Brittany Legler
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public
2004 May 9
placement
Erie County Office of Children and Youth
15-year-old girl adopted by Lisa M. Iarussi, died of physical abuse at the hands of her adopter. More than 200 injuries covered the mentally disabled 14-year-old girl's body — 82 of them "fresh," and 130 up to two and a half to three weeks old.Older injuries included a healed broken rib, a cauliflower ear from repeated injury, and lips so scarred that the muscles were starting to degenerate.
Documents
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Mothers Who Kill Children They Have Adopted | 2014 Jul 15 |
| OCY chief targets failure rate | 2008 Sep 15 |
| A teen's final months | 2005 Apr 10 |
| Adoptive mother gets up to 14 years | 2004 Dec 31 |
| Legler's death ruled homicide | 2004 Aug 21 |
| Iarussi to face trial | 2004 Jul 28 |
| Mother's concerns weren't enough | 2004 Jun 28 |
| 'No one listened to me' | 2004 Jun 20 |
| Brittany's troubled world | 2004 Jun 13 |
| Girl's mother blames others | 2004 Jun 12 |
| Legler's final moments | 2004 Jun 11 |
| 2nd arrest in Legler case | 2004 Jun 9 |
| Legler case takes medical turn | 2004 Jun 9 |
| Foster mom opposed adoption | 2004 Jun 7 |
| Housemate talks of abuse | 2004 Jun 4 |
| How county agency defines child abuse | 2004 May 24 |
| Teen was beaten | 2004 May 20 |