Vicky Dawn Louise Rinkel

9-year-old girl adopted by Stanley and Nellie Rinkel died as a result of a head injury, upon autopsy another head injury was found and more than 100 bruises. In 1997 her death was called a homicide, yet no one was ever charged.

Vicky was adopted a few months prior to her death.

Date: 1993-10-15

Placement type: Adoption

Type of abuse: Lethal physical abuse

Abuser: Undetermined

Home schooling: yes

Fundamentalist faith: yes

Location

Hooker, Oklahoma
United States

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