Dennis Gene Merryman (Denis Uritsky)
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8 year old boy adopted by Samuel and Donna Merryman. Died after suffering cardiac arrest brought on by starvation. He weighed 37 pounds, 2 lbs less than his weight at adoption. Both adoptive parents were arrested and charged with manslaughter and first degree child abuse resulting in death and reckless endangerment. He was adopted along with his older brother and 2 older sisters from Ochyor, Perm region, Russia almost 5 years before.
Documents
| Title | Publication date |
|---|---|
| Adoptions examined after Russian boy dies | 2009 Jan 2 |
| Merryman kids’ fate uncertain after their parents’ conviction | 2008 Apr 22 |
| Starvation Case Has Senator Asking Questions | 2008 Apr 20 |
| Harford couple sentenced to 22 years after guilty plea in son’s starvation death | 2008 Apr 18 |
| Prison for child's death | 2008 Apr 18 |
| Witnesses defend parents guilty of abusing son | 2008 Apr 16 |
| Couple plead guilty to abuse in son’s death | 2008 Feb 28 |
| Harford couple plead guilty | 2008 Feb 26 |
| Child Maltreatment, Child Abuse Fatalities Among Internationally Adopted Children | 2007 Nov 1 |
| U.S. Couple Charged With Killing Adopted 8-Year-Old | 2005 Aug 8 |
| American family starves 8-year-old boy adopted in Russia to death | 2005 Aug 8 |
| NCFA statement | 2005 Aug 5 |
| Russian prosecutors investigating adoption procedure of boy who died in US from starvation | 2005 Aug 5 |