Reposting the early MSM stories - may set up a media thread but it's odd as this is under a different forum than the regular Located....
Court papers shed light on probe of Berks siblings' deaths
UPDATE: Family dog ‘given away’ after 2 children die with dog leash line around their necks [Police]
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The children lived in the home with their mother, Lisa Snyder, and their 17-year-old brother. CBS Philly previously reported that the children’s father was not in their lives.
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A panel of experts will soon be delving into the case, which is a state requirement under “Act 33” in Pennsylvania, for children who pass away or nearly pass away. Act 33 is utilized when there is suspected child abuse or neglect, according to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said that although the panel is a “tool in our toolbox,” there is still a lot of evidence to go through.
Update on deaths of Pa. siblings: Kids were found hanging in basement; police want to see electronics and dog
Siblings, aged 8 and 4, found hanged in basement of Pennsylvania home
Police serve new search warrant, turn up more phones at Berks home where children were found hanged
hanging approximately 3 feet apart from a plastic coated single wire cable with ends containing swivel eye snap hooks."
Search warrants served | Northwestern Press
On the 9th birthday he didn’t live to see, Conner Snyder is remembered with balloons by Kempton community
Girl, 4, and her brother, 8, are found hanged in basement together… as cops hunt missing dog that could solve riddle
Siblings Found Hanging Together in Basement Became Organ Donors After Their Passing
2 Young Children Found Hanging From Basement Ceiling At Opposite Ends Of Dog Leash, Two Chairs Tipped Over Nearby
Berks County Children 911 Dispatch Call
Dispatch communication
Mom blames bullying after hanged children die, but police still want their dog: Latest on tragic Pa. case
Sept. 23: A 4-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were found unconscious in an Albany Township, Berks County, home around 4:30 p.m., according to state police. The children were flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital. They lived in the home with their mother and an older sibling, 17.
Sept. 26: The children, Conner Snyder, 8, and Brinley Snyder, 4, died. Days later, autopsy results were called inconclusive, and the Lehigh County coroner’s office said more forensic testing is needed to determine the cause and manner of their deaths.
Oct. 5: The children’s family had received services from Children and Youth Services, according to a child advocate. The Department of Human Services did not explain what services exactly were provided. Their deaths will be studied by panels charged with reviewing cases of child deaths or near deaths, the Reading Eagle reported.
Oct. 7: State police release more information about the children’s deaths. Their mother reported finding her children Sept. 23 in the basement of their Berks County home, hanging from rafters by a cord sometimes reported to be a dog leash near overturned chairs.
Oct. 8: Investigators are looking for clues in a video game console and other electronics, and they are hoping to find a dog that used to belong to the children’s mother, the (Allentown) Morning Call reports. The dog, they say, was given away. “Determining the dog’s actual weight and size utilizing a scale will assist in the criminal investigation,” a warrant states.
Oct. 10: Police have served five warrants on the home, according to the Morning Call, during which they recovered the mother’s three cell phones. The dog still has not been found.
Oct. 12: Loved ones recognized Conner Snyder’s 9th birthday with a gathering and balloon release, the Morning Call reported. The children were organ donors, the paper said.
Oct. 16: The boy’s school is mourning his loss, the Reading Eagle reports. Kutztown School District Superintendent Christian Temchatin told the paper that “Conner was a beloved member of the Greenwich Elementary School family who enjoyed his peers and teachers. He is dearly missed and is fondly remembered for the smile he brought to all who knew him.”
Oct. 16: Details from the mother’s 911 call are released. Lisa Snyder told a dispatcher that her 8-year-old son was bullied and had “made threats of doing this, but didn’t want to go alone.” The mother of the children said this week, “At this point, I am not ready to make any public comments.” After her children died on Sept. 26, she changed her Facebook profile with a photo and the saying, “Words scar, rumors destroy, bullies kill.”
Thanks @rocket for this synopsis
@Hippiemomof5 provided a potential image
I googled because I couldn’t picture what this meant. I think this is probably pretty accurate although size/length may vary.
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"...single wired cable with plastic coating and ends containing swivel eye snap hooks, according to the affidavit."
2 Kids Die After Mom Finds Them Hanging in Home, Police Say
Mom of children found hanging told 911 dispatcher son was bullied, 'didn't want to go alone'
Brother, Sister Found Hanging In Basement Of Berks County Home, Court Records Show
Bullying may have prompted deaths of Albany Township children, according to radio traffic
Police: 2 young siblings who died were found hanging
The children were unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were found, but medics revived them en route to the hospital. However, on September 26, both children were removed from life support, dying within 14 minutes of each other.
A cause and manner of death is still pending.
No arrests have been made.
Pa. Boy Found With Sister Near Death in Basement Was 'Bullied,' 'Didn't Want To Go Alone': 911 Call
The children were unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were found, but medics revived them en route to the hospital. However, on September 26, both children were removed from life support, dying within 14 minutes of each other.
A cause and manner of death is still pending.
No arrests have been made.
Pa. Boy Found With Sister Near Death in Basement Was 'Bullied,' 'Didn't Want To Go Alone': 911 Call
Obituary for Conner S. and Brinley L. Snyder | Robert S. Nester Funeral Home
Kempton: a community in mourning over deaths of children
see post #451 by @gitana1 - research into hanging of children
Court papers shed light on probe of Berks siblings' deaths
UPDATE: Family dog ‘given away’ after 2 children die with dog leash line around their necks [Police]
snipped
The children lived in the home with their mother, Lisa Snyder, and their 17-year-old brother. CBS Philly previously reported that the children’s father was not in their lives.
