Casey "C.J." Elgie

Incident date: 2000 Aug 30

Child placement type: Adoption

Family size: 1 to 4

5 year old Vietnamese boy, adopted by Jessica Vitale-Elgie and William Elgie, died 10 hours after ingesting a detergent/bleach solution from a bucket soaking his recently soiled underclothes. CJ was developementally delayed and weighed 30lbs. Ms Vitale-Elgie admitted she was disciplining the boy and let him suffer for hours prior to taking him to the hospital.

The Elgie's had a 6 yr girl from Korea and twin infant bio sons at the time of CJ's death. Ms Elgie had sought various therapies including attachment therapy for CJ.

Vitale-Elgie pleaded guilty in December 2002 to negligent homicide but later withdrew the plea when faced with a state prison term. In 2004, she was convicted of misdemeanor child endangerment. William Elgie was never charged. Both he and his now ex-wife were ruled neglectful parents during Family Court proceedings.

At the time of the adoptive mother's conviction, she was on a paid leave from her job as a special-education teacher in the Buffalo (NY) school system.

Parent topics: abused adoptees

Documents

Title	Publication date
Letters to the Editor 2002-2004	2004 Mar 1
JUDGING THE JUDGE IN ELGIE CASE (Editorial)	2004 Jan 19
MOTHER GETS PROBATION IN DEATH	2004 Jan 17
SEARCHING FOR JUSTICE FOR C.J. (editorial)	2004 Jan 16
MOTHER CONVICTED ON LESSER CHARGE	2003 Oct 10
MOTHER CONVICTED OF LESSER CHARGE IN SON'S DEATH	2003 Oct 9
HUSBAND SAID HE HALTED 911 CALL FOR SICK BOY	2003 Oct 2
INVESTIGATOR TESTIFIES IN CHILD'S DEATH	2003 Oct 1
TOXICOLOGIST SAYS EVIDENCE WAS DESTROYED	2003 Sep 25
DOCTOR TELLS OF BID TO SAVE BOY WHO INGESTED DETERGENT	2003 Sep 24
NEIGHBOR TESTIFIES IN CASE OF ADOPTED CHILD'S DEATH	2003 Sep 23
WOMAN WAIVES JURY TRIAL IN DEATH OF ADOPTED SON	2003 Sep 17
Police and Courts: Trial set for mother accused of negligence in son's death	2003 Jul 11
CHARGE IN BOY'S DEATH IS BASED ON NEGLIGENCE	2003 May 24
NEGLIENT HOMICIDE CASE TRANSFERRED TO NEW JUDGE	2003 Mar 11
POLICE & COURTS: Wolfgang recuses herself from negligent homicide trial	2003 Mar 10
WOMAN'S ATTORNEYS WANT WOLFGANG OFF THE CASE	2003 Feb 13
Woman takes back plea in son's death	2003 Feb 10
GUILTY PLEA WITHDRAWN IN DEATH OF ADOPTED SON	2003 Feb 6
MOM TO BE SENTENCED IN BOY'S DEATH	2003 Feb 2
MOTHER ADMITS GUILT IN DEATH OF BOY, 5	2002 Dec 2