I know that there are countless times we all have heard of a case of an abused child....but this week, the father of two children was sentenced to death, for the murder of his own children.
My meeting with Jamie, Ariana and Tyler came by accident. Someone posted the YouTube tribute by Jamie in one of the Cafemom groups, and I watched the video and SOBBED my eyes out. My heart broke for this mother, she lost her two children at the hands of their father. He locked them in a closet, starved them to death and then disposed of their bodies by renting a storage locker in Tucson, Arizona. The manager of the storage facility "vacated" the belongings of this storage locker, a lone 25 gallon storage tub with an awful stench, after the locker rent stopped coming in.
To the HORROR of the employee of the storage facility, the stench was emitting from the storage tub, with the remains of 3 year old Ariana and 4 year old Tyler. However, the employee didn't realize what was in the storage tub until the lid came off after it was up-ended into a dumpster. They believe that the remains of Tyler fell into the dumpster, but Ariana's remains were still in the tub. Authorities believe that Tyler's remains were taken to a local landfill, unlocated for verification or proper burial.
Fast forward 2 years. Chris, the children's father, was arrested and charged in their deaths, went through a trial, and was found guilty of killing his children. The jury recommends DEATH for him. His ex-live-in-girlfriend also pleaded guilty for "her part" in the travisty, and will spend 22 years in prison.
You can read more of the story at www.azstarnet.com and search for Christopher Payne.
Jamie, my heart goes out to you, for you never got to see your children blow out their birthday candles, you never got to say goodbye. But rest assured, you will see them again, with wings and halos, for they are in Heaven with Jesus.
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