Found Deceased NC - Mariah Woods, 3, Onslow County, 27 Nov 2017 #6 *Arrest*

[TNsqrls]

Excuse my silliness for a moment....but the two men - on the left and on the right - look like the same person!

Same barber for sure lol

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[soanyway]

I also think the dressers are connected, just not sure how. It's possible the brother's nosebleed occurred in the home along with whatever happened to Mariah, thereby needing 2 dressers in different rooms to conceal carpeting or paneling. EK busted up the van a few weeks prior and could likely have punched holes in walls that would be a huge red flag to LE arriving the next day to help find Mariah. He was already known to them to have an "adult temper" so walking into a home with physical damage would not be favorable. MOO

I think it's connected but I don't know how. My guess would be possibly as a weight, even if it was just the drawers, they could have been old and quite solid wood, and he knew they were there having been in the house before.

 

[jellybean96]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the details contained in this apparent CPS report. Maybe y'all can give me some insight.

According to the report, the boys said that EK was SA'ing Mariah and that he was physically abusing the boys. Apparently, bio-mom was aware of this abuse, as noted by the case worker in the report.
Now, it sounds like CPS was abundantly aware of this abuse happening. There were apparent eyewitnesses and physical evidence of abuse, all of this noted in the case workers report.

Now. If this report is legitimate, how on earth did CPS put those children back with KW? I mean, what was their reasoning? I get that a case falls through the cracks but this is Jacksonville, NC. I can't imagine they have enough cases in that little town that their caseworkers are overworked to the point that they would return children to a situation that dire.

I dunno. This whole thing with this report just isn't sitting right with me. Hopefully LE can clear some of this up and we can get the unfiltered facts of this case.

From what I understand,CPS was not aware of the SA abuse before Mariah went missing. The boys told them when they were being questioned.

 

[ilovepierre]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the details contained in this apparent CPS report. Maybe y'all can give me some insight.

According to the report, the boys said that EK was SA'ing Mariah and that he was physically abusing the boys. Apparently, bio-mom was aware of this abuse, as noted by the case worker in the report.
Now, it sounds like CPS was abundantly aware of this abuse happening. There were apparent eyewitnesses and physical evidence of abuse, all of this noted in the case workers report.

Now. If this report is legitimate, how on earth did CPS put those children back with KW? I mean, what was their reasoning? I get that a case falls through the cracks but this is Jacksonville, NC. I can't imagine they have enough cases in that little town that their caseworkers are overworked to the point that they would return children to a situation that dire.

I dunno. This whole thing with this report just isn't sitting right with me. Hopefully LE can clear some of this up and we can get the unfiltered facts of this case.

CPS has a bad reputation of returning children to a toxic household.
There's countless cases on here, where a child was placed back into the custody of mom or dad and next thing you know, that child is dead.

And in a lot of cases, the mother will usually get custody, regardless of the history of said parent.

In Sherin Mathews' case, abuse was noted by a doctor and CPS was notified and an investigation was opened. Sherin wasn't removed from the house and she was found dead in a culvert.

I understand that CPS is overworked, but these situations are becoming more common place

JMO

 

[zelmajane]

I had stepped away for most of today. Just caught up. Ughhh. Gag order time?


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[borndem]

Well, after 2.5 years of emotional turbulence with Cooper Harris's murder, I thought I was leaving sleuthing behind. But here I am again---couldn't ignore this one, Jacksonville is literally just up the road from me. I'm very, very familiar with the area and so, have my ear to the ground.

It's nice to have you with us, 'Teach. I grew up about 70 miles from that area. Yep, this is another sad one. But we all have each other here.

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[Boodles]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the details contained in this apparent CPS report. Maybe y'all can give me some insight.

According to the report, the boys said that EK was SA'ing Mariah and that he was physically abusing the boys. Apparently, bio-mom was aware of this abuse, as noted by the case worker in the report.
Now, it sounds like CPS was abundantly aware of this abuse happening. There were apparent eyewitnesses and physical evidence of abuse, all of this noted in the case workers report.

Now. If this report is legitimate, how on earth did CPS put those children back with KW? I mean, what was their reasoning? I get that a case falls through the cracks but this is Jacksonville, NC. I can't imagine they have enough cases in that little town that their caseworkers are overworked to the point that they would return children to a situation that dire.

I dunno. This whole thing with this report just isn't sitting right with me. Hopefully LE can clear some of this up and we can get the unfiltered facts of this case.

