This is 26-year-old Terri Sullivan.
Terri Sullivan and her husband, 27-year-old Scott Sullivan, had a baby around the last week of July.
They named the baby girl Kimberly.
Kimberly Sullivan weighed 7 pounds 12 ounces when she came out of Terri Sullivan’s tummy and took her first breath of air.
She looked healthy - like a normal newborn infant - and was cleared to leave the hospital with her parents.
Terri Sullivan and Scott Sullivan took Kimberly Sullivan home to their new apartment in Tucson, Arizona and started the process of caring for the new addition to their family.
They didn’t do a very good job.
They did a very bad job.
Someone might want to tell Terri Sullivan that babies are supposed to get bigger after they come out of their mother. This process, called “growth,” occurs when parents, like Terri and Scott Sullivan, feed their child.
Perhaps, if you were interested, you would like to refer to this chart to compare the progress of 6-week-old Kimberly Sullivan to most 6-week-old babies.
On the 30th of August, 2008, police officers and paramedics were told to head over to the apartment of Terri and Scott Sullivan, alerted by a 911 call made by Terri that stated her baby wasn’t responsive.
Neighbors reported hearing Scott Sullivan, as he began the process of giving mouth-to-mouth to little Kimberly Sullivan, saying:
The baby’s not breathing, the baby’s not breathing!
Officers and paramedics arrived on scene and took control. Despite their best efforts, Kimberly Sullivan was declared dead on the scene.
A quick examination of the dead infant revealed that she did not look healthy. Kimberly Sullivan’s skin was loose and paramedics could easily see her ribs. After weighing Kimberly’s remains, authorities discovered that she weighed 5 pounds, 12 ounces.
So basically, what we’re telling you is that Kimberly Sullivan lost almost a fourth of her original body weight - two whole pounds - in six weeks.
And, of course, we can all rest assured that little Kimberly Sullivan was loved, hugged, held and cuddled during her short 6-week stay here on earth. After all, a child that’s being starved to death must be getting the proper emotional nourishment as well - because humans wouldn’t treat their own helpless little newborn like People You’ll See In Hell’s admin treats the flowers in the front of his house.
Of course not.
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These posts never get easier to read. I bet they are eating pretty well.
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AmericanPsycko reply on September 2nd, 2008:
i agree, but the subtle ads right after them are a gas everytime
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Scott Sullivan said:
“The baby’s not breathing, the baby’s not breathing! Dammit Terri, you said all we had to do was look at the baby. You ain’t said shit about feeding it!”
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America, let’s create a ‘Parenting For Dummies’ handbook to avoid cases like these.
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Mulch reply on September 3rd, 2008:
Won’t help guy. Many people on this mudball are shit sorry. They just don’t give a rats ass. their TV show, their drug addiction, screwing anything they can get in to bed. It all makes me sick.
Hang the 2 scumbags slowly and let em rot.
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If I hear 1 word about postpartum depression, I swear to God I’m gonna get that sniper rifle and find these 2 fuckers so I can put a 7.62mm round right between their eyes. I’d go for the old “double tap” (one in the head and one in the heart), but neither one of these assholes has a heart.
Seriously though, I usually shed a couple of tears when I read about one of these cases, but it didn’t happen this time…maybe I don’t have any tears left, or maybe all I have for these little babies now is anger & rage. At least I’m feeling something, cuz I think the worst thing would be to put it out of my head like what happens when you watch your team lose a football game. This kind of thing IS my problem. What part did I, we, have in creating 2 idiots who won’t feed their newborn baby. It’s got to be more than them not having the common sense God gave to a hot dog. Was it stupidity on their part, apathy, evil, all three or something else. Judging by the pictures, my money is on evil, plain and simple. Beast & the Beast, but I’m sure the kid was a heartbreaker. Where ever she is now, sadly, she has lots of company.