---
A panel of experts will soon be delving into the case, which is a state requirement under “Act 33” in Pennsylvania, for children who pass away or nearly pass away. Act 33 is utilized when there is suspected child abuse or neglect, according to the Pennsylvania General Assembly.
Berks County District Attorney John T. Adams said that although the panel is a “tool in our toolbox,” there is still a lot of evidence to go through.
Update on deaths of Pa. siblings: Kids were found hanging in basement; police want to see electronics and dog
Siblings, aged 8 and 4, found hanged in basement of Pennsylvania home
Police serve new search warrant, turn up more phones at Berks home where children were found hanged
hanging approximately 3 feet apart from a plastic coated single wire cable with ends containing swivel eye snap hooks."
Search warrants served | Northwestern Press
On the 9th birthday he didn’t live to see, Conner Snyder is remembered with balloons by Kempton community
Girl, 4, and her brother, 8, are found hanged in basement together… as cops hunt missing dog that could solve riddle
Siblings Found Hanging Together in Basement Became Organ Donors After Their Passing
2 Young Children Found Hanging From Basement Ceiling At Opposite Ends Of Dog Leash, Two Chairs Tipped Over Nearby
Berks County Children 911 Dispatch Call
Dispatch communication
Mom blames bullying after hanged children die, but police still want their dog: Latest on tragic Pa. case
Sept. 23: A 4-year-old girl and an 8-year-old boy were found unconscious in an Albany Township, Berks County, home around 4:30 p.m., according to state police. The children were flown to Lehigh Valley Hospital. They lived in the home with their mother and an older sibling, 17.
Sept. 26: The children, Conner Snyder, 8, and Brinley Snyder, 4, died. Days later, autopsy results were called inconclusive, and the Lehigh County coroner’s office said more forensic testing is needed to determine the cause and manner of their deaths.
Oct. 5: The children’s family had received services from Children and Youth Services, according to a child advocate. The Department of Human Services did not explain what services exactly were provided. Their deaths will be studied by panels charged with reviewing cases of child deaths or near deaths, the Reading Eagle reported.
Oct. 7: State police release more information about the children’s deaths. Their mother reported finding her children Sept. 23 in the basement of their Berks County home, hanging from rafters by a cord sometimes reported to be a dog leash near overturned chairs.
Oct. 8: Investigators are looking for clues in a video game console and other electronics, and they are hoping to find a dog that used to belong to the children’s mother, the (Allentown) Morning Call reports. The dog, they say, was given away. “Determining the dog’s actual weight and size utilizing a scale will assist in the criminal investigation,” a warrant states.
Oct. 10: Police have served five warrants on the home, according to the Morning Call, during which they recovered the mother’s three cell phones. The dog still has not been found.
Oct. 12: Loved ones recognized Conner Snyder’s 9th birthday with a gathering and balloon release, the Morning Call reported. The children were organ donors, the paper said.
Oct. 16: The boy’s school is mourning his loss, the Reading Eagle reports. Kutztown School District Superintendent Christian Temchatin told the paper that “Conner was a beloved member of the Greenwich Elementary School family who enjoyed his peers and teachers. He is dearly missed and is fondly remembered for the smile he brought to all who knew him.”
Oct. 16: Details from the mother’s 911 call are released. Lisa Snyder told a dispatcher that her 8-year-old son was bullied and had “made threats of doing this, but didn’t want to go alone.” The mother of the children said this week, “At this point, I am not ready to make any public comments.” After her children died on Sept. 26, she changed her Facebook profile with a photo and the saying, “Words scar, rumors destroy, bullies kill.”
Thanks @rocket for this synopsis
@Hippiemomof5 provided a potential image
I googled because I couldn’t picture what this meant. I think this is probably pretty accurate although size/length may vary.
Attached Files:
119068B1-7E68-44A2-91ED-B618B93CB33A.jpeg
"...single wired cable with plastic coating and ends containing swivel eye snap hooks, according to the affidavit."
2 Kids Die After Mom Finds Them Hanging in Home, Police Say
Mom of children found hanging told 911 dispatcher son was bullied, 'didn't want to go alone'
Brother, Sister Found Hanging In Basement Of Berks County Home, Court Records Show
Bullying may have prompted deaths of Albany Township children, according to radio traffic
Police: 2 young siblings who died were found hanging
The children were unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were found, but medics revived them en route to the hospital. However, on September 26, both children were removed from life support, dying within 14 minutes of each other.
A cause and manner of death is still pending.
No arrests have been made.
Pa. Boy Found With Sister Near Death in Basement Was 'Bullied,' 'Didn't Want To Go Alone': 911 Call
The children were unconscious and in cardiac arrest when they were found, but medics revived them en route to the hospital. However, on September 26, both children were removed from life support, dying within 14 minutes of each other.
A cause and manner of death is still pending.
No arrests have been made.
Pa. Boy Found With Sister Near Death in Basement Was 'Bullied,' 'Didn't Want To Go Alone': 911 Call
Obituary for Conner S. and Brinley L. Snyder | Robert S. Nester Funeral Home
Kempton: a community in mourning over deaths of children
see post #451 by @gitana1 - research into hanging of children
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