in Ossining. The hard part is proving it. Your search did not return any results. "My Sweet Angel Is In The Hospital For The 23rd Time :( Please Pray He Gets To Come Home Soon" she tweeted weeks before Garnett's first birthday. Getting in is easy. This is how youll be known on Myspace. and you can't do anything about it because you can't share the medical information unless the parent allows it and those parents don't allow it because the notes include the suspicions of the doctors. Pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. And both mothers now wonder about the severe ear infections their sons suffered while in Spears' care. Lacey was sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing her son, 5-year-old Garnett. Vaughn's son was born in 2007, a year before Garnett, while Lacey was caring for JonJon. You can always edit this or any other info in settings after joining. He died Jan. 23. When she was in high school, Spears did what her brother, Daniel, sister, Rebecca, and mother had done: She worked at Jack's burger place, where she was a cashier alongside Autumn Hunt. Agreement and consent to the Privacy Policy and Video Privacy Policy. Lacey Spears was jailed for 20 years for putting toxic levels of sodium in her 5-year-old son's feeding bags. She said she didn't know what to do with him, said he wouldn't eat and would just cry. "In a comment under the picture, someone wrote, 'He's so cute, is he yours?' In late January, Garnett was transported from Nyack Hospital to Westchester Medical Center. Police claimed Lacey poisoned her son, Garnett, to death with lethal levels of salt, and got proof with recorded video of the heartbreaking murder. But two mothers say she didn't know where to draw the line, getting too close to their boys, and creating the impression that she was their mother, not their babysitter. This is your profile URL. "I thought I could deal with it. After he turned 2, there was no longer any issue with ear problems.". In 2010, she gave up her license, she said for medical reasons after she underwent brain surgery but records cite the voluntary surrender as being tied to a disciplinary action. Lacey Spears and her son Garnett settle in to life at the Fellowship, where Lacey spoke frequently about her sickly son's medical history. Lacey Spears is seen in court on Tuesday, Feb. 3. Hunt said that knowing there's an investigation into Spears' parenting has caused her to re-examine things that she didn't give a second thought when JonJon was in her friend's care. Please try again. "They went out to her house a few times. "But it just didn't sink in or whatever, and she kept telling different nurses that he was throwing up. "I'm a nurse, and I've been around Garnett," Dabbs-Anderson said. Oil, like the olive oil that you warm up on the stove, she would put it in his ears to help ear infection. "Bad, terrible ear infections. Before Jonathon, there was Camryn Clark, Christy Burnham's son, who Spears watched when she was just out of high school, in the fall of 2006. convicted March 2, 2015, of second-degree murder, Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. I believed all that and donated a bunch of toys and clothes to her for Garnett, because I felt bad for her.". She was convicted in 2015 . With Jennifer Budinsky, Zoe Brown, John 'JR', Ross, Maxim Chouinard. The last part of your Myspace URL. In her case it was laxatives she was giving him to make him ill. At least that was one of the things that I knew about, when it's a case like that even the chart is off-limits so only the Personnel directly involved handle it. Lacey Spears, 26, of upstate New York, hasn't been charged with a crime. And I thought that was weird.". Lacey had even picked out a name for her second: Hammack thinks it was Granite. No worries, joining is easy. ", "I went out in public one time, with Camryn. Shawna Lynch, 30, of Decatur, has known Lacey for seven years, both as a friend and as a fellow mother whose children would attend a day-care center where Lacey worked. And someone came up to me and said, 'Oh, you're watching Lacey's baby.' Photo of Lacey Spears and son Garnett Spears. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. Eat Pray Love. Prosecutors contend Lacey Spears gave a fatal dose of sodium to 5-year-old Garrett in January 2014 at Nyack Hospital after years of blogging about his health struggles. . You may already know people on Myspace. SPACEBAR resumes the slideshow. But when she trusted someone to hear her story, they'd often hear a tale that wouldn't bear scrutiny. Photos migrated from Classic Myspace on 2/23/2014 5:21:15 AM. "I was a little shocked when I saw that because I thought she was the perfect mom," Hunt recalled. Inset: Facebook, Main: Douglas Healey. A jury in the New York suburbs found Lacey Spears, of Scottsville, Kentucky, guilty of second-degree murder in the death last year of 5-year-old Garnett-Paul Spears. 