Time-line for Ethan Stacy 4yo.
WARNING: GRAPHIC AND DISTURBING.
revision (05/21/10 - eyes4crime & wonderful fellow sleuthers)
April 28th - Wednesday
Divorce papers finalized in Florida, Ethan and mom Stephanie fly to Utah
May 3rd - Tuesday
..Stacy said that Ethan told him in their
last phone conversation on May 3rd that he was having fun visiting his mom in Layton. Prior to leaving, Ethan hadnt wanted to go. **
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Last time Ethan talks with dad Joe.
May 4th - Tuesday
..Post on Face Book, the first of 17 cell phone pictures & videos mom takes of abuse over the days.
..Picture time-stamped May 4th of Ethan with large, notable, area of swelling to jaw and face.
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Ethan's father, Joe Stacy, told his son wasn't available to talk, a trend that continues through Ethan's limited stay.
....Stephanie continues to complain to dad Joe about Ethan's behavior.
May5th - Wednesday
..Nate's mom sees son Nate, Ethan, and Stephanie - says all is fine (meeting place not mentioned).
..Stephanie visits Nate's mom.
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Nate takes Ethan in bedroom to punish and beats child around head area; face begins to swell.
..May 5. Stephanie texted her brother that she and Nathan Sloop were going to a courthouse the next day to get married
so that they could apply for food stamps, Medicaid and other public assistance, he said. Their "real" wedding in Colorado was still on, she told him. **
May 5th - May 8th
..Ethan "exhibits signs and symptoms of a possible head injury or brain swelling due to a head injury,"
Stephanie Sloop told police Tuesday while being interviewed about her son's death:
Ethan did not eat well, was vomiting, lethargic and exhibited non-responsive behavior, according to the reports.
May 6th - Thursday (wedding day)
..Ethan locked in bedroom while
Stephanie and Nate marry;
door knob taken off. Nate and Stephanie leave child in bedroom due to swelling and bruises.
From Warrant of Probable Cause:
Over the next several days, Ethan got progressively ill, police said Stephanie Sloop told detectives. He was vomiting, running a fever and would not eat.
The couple forced the boy to drink two 16 oz. bottles of water, a bottle of KoolAid and orange juice in a two-hour period, police wrote in the jail statement. (from warrant of probable cause). Motrin and Benadryl were given for the swelling and Nate gave Benadryl so Ethan would stay quiet.
Thursday, May 6 or Friday, May 7:
Neighbor recalls seeing Stephanie walking away from the apartment seemingly agitated and stopping to look back at the apartment several times. A short time later Nathan followed her, put his hands on her face in a manner leading the neighbor to believe he was asking she please listen to him.
May 7th, Friday
Three nights before Stephanie and her new husband, Nathan Sloop, reported Ethan missing, Jones said Stephanie left a
series of frantic voice messages.
Related:
.."She left crying, messages while she was crying, 'Ethan, he's crying. He won't stop crying.
He wants his mommy. I don't know what to do. Please, please, call me. I don't know how to handle it.
I don't know what to do,'" Jones said. **
..The final message, she now believes, may have come after Ethan died.
.."It was absolutely hysterical, sobbing to where I couldn't understand what she was saying," Jones said. "if I had to look deep into my heart, yeah, I would probably have to say that Ethan probably was dead, if not close to being dead at that point. And it was her grief reaching out." **
May 7th - Friday
..Stephanie, while
shopping at Walmart, receives a cell phone call from Nate informing her Ethan is badly burned on hands, feet, and legs up to buttox area from running water in bath (claims Ethan turned on hot water).
..Stephanie returns to find
human feces in child's mouth.
..In attempt to remove feces, Stephanie
brushes Ethan's teeth until his gums bleed.
May 8th - Saturday
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Found smeared feces on bathroom wall and on Nate.
..Found feces in mouth and
again brushed teeth.
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Notices Ethan's lips bleeding.
.. Blood and vomit found in child's bed.
..Stephanie
needs to wash bed sheets due to blood and vomit from Ethan's mouth.
May 9th - Sunday (Mother's Day)
.. 5:00am - Stephanie
makes trip to Walgreens to pick up RX.
..5:30am - Returns from store and
told by Nate Ethan is dead.
..Stephanie
finds Ethan dead in bed - reports Ethan feels
cold and stiff, and without pulse.
..Stephanie
attempts CPR to no avail.
..
.Stephanie goes to bed.
Ethan is
wrapped in plastic garbage bags and taped, brought to Powder Mountain area for burial.
Hammer used to disfigure facial features and teeth of Ethan.
Stephanie goes on errand
purchasing 2 slushies and 2 cans lighter fluid to destroy evidence.
May 10th (Monday)
..Reported that
Nate and Stephanie were shopping at Best Buy for video games and to fix Play Station 3(not verified)
..Ethan's father calls and talks with Nate rather than Stephanie.
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11:55pm - Stephanie reports Ethan missing
...Tells police a made up story about Ethan leaving the apt. 5x over the last 4 nights.
May 11th (Tuesday)
..LE finds child buried - teeth and face smashed with hammer; lighter fluid used to destroy evidence.
..Stephanie and husband Nate arrested.
May 19th (Wednesday) **
Funeral service for Ethan in Grundy, Virginia
Burial for Ethan in Richland, Virginia.
**New Information
Thanks to all who took the time for suggestions, additions/corrections - used every one of them.
Warrant of Probable Cause: Most of the time-line comes from Probable Cause document. Quotes, LE media leases
NATHAN
http://connect2utah.com/images/Multi...an Sloop.pdf
STEPHANIE
http://connect2utah.com/images/Multi...0C Sloop.pdf
Fellow sleuthers - please continue to let me know of updates, new information, corrections. Thanks for all your help!
