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Back in 1999 Kathleen Bush was convicted of harming her child Jennifer.
It is believed Kathleen suffers from Munchausen by Proxy. A mental disorder where a parent makes their child psychically sick because of some twisted need for attention. Jennifer had been extremely ill for years.
The Bush case was national news. Featured on 48 Hours and other news programs.
The biggest evidence in the case was within days of being removed from her mother's care Jennifer improved dramatically. She had been using a feeding tube. It was taken out a few days after her removal from her mother and she has eaten normally ever since.
According to this Time article nurses were suspicious of Jennifer's mother since 1991 and even reported her to the authorities.
The last update I can find is from 2005 when the courts allowed 18 year old Jennifer to reunite with her mother.
http://jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/072505/D8BIJ0IG0.shtml
My question to you my dear Websleuths members is do any of you have a current update for this case?
Has Kathleen ever admitted to harming her daughter? Has Jennifer ever said her mother made her sick? What are they doing now?
If anyone knows please post here.
Thank you.
It is believed Kathleen suffers from Munchausen by Proxy. A mental disorder where a parent makes their child psychically sick because of some twisted need for attention. Jennifer had been extremely ill for years.
The Bush case was national news. Featured on 48 Hours and other news programs.
The biggest evidence in the case was within days of being removed from her mother's care Jennifer improved dramatically. She had been using a feeding tube. It was taken out a few days after her removal from her mother and she has eaten normally ever since.
According to this Time article nurses were suspicious of Jennifer's mother since 1991 and even reported her to the authorities.
The last update I can find is from 2005 when the courts allowed 18 year old Jennifer to reunite with her mother.
http://jacksonville.com/apnews/stories/072505/D8BIJ0IG0.shtml
My question to you my dear Websleuths members is do any of you have a current update for this case?
Has Kathleen ever admitted to harming her daughter? Has Jennifer ever said her mother made her sick? What are they doing now?
If anyone knows please post here.
Thank you.