OR - Thomas Strong, 17, killed by mom/BF, Lakeview, found deceased 2/18/25

[Auntie Cipation]

Lake County School District announces death of Lakeview High student

Lake County School District announced on Wednesday that Lakeview High School junior Thomas Strong died.

www.kdrv.com

Two arrested for negligent homicide of juvenile in Lakeview

UPDATE 2/20 at 3:22 p.m.: Oregon State Police are now leading a homicide investigation in the death of a Lakeview juvenile. The mother, Amanda Edwards (38) and her boyfriend, Nathaniel

www.kdrv.com

Oregon State Police lead investigation into Lakeview homicide of 17-year-old juvenile

Oregon State Police, as part of the Lake County Major Crimes team, is leading an investigation into a Lakeview homicide, OSP reports.On Tuesday afternoon, Febru

kval.com

A 17-year-old boy has been found deceased at the residence of his mother and her boyfriend, who have been arrested.

Lakeview, OR is a small town in southern Oregon. The Lake County Sheriff's Office doesn't seem to have a social media presence. Most of what I've read so far has been on community facebook pages which can't be posted here.

It sounds like this may turn out to be a pretty horrific story but we'll have to wait for details to reach court or the news media.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

https://www.koin.com/news/oregon/teen-found-dead-in-southern-oregon-home-mother-and-boyfriend-arrested/

No new info here, same as above.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Arrested mom's fb: Amanda Edwards

Not much visible but I see photos of Thomas and her.

 

[nao]

Arrested mom's fb: Amanda Edwards

Not much visible but I see photos of Thomas and her.

Moo, he looks healthy n happy. Guess things changed.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Here's another article. No new information, but I am using this thread to document which media outlets are covering this story, so I know where to check for later stories.

Lakeview woman, boyfriend face multiple charges in death of teenager - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – A Lakeview woman and her boyfriend are facing several charges including criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 17-year-old child. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP), law enforcement along with child welfare officials attempted to serve a court-ordered...

kobi5.com

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Gathering planned after passing of Lakeview student

Community members are holding a birthday walk and gathering for Thomas Strong, the Lakeview High School junior whose death was announced on Wednesday, Feb. 19.

www.kdrv.com

 

[nao]

Moo ..both children were autistic. Maybe they get more government funds for child. I could never accept some male ruling the house. But my mom did, gave him total authority. (Stepdad) It was brutal

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Probable cause hearing for Lakeview woman accused of killing son

A Lakeview woman is appearing in court Tuesday afternoon after being accused of causing the death of her 17-year-old son. 38-year-old Amanda Joy Edwards' bail is set at $750,000.

www.kdrv.com

 

[ChatteringBirds]

Lakeview woman, boyfriend face multiple charges in death of teenager - KOBI-TV NBC5 / KOTI-TV NBC2

LAKE COUNTY, Ore. – A Lakeview woman and her boyfriend are facing several charges including criminally negligent homicide in the death of her 17-year-old child. According to the Oregon State Police (OSP), law enforcement along with child welfare officials attempted to serve a court-ordered...

kobi5.com

LE/Officials "attempted to serve a court-ordered protection order for a 17-year-old living at [the] residence" but found him deceased when they searched the property.

I assume that means someone contacted authorities. How tragic is that: someone knew at least some of what was happening, tried to save him, but the accused had already allegedly murdered him. So dang sad.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

They upped the charges against mom and her BF:

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Indictment returned for couple accused of killing 17-year-old boy

A Lakeview woman pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to charges of murder by abuse, second-degree abuse of corpse and first-degree criminal mistreatment for the death of Thomas Strong.

www.kdrv.com

Unsure if this has new info or not -- the article is dated today so it may.

 

[caribou_birdie]

I sure wish we could do something in this country about the under-staffed and overworked Departments of Human Services who try so hard to help these kids but there just aren't enough resources or workers to do it. I know so many workers personally whose hearts break for these kiddos but they are all under staffed and can't keep their eyes on every case. May this sweet fella rest in peace. Too cruel a world for his short life

 

[angelainwi]

I swear this is another thread for this case

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Tragic News on the California Oregon Border - Modoc Record

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modocrecord.com

Modoc County, CA is the county directly to the south of Lake County, OR.

 

[justme11]

Thomas' obituary
His birthday was February 17th. How incredibly sad.

Thomas Scott Strong - 2025 - Desert Rose Funeral Chapel

Share Memories & Support the Family.

www.tributearchive.com

 

[Notevenkidding]

I sure wish we could do something in this country about the under-staffed and overworked Departments of Human Services who try so hard to help these kids but there just aren't enough resources or workers to do it. I know so many workers personally whose hearts break for these kiddos but they are all under staffed and can't keep their eyes on every case. May this sweet fella rest in peace. Too cruel a world for his short

As the details of Thomas's case unfolds it will become obvious that he was "missing" long enough that it should have drawn attention. Especially given the protection order for Thomas.

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[Auntie Cipation]

This came from the community fb page, so can't link to it.

 

[Auntie Cipation]

Amanda Edwards (Thomas Strong's mother/accused killer) was in court a few days ago and apparently again today. Oregon Court records don't show much but it does appear that last month they requested a change of venue out of tiny Lake County.

Those screenshots came from this link OREGON JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT - Online Records Search but I expect you'd need to start at the home page and search for the mother's name to access the case records, as I did.