Shawn Lowrance (Andy Mohler)

Nine year old boy adopted by John and Melanie Lowrance, drowned with severe head injury, first ruled as an accident. Weeks later, police learned the adoptive parents took out $650,000 in life insurance policies on their new son. No charges were ever made.

Date: 1999-10-09
Placement type: Adoption
Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse
Abuser: Adoptive father
Location: Brown Creek Campground area, WA, US

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