Devon Arlene Vega
If there was an actual competition for the title, Devon Arlene Vega would be in the running for the “Worst Mother Ever” award.
Devon Arlene Vega gave up her 5-month-old daughter Angelina in 2003, stating she no longer wanted to take care of her. Fortunately for Angelina, she was adopted by a non-relative.
Ms. Vega gave birth to David Lee Graves IV in July of 2005.
A heavy smoker, Devon Vega smoked throughout her pregnancy. As a result, David was born with severe respiratory problems. Doctors instructed Devon Vega not to smoke around the baby.
In September, someone called child protective services and told them that Devon Vega was smoking around the baby. CPS looked for Vega for four months, but couldn’t find her until December, when they examined David and found nothing.
Two weeks later, 5-month-old David Graves was dead.
When police asked what had happened, Devon Vega told them that the boy had jumped from her arms the night before and landed headfirst onto a broken, rocky sidewalk.
But Devon Vega’s story didn’t add up. The coroner told police that the injuries David suffered couldn’t have resulted from a fall.
After being arrested, during interrogation, Vega admitted that she had beaten on her baby boy a number of times. She told investigators that she had dropped him repeatedly onto the floor, she shook him, threw him to the floor and beat on him with her fists. She smashed the baby’s head and broke his jaw.
David weighed just 11 pounds when he died.
In the mortician’s notes were written, “baby in bad shape.” There was a chunk missing from David’s leg that skilled technicians were able to cover with molded plastic and a special cream.
Devon Arlene Vega pled guilty to murder, and faced the death penalty. She was sentenced in June of 2007 to 40 years.
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God. I just can’t see how people can do things like this to cute little innocent babies. Children depend on their parents and guardians to take care of them and love them, and then they’re turned on like this. It’s sickening. She deserves something worse than hell.
Well 2 days ago I picked up the sunday paper and started to read this article… I got so sick to my stomach. Never did I imagine that when I turned the page to read the rest of the article did I ever believe that it was someone I knew… Devon and I were best friends in 6th grade when we went to school together at Kingsborough Middle School… but we lost touch after I moved my 7th grade year… Being a mother my self to a 18mth and a 4mth old, makes me so furious as to who in their right mind would ever hurt someone soo innocent. She deserves to burn in hell for what she has done …. there is no excuse for ever hurting a child and it is sad that she will probably be released when she is 45 … and that makes me even more pissed off…..
maybe when she reaches 45 they shud give her the death penalty let her rot in jail for as long as possible then give her a slow painful death doing it humainly is farrrrrrr to good for her the dirty scum of a bitch
What dumbass voted no for this woman to be in hell ? I actually think she should be sent to my house rather than hell….I would give her worse than what the devil would…
I would love to see that.
What scum treat their own flesh and blood liek this?
Even harder question is what scum defend trash like this?
I’m thinking here that angelina got pretty lucky being adopted… Shame the evil sack of shit that is the star of this dreadful event could not of given this poor little chap up to someone who would love and nurture him instead of smashing his little body to pieces… Thats AFTER destroying his tiny lungs due to her selfish habit! Why are these worthless slags allowed to breed? I know thats a silly question, everyone has the right, but filth like this do not deserve precious little babies, they neglect the little minds and bodies and often like this lump of lard use them as punch bags… I feel like crying reading this story… ;(
This makes me sick. I own this girls sister, they are two of a kind.
In fact her sister use to leave her kids with Devon too. She should get the death penalty and her she should be punished to for letting this happen.
You “own” her sister?
I get that you think her sister is just as bad, but that one word seemed to be a bit out of place.
Yeah Jason, I thought we didn’t do that slavery thing anymore? If tone city is right, I cut a hell of a lot of lawns and raked a shitload of leaves I didn’t have to.
I think he means she’s a whore, Max.
that or, it’s a typo, and he meant he *knows* her sister.
what dum asses dont know the truth about my sister
Enlighten us, desiree.
How come you didn’t protect that innocent nephew of yours?
Wait. That’s right. You didn’t give a fuck, because what tone says is true, right?
You both are child abusing cunts who would rather party it up and beat your child than to be a real woman and take care of the spawn that YOU chose to bring to life.
Please Desiree, tell us the truth and I have to to hear some justification for her to kill her child-oh wait, cause there isn’t one is there? Every story about a parent who kills their child has a truth and an excuse-bad childhood, poverty, drugs, abused woman, scared, even demon possessed was used but none of them was good enough to excuse what the mother did. Now I dare you to come up with some excuse to justify why your stupid, evil, deginerate, worthless, skank sister to have killed her kid. Your sister killed an innocent child who had no way of defending himself. She is a loser and that is the truth
yah motherof3 you stupid bitch fuk you cause i have 3 kids of my own bitch i am a mother too you fuken stupid ass whore and you dont know nothing about people’s life except for what the news says about them so go fuk yourselves.
yah motherof3 you stupid bitch fuk you cause i have 3 kids of my own bitch i am a mother too you fuken stupid ass whore and you dont know nothing about people’s life except for what the news says about them so go fuk yourselves.
