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Title Date
Victoria Smith 2021 Jan 14
Children adopted by Robert and Stephanie Duncan 2021 Jan
Two children adopted by Patrick and Angel Henderson 2019 Jan 19
Three children adopted by Donald and Sharon Windey 2018 Feb 12
Two children adopted by Kenny and Kelly Fry 2018 Jan 30
Girl adopted by Keith and Katie Krause 2018 Sep
Four children adopted by Richard and Martha Roesch 2017 Mar 22
Boy adopted by Brett and Clarissa Tobiasson 2017
Boy adopted by Richard and Cynthia Kelly 2016 Nov
Children adopted by Allen Richardson and Paula Sinclair 2016 Nov
Girl adopted by Samantha Osteraas 2016 Dec
Boy adopted by Nakia Brice 2015 Jul 2
Jenica Randazzo 2015 Feb 5
Three children adopted by Jacqueline Ferguson 2015 Mar 23
3 children adopted by David and Rejeana Moss 2014 Sep 12
Boy adopted by Christine Evelyn Baughman 2014 Nov 22
Boy adopted by Mark and Ruthann Gneiser 2014 Sep 25
Girl adopted by Richard and Rana Cooper 2014 Oct 9
Girl adopted by couple from La Salle, Manitoba 2014 Aug 15
Girl adopted by couple from Sedgwick County, Kansas 2014 Mar 28
Girl adopted by couple from Wichita, Ka 2014 Mar 1
Madoc Hyunsu O'Callaghan 2014 Feb 3
Two children adopted by Allison Fowler 2014 Oct 6
Two girls adopted by Johann and Kimery Jorg 2014 May 30
10 children adopted by Dave and Wonda Dixon 2013 Aug 21
3 children adopted by Mark and Susan Hooper 2013 Feb 1
Boy adopted by John A. Kelley 2013 Dec 16
Boy adopted by Lee M Rager and Diana J. Haley 2013 Jul 22
Boy adopted by Rachel Tipton and her husband 2013 Jul 12
Children adopted by Damien and Allonna Stovall 2013 Mar 21
Children adopted by Donald and Linda Hannah 2013 Feb 14
Children adopted by Janelle Gertsch 2013 May 1
Children adopted by Matthew and Melissa Dumont 2013 Jul 10
Children in care of Wanda Sue Larson and Dorian Harper 2013 Nov 18
Erica Parson 2013 Jul 30
Faisal, 5 year old in guardianship with a Saudi man 2013 Jun 21
Five children adopted Bernie and Melissa Harmon 2013 Aug 1
Girl adopted by Lian 2013 Mar 6
Girl adopted by Terri and Pamela Dennis 2013 Apr 4
Girl adopted by Zhuzhou couple 2013 Dec 10
Girl adopted by a Malaysian couple 2013 Nov 19
Girls adopted by Dwight and Janet Solander 2013 Feb 1
Girls adopted by Onyeka Lucy Asonye 2013 Apr 19
Two childen adopted by woman from Mendon, Utah 2013 Sep 26
Two children adopted by Ingrid Brewer 2013 Jan 15
4 children adopted by Richard and Cheryle Burton 2012 Nov 3
Alexis Long 2012 Jan 31
Benjamin Yhip 2012 Apr 18
Boy adopted by Matthew and Amy Sweeney (Daniil Krichun) 2012 Jul 19
Boy adopted by Mona and Russell Hauer 2012 Nov 6
Boys adopted by Leslie Tiesler and Brad Thill 2012 May 1
Children adopted by Douglas and Kristen Barbour 2012 Sep 14
Children adopted by Gregory Bernard Lacy and LaQuron D. McLean Lacy 2012 Oct 12
Children adopted by Kelly Doreen Morris 2012 May 25
Children adopted by Peter and Tamara Gable 2012 Apr 1
Girl adopted by Dorothea Vega 2012 Nov 2
Girl adopted by Paul Lavoe 2012 Apr 16
Girl adopted by Rajesh Sengar and Bebi Sengar 2012 Sep 28
