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The son was taken to Memorial Hospital in Chattanooga but ultimately died on June 29. His body showed various signs of neglect, according to investigators.
Officials said John V. Hoover was “obviously emaciated and had pressure sores on his person.”
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John Dennis Hoover allegedly confessed under questioning that he and his wife, Jacqueline Hoover "would withhold food from the victim to get him to shower and tied him to a bed at night to keep him from taking food,” according to the case’s affidavit.
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According to Chattanooga television station WDEF-TV, one neighbor told the outlet that the couple’s son was often seen wandering about the family’s mobile home complex complaining he was hungry.
Tennessee Couple Accused Of Starving Developmentally Disabled Adult Son To Death | Oxygen Official Site
Both Hoovers were each charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of willful abuse or neglect of an impaired adult. They are both being held at Silverdale Detention Center without bond. They are expected to appear before Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Christine M. Sell on July 7.
A Hixson couple is facing first-degree murder and neglect charges.
An investigation into the son’s death began on July 1, 2022.
The couple are being detained at the Silverdale Detention Center without bond.
Tennessee Couple Charged with Murder for Allegedly Starving Mentally Disabled Adult Son to Death
I spoke with the manager of the mobile home park and the Hoovers’ next-door neighbor, but neither would go on camera.
The manager says the son would routinely walk up and down the complex, and the neighbor told me he would do so often telling people he was hungry.
Hixson couple faces murder charges in starving death of mentally-handicapped son - WDEF
Officials said John V. Hoover was “obviously emaciated and had pressure sores on his person.”
[snip]
John Dennis Hoover allegedly confessed under questioning that he and his wife, Jacqueline Hoover "would withhold food from the victim to get him to shower and tied him to a bed at night to keep him from taking food,” according to the case’s affidavit.
[snip]
According to Chattanooga television station WDEF-TV, one neighbor told the outlet that the couple’s son was often seen wandering about the family’s mobile home complex complaining he was hungry.
Tennessee Couple Accused Of Starving Developmentally Disabled Adult Son To Death | Oxygen Official Site
Both Hoovers were each charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of willful abuse or neglect of an impaired adult. They are both being held at Silverdale Detention Center without bond. They are expected to appear before Hamilton County General Sessions Court Judge Christine M. Sell on July 7.
A Hixson couple is facing first-degree murder and neglect charges.
An investigation into the son’s death began on July 1, 2022.
The couple are being detained at the Silverdale Detention Center without bond.
Tennessee Couple Charged with Murder for Allegedly Starving Mentally Disabled Adult Son to Death
I spoke with the manager of the mobile home park and the Hoovers’ next-door neighbor, but neither would go on camera.
The manager says the son would routinely walk up and down the complex, and the neighbor told me he would do so often telling people he was hungry.
Hixson couple faces murder charges in starving death of mentally-handicapped son - WDEF
