Maria Catherine Ostlund

Incident date: 1986 Jul 15

Child placement type: Adoption

Family size: 1 to 4

placement

Persons:

Organizations: Hope Adoption & Family Services International, Inc.

facilitation

Persons: Suzanne Champney, Roberto del Cid or Roberto del Cid Aguirre

Organizations: Los Ninos de Amor, Inc

Janet Ostlund was convicted of the second-degree murder of her 2 year old developmentally delayed adopted daughter, from El Salvador. Her now ex-husband David Ostlund was not charged, and has custody of Michael D. Ostund, a bio son born after Maria's death.

Parent topics: abused adoptees

Documents

Title	Publication date
Murdered girl's grave is dad's refuge	1998 Mar 13
WISCONSIN LAW REVIEW: SHAKEN BABY SYNDROME: MEDICAL UNCERTAINTY CASTS DOUBT ON CONVICTIONS	1997 Oct 26
Alteration of child's death certificate is defended	1997 Jan 22
Cause of girl's death disputed	1997 Jan 15
Imprisoned mom happy to get visits with son	1990 Nov 3
11/02/90 MATTER WELFARE M.D.O.	1990 Nov 2
MOM WHO KILLED DAUGHTER DOESN'T LOSE PARENTAL RIGHTS	1990 Nov 2
CHILD KILLER LOSES HER RIGHT TO RAISE SON	1990 Jan 30
Mom who killed child loses rights to son, 3	1990 Jan 30
01/30/90 MATTER WELFARE M.D.O.	1990 Jan 30
State v. Ostlund, 416 N.W.2d 755 (Minn. App., 1987)	1987 Dec 15
Robbinsdale woman's conviction upheld in daughter's death	1987 Dec 15
12/15/87 STATE MINNESOTA v. JANET MARIE OSTLUND	1987 Dec 15
Mother convicted of killing girl is sued for divorce; custody hearing planned	1987 May 7
Mother gets 105 months in death of daughter, 2	1987 Feb 26
Jury convicts mother in death of 2-year-old	1987 Jan 24
Jury deliberates child-death case	1987 Jan 23
Mother testifies she didn't shake daughter	1987 Jan 21
Shaking didn't cause death, doctors testify	1987 Jan 17
Cause of girl's death disputed	1987 Jan 15
Tot's safety worried him, doctor says; Child abuse inquiry requested before fatal injury	1987 Jan 14
Lawyer says medical evidence will show mother didn't kill child	1987 Jan 10
Woman accused of killing child allegedly mistreated others	1987 Jan 7
Secretive Network Salvadoran `Baby Scam' Flourishing	1986 Dec 5
Woman accused of killing her adopted child	1986 Sep 4