Girl adopted by Samuel and Diana Franklin 2012 May 30
Girls adopted by Tiffany and Dennis Jack 2012 Nov 19
Joseph Maoping Adams 2012 Feb 10
Lita Morgan 2012 Oct 31
Logan Garrett and his twin sister 2012 Oct 22
3 children adopted by John and Sonja Kluth 2011 Feb 23
4 children adopted by Aubrey and Laura Thomas 2011 Oct 14
4 children adopted by Shanda Lou Yenglin 2011 Feb 27
Amy Dye 2011 Feb 7
Austin and Edward Bryant 2011 Jan 22
Boy adopted by Angel and Osanna Bravo 2011 Apr 25
Boy adopted by Deidra Harris 2011 Feb 15
Boy adopted by Ronald and Tammy White 2011 Jul 14
Boys adopted by George Harasz and Doug Wirth 2011 Nov 30
Child adopted by John Hintz 2011 Mar 22
Children adopted by Carol J. Schmidt 2011 Nov 11
Children adopted by Elisha and Cheryl Christopher 2011 Jul 22
Children adopted by Heidi L. Robinson 2011 Jul 5
Children adopted by couple from Los Angeles county 2011 Jun 15
Five children adopted by Jeffrey and Rebecca Trebilcock 2011 Mar 1
Five girls adopted by Scott and Drew Anne Hamrick 2011 Jun 30
Frank and Catherine Voegtlin 2011 Sep 22
Girl adopted by Anne Marie Hinrichs 2011 Feb 18
Girl adopted by Regina Marquez 2011 Aug 2
Girl is care of Mary Mazalic and Derron Alexis 2011 Sep 19
Girls adopted by Verna Kennerson 2011 Jul 6
Hana Grace-Rose Williams (Hana Alemu Befekadu) and Immanuel Williams 2011 May 12
Mollie Sliker aka Laurne Clark 2011 Mar 23
Six children adopted by Martin and Kathleen O'Brien 2011 Aug 3
Sophie Fitzpatrick 2011 Oct 22
Twins adopted by Sandra Weller 2011 Oct 20
Two girls adopted by John and Roseanne Kincheloe 2011 Jan 4
Victor and Nubia Barahona (Doctor) 2011 Feb 14
4 Children adopted by Annissa Schoolfield 2010 Jun 4
Adam Stein 2010 Mar 19
Boy adopted by Alona and Rodger Hartwig 2010 Jun 3
Boy adopted by Jennifer Louise Barnes 2010 May 1
Boy adopted by Jeremiah Lovato 2010 Jan 8
Boy adopted by Randal and Christine Arnold 2010 Sep 17
Boy adopted by Steven and Mikelann Renwick 2010 Aug 18
Boy adopted by Tammy Renea Andrews 2010 Feb 24
Boy adopted by Walter and Beverly Watts 2010 Jun 27
Children adopted by Dwayne and Pamela Hardy 2010 Aug 12
Children adopted by John and Carolyn Jackson 2010 Apr 16
Children in care of Sharon Wilkerson 2010 Oct 1
Collin Parker William Holdgrafer 2010 Jun 12
Girl adopted by Gary and Leslie Erickson 2010 Mar 21
Girl adopted by Theresa McNulty 2010 Feb 21
Girls adopted by Edelwina and Steven Leschinsky 2010 Jan 12
Jaclyn N. 2010 Sep 20
Joy Yi 2010 Jun 14
Kairissa XingJing Mark 2010 Jul 1
Katya and Lisa adopted by Svetlana Oakley in Luhansk, Ukraine 2010 Dec 1
Kristoff Beagley (Daniil Bukharov) 2010 Nov 17
Larandon Nichols 2010 Jul 11
Lydia and Zariah Schatz 2010 Feb 6
Serenity Julia Gandara 2010 Jul 17
Tristan Dosdall 2010 Mar 24
10 children adopted by Sharon and Reed Leonard 2009 Sep 1
3 children adopted by Nicholas and Jill Newcombe 2009 Sep 1
Alexis 'Lexie' Glover 2009 Jan 7
Boy adopted by Christy Mae Pensinger 2009 Feb 19
Boy adopted by Earl and Diane Fletcher 2009 Mar 4
Boy adopted by Tai-Ling Gigliotti 2009 Feb 11