Max
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Danielle reply on September 2nd, 2008:
beautiful
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Max the Cat- I’m not going to cack on Post-Partum Depression yet, (even though, no doubt, the she-POS will inevitably pull that card out of her ass), because it is a real syndrome. Problem is, while men may gain a few sympathy pounds during pregnancy, they don’t actually suffer delivery pain or Pos-Partum depression.
So, Daddy-o has no excuse for why he didn’t step up to the bat and give the baby a few bottles here and there.
My first boy had colic for 4 1/2 months. That’s enough to make anyone depressed post-partum. Other, lucky people don’t get the joy of having most everything you’ve fed your baby be hurled across the room, or be subjected to almost non-stop crying.
But somehow neither of my children died for lack of trying on my part. I have no sympathy for women who abuse/neglect their children, nor for their co-conspirators who can’t seem to fix a bottle.
I keep saying ‘bottle’ because it seems clear to me that mommy-dearest was not likely breastfeeding her baby. Sad thing is that that might have been best, as the pix of mommy-dearest look like she was full of evil, and not breastmilk.
It does make me wonder where the peripheral people were in this baby’s life. How could nobody else not have noticed that the baby cried all the time and that nobody fed it? Where the hell were the grandparents? Oh, nevermind- they’re probably only about 25-20 years old themselves.
Stupid people suck. Mean people suck. What else is there to say in this case? Were they so into meth that they thought the baby was supposed to forage for themselves amongst the cigarette butts and animal crap on the carpet?
Forgive me for assuming they had a filthy house. After so many of these stories, they all blur together, and it just seems to be a given.
c
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Max The Cat reply on September 2nd, 2008:
I probably shouldn’t have use the postpartum depression as an example, because you’re right c, it is a real thing. But she doesn’t look depressed, she looks pissed, and yeah, he’s got no excuse at all. That’s why he gets the first shot.
Well, that and he’s damn near as ugly as I am. Good thing I have lots of “inner beauty” *laugh*
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diana reply on September 2nd, 2008:
Max, Glory- Postpartum is real, and it’s sad. I, however, have ZERO sympathy for someone, depression or not, who does things like this. These kids we read about that are shooting up schools are all depressed, but that doesn’t make me think that they are not accountable for what they have done. So I’m gonna have to agree with your first post Max, postpartum depression or not, they deserve to be shot.
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Amy reply on September 2nd, 2008:
I suffered through post partem depression after the birth of my third child. I was convinced that i was a bad mother and that my daughter was better off being cared for by someone else. I cried a lot. It was sad and it was a tough time. But as soon as i knew that something was wrong with the way i was feeling, i went to see my Doctor who put me on meds for a while and got me some counselling. Within four months i was back to my cheery old self.
Not once in the time i was depressed did i fail to feed, bathe, cuddle, change or tell my daughter how much i loved her.
I know some women get it worse than i did…but there is so much awarness these days about post natal depression and there is so much help available.
I think too many women use it as an excuse to neglect their babies.
And i agree with Glory- even if she was depressed…what was the fathers excuse? He didnt actually have to pull out his boob and feed it himself. He could have gone to the chemist and bought some baby formula.
There is just no excuse, in my opinion, for that baby to be left to starve to death.
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I’m a little confused on the baby’s age. The article says that she was born the last week of April and that she died on August 30th but she was 6 weeks old. Not that it makes and difference in their hell-bounded-ness, I’m just curious.
Also, It really pisses me off that she was at least 6 weeks old so in those 6 weeks, they had to have fed her SOMETHING for a while. It seems they just woke up one day and said “meh, formula is expensive and we need to use our money for more meth and acne medication. She’ll be okay if we don’t feed her for a while, right?”
And to max the cat- PPD, there. I mentioned it, now please go do as you promised.
admin - Our bad. Editing mistake that should have been fixed. Fixed now. Thanks!
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I think we all make mistakes with our first born. I was all thumbs when it came to changing diapers. Course, we had to use pins and cloth diapers when she was born. Still, there is a bit of a learning curve. They’ll do better with the next one.
