MN - Parents charged after 10-year old autistic girl dies from being zipped up in safety bed for 12 hours - Pine River, Sep 2025

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Couple charged with manslaughter after daughter dies while zipped up in safety bed in filthy conditions

Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Rondald Cross, 57, are each facing counts of second-degree manslaughter and contributing to the need for child protection services after the death of their daughter on Aug. 28.

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Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Ronald Cross, 57, are each facing counts of second-degree manslaughter and contributing to the need for child protection services after the death of their daughter on Aug. 28.

 

[Gemmie]

Couple charged with manslaughter after daughter dies while zipped up in safety bed in filthy conditions

Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Rondald Cross, 57, are each facing counts of second-degree manslaughter and contributing to the need for child protection services after the death of their daughter on Aug. 28.

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Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Ronald Cross, 57, are each facing counts of second-degree manslaughter and contributing to the need for child protection services after the death of their daughter on Aug. 28.

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• first responders were called to the Cross’s houses in Pine River, where a 10-year-old girl had been “crushed” by her bed.
• While attempting to revive the girl, first responders said she appeared to have been in rigor mortis
• the child had been staying in filthy conditions with urine and feces staining her mattress, foam pad, and other parts of the room.
• The bed was also found to have a mesh netting surrounding the frame and a cage, with parts that appeared broken.
• both daughters would sleep in the beds, referred to as a “safety bed,” as their 10-year-old daughter would often escape and had a habit of eating drywall. The mesh netting could only be opened from the outside, preventing the girls from leaving their beds when zipped up.
• Heather had checked on their 10-year-old daughter between 4 a.m. and 6 a.m. that day, providing her medication before leaving her in bed. The couple then reportedly woke up at 9:30 a.m. and did not check on either of their children until 4:30 p.m., when Heather said she found her 10-year-old daughter with her head pinned under the metal frame of the bed.

Couple charged with manslaughter after daughter dies while zipped up in safety bed in filthy conditions

Heather Lynn Cross, 49, and Darcy Rondald Cross, 57, are each facing counts of second-degree manslaughter and contributing to the need for child protection services after the death of their daughter on Aug. 28.

kstp.com