Children adopted by Kekoa and Kaylynn Gaunavinaka 2009 Aug 1
Christopher Saitta 2009 Jul 20
Colin David Jones 2009 Dec 24
Danielle Ellington 2009 Jun 5
Elena Varela 2009 Apr 25
Girl adopted David and Jan Carpenter 2009 Oct 15
Gleb Ageyev (Aleksey) 2009 Mar 31
Joshua Pinckney 2009 Feb 13
Justin, Kevin and Kody Pribbernow (McBride/Baden) 2009 Aug 4
Kevin Michael King (D. J. Atkins) 2009 Mar 8
Nathaniel Michael Craver - (Ivan Skorobogatov) 2009 Aug 19
Samantha and Saraphina Revelus 2009 Mar 28
Boy adopted by Ruben and Jacqueline Lerma 2008 Jul 11
Boy adopted by Tamara and Jeffrey LeFevre 2008 Jan 22
Chan Yin-tung (Fu Najuan) 2008 Oct 13
Children adopted by Brian Kloosterman and Stephanie Schreiner 2008 May 9
Children adopted by Earnest and Windie Perry 2008 Jul 10
Children adopted by Juan and Myra Rodriguez 2008 Jun 8
Children adopted by Shirley Allen 2008 May 28
Children adopted by couple in Haute-Loire, France 2008 Jun 6
Enna Isabel Barreto 2008 May 19
Ethan, Seth, Mira, Eleanor Sueppel 2008 Mar 23
Faith J. Ray (Samantha Foster) 2008 Dec 8
Faith Raeanne Robinson 2008 May 28
Girl adopted by Chan Man-yum 2008 Oct 17
Girl adopted by David and Christine Nordstrom 2008 Nov 4
Girl adopted by Hyacinth Morgan 2008 Jun 20
Girl adopted by Maria Quintanilla Cuadra 2008 Jul 26
Girls adopted by John Henry Thomas and Carol Ann Thomas 2008 Oct 1
Hannah Rose WenRong Sieferman and Linnea Kai Sieferman 2008 Aug 21
Jasmine and Minnet Bowman 2008 Sep 27
Kevin Johnson 2008 Jul 18
Lavender Banks 2008 May 2
Nicolai Emelyantsev 2008 Mar 7
Samuel Hudson (David) and five other adopted children of William and Cynthia Hudson 2008 Dec 9
Six children adopted in Lapeer County Michigan 2008 Mar 31
Boy adopted by Paul and Debbie Salvetti 2007 Jan 1
Boy adopted by Raymond and Lisa Sangraw 2007 Feb 17
Boy adopted by couple in Manitoba 2007 Aug 1
Boys adopted by James and Stephanie Dickinson 2007 Sep 19
Children adopted by Judith Leekin 2007 Jul 30
Children adopted by Mechelle and Bessie Saffold 2007 Feb 28
Children adopted by couple in Quebec, Canada 2007 Feb 19
Chrystal Ramirez (Chrystal Camarillo) 2007 Aug 24
Erika Antoinette Hill 2007 Feb 26
Girl adopted by Ardee Verlon Tyler and Penny Sue Tyler 2007 Oct 1
Girl adopted by James Spellman and Delois Spellman 2007 Jan 1
Girl adopted by Kathryn and Kenneth Kreier 2007 Sep 1
Girl adopted by Stephen and Kathy Rhoten 2007 Dec 7
Girls adopted by Eugene Richard Putnam and DoyAnne Putnam 2007 Apr 7
Hei Min Chung (aka Chaeli Kyrie) 2007 Sep 4
Jackson Wingo 2007 Aug 30
Jennifer Pinder 2007 Feb 25
Kahina adopted by French parents 2007 Nov 15
Lilly Manning 2007 Oct 31
Phoebe and Joseph Dinkler 2007 Aug 9
Ryanne E Spohn 2007 Mar 2
Tyler Addington 2007 Sep 11
Ahmad King (Rawls) 2006 Jan 23
Andrew Burd 2006 Oct 2
Boy adopted by Jane and Timothy Cochran (Kuzma) 2006 Feb 3
Boys adopted by Dennis Scott McCurry and Molly McCurry (birth name West) 2006 Jul 1
Children adopted by James and Vonda Ferguson 2006 Aug 15
Girl adopted by Eva Maria Hofer 2006 Jul 1
