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Chase Harrison (Dmitry Yakovlev)

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2008 Jul 8

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Christine Hessinger
Adoption Home Studies and Placement Services Inc. dba Adoption Connections (Falls Church, VA)

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21 month old boy from Pechory, Pskov, Russia, adopted by Miles and Carol Harrison. His adoptive father left him in the car for hours while being at work, causing Chase to die of the heat. He'd been adopted only three months before.

Miles Harrison was acquitted on involuntary manslaughter charges.

Documents

Title Publication date
TFR promises to punish those responsible for the deaths of Americans orphans from Russia 2013 Feb 21
Duma demands SC initiate investigation into the killing of Maxim Kuzmin 2013 Feb 19
Magnitsky List Counterpart to Stress Adoption Deaths 2012 Dec 11
Magnitsky List Counterpart to Stress Adoption Deaths 2012 Dec 11
Russians say they’ll name their Magnitsky-retaliation law after baby who died in a hot car in Va. 2012 Dec 11
Fatal Distraction 2009 Mar 8
Purcellville case leads to U.S.-Russia dispute 2009 Feb 5
U.S. urges Russia to sign adoption treaty 2009 Jan 11
Adoptions examined after Russian boy dies 2009 Jan 2
U.S. State Dept. reacts to Russian outrage in Fairfax County court case 2008 Dec 24
Ministery of foreign affairs of the Russian Federation - response to Miles Harrison acquittal 2008 Dec 18
Moscow outraged over manslaughter of adopted Russian boy 2008 Dec 18
Russia slams acquittal of U.S. man over Russian-born son's death 2008 Dec 18
Russia to toughen adoption rules for U.S. over Harrison acquittal 2008 Dec 18
Purcellville Man Acquitted In Death of Son in Car 2008 Dec 17
Father Acquitted of Manslaughter in Son's Death in Car 2008 Dec 17
On Stand, Man Tells Of Son's Death in Car 2008 Dec 17
Judge Upholds Charge Against Father of Toddler Left in Hot Car 2008 Dec 16
Father Indicted in Toddler's Death in Hot SUV 2008 Jul 23
Purcellville toddler remembered 2008 Jul 22
UPDATE: Grand Jury Might Get Case Of Boy's Death 2008 Jul 21
U.S.-Russian tensions rise over infant’s death 2008 Jul 16
Purcellville man charged in toddler's death 2008 Jul 15
Russia calls for full probe into death of adopted baby in U.S. 2008 Jul 15
His foster parents wanted to give Dima the world. But he died instead... 2008 Jul 15
2 Adoption Agencies Barred After Boy's Death 2008 Jul 15
Russia cut off adoptive parents 2008 Jul 12
Russia bans 3 adoption agencies following baby's death in U.S. 2008 Jul 11
A number of international organizations withdrawn permission for adoptions of Russian children 2008 Jul 11
Russia bans adoptions international organizations 2008 Jul 11
Russia bans 3 adoption agencies following baby's death in U.S. 2008 Jul 11
Father Whose Son Died in Hot Car Is Hospitalized 2008 Jul 11
Man arrested in death of adopted son 2008 Jul 11
Va. Toddler Dies After Father Leaves Him in SUV 2008 Jul 10
Toddler Found Dead Inside Car in Herndon 2008 Jul 9