14.' "He was getting ear infections a lot," said Dabbs-Anderson, who told police investigating Garnett's death about them. The last part of your Myspace URL. When Dabbs-Anderson learned on Facebook that Garnett had died, she texted Lacey. Pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. As for how much Lacey was paid to be JonJon's nanny, Hunt said: "I didn't consider her a nanny. "Throughout his short life, Garnett Spears was forced to suffer through repeated hospitalizations, unneeded surgical procedures and ultimately poisoning with salt, all at the hands of the one person who should have been his ultimate protector: his mother. Enter your email or username. Ask your questions in advance by tweeting at us: @lohud. When he got older, like 1 or so, at the dinner table, and I would feed him whatever he could chew. Just start typing to find music. I haven't read it. Although the sentence imposed today by the Court is lengthily, we will continue to ensure that his mother is held accountable and that justice for Garnett Spears will be served in his memory," said District Attorney Janet DiFiore. Lacey Spears, the mother who was found guilty of poisoning her 5-year-old son with salt, was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison on Wednesday morning. Agreement and consent to the Privacy Policy and Video Privacy Policy. Your search did not return any results. The Journal News spent nine days in Alabama and Florida talking with people who know Lacey Spears, trying to unravel the mystery of what happened to Garnett. We were both posting pictures of the same baby. Dabbs-Anderson said Spears "had a fit" when she saw him eating the Happy Meal, not approving of fast food. Getting in is easy. Your California Privacy Rights/Privacy Policy. Burnham's mother, Patricia, saw things differently. UPDATE:Lacey Spears convicted March 2, 2015, of second-degree murder in son Garnett's death. She said her daughter was partying all the time and needed the help. There's really almost no information on it out there just he mentions it in Cleaning Out My Closet which could have been just for a line but then I read his mother's autobiography and she actually admits the diagnosis but denies it's accuracy and then biographies about him sometimes mention that Nate (Nathan) his half brother was taken by CPS and Eminem mentions that in songs and also mentions being fed medicine in songs although like his song Brain Damage, My Mom they are both based on truth but drastically exaggerated for comedy. Dabbs-Anderson, 39, said she and other medical staff grew suspicious of Lacey's claim during repeated visits that the boy couldn't digest food, and one of them reported her to state social services, though no official report is on file. Before he died, Westchester County police, the district attorney and Ramapo police began an investigation. Need help? Fmr. "So she was giving me rides back and forth (to Calhoun) My momma loved her. Jury selection began Monday in the case of Spears, who was living in Chestnut Ridge, N.Y., at the time of her son's death. The former nurse is steadfast in her recollection of events and says the question of her license does not affect what she saw and heard, beginning with the first time she met Lacey and her 6-month-old son, in spring 2009. This is your queue. This was a year or so before Lacey posted the MySpace photos claiming to be Jon Jon's mother, a development that prompted Autumn Hunt to pull away from her free babysitting deal with the then-20-year-old. "I didn't think the feeding tube was necessary because when he was with me he ate formula or baby food or food. Let your Facebook friends know youre on Myspace with an update. He even had staph infections in his ear.". But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. She was like jealous.". Asked why Lacey would care for JonJon without pay from the time he was an infant, Hunt who had her daughter when she was just 15 surmised it may have been a young Lacey's way of getting attention. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. "She was almost like an isolated person who came in," he said, adding that he wouldn't remember who might be getting charity supplies such as diapers. "We were back and forth to the doctor. He was born Feb. I acknowledge that I have read and accept the Terms of Use "I found it odd. Locals in Decatur, in north central Alabama in the heart of the Bible Belt, boast that the city of 55,000 used to be in the Guinness Book of World Records for having the most churches per capita of any place on the globe. But you can pick one that's 25 characters or less and includes a letter. Pick one that's hard-to-crack, only known by you, and at least 6 characters long. A friend saw one MySpace photo and asked Autumn Hunt, JonJon's mother, if the boy in Spears' photo was Hunt's son. Enter your email or username. "She told everybody that was her son," Vaughn said. To Burnham, it seemed like Spears was trying to take her place in her son's life. "I was a single mom.". A little blond boy beams in dozens of photos on Lacey Spears' MySpace page with captions like "My World My Everything" and "He Completes Me.". Your search did not return any results. Someone should have got to this BEFORE it happened for over a year. "Chilling." People magazine " My Sweet Angel is the product of author John Glatt's 18 months researching Spears' life story in almost forensic detail. She'd often open the place at 5:30 a.m. and still be happy to fill in for others and close up around 6 p.m. Spears would spend weekdays with JonJon at day care and frequently take him home with her after work and keep him some weekends, putting him to bed in a crib that she had a neighbor assemble. The Story Of . A. If I would keep him, they'd go away. There's just one problem with this maternal picture: It isn't true. When Chris Hill heard from a friend that Garnett was dying, he reached out to Lacey Spears in the only way he knew how: He sent her a Facebook friend request. On Jan. 19, 5-year-old Garnett was airlifted from Nyack Hospital to Westchester Medical Center, where doctors found extreme levels of sodium in