Girls in care of Mercedes Farquharson 2006 Mar 13
Janie Tylski 2006 Apr 21
Jarod "Jerry" Hulsey (Jerry Gribbens) 2006 Apr 3
Keyana Bravo-Hamilton and her sister Jasmine Hamilton 2006 Sep 4
Nicholas Rhea Hoffert and Gary Hoffert (Twins); and Girl adopted by David and Lynn Giddens 2006 Feb 10
Rohit Chakravarthy 2006 Feb 16
Romanian boy adopted by Spanish couple 2006 Jun 16
Sean Paddock (Sean Ford) 2006 Feb 26
Tammy Herman 2006 Jan 18
Twin girls adopted by Tamika Williams 2006 Nov 22
11 Children adopted by Michael and Sharen Gravelle 2005 Sep 1
Adrianna Maria Romero Cram 2005 Jun 13
Alloma Gilbert, Christopher Spry and Child A 2005 Jan 1
Boy adopted by Steven and Hedy Sullivan 2005 Apr 27
Children adopted by John and Linda Dollar 2005 Jan 21
Emma Mei Alvey (Mei Fu Ping) 2005 Oct 19
Girl adopted by Anna T Rufo 2005 May 18
Girl adopted by Douglas Allen Houtz and Beth Marie Houtz 2005 Dec 31
Girls adopted by Jessica Banks 2005 May 9
Haleigh Poutre 2005 Sep 11
Isaac Jonathan Dykstra (Ilya Kargyntsev) 2005 Aug 13
Kaitlyn Brosch 2005 Oct 28
Martha in custody of Milwaukee couple 2005 Aug 7
Mitchell Alexander Rivers 2005 Aug 12
Nina Hilt (Viktoria Valeryevna Bazhenova) 2005 Jul 2
Ricky Holland (Ricky Gann) 2005 Jul 1
Ryuya Yoshimura 2005 Dec 9
Serena McKenzy Cate 2005 Jan 3
Tyler DeLeon 2005 Jan 13
"Rebecca" from Bulgaria 2004 Dec 16
18 Children in care of Tom and Debra Schmitz 2004 Jun 30
Brittany Legler 2004 May 9
Charles Thomas McEntire III (Brandon Berry) 2004 Nov 22
Children adopted by Mercury Liggins 2004 Mar 1
Children adopted by Patrick and Sherry Kelley 2004 Jul 1
Dreydon Anthony Archuleta (Deleon) 2004 Sep 27
Girl adopted by Aaron and Linda Mann 2004 Aug 3
Girl adopted by Stephen L and Kathryn A Truex 2004 Jan 13
Gustavo Adolpho Hunt 2004 Mar 19
Haley Liberman 2004 Feb 9
Jada Chatmon 2004 Feb 6
Marianna Matthews 2004 Nov 11
Mia Depaillat 2004 Apr 16
Riley Owen Bilke 2004 Apr 3
Tyler Vanpopering 2004 Apr 11
13+ Children in care of Diana Lynn Groves 2003 Nov 1
Alex Pavlis (Alexei Vasilovich Geiko) 2003 Dec 18
Angelic Rose Clary 2003 Sep 14
Boy adopted by Michael and Pat Awada 2003 May 3
Bruce, Michael, Tyrone and Keith Jackson 2003 Oct 10
Ellana Lin 2003 Nov 2
Jessica Albina Hagmann 2003 Aug 11
Kehaulani Niu Sullivan 2003 Feb 21
Liam Thompson (Dmitry Sergeyvich Islankulov) 2003 Oct 13
Amber King 2002 Jan 1
Anthony Bars 2002 Jan 19
Brian Edgar 2002 Dec 31
Cassandra Killpack (Autumn Blackwell) 2002 Jun 1
Children adopted by Theresa and Reed Hansen 2002 Oct 2
Christian Blewitt 2002 Dec 7
Christopher Forder 2002 Nov 22
Esther Scudder 2002 Jun 13
Kelsey Hyre 2002 Sep 26
Lillian Leilani Gill 2002 Mar 1
Maria Anastasia Bennett (Anastasia Plotnikova) 2002 Oct 23
Nathaniel Jacob Allen 2002 Feb 15
Sacha Vallée 2002 Oct 9
Yana and Anatoli Kolenda 2002 Oct 21
Zachary Higier (Nikita Khoryakov) 2002 Aug 15
20 children adopted by Nellie Jasper Johnson 2001 Sep 1
Alexis Keintz 2001 Feb 17
Boy adopted by Jennie Malak 2001 Jul 17
Boy adopted by couple from Colorado Springs 2001 Sep 11
Cameron VanHyning 2001 Jun 23
