Killed by Laws: Former Sex Offenders (FSOs) and Persons Associated with Them

UPDATE: Please remember when quoting these stats: 1) Not all of these folks are registered offenders, some are minors.; 2) "directly or substantially, because of the law noted for that group." That is a key statement, please be sure you quote that. Thanks, eAdvocate

National: LAST UPDATED 4-12-2017

This is one of our reports examining deaths related to sex abuses and sex offenses, and the laws that allegedly are purposed to prevent sex abuses/offenses. This report will change as newer incidents are reported and examined. The following persons (former sex offenders (FSOs) and persons associated with them; family in one case of a FSO child) died, directly or substantially, because of the law noted. Their manner of death differs (i.e., murdered, suicide, died because of exposure, died because of lack of medical care, etc.), and of those, some were homeless as well. Each case must be reviewed to understand why they are listed here. Clicking on their name will direct you to their individual story.

Deaths Occurred in These States: Total Deaths=40
California(13); Michigan(6); Washington (4); Maine(3); Wisconsin(3); Florida(2); New York(2); Georgia(1); Delaware(1); Missouri(1); North Carolina(1); Ohio(1); South Carolina (2); Texas(1).
Deaths by Age Groups:
Age 23 and Under(18); 24-36(5); 37-48(3); 49-59(7); 60+(5); Unknown(3).
SO Residency Law
(*Froze to death; #Homeless; @Medical; %Murdered; $Suicide):

$#New York-2010: Adam Wheeler (19)
@#California-2010: Thomas Craig (??) (Jessica's Law)
@#California-2010: Faamamalu Casey (??) (Jessica's Law)
@#California-2010: Nicholas Chaykovsky (61) (Jessica's Law)
*#Michigan-2009: Thomas Pauli (52)
%Georgia 2007: Christopher Barrios (6) (Son of FSO)
@#California-2007: Gerald Gay Kifer (69)

SO Public Registry
(*Shot **Beaten to Death ***Stabbed):

***California-2014: Lawrence Ballesteros (60)
*South Carolina-2013: Charles Parker (59)
*South Carolina-2013: Gretchen Parker (51) (Wife of Charles))
*Washington-2012: Gary Lee Blanton (28)
*Washington-2012: Jerry Wayne Ray (56)
*Florida-2009: Lloyd Robinson Jr. (13) (Son of FSO)
**California-2009: Edward Vaughn Keeley (75)
*Maine-2006: Joseph Gray (57)
*Maine-2006: William Elliot (24)
*Washington-2005: Hank Eisses (49)
*Washington-2005: Victor Vasquez (68)

-SO Community Notification, !SO Nursing Home,
or +Legislatively Changed Registration Laws:

-Nevada-2010: David Morrison (30)
+Michigan-2010: John Doe (17)
!Delaware-2008: Joseph Heverin (22)
-Florida-2005: Clovis Claxton (39)
-California-2004: Gabriel Garcia (??)
+Michigan-2004: Justin Fawcett (21)
+Michigan-2004: Brian K Corbitt (28)
-California-2003: Russell Charles Markvardsen (52)
-California-2003: Matthew Lee Raynor (32)
-Maine-1997: Thomas Varnum (31)
-California-1998: Michael Patton (42)

SO Employment Law
(See Facts of Case):
Missouri-2008: Jenenne Meadows (47)

SO Sex Crimes: (These people were killed)
(* To Hide Sex Crime; ** Because of Alleged Sex Crime;):
(Notice, all -but one- of these victims were teens or younger.)

*Texas-2010: Jonathan Foster (12) (Welding Tourch, tried to cremate him)
*New York-2010: New Born (Buried in Concrete)
*Michigan-2010: Taylor Manley (14)
*California-2009: Dean Springstube (10 months old)
*California-2009: Tori Vienneau (22) (Mother of Dean Springstube)
*North Carolina-2009: Tiffany Wright (15)
**Michigan-2009: Jamar Pinkney Jr. (15)
*California-2009: Alex Mercado (4)
*Ohio-2009: Israel Santos (5 Weeks Old)
*Wisconsin-2008: Tiffany Pohlson (17); Anthony Spigarelli (18); Bryan Mort (19)


In each of the above cases -one or more sex offender laws- played a significant part in their deaths.
eAdvocate

PS: This report is updated as deaths are reported and analyzed.

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