Eric Dean
On 15 occasions,
day-care workers
and others told
authorities that
they suspected
Eric Dean was
being hurt. But it
was not enough.
His death exposed
the failure of a
system charged
with protecting
the youngest
Minnesotans.
The Star Tribune identified 56 children since 2005 who died
from maltreatment in Minnesota, even though they or their
caregivers were previously known to child protection. The names
were obtained through state and county child welfare records,
court documents and medical examiner reports.
Sahra Abu
1 year old
Deanna Anderson
16 years old
Robert Azure
1 month old
Michael Becht
10 years old
Cecilia Bodem
11 months old
Eric Dean
4 years old
Dakota Forss
1 year old
Nicco Delcaro
1 month old
Samantha Fraga
2 years old
Emma Dennis
1 month old
Willie Franklin
4 months old
Jessica Dexter
2 months old
Tila Friend-Ballinger
9 months old
Malaya Douglas
2 years old
Rhythm Gatter
2 months old
Jyssika Buchanan
1 week-old
Devin Drake
3 years old
Byron Carlson
10 months old
Joshua Elliott
5 months old
Michael Coleman
4 months old
Seventh Estes
3 months old
Jordan Gonsioroski
10 years old
Gabriel Hajicek
1 month old
Alexander Heikes
1 month old
Jaden Hummel
8 months old
2 years old
Brianna Jackson
1 year old
Mercedes Mayfield
4 years old
Destiny Jackson
1 year old
Imani Jackson
1 month old
Imani Jackson
1 month old
Joseph Jenkins
2 months old
Nevaeh Jones
1 month old
Rhania Jones
2 months old
Amonte King
6 years old
Isaiah Klingfus
6 years old
Duach Makuach
1 year old
Dylan Martin
Adrian Medrano
3 weeks old
Key'ontay MillerPeterson
4 years old
Natasha Mohr
5 months old
Carlito Ortiz
3 months old
Caiden Parks
1 month old
Quentin Pauly
2 years old
Alyshia Petersen
1 year old
Layna Peterson
1 year old
Avory Raffety
3 months old
Demond Reed
4 years old
Ariel Reyes
1 year old
Connor Robison
11 months old
Christiana Sandstrom
5 months old
Maelie Seither
10 months old
Cottrell Short
1 year old
Dontrell Stademeyer
8 months old
Rowan Stephens
1 year old
Siyana Umar
2 years old
Lakesha Victor
10 years
Jeremiah Wofford
1 year old
During the ten years in which these children died,
state funding for child protection services was cut
by $25 million.
Contact information:
Rich Gehrman, Safe Passage
for Children in Minnesota
and member of the Child
Protection Task Force
[email protected]
651-303-3209
All information obtained
from articles published in
the Minneapolis Star Tribune
as reported by Brandon
Stahl.