Children adopted by Sylvia and Michael Wenger 2001 Jan 1
Children adopted by a St Francis couple 2001 Mar 27
Children in care of Lottie Beasley 2001 Jun 1
Jacob Lindorff 2001 Dec 14
Luke Evans (Sergei Nakonechny) 2001 Nov 30
Steven Bennett 2001 Mar 7
15 children placed with Bill and Debbie Rettew 2000 Jun 1
Alex Charles Boucher 2000 Sep 25
Camryn Morgan 2000 Dec 17
Candace Newmaker (Candace Tiara Elmore) 2000 Apr 18
Chelsea Mensinger 2000 Sep 15
Children adopted by Charles and Marjorie Moss 2000 May 11
David and Samuel Briggs (David and Samuel Filipache) 2000 Oct 1
Grace Lee Bogey (Gracielo Cano) 2000 Sep 2
Joseph Beebe 2000 Mar 17
Pridine Fru 2000 Feb 24
Rachel Joy Thompson 2000 Sep 7
Timothy Boss 2000 Feb 23
Viktor Alexander Matthey (Viktor Sergievich Tulimov) 2000 Oct 31
Adam Herrman (Irvin Groeninger III) 1999 Jan 1
Breianna Melendez 1999 Oct 5
Children adopted by Roberto Acosta and Shirley Carroll Acosta 1999 Mar 14
Dominiqua Bryant 1999 May 29
Hoa Nguyen, aka Christopher Royce Shepherd 1999 Apr 13
John Smith 1999 Dec 24
Shawn Lowrance (Andy Mohler) 1999 Oct 9
Stephanie Collins 1999 Sep 1
Elsa Garcia aka Esther Alice Combs 1998 Jan 1
Logan Higginbotham (Anne Pochetnoy) 1998 Nov 25
Shamir Hudson, born Shamir Goslee 1998 Mar 24
Angel Martin 1997 Nov 16
Christine Montalbano 1997 Oct 21
Cory Bradley McLauchlin 1997 Jul 4
Danielle and Brittany Tucker (Dornan) 1997 Nov 1
28 children adopted by Kathy and Dan Blackburn 1996 Jun 6
Crosby Justin White 1996 Jul 16
David A. Polreis (Konstantin Shlepin) 1996 Feb 9
Boy and girl adopted by Richard and Christine Dodson 1995 Jul 1
Krystal Ann Tibbets 1995 Jul 7
Lucas Ciambrone (Pedro Garcia) 1995 May 13
Melissa Wilkins 1995 Aug 16
Holly and Nicole (O'Connor) Cooke 1994 Sep 27
Kameron Lee Bright (Moghaghab) 1994 Apr 2
Kyle Golebieski 1993 Jul 30
TaJuana Davidson 1993 Nov 3
Vicky Dawn Louise Rinkel 1993 Oct 15
Helen Gillin 1992 Jan 1
Meghan Hawkins-Rusch 1992 Sep 25
76+ Children adopted by Diane and Dennis Nason 1991 May 1
Children adopted by Kodzo Dobosu (aka Kojo Odo) 1991 Oct 22
Children adopted by Thomas and Dolly Crapser 1991 Sep 18
Kayla Erlandson 1991 Apr 1
Kimberly Rae Weaver 1991 Feb 14
Rachel Collins 1991 Feb 7
Shaun Williams 1991 Jun 19
Carmina Salcido (Cecelia Swindell) 1989 Jan 1
Jeannie Warren 1989 Jan 1
Children adopted by Harold Johnson and Sherry Johnson 1988 Oct 21
Heather Allison Riggs 1988 May 16
James Clemons and Michael Clemons 1988 Oct 30
Elizabeth Lisa Steinberg 1987 Nov 2
Dominick J. (Andrew) Diehl 1986 Oct 29
Maria Catherine Ostlund 1986 Jul 15
Nilanthie Perera 1985 Jan 1
Carlos Beltran 1984 Dec 19
"Infant Charlie" 1983 Jan 1
Hildred Thomas Gasaway 1979 Sep 1
C.T. Wilson 1978 Jan 1
Danielle Christine Neal and unnamed Neal child 1976 Aug 30
William G. Rohrer III "Billy" (Miguelito Alvarada) 1975 May 28
James W. Bader (Jimmy Jones) 1974 Aug 1
Kim Marie Firth 1972 Sep 15
Dennis Craig Jurgens (Dennis Craig Puckett) 1965 Mar 28
Karamjeet Kaur Singh 1964 Dec 31
Wendy Kay Ott 1957 Jun 1

Disrupted placement cases

Title Date
