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Sabrina Ray

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2017 May 12
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16-year-old girl adopted by Marc Ray and his wife, Misty Jo Bousman-Ray was tortured and starved to death. She was also sexually abused by her adoptive father.

Documents

Title Publication date
Iowa settles with boy allegedly abused in Perry home where girl died of starvation 2022 Nov 7
As they're sent to prison, Sabrina Ray's adoptive parents are told, 'Now it's your turn to be locked up' 2019 Jan 18
Misty Ray pleads guilty to kidnapping in her daughter Sabrina's starvation death 2019 Jan 9
Perry police officer on scene of Sabrina Ray's death: 'It was a house of horrors and evil' 2018 Dec 28
Sabrina Ray case: Father pleads guilty to 4 felonies in teen's death 2018 Dec 21
Perry Fire Department Hopes Justice Is Served For Sabrina Ray’s Death 2018 Dec 21
Marc Ray reaches plea agreement in case of adopted daughter's death 2018 Dec 20
'It's past due': 17 months later, Sabrina Ray's friends, family hold celebration of life service 2018 Sep 30
Trial for parents of starved teen Sabrina Ray moved to Sioux City 2018 Aug 29
Judge approves request to move Sabrina Ray's parents' murder trial out of Dallas County 2018 Aug 22
Iowa teen Sabrina Ray honored year after her death 2018 May 11
Grandmother of starved teen Sabrina Ray sentenced to 20 years in prison 2018 Apr 6
Adoptive parents of malnourished teen Sabrina Ray seek new trial site 2018 Mar 19
'Cold and cruel': Brother of starved teen Sabrina Ray pleads guilty, gets 10 years in prison 2018 Feb 16
Brother of starved teen Sabrina Ray reaches plea deal with prosecutors 2018 Feb 13
Trials delayed in Sabrina Ray starvation, child abuse cases 2018 Jan 26
In wake of Sabrina Ray and Natalie Finn deaths, Iowa vows to fix its broken adoption and foster care system 2017 Dec 26
Starved teen's parents charged with 1st-degree murder, dad charged with sexual abuse 2017 Oct 4
Warrant: Mom of Sabrina Ray threw out cell phones after her death 2017 Sep 26
Sabrina Ray trial likely won't happen until 2018 2017 Sep 11
Editorial: How did Sabrina and Natalie slip through Iowa's safety net? 2017 Jun 10
Sabrina Ray's parents can keep adoption payments even if they're convicted of abuse. Here's why: 2017 Jun 3
How do we let kids starve to death in Iowa, where food is our identity? 2017 Jun 1
Police: Brother 'drop-kicked' starved Iowa girl, grandmother helped in torture 2017 May 31
'Timing was right,' Iowa Human Services chief says of retirement after teens' deaths 2017 May 31
The short, troubled life of Sabrina Ray, who died at 16 in Perry 2017 May 24
Perry mourns Sabrina Ray, a teen who 'fell through the cracks' 2017 May 24
Sabrina Ray's mom pleads not guilty, records show 2017 May 23
'Heartbroken' Iowa agency asks experts how to prevent child deaths 2017 May 20
Legislators call for joint hearing on DHS following Perry teen's death 2017 May 18
Starved teen looked like she was an ‘8-year-old,’ say day care visitors 2017 May 18
Dead Perry girl's home was being monitored by state workers 2017 May 16
torture, food deprivation, sexual abuse, non-lethal physical abuse, non-lethal neglect, lethal deprivation
Perry - IA

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Perry