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"Infant Charlie"

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1983 Jan 1

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Huron County Department of Human Services Ohio Department of Job and Family Services
14-month-old boy about to be adopted by Richard and Ellen Pluckhorn, suffered a fractured skull, sprained elbow, fractured scapula and severed bowel. The injury to the bowel nearly killed him, and ultimately caused brain damage and blindness.

Documents

Title Publication date
Charles E. DZUREC obituary 2011 Feb 9
Agency faced spotlight long before cages 2005 Sep 22