the boy's system, even as Spears shared photos of him on life support. You may already know people on Myspace. This is your queue. This helps us keep people, musicians and brands searchable on Myspace. "I know my kid's adorable. Lacey Spears and son Garnett move to Florida, but the happier times didn't last. I love the information I am learning here. "She said he almost died a couple times because of the surgery and that's why a feeding tube was required. Lacey Spears, it seems, is a Mom Who Uses Social Media. She wouldn't tell me.". You can always edit this or any other info in settings after joining. Before long, Spears made herself indispensable, stepping in to help out with Camryn and never asking for pay or any of the things required to care for a baby. Doctors, she said, never made her feel repeated ear infections were all that unusual. ", "It was just a little off-putting to have her do that. He vaguely recalls Spears coming to the church on Sundays during that period with a baby, alone, which seemed odd to him because mothers rarely come without a husband or other family. In late January, Garnett was transported from Nyack Hospital to Westchester Medical Center. Months later, their paths would cross regularly, when Burnham would bring one of her other children she now has three to the Child Care Network day care center where Spears was working. Garnett, Lacey Spears' 5-year-old son died in January and hospital workers found toxic levels of sodium in his blood. Use this to log in to your account, receive notifications and get handy updates from us. Lacey Spears was sentenced to 20 years to life in April 2015 after she was convicted of murdering her son Garnett-Paul Spears; . Barring such a written report, Spear said, his agency had no role in pursuing the matter. "That's the only reason I was friends with her, because I thought I could teach her how to mother Garnett, what to do for him, and how to love him and take care of him.". Just before Superstorm Sandy, mother and son moved north to Chestnut Ridge and the Sunbridge Institute, known as the Fellowship. Help us with just a few more questions. She wrote a blog, "Garnett's Journey," subtitled "Healing takes courage, and we all have courage, even if we have to dig a little to find it." If you don't see it, don't forget to check your spam folder. Spears has denied doing anything to harm her son, and her lawyer, David Sachs, has declined to comment. Connect me to Facebook friends and artists on Myspace ? In the fall of 2009, a young mother with a very sick child logged onto Twitter and began to vent her anguish. Getting in is easy. When Hunt needed a babysitter for newborn Jonathon, she turned to Spears, who had graduated from Decatur High School in 2006, left Jack's and started working in day care. This is your profile URL. The photos are titled "My World My Everything" and "He Completes Me." Pick one that's hard-to-crack, only known by you, and at least 6 characters long. "To get him back, I would have to say, 'I have something to do,' or 'can I have my child back?' This is your profile URL. Use one of your social networks or start fresh with an email address. You may already know people on Myspace. Most people use their real name. In one, titled "A Mother's Love Is Unexplainable," she kisses the boy. We were both posting pictures of the same baby. Let your followers know you're on Myspace with a Tweet. I was happy to see that the comment sections were about her being a terrible, terrible woman, and then I was just very confused. Ugg the fact that I'm a widow with kids made this even worse to read.The police tracked down the man whom she claimed was "daddy Blake" and not only was he still alive but he said he wasn't Garnet's father." She said Garnett as a baby seemed healthy and that she never saw him have difficulty eating or holding food down. . "She would take him home with her from day care," Hunt said. There's just one problem with this maternal picture: It isn't true. Garnett was repeatedly admitted . Burnham and Spears met in elementary school but went to different high schools. That Monday, I finally got back in touch with her, and I was like, 'Bring me my child now!' UPDATE:Lacey Spears charged June 17, 2014, with second-degree murder and first-degree manslaughter in the death of her son, Garnett. It's a strange way for a father to seek news about his son. Facebook, twitter and MySpace. The first decade of the 2000s was one of the finest! You can throw in numbers, dots and dashes, too. Glatt lays out the chilling picture of a troubled mother driven to kill her child." NY Daily News Lacey Spears made international headlines in January 2015 when she was charged with the "depraved mind" murder of her five . "I mean, she was pouring water on his head. We'll email instructions on how to reset your password. That latter scenario meshes with Dabbs-Anderson's memory of what happened. SPACEBAR resumes the slideshow. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. What becomes clear in these conversations is that Spears' world centered entirely on the boy. Use this to log in to your account, receive notifications and get handy updates from us. This is how youll be known on Myspace. This is your profile URL. I don't know how I have never heard of this chick before now but this is one of the saddest stories I have ever had to google. Westchester County Police subsequently launched an investigation. SOUNDBITE (English) Acting State Supreme Court J. 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