Sage Christensen aka Sajan Myers (Igor Odnohorchenko) 2002 Jan 31

Documents

Title Publication date
Picatinny Army major and wife back on trial, accused of abusing adopted children 2015 Apr 13
Girl's death spark calls for child services oversight 2013 Dec 10
Chauvinist Pygmalion 2013 Apr 5
Vancouver couple sentenced for imprisoning, beating adopted twins 2013 Mar 20
Indian baby under US foster care returns to Kolkata 2013 Feb 27
Franklin Park couple faces child-abuse charges 2013 Jan 17
Doctor describes Craver's injuries to York County jury 2011 Sep 8
BARRETO CASE: A Hidden Truth 2010 Jun 10
Godly discipline turned deadly 2010 Feb 22
Dr. Charles Smith: The man behind the public inquiry 2009 Dec 2
Broken homes: Children that grow up around domestic violence repeat the behavior 2009 Oct 11
IL Joins States Requiring Cross-Reporting of Child Abuse and Animal Cruelty 2009 Aug 14
Civil suit charts history of church abuse in county 2009 May 17
Social workers said because I was a soldier, I was more likely to be violent to my own children 2009 Apr 4
Eastern Europe: Human trafficking “set to rise” 2009 Mar 12
Fixing Foster Care In Alaska 2009 Mar 6
For mother and child at risk, care that includes a psychologist 2009 Feb 16
Initiative tackles child abuse, domestic violence 2009 Feb 16
Social workers who snatched four-day-old baby put her up for adoption over unproven abuse claim 2009 Feb 14
House of horrors 2008 Dec 12
Albania: Briton jailed 20 years for child abuse 2008 Nov 19
Women Avoid Abuse Shelters 2008 Sep 9
Lynch extends statute of limitations on self-reporting of child abuse 2008 Sep 3
Another shocking child death in NYC, more calls for reform 2008 Jun 15
Sibling Abuse 2008 May 19
US Woman Arrested for Killing Infant 2007 Dec 16
Boys Town bishop accused of molestation 2007 Sep 30
The Effects of a False Allegation of Child Sexual Abuse on an Intact Middle Class Family 2007 Mar 21
Institutionalized child abuse 2005 May 18
Justice for victims? Babies and tiny children dead; those entrusted with their care are accused 2005 Jan 30
Baby abuse tied to women 2003 Feb 12
Man gets 28 years for child beating 2002 Jul 13
Shaken babies on rise in Utah, Most physicians aren't trained to detect the abuse 2000 Dec 23
Brutality charge in Canada haunts ex-Oradell teacher 1999 Aug 20
Man charged in abuse inquiry at Barnardo's 1998 Jun 10
WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW: SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME: MEDICAL UNCERTAINTY CASTS DOUBT ON CONVICTIONS 1997 Oct 26
Mia Farrow and Woody Allen story 1992 Nov 1
Adopter of 35 Is Exploring Plea on Sex-Abuse Charges 1992 May 22
Ex-Father Of the Year Is Indicted In Child Sex 1991 Oct 23
PARENTS ARE CHARGED IN DEATH CAUSED BY SALT 1988 May 19
Lisa Steinberg 1987 Nov 2
Hot Sauce, Vinegar, Water - use them as designed, not as discipline
Abusive Head Trauma in Infants and Children
Shaken-Baby Syndrome Faces New Questions in Court
UK following in US $$ footsteps

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