Rachel Joy Thompson
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5 year old girl adopted by Gerald and Angela Thompson. She was murdered by Angela Thompson who forced an older sibling to sit on her hunched back for more than three hours, squeezing the life out of her. Angela Thompson was convicted for the abuse of two other children she had adopted. In total the Thompsons adopted 11 children. Thompson told a co-worker "spare the rod, spoil the child". Siblings of Rachel later pressed charges against the adoption agency, which was placed on probation and its founder Audrey Foster has been permanently barred from serving as executive director at any of the agency's five branches around the state. The agency is now run by her daughter Alison Foster. Angela Thompson serves life in prison.
Documents
Title | Publication date |
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Tulare County mother convicted of killing her adopted daughter denied parole | 2023 Oct 10 |
DA: Parole denied for woman convicted of abusing, murdering her adopted children | 2022 Mar 30 |
Woman serving life sentence for child abuse denied parole in Tulare County | 2022 Mar 22 |
Siblings of slain child file suit ... | 2002 Aug 23 |
ADOPTION AGENCY PLACED ON PROBATION | 2002 Mar 16 |
Mother faces years in prison | 2001 Dec 11 |
Adoption Agency Could Lose License | 2001 Dec 4 |
Thompson guilty of murder | 2001 Oct 20 |
Daughter testifies in Thompson's trial ... | 2001 Sep 14 |
Thompson said she beat kids, ex-worker testifies | 2001 Sep 11 |
Murder trial for Springville mother to open | 2001 Aug 27 |
Choke torture of child alleged | 2001 Mar 13 |