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snooper2

(30,151 posts) Tue Oct 24, 2017, 02:20 PM Oct 2017

Texas dad admits disposing of child's body, affidavit says

(Hopefully he will get charged with murder after they find the cause of death. The current charge doesn't carry the death penalty. They found her just a couple miles from the office I am sitting in.)

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/24/us/texas-missing-child-adoptive-father-charged/index.html

The adoptive father of a Texas 3-year-old who had been missing for two and a half weeks admitted to police that he disposed of the child's body after she choked on her milk, according to a probable cause affidavit released Tuesday.

Previously, Wesley Mathews had told authorities he made Sherin Mathews stand outside because she wouldn't drink her milk, and she disappeared.

Authorities confirmed Tuesday that the body of a child found Sunday in a culvert beneath a road was that of Sherin Mathews. The cause of death was still pending, the Richardson Police Department posted on its verified Facebook page, citing the Dallas County Medical Examiners Office.

Wesley Mathews has been charged with injury to a child, a felony punishable with a maximum 99 years in prison, Richardson police said. He was being held on $1 million bond.

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Texas dad admits disposing of child's body, affidavit says (Original Post) snooper2 Oct 2017 OP

There are no words. hamsterjill Oct 2017 #1

Sure there are. B2G Oct 2017 #8

I was thinking of the poor child. hamsterjill Oct 2017 #9

Him and his wife need to be punished. dixiegrrrrl Oct 2017 #2

Scared for her life? RhodeIslandOne Oct 2017 #10

Here is the link blogslut Oct 2017 #3

If a 3 year old is up at 3am, it usually means they had a nightmare or bed wetting accident ChubbyStar Oct 2017 #5

They claim she was asleep the whole time. But the fact she refuses to cooperate makes me JI7 Oct 2017 #15

Refusing to cooperate when you have a dead child....HORSESHIT ChubbyStar Oct 2017 #16

I figured he killed her Crabby Appleton Oct 2017 #4

There's no fixing this or even justice... Baconator Oct 2017 #6

I hope he rots in prison forever too get the red out Oct 2017 #7

Only way I can think of choking on milk is if your water boarded with it elehhhhna Oct 2017 #11

I wonder if he was sexually abusing her JI7 Oct 2017 #12

It will be interesting to see what the medical examiner says TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #13

Also the fact the mother refuses to cooperate makes me think she knew/ Didn't care JI7 Oct 2017 #14

Of course the mother may be abused as well TexasBushwhacker Oct 2017 #19

He will rot in hell. Where was the mother? Tatiana Oct 2017 #17

Throw away the keys malaise Oct 2017 #18

I Read that the Mother was a Registered Nurse JI7 Oct 2017 #20

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)

1. There are no words.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 02:25 PM

Oct 2017

But we all knew it was him all along, didn't we? So very sad...

B2G

(9,766 posts)

8. Sure there are.

Reply to hamsterjill (Reply #1)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:19 PM

Oct 2017

Burn in hell motherfucker comes to mind.

hamsterjill

(15,222 posts)

9. I was thinking of the poor child.

Reply to B2G (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:26 PM

Oct 2017

I cannot imagine the fear, the suffering, etc.

I'd have plenty to say about the father, but you beat me to it!!!

dixiegrrrrl

(60,010 posts)

2. Him and his wife need to be punished.

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 02:32 PM

Oct 2017

The fact she is refusing to cooperate with the investigation is a red flag.

RhodeIslandOne

(5,042 posts)

10. Scared for her life?

Reply to dixiegrrrrl (Reply #2)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:31 PM

Oct 2017

He already murdered their daughter....

Not that this exempts her from some punishment....

blogslut

(38,002 posts)

3. Here is the link

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 02:40 PM

Oct 2017

http://edition.cnn.com/2017/10/24/us/texas-missing-child-adoptive-father-charged/index.html

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

5. If a 3 year old is up at 3am, it usually means they had a nightmare or bed wetting accident

Reply to blogslut (Reply #3)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:03 PM

Oct 2017

This fucker has her drinking milk in the garage? Then kills her? Where was the mother?

JI7

(89,251 posts)

15. They claim she was asleep the whole time. But the fact she refuses to cooperate makes me

Reply to ChubbyStar (Reply #5)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:43 PM

Oct 2017

Think otherwise.

ChubbyStar

(3,191 posts)

16. Refusing to cooperate when you have a dead child....HORSESHIT

Reply to JI7 (Reply #15)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:48 PM

Oct 2017

This whole tragedy stinks to high heaven.

Crabby Appleton

(5,231 posts)

4. I figured he killed her

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 02:49 PM

Oct 2017

Just didn't know how. Wonder if he was forcing the milk down her throat.

He should rot in prison forever.

What a sweet looking little girl. RIP

Baconator

(1,459 posts)

6. There's no fixing this or even justice...

Reply to Crabby Appleton (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:13 PM

Oct 2017

He needs his day in court and then a trip behind the barn where he meets his end with a .22.

get the red out

(13,466 posts)

7. I hope he rots in prison forever too

Reply to Crabby Appleton (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:18 PM

Oct 2017

And I hope he is in the shittiest prison possible.

elehhhhna

(32,076 posts)

11. Only way I can think of choking on milk is if your water boarded with it

Reply to Crabby Appleton (Reply #4)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 03:39 PM

Oct 2017

JI7

(89,251 posts)

12. I wonder if he was sexually abusing her

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:31 PM

Oct 2017

His changed story says he was trying to make her drink milk in a garage. Why the garage ?

And why not call 911 right away if he thought she was choking on milk.

She was also adopted a bit over a year ago. I think they only did it for the status in their community.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,196 posts)

13. It will be interesting to see what the medical examiner says

Reply to JI7 (Reply #12)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:36 PM

Oct 2017

My guess is that there will be evidence of abuse.

JI7

(89,251 posts)

14. Also the fact the mother refuses to cooperate makes me think she knew/ Didn't care

Reply to TexasBushwhacker (Reply #13)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:42 PM

Oct 2017

Wouldn't most parents be disgusted by the first story he gave of leaving her out at 3 am.

At that age even in the daylight parents keep a watch on their kids.

TexasBushwhacker

(20,196 posts)

19. Of course the mother may be abused as well

Reply to JI7 (Reply #14)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 09:17 PM

Oct 2017

It's no excuse for allowing the child to be abused though.

Tatiana

(14,167 posts)

17. He will rot in hell. Where was the mother?

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:48 PM

Oct 2017

How long has she been enabling this behavior?

Very sad. Many of us had predicted this conclusion, but I still held out hope for a different outcome.

Bless that little girl. May she RIP.

malaise

(269,045 posts)

18. Throw away the keys

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Tue Oct 24, 2017, 08:52 PM

Oct 2017

right fugging now

JI7

(89,251 posts)

20. I Read that the Mother was a Registered Nurse

Reply to snooper2 (Original post)

Wed Oct 25, 2017, 01:22 AM

Oct 2017

a registered nurse that worked at some dallas children's medical center .

there is something really fucked up about this whole thing. why wouldn't you wake her up ?

it makes no sense to not call 911 or wake up someone ,especially if it's your spouse who is a medical worker.

also, i believe during the first reports of her going missing it was mentioned that child services had already went to the home before so something happened before.

also read that the NGO/orphanage she was adopted from was shut down. and they adopted just over a year ago. not sure when and why it was shut down though.

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