Now that there is true class hey. From the loverly name of “fuckubitches” to the endearing term of “ass whore.”
I hope you dont use that potty mouth around your three children. But i think its safe to say that you do. Poor kids, i can just imagine the way they get spoken to when they misbehave.
And its not just the news that tells us these things. There was an autopsy. The condition of this childs body tells a story all of its own.
Now please, go wash your mouth out with soap and seek some anger management. It could change your life and the lives of your children.
If you’re too busy, I can let you borrow my angle grinder so you can brush your teeth before you kiss your children good night.
Our journalism’s state is one thing, your sense of justice is another and the degree to which you and the education system have failed one another is a distant third. Sharpen those skills and communicate some concrete facts before the world tosses you some cinder blocks. This world is far too complicated to leave the training wheel on forever. Tell us something real, with corroborating evidence, or you can leave the slap fights for after recess.
We all know if you came from a great family and a good mother, you and your baby killing sister, would not have turned to be street whores!!!
lmao…that’s perfect prettyplease. I wish I’d said it.
listen u dont now my family so shut ur big mouth ok n she diddnt do anything ok get it got it or unless ur stupid n dont understand the letters that im writting cuz pretty much u are cuz my aunt was not a skank but u might be
WHAT IN THE HOLY FUCK ARE YOU SAYING? If you want me to stop laughing at you, please type your letters in a more cohesive order, so your messages consist of something that looks closer to ‘words’.
Come to think of it, that will probably make me laugh at you more. Is your whole family full of ignorant shitbags, or is it just you and Devon?
shut up n u acked like u do so mine ur own cuz wat happen u dont know about n should stay out of ok
why don’t you shut me up, bitch!
(damn, i always wanted to say that)
-editor
PROTIPS for communication:
* if you are speaking to someone on the phone, take the dick out of your mouth first. People can tell when you’ve got D.I.M. Syndrome (Dick In Mouth) and it makes them feel like you’re not paying attention. You’d probably get better results when you call the EDD to apply for unemployment this way too! See, if you do NOT have a dick in your mouth when you speak to the EDD, they will know that you are, in fact, unemployed and not just pulling a stupid cocksucking whore’s con job.
* if you are posting on the internet, it’s best to drop the two dicks that you’re jerking, and use your hands instead of your nose to post with. People can tell that you’re a wanker when you post with dickfists like you do. And being labeled a Dickfisted Wanker’ online is not the best way to get anyone to take you seriously.
* In fact, I recommend that you and your entire family should quit the dick, cold-turkey, right now. Only touch yours to wash and pee, otherwise ignore the damn thing. Dick has obviously caused you and yours nothing but trouble, and this way you’re all removed permanently from the gene pool. It’s win-win, and everyone here knows how much I love a win-win situation.
* Your sister is a baby killer, and no amount of incoherent ranting from you is going to change that. Give us proof, or shut the hell up, you Dickfisted Wanker with D.I.M. Syndrome.
rotmffpmsl!
This is the funniest post I’ve ever read on this website Becky, bar none. And so appropriate, considering the level of intelligence you were dealing with.
I stand in silent awe, a single tear running down my cheek…
@nun ur buis says – The baby killing bitch CONFESSED! Case closed. Now why don’t you go play on the freeway.
Fucking moron
LOL! :D I introduced the phrase “D.I.M. Syndrome” at work, and now it’s “D.I.M. Syndrome, line 1″ if someone doesn’t understand some mealy-mouthed dumbass on the phone. That way, other customers don’t know wtf we’re talking about!
listen im only 12 n ur calling me a bitch n trust me i may be only 12 but i could write things u wont even think of so u need to mine ur own cuz what i wrote wasnt to u
Heheh. Oh, that’s cute. You’re right, I wouldn’t think of writing a book full of single syllables, and letters in place of full words, full of nothing but my baseless, emotional demands. You’re absolutely correct about that, munchkin. I think you need a nap, you’re obviously over-taxing yourself.
“After being arrested, during interrogation, Vega admitted that she had beaten on her baby boy a number of times. She told investigators that she had dropped him repeatedly onto the floor, she shook him, threw him to the floor and beat on him with her fists. She smashed the baby’s head and broke his jaw.” and aside from that, what kind of stupid, selfish dumbass still thinks it’s o.k. to smoke while pregnant? That baby never stood a chance.