I was wondering if this alleged CPS report was prepared from interviews done after Mariah went missing. Meaning, this info is coming to light only just now. Since the juvenile said he was hit in the face Nov 26, the info must have been gathered after that date.

 

[keeleydoll]

Both of those boys are significantly underweight. I have five kids and three are thin like one side of the family and the other two are bigger. These boys have been deprived of food IMO. I think it will all come out shortly.


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[Amonet]

My lurking status didn't last long
All these incidents are confusing me time wise but the abuse allegations came out after Mariah was reported missing I believe. LE could have tipped off social services during the initial investigation and legally LE is a mandatory abuse/neglect reporter. During the beginning days of the investigation I am assuming the boys were placed with a relative.

I don't know if I'm right or not, but I would think that in this situation where police are considering whether or not parents might have involvement in a child's disappearance, that when questioning siblings police would need a responsible adult present, and that adult could be someone from CPS?

 

[Oregonmama]

CPS has a bad reputation of returning children to a toxic household.
There's countless cases on here, where a child was placed back into the custody of mom or dad and next thing you know, that child is dead.

And in a lot of cases, the mother will usually get custody, regardless of the history of said parent.

In Sherin Mathews' case, abuse was noted by a doctor and CPS was notified and an investigation was opened. Sherin wasn't removed from the house and she was found dead in a culvert.

I understand that CPS is overworked, but these situations are becoming more common place

JMO

And more agencies need to work together to control this unhealthy epidemic and not rely only on social services. Social services can not be the only agency held responsible for the trend. I can name numerous other agencies but this is Mariah's thread for justice.

 

[Oregonmama]

I don't know if I'm right or not, but I would think that in this situation where police are considering whether or not parents might have involvement in a child's disappearance, that when questioning siblings police would need a responsible adult present, and that adult could be someone from CPS?

They probably did alert social services. LE can usually request that the agency look through their archives to see if they serviced the family before. Cases might close but your name will be in the data base for a very long time.

 

[Wyle_E_Coyote]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the details contained in this apparent CPS report. Maybe y'all can give me some insight.

According to the report, the boys said that EK was SA'ing Mariah and that he was physically abusing the boys. Apparently, bio-mom was aware of this abuse, as noted by the case worker in the report.
Now, it sounds like CPS was abundantly aware of this abuse happening. There were apparent eyewitnesses and physical evidence of abuse, all of this noted in the case workers report.

Now. If this report is legitimate, how on earth did CPS put those children back with KW? I mean, what was their reasoning? I get that a case falls through the cracks but this is Jacksonville, NC. I can't imagine they have enough cases in that little town that their caseworkers are overworked to the point that they would return children to a situation that dire.

I dunno. This whole thing with this report just isn't sitting right with me. Hopefully LE can clear some of this up and we can get the unfiltered facts of this case.

Happens all the time.

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[AgeofAquaruis]

Updated 7:12 pm ....don’t think this has been posted yet.


Mariah was born to Kristy Kay Hunter and Alex Lee Woods on Nov. 8, 2014, according to Onslow County Register of Deeds. The two were married on May 24, 2008 and divorced June 28, 2017, according to the Register of Deeds. The couple was separated for about two years, according to court documents.

Hunter and Kimrey lived together in the Dawson Cabin Road home Mariah was reported missing from. Neighbors say the couple moved in at the home in August, which the landlord confirmed, but documents say the couple previously resided on nearby High Hill Road.

The crime scene tape was lifted at the Dawson Cabin Creek home Monday night.

At 5:12 p.m., a white Dodge Durango SUV pulled up to the house and a woman got out of the passenger’s side to an awaiting Onslow County Sheriff’s deputy. They walked to the front door of the home and emerged 10 minutes later before the deputy escorted the woman back to the vehicle.

The woman, who deputies identified as Kristy Woods, covered her head and face with a hooded sweatshirt and would not respond to questions from The Daily News.




http://www.jdnews.com/news/20171204/man-accused-of-hiding-toddlers-body-protected-in-court

Paramore knows it's safer for Kimrey to have such a high bond. He knows out of jail Kimrey is a major target. At least in jail he'll be highly guarded.

 

[MyBelle]

Dad has a case with DSS so any parent would be provided with a copy of the report. They weren't made public by DSS. But by dad.

Why would he do it? Well, no one listened to him before and now his baby girl is dead. I would say he's desperate. He wants public pressure so that they aren't "reunified" again.

That may backfire on him though. These cases are confidential and there can be penalties for releasing such info. I doubt the kids will be placed with him.

