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Children adopted by John and Linda Dollar

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2005 Jan 21
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Hillsborough County DCF (3 children in 1995)
Five children adopted by the Dollars who starved them, shocked them with electricity, pulled out their toenails with pliers, bound them with chains and strips of plastic and struck their feet with hammers. Twin boys, age 14, weighed 36 and 38 pounds when taken from the home.

The family included three girls, ages 12, 13 and 17; three 14-year-old boys (two of them twins) and a 16-year-old boy. One 14 yr old and the 17 year old were favorites and not abused. Dollar's also had an adult daughter, adopted as an infant, who had moved out of the home.

Documents

Title Publication date
Dollar child abuse: Survivors of childhood torture speak out 2010 Nov 23
Detective speaks out on Dollar tortures 2005 Sep 16
PARENTS GET 15 YEARS IN ABUSE-STARVATION CASE 2005 Sep 15
Dollars Plead No Contest, Get 15 Years In Prison 2005 Sep 14
Testimony: Dollar children lived like war prisoners 2005 Sep 9
Hearing looks at how Dollar kids testify 2005 Aug 30
Dollars' appeal to get bail is denied 2005 Aug 13
Prosecutor: Don't make kids face the Dollars 2005 Jul 23
Lawyer: Dollar kids' woes delay depositions 2005 Jul 9
Dollars surrender their parental rights 2005 Jun 7
DNA From Torture Matches Children's 2005 Jun 7
COUPLE WILL BE TRIED JOINTLY IN ABUSE TRIAL 2005 Jun 7
Judge refuses to release Dollars 2005 Apr 16
Dollars talk with Indiana newspaper 2005 Apr 13
Defense in Dollars case glimpsed at 2005 Apr 12
RECORDS: COUPLE IN TORTURE CASE SOUGHT SUPPORT 2005 Apr 8
Documents reveal thoughts of Dollar couple 2005 Apr 8
COUPLE SEEK DEFENSE HELP IN ABUSE CASE, LETTERS SHOW 2005 Apr 8
Dollars' calls, letters released 2005 Apr 6
PARENTS DENIED BAIL IN ABUSE CASE 2005 Mar 16
KIDS TELL OF TORTURE BY ADOPTIVE PARENTS 2005 Mar 12
Details released in Dollar abuse case 2005 Mar 11
Judge bars media in Dollar children's case 2005 Mar 11
Five Florida children allege abuse at hands of parents 2005 Mar 11
Evidence on Dollars sought 2005 Mar 9
Three Dollar kids removed from schools, foster home 2005 Mar 6
Advocate says Dollar boy is taken from foster home 2005 Mar 5
1 lawyer named for 7 Dollar children 2005 Mar 3
Citrus couple face more charges of child abuse 2005 Mar 2
Lawyers, state fight over fate of kids 2005 Mar 2
Daughters fight to see their siblings in alleged torture case 2005 Mar 2
Another Dollar daughter wants to visit siblings 2005 Feb 27
Abuse affects all in family 2005 Feb 22
Florida couple once praised for parenting now accused of torture; judge denies bail 2005 Feb 21
PAIR CHARGED WITH ABUSE DENIED BAIL 2005 Feb 21
TORTURE SUSPECTS APPEAR IN COURT 2005 Feb 21
Allegations depict house of horrors 2005 Feb 20
Fla. Couple Accused of Child Torture -- Couple Accused of Monstrous Acts Vs. Kids 2005 Feb 20
Replace Dollars' guardian, trust says 2005 Feb 19
Follow-Up: Interview With Dollars' Daughter Shanda Rae Shelton, Attorneys Bill Grant, Bo Samargya 2005 Feb 18
Older sister in Dollar case pays price for caring 2005 Feb 17
Dollar Adoptees' Eldest Sibling Wants Custody 2005 Feb 15
PAIR'S ADULT DAUGHTER SAYS SHE WAS ABUSED 2005 Feb 15
CHILD TORTURE CASE 2005 Feb 14
Did Florida Fail Abused Children? 2005 Feb 14
Abused kids could go to adopted sister 2005 Feb 13
'GROTESQUE' ABUSE CASE WASN'T WHAT IT SEEMED 2005 Feb 13
PARENTS ACCUSED OF ABUSE CLAIMED THEY WERE LOVING 2005 Feb 13
Police say toenails, pliers found in RV 2005 Feb 12
School Noted Adoptees' Size 2005 Feb 12
Duo's Alleged Torture Tools Seized 2005 Feb 9
Taught at home, kids out of sight 2005 Feb 9
TORTURE SUSPECTS TO BE EXTRADITED 2005 Feb 8
Kids subjected to death camp-like abuse, charges say 2005 Feb 8
COUPLE ACCUSED OF TORTURING KIDS LIKELY TO FACE CHARGES IN FLORIDA 2005 Feb 8
Torture Accusations Leveled After Call Led To Treatment 2005 Feb 8
Couple Clear Way To Be Extradited On Abuse Charges 2005 Feb 8
Pair in child torture case agree to return to Fla. 2005 Feb 7
Citrus couple arrested, face abuse charges 2005 Feb 5
PAIR WANTED IN TORTURE OF FIVE TEENS CAPTURED 2005 Feb 5
COUPLE ACCUSED OF TORTURE CAUGHT 2005 Feb 5
Children tell story of torture 2005 Feb 4
Abu Gharib in FLORIDA 2005 Feb 2
Pair accused of child torture arrested in Utah 2005 Feb 2
Adopted Daughter Says She Was Abused, Seeks Visits With Siblings

Location

Beverly Hills