Love your family, that’s fine and expected. DO NOT expect the rest of the world to treat this abusive baby killer with any sort of respect. There is nothing you can ever do about it, and it will continue to happen for as long as this story remains in the mind of the public. PYSIH and other sites like it will make sure that it’s there for a long, long time. Don’t like it? Don’t search for it, baby. No one will ever take you seriously and you’ll only set yourself up for hurt.
Jeezus, who lets a 12 year old use the internet unsupervised? How stupid must parents be?
I think they have forgotten how to teach children to spell…. This kid is on an awesome path to nowhere…. Talks to us like we are pieces of shit… Becky defends us then this he/she thing decides we are innapropriate? THE FUCK.
Dee, my friend.. there is no medical cure for D.I.M. Syndrome, and for some it’s fatal. The only way to combat this syndrome is through paying attention at school and LEARNING. Unfortunately, that’s sometimes too large a hoop for people to jump through. And look at it this way: without people like nunurbuis, who will salt your fries at the drive thru? ;)
Wait…you’re 12?
Shit. My 11 year old daughter’s texts make more sense than you.
so before u talk shit u should think who ur talking too ok
I am talking to a 12 year old child who thinks she/he has the life experience, wisdom or intelligence to ‘tell’ anyone anything at all. Grow up, little person, before you attempt to school others. You have no insight, just emotional gibberish and you’re embarrassing other people your age who carry themselves with respect.
When a member of your family commits an atrocity, and that atrocity makes it into the news, the information ceases to be ‘family-only’ and becomes a public concern. If you don’t like it, little darling, perhaps you should speak to Devon about why she is putting her family through this. Learn to blame the real culprit, instead of the people who are expressing their outrage, and perhaps you won’t get so badly spanked in public again.
I think an 12 year old who can’t spell, and who can only ‘speak’ emotively in ghetto talk is obviously just ashamed and knows nothing of her aunt’s misdemeanours…probably will grow up in the perpetual cycle of self hatred and become a pregnant at 15 and an abuser herself. Pity isn’t it?
wtf is your problem becky talking to a 12 year old like that you now it kinda makes u look like a pussy that u could talk like that to a 12 year old is that the way u talk to ur kids calling them a bicth funny and it seems like ur no diffrent then all the other stupid parents that do that oh and by the way u need to stop putting insulting things on here
I have no problem talking to a 12 year old about the truth if that 12 year old has the wrong information. I have no problem answering a 12 year olds misconceptions with honesty – if they can’t take it, they shouldn’t’ be posting unsupervised and someone in their life should honestly address their misconceptions. I’m of the opinion that if anyone expresses an opinion, they have to expect to get a response. That’s life, honey, and you get what you give. Disrespect from the twat maggot? Disrespect reciprocated. That’s the most respect I could in fact give to our little 12 year old darling. It seems to me that it’s disrespectful to retard our children with lies. In life, when they grow up, they will be confronted with the truth. What kind of loving, caring, wise parent would keep the truth from their kid? Would you send your child into a knife fight swinging a salmon? TRUTH is ARMOR.
It seems, naomi, that you’re brain damaged. Only a brain-damaged person could possibly think that correcting a child who is attacking a public discussion like that little pisant did is a bad thing. Don’t coddle your children, that’s harmful. Teach them the truth and the consequences of their words and actions. Teach them to learn before they expound. I don’t expect someone like you to understand why that’s important, because It’s obvious you didn’t learn that lesson yourself.
In short, I’m not a pussy. You are, sweetie, for twisting the truth and warping reality for the sake of the children. If a 12 year old attacks, I’m going to hold her down and try to shout sense into her face because no one else seems to be doing so. That’s it.
Why do some people phrase their demands in terms of ‘need’? I need do no such thing, naomi. You need to stop retarding your children.
Hey Beck, here’s a surprise. naomi and ‘nun ur buis’ are sockpuppets.
Shocking, isn’t it? What are the odds of 2 people have the same awful linguistic skills? Pretty high I’d say. This is the kind of shit that happens when little children try to play big people games.
AND the truth wins again. naomi, nunurbuis, maggot, whatever your name is – grow the fuck up, but first get the fuck off of this website. You have no point, you have no wisdom, all you have are prepubescent, twisted emotional explosions that have no basis in reality.
Another lesson for you about Truth – no matter how much you scream and kick your legs, you can’t change it. Truth is not dependent on your support or belief. It is what it is, so you should learn to embrace it. It can be your friend, as it is mine. Or it can continue to be your enemy.