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Kenny reply on September 2nd, 2008:
you are silly miwist LOL
but yeah…joking aside…theres gotta be more story here…and what’s with teh sheet around their necks anyway? Any thoughts? I’ve never been arrested so I don’t know, is that a new rule they can only show the heads only? Or are they gearing up for target practice and the grey sheets make their melonheads easier targets?
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Mazzi reply on September 2nd, 2008:
I have been wondering that myself Kenny. It seems that more and more police depts are doing the mugshots with the shroud on.
Anyone have any insight into this?
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Is there any possibility that the baby had an illness or something? An old boyfriend of mine had a twin brother who was deformed and slightly brain damaged. It turned out that as an infant, he had a disorder that made him unable to process nourishment properly. By the time they discovered it, he was severely damaged.
What was really strange was looking at him, next to his identical twin brother, and thinking what a shame it was. He was about 5 feet tall (my BF was 6′2″), he could not stand up straight, and his arm was permanently bent with the hand up to his chest.
Anyway - no real excuse, since the parents should have taken the baby in for checkups, but if there was a legitimate illness or disorder, it might just be inexperience and ignorance - not out and out neglect or abuse.
Just a thought.
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whiteiris reply on September 2nd, 2008:
“Just a thought” ? For a defense attorney perhaps. Logical explanation? Sure…OK.
On behalf of the state (look at the growth chart comparison), these two able bodied people deserve Hell! (or at least prison) What is AZ’s take on the death penalty? Ohio wants to give that Microwave beotch death. :o)
It’s sad I think of how babies just love to chow down on their little bottles (every 1-2 hours the first 6 weeks). It’s what we cherish about them. This sounds like it could be one of the worst ways for a baby to die. Starved. I also wonder what happend though. A baby’s blood sugar could fatally drop in a matter of hours at that age (meaning just a few skipped feedings depending on their size, smaller babies can actually survive longer). Why did she live so long? What happened? What is their story? Or rather what are the facts??? Maz??
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Mazzi reply on September 3rd, 2008:
I don’t know the facts =/
My classes resumed last week, so I have very little spare time atm. Hopefully things will settle into a pattern and I can get back to looking this stuff up.
But, I would expect that there have been some kinds of tests on the baby’s body that would show if there was some kind of genetic disorder.
If so then the parents are dumb fucks, but probably not murderers. If not, then they are just plain old dumb fuck murderers.
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Amy reply on September 4th, 2008:
On the blood sugar ….my daughter was born with low blood sugar levels. She had her first feed moments after being born and went to sleep.
She was drowzy an hour and a half later when she woke up for another feed. I remember sitting there on the hospital bed thinking,”this is not normal.” I stroked her face and talked to her trying to get her to wake up properly. Then i a got a warm face cloth and wiped her face thinking that would work. By that point i was pretty much freaking out and buzzed for the nurse.
She endedup staying in the Special Care Nursary of the hospital we were in for two weeks.
If something was wrong with this child, and it wasnt feeding properly or was overly drowzy, why didnt she call a doctor? OK maybe she was stupid and didnt know what to do…but a mothers instinct should have motivated her to get medical help.
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Mazzi reply on September 5th, 2008:
Retraction!
According to the article below - she apparently admits that she was deliberately starving the baby. So, ignore me and my attempt to be openminded.
This bitch shall burn in hell, should God ask my opinion.
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Amy reply on September 5th, 2008:
Did she say WHY she was starving the baby? Not that it matters really, but yeah im curious as to what reason she would have for doing such a thing.
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Darkest Maiden reply on September 9th, 2008:
It’s not only her job to feed the child, it’s also his.
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I LOVE how people you see in HELL make you laugh after reading a tragic story. As it takes your attention away from the MONSTERS! LOL
“If you’d like to lose a little weight yourself, try the 2-day Slimdown. Drop 12 pounds by Friday. Just don’t give it to your 6-week-old daughter, please.”
