Elizabeth Steinberg


Illegally adopted by Joel Steinberg and Hedda Nussbaum, six year old Elizabeth Steinberg was beaten to death by her "adoptive" father,

Date: 1987-11-02
Placement type: Adoption
Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse
Abuser: Adoptive father
Location: New York City, NY, US
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Girl's Killer Tries to Reduce Judgment, but Is Dealt Only Rebuke2007-01-17
Jurors See Graphic Tape Of Nussbaum1988-11-04
Steinberg Trial Hears Doctor Tell of Bruises1988-11-02
Steinberg Had 'A Big Grin,' Doctor Says1988-11-01
Motion for Mistrial Denied By Judge in Steinberg Case1988-10-29
Jury Is Told Joel Steinberg 'Acted Cold and Uncaring'1988-10-28
Judge Dismisses Murder Charge For Nussbaum1988-10-27
Nussbaum to Testify Against Steinberg1988-10-25
Nussbaum Tells of Being Handed Comatose Body of Lisa Steinberg1988-10-22
Court Overturns Gag Order in Steinberg Case as Unconstitutional1988-10-19
Steinberg Trial Is Told Evidence May Be Painful1988-10-18
METRO DATELINES; Jury Screening Starts In Steinberg Trial1988-10-12
The Prosecution Adds Nussbaum To Witness List1988-10-11
Steinberg Loses Motion To Exclude Statements1988-10-07
THE LAW; At the Bar1988-10-07
Steinberg Told Paramedic He Tried to Save Child1988-10-04
METRO DATELINES;1988-08-05
METRO DATELINES; Charges Are Severed In the Steinberg Trial1988-06-26
Bail Request Of Steinberg Is Rejected1988-06-14
STEINBERG IS PORTRAYED AS AN ADDICT1988-06-11
Judge Approves Release of Facts In Beating Case1988-06-09
Headliners; In Court1988-06-05
Steinberg Doctor Admits Guilt1988-06-01
Steinberg Disbarred Over Law Exam Exemption1988-05-20
Steinberg Companion Willing to Testify in Girl's Death1988-05-09
No Bail Is Set at Steinberg Arraignment1988-03-31
METRO DATELINES; Gun Charge Added In Steinberg Case1988-03-22
Metro Matters; Long After Lisa, Tragedy of Abuse Can Still Happen1988-02-08
Report Faults School in Case Of Slain Girl1988-01-20
Steinberg, Citing Fear, Misses Court Hearing1987-12-17
It Takes Two to Make a Cold War; Behind Abuse Case Is the Baby Market1987-12-08
Death Draws Public's Eye To Adoption1987-11-27
Deadly Tale of Obtaining a Child Without Adoption1987-11-27
Steinberg Won't Try to Maintain Custody of Boy1987-11-24
Nussbaum Withdraws Right to Boy1987-11-23
Boy's Presence Renews Mother's Confidence1987-11-21
Bid Fails to Block Custody of Boy1987-11-20
Biological Mother Is Granted Custody of Boy in Abuse Case1987-11-19
Abused Boy's Mother Said to Want Custody1987-11-18
Law That Expunges Child-Abuse Complaints Needs Changing1987-11-17
Breaking Through a Murderous Silence1987-11-15
Mother of Slain Girl, 6, Denied Visit With Son1987-11-14
300 Mourn Abused Girl At Funeral1987-11-13
Further Inquiry Due in Death of Girl1987-11-12
Battered Enough1987-11-12
Troopers Took Photos of Child In Abuse Case1987-11-10
Slain Girl Was Abused for Weeks, Evidence Shows1987-11-08
A Widening Pattern of Abuse Exemplified in Steinberg Case1987-11-08
Abused Girl's Neighbors Held Back by Fears1987-11-07
Lawyer Indicted In the Slaying Of His Daughter1987-11-07
Adoption of Slain Girl, 6, May Not Have Occurred1987-11-07
Parents of Girl, 6, Charged With Murder After She Dies1987-11-06
BRIGHT PROMISE AND DARK DECLINE: PORTRAIT OF COUPLE IN CHILD MURDER CASE; Joel Barnet Steinberg1987-11-06
BRIGHT PROMISE AND DARK DECLINE: PORTRAIT OF COUPLE IN CHILD MURDER CASE; Hedda Nussbaum 1987-11-06
Abused Girl Has Died, Hospital Says1987-11-05
Boy in Abuse Case Will Remain With Mother1987-10-26
Lisa Steinberg

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