I also doubt the kids will be placed with him. He may be upset with the system but it was not in his children's best interest to violate their privacy and confidentiality. Especially if medical records were involved. I didn't see what was released it was a serious lapse of journalism ethics.

 

[Alethea]

And more agencies need to work together to control this unhealthy epidemic and not rely only on social services. Social services can not be the only agency held responsible for the trend. I can name numerous other agencies but this is Mariah's thread for justice.

As you know there's also a very strong presumption under the law that it is in the best interest of the child to remain with a biological parent. It is very hard for any agency to fight against decades of case law, and lawyers who do not always fight for the best interest of the child (but rather the ego of their client parent) and it should not be solely on CPS to fight this alone.

 

[BlinkOfAnI]

This doesn't address a parent (re: bio Dad) receiving and releasing CPS report to public but still good info.
On the subject of North Carolina law concerning CPS release of information

When Public Disclosure of Records Is Allowed
Gen. Stat. § 7B-2902
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public agency shall disclose to the public, upon request, the findings and
information related to a child fatality or near fatality if:
• A person is criminally charged with having caused the child fatality or near fatality.
• The district attorney has certified that a person would be charged with having caused the child fatality or near
fatality but for that person’s prior death.
Nothing herein shall be deemed to authorize access to the confidential records in the custody of a public agency, or the
disclosure to the public of the substance or content of any psychiatric, psychological, or therapeutic evaluations or like
materials or information pertaining to the child or the child’s family unless directly related to the cause of the child fatality
or near fatality, or the disclosure of information that would reveal the identities of persons who provided information
related to the suspected abuse, neglect, or maltreatment of the child.
Within 5 working days from the receipt of a request for findings and information related to a child fatality or near fatality,
a public agency shall consult with the appropriate district attorney and provide the findings and information unless the
agency has a reasonable belief that release of the information:
• Is not authorized by State law
• Is likely to cause mental or physical harm or danger to a minor child residing in the deceased or injured child’s
household
• Is likely to jeopardize the State’s ability to prosecute the defendant
• Is likely to jeopardize the defendant’s right to a fair trial
• Is likely to undermine an ongoing or future criminal investigation
• Is not authorized by Federal law and regulations
https://www.childwelfare.gov/pubPDFs/confide.pdf

 

[Canaille]

. Just to clarify - The cps report said the nose bleed incident happened on Nov 26, the day before she was reported missing.

I'm getting real confused... If the CPS report said the nose bleed happened on November 26, the day before she was reported missing... who filed a complaint with CPS on a Sunday and how is it that there has been a report released so quickly? Could this be November 26 of last year?

 

[ClaireNC]

I'm having a hard time wrapping my head around the details contained in this apparent CPS report. Maybe y'all can give me some insight.

According to the report, the boys said that EK was SA'ing Mariah and that he was physically abusing the boys. Apparently, bio-mom was aware of this abuse, as noted by the case worker in the report.
Now, it sounds like CPS was abundantly aware of this abuse happening. There were apparent eyewitnesses and physical evidence of abuse, all of this noted in the case workers report.

Now. If this report is legitimate, how on earth did CPS put those children back with KW? I mean, what was their reasoning? I get that a case falls through the cracks but this is Jacksonville, NC. I can't imagine they have enough cases in that little town that their caseworkers are overworked to the point that they would return children to a situation that dire.

I dunno. This whole thing with this report just isn't sitting right with me. Hopefully LE can clear some of this up and we can get the unfiltered facts of this case.

I saw both of HLN's stories about the cps report. Hopefully this helps clarify your confusion. It is a new report that was just prepared in the past week. It is the result of interviews with the boys since Mariah was reported missing.

There were other incidents that were reported to cps in the past according to AW. It seems like those were over a year ago and revolved around an incident of EK 'disciplining' one of the boys with a belt and KH covering it up.

So it's not that CPS has been getting reports for years and not acting on them.

 

[thepinkdragon]

I also doubt the kids will be placed with him. He may be upset with the system but it was not in his children's best interest to violate their privacy and confidentiality. Especially if medical records were involved. I didn't see what was released it was a serious lapse of journalism ethics.

Even though the boys names were redacted, I agree the damage has already been done. No matter how fast they pulled the links, it has already been seen by thousands of people. I’m sad that it will most likely hurt AW’s case. Moo


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[Oregonmama]

Just totally at a loss why DSS documents of that magnitude would be made public at this time to anyone not in LE.

It was a breach made by someone and I can tell you social services or the media did not breach the documents. JMO