Anyways SICK JUST SICK! WTF is WRONG with people! Like the baby is magically going to feed themselves or hey I know Super Nanny will come to the rescue and take care of the baby for you! NOT! You should FEED the baby cause you LOVE HER if anything I am SURE the baby was SCREAMING for a WHILE for FOOD! Who the HELL wants to hear that! If you are emotionally unattached to the baby at least do it for your own selfish reason like NOT wanting to hear a baby CRY! If they can’t afford formula than Breast feed or relactate if you need to. I think they should throw these 2 in a cell with no food or water for 6 weeks! Oh and no human contact either!
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All you usually hear from America is the problem of childhood obesity……
….i guess going the other way’s not great either
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There have been too many articles lately about starving new borns to death! Before leaving the hospital with their little bundle of joy, it should be manditory that parents take a written AND oral exam on how to feed, change, and care for a baby. If they pass with a score of 80% or better on the exams, they get to take junior home. If they score 79% or less, baby stays at the hospital and gets to LIVE!
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Meaghan reply on September 3rd, 2008:
It’s no good though, if they know how but just plain refuse to do it.
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jaded_hart reply on September 4th, 2008:
The problem is actually far too short of a hospital stay for mom/newborn. Not to mention there should be some sort of follow-up with new parents after they take their darlings home.
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They totally do! They do have a test some what like that. The feedings are checking, changings. They even physically show you how to breast feed your baby. You have to sign papers agreeing that you understand all of this before you leave. The baby is also in great condition before you are discharged. The mother cares for the baby almost the entire stay. This bitch was playing the role.
They did this to the baby out of neglect. Not stupidity. Stupidity can actually mean innocence in some eyes (not the laws), god forgives you (if you believe in that). However, cold hearted neglect is a totally different creature. Pure Evil.
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the first two lines are already a dead giveaway about what’s to come and yet i still read on.
i’d really like some real life unreal tournament for these people, a satisfying “headshot” comment would sound about right in this case.
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I am not standing up for these people they are obviously guilty of neglect but will point out that babies can lose weight in first weeks. My nine pounder lost three pounds in two weeks but started putting it on very slowely, she was always skinny baby not plump like brother. But where were the midwives and health visitors. In uk we get visits at home for first week and then the health visitor takes over. Did neighbours not notice or hear the baby crying? Breast milk is free so no excuse for not feeding the little mite even if they had no money.
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http://www.azstarnet.com/sn/crime/255736
More info. CPS sucks! A fucking business card?!?!?!?
CPS needs to go to Hell too!
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jaded_hart reply on September 4th, 2008:
CPS only cares about what they can prove - not what actually happens. The system is way too screwed up to do any good anymore.
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Amy reply on September 4th, 2008:
Your dead right there…but we can make a difference in some of these cases. If you see something that makes you think a child is being abused, phone CPS and keep phoning. If you actually see somone abusing their child, dont say,’its not my place to get involved.” GET INVOLVED. Speak up and let the parent know that you think their behaviour is inappropriate. I know this is not going to make any difference in a lot of cases, but even if it helps in ONE case then it is worth the effort.
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jaded_hart reply on September 5th, 2008:
I have called, on a mother that would grab a fistful of her 3 year old daughter’s hair and shake her head like a ragdoll whenever the girl annoyed her. I was told since she didn’t actually pull any hair out and that the girl’s feet were still touching the floor, there was nothing they could do. How f’ed up is that??
Amy reply on October 25th, 2008:
Its totally fucked up jaded.
I volunteer as a mentor at our kids school and sometimes you hear stuff about what goes on in some peoples families and it makes me want to grab something big and heavy and go looking for the mutha fuckers! But then i go to jail for assult and who looks after my kids??
If i thought i could deal out a little justice id do it in a heartbeat. But instead i call CPS and the police….and pray someone does something.
Mazzi reply on September 5th, 2008:
Thanks for the article. WTF? She was deliberately starving the baby?
Oh, and once again - CPS was called because of the wandering baby and DIRTY HOUSE!
What is with these people? What is with the dirty houses? How much you want to bet that there were feces all around? It’s like the biggest warning sign ever. When they find one of these dirty houses, they should be able to take the kids immediately! Grab the kids, teach the parents how to keep a reasonably clean house, feed and discipline their kids - or just spay/neuter the parents if they can’t handle it. Something in their life should be sterile. Jheeze.
(I know I am a bit OCD about the dirty house/abused kid connection, but it just seems like they go together way too often!)
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Don’t know what to say about this one, upon further research the family has a 2, 4 and 6 year old children, the mother is a stay at home mother and the father woks full time at target. To many questions, post-partum depression come to mind; just to say that they belong in hell is wrong with out knowing all the facts. I would imagine that as parents of three other children loosing or killing a baby for any reason at some point will make the parents feel like they are already in hell here on earth.
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Amy reply on September 7th, 2008:
The facts are that she deliberately starved her child to death. The circumstances leading up to this event do not really matter. Many women suffer from post natal depression, they dont all starve their kids to death!
There is no excuse and knowing all the facts wont make what she did ok.
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Miwist reply on September 7th, 2008:
Don’t forget - the baby’s father expressed concern also. She should have listened to him and sought help for herself and the baby.
Before people get upset with me, I realize the father may be a teensie-weensie bit responsible, but he WAS WORKING FULL-TIME at Target. You can’t expect him to work a grueling 8 hour shift AND come home to take care of his children.
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Amy reply on September 7th, 2008:
I would have dragged her down to the hospital to get help.
Working full time or not, that was his child and most of us as parents would chop off our right arm to ensure our children are safe and healthy.
Besides, a lot of single mums work full time and take care of kids…i know i did.
It upsets me to know that the system is going to do more for the parents than it ever did for the child.
Any lawyers who defend these POS probably disgust Satan himself
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Well, things aren’t looking very good for Terri and Scott. A Tucson AZ Grand Jury indicted both of them on first-degree murder charges Monday for the fatal, deliberate and premeditated starving of their 6 week old daughter Kimberly. Score a big one for the good guys, and send my most heartfelt Fuck You Very Much to Terri & Scott.
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*** Mini update ***
Terri Sullivan is in the Pima County Jail in lieu of $750,000 bail. Scott Sullivan is being held in lieu of $500,000 bail. ( totaling 1.25 million )
There was also an issue about there other children. Including the baby, there was a total of 4. They are 2, 4 and 6. Who have been taken into custody by CPS.
Also there is a CPS story:
On Aug. 20 about 10 days before the death of Kimberly ( Aug. 30), CPS received a report that one of Kimberly’s siblings, who was reported to be 4 years old, was seen wandering outside of their home and that their residence was dirty.
“Gaubeca said the family was evicted from one apartment and moved to another, making it more difficult for CPS to find it. She said when the CPS investigator found the family’s new apartment, no one appeared to be home, so the investigator left a business card on the door.
The couple did not respond to the business card and an investigator never spoke with the Sullivans, she said.
At the time of the infant’s death, CPS was “exploring other options to find them,” Gaubeca said. She said the child welfare agency did not know the couple had an infant until after the dead baby was found by paramedics.”
Next court date :
The Sullivans will appear before “Judge Jan Kearney ” on Nov. 4.
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TurtleMania reply on October 25th, 2008:
“The couple did not respond to the business card and an investigator never spoke with the Sullivans, she said.”
Duh. Did they actually think the POSbags would call? It takes sooo much effort to remove the business card, pick-up the phone, and dial the number.
Court date on the 4th you say? Ha! I’ll be voting. I got no time for their lame trial.
Thanks Taz fer the update.
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