tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post6197776776966635203..comments2024-03-12T07:00:44.143-04:00Comments on CHILDMYTHS: Parole for an Adoptive Mother: Whose Fault Was the Child's Death?Jean Mercerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-71113366990009184502016-02-29T19:52:33.012-05:002016-02-29T19:52:33.012-05:00@hurt Auntie please contact me This is Autumn`s mo...@hurt Auntie please contact me This is Autumn`s mother. Which of my sisters are you? BrokenMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549629818054039179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-73034163916087720982016-02-29T19:49:39.374-05:002016-02-29T19:49:39.374-05:00@hurt Auntie if you get this please contact me. Wh...@hurt Auntie if you get this please contact me. Which sister are you? Lying murderers!!!BrokenMotherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11549629818054039179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-2513217252729590532014-10-03T13:35:26.240-04:002014-10-03T13:35:26.240-04:00Hello F.N.-- I got the Killpack name from colleag...Hello F.N.-- I got the Killpack name from colleagues in Utah and could get everything else on line-- the problem is finding out about an event to begin with. I would like to hear much more about your experiences. You can contact me at jean.mercer@stockton.edu. I hope you will be willing to name some names, because without that it is very hard to expose anyone. (You don't have to give me your name, though, if you don't want to.)Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-55749484930891078992014-10-02T21:47:44.095-04:002014-10-02T21:47:44.095-04:00Ms. Mercer,
I do not know how I did not find your...Ms. Mercer,<br /><br />I do not know how I did not find your blog previously. I am from Utah and have personally experienced the return of holding therapy "in various guises" you speak of in this article. In this case it was orchestrated by the former attorney for Cascade and implemented under one who claimed to practice play therapy for my son, who was four years old at the time. After a number of events, I was able to get the therapy stopped. But I have been seeking to research why this happened and why it still seems to happen in our area by those who do harm with impunity. I am amazed by the details you were able to collect on the Killpack case. I don't know how you were able to get this information but I would love to correspond with you or take any advice from you on how to expose the quacks and the quackery so prevalent here. Incidentally, the board of pardons in the Killpack case seems to recognize that the "therapists" did in fact instruct the Killpacks why the local prosecutor not only refused to investigate, but also turned the Killpack's statement against them as an attempt to spread blame. Friendly Neighborhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09478959941330274396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-79107670266129008012014-02-05T10:57:21.985-05:002014-02-05T10:57:21.985-05:00Anon, I certainly hold no brief for the Killpacks,...Anon, I certainly hold no brief for the Killpacks, but I would be much more concerned about punishment for those who instructed them to use these methods. There was at least one case in Utah where a child died of asphyxiation after her adoptive parents were told that if they did not lie down on top of her when she misbehaved, they would not be allowed to adopt. It's true that sometimes people invent abusive treatments by themselves, but there are also many who have been told that certain kinds of abuse are "therapeutic". Those instructors need to be stopped. Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-64895375775494449542014-02-04T19:38:10.837-05:002014-02-04T19:38:10.837-05:00I know this is an old blog but I just read this st...I know this is an old blog but I just read this story. I just looked up that evil monster, Jenette Killpack, and she now has a facebook page that shows her happy as can be with her children. Since her parole what is SHE doing to honor the name of the little girl that she tortured and killed. It seems like this little girl has just been forgotten. What a sham.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-50866014929112521942012-08-10T09:51:53.349-04:002012-08-10T09:51:53.349-04:00You're quite right-- I should have said "...You're quite right-- I should have said "convicted", not "tried". I'll correct this.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-51304807432292831042012-08-10T08:37:33.853-04:002012-08-10T08:37:33.853-04:00You write:
The reasons that Mr. Killpack was not t...You write:<br />The reasons that Mr. Killpack was not tried in Cassandra’s death most probably had to do with the four living Killpack children and the consequences for them if both parents went to prison.<br /><br />In fact both parents stood trial together; Mr. Killpack however was acquitted.<br /><br />See:<br />http://www.deseretnews.com/article/630152910/Split-verdict-surprises-and-stuns-the-Killpacks.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-30166062939190990482012-03-22T09:46:53.431-04:002012-03-22T09:46:53.431-04:00What a terrible story for you to learn about, when...What a terrible story for you to learn about, when it's too late for you to do anything about it!<br /><br />If your sister was long lost, I don't suppose you know anything about the adoption and how the Killpacks got into the picture, but if you have any information, I'd be very interested in hearing about it.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-88644399796669736082012-03-22T09:35:31.553-04:002012-03-22T09:35:31.553-04:00They were Mormon. The little girl was my niece. I ...They were Mormon. The little girl was my niece. I just found out that her mother was my long lost sister. Her name wasn't even Cassandra. The adopted parents changed her name. She was adopted at the age of 2 and the Killpacks changed her name.hurt Auntiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05417835058895586615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-87186778627824201082011-12-04T15:34:58.103-05:002011-12-04T15:34:58.103-05:00As a matter of fact, I believe the family were Mor...As a matter of fact, I believe the family were Mormons-- but I want you to know that two of the strongest fighters against this kind of treatment whom I've met are both Mormons. One of them has made serious sacrifices both financially and professionally in efforts to speak out against coercive "treatments". We can't blame this on Mormonism.<br /><br />Unfortunately, our country is home to a number of people of different beliefs, races, and so on, who easily fall for the persuasion of quacks, and we do very little to protect those families by regulating therapies or advice provided to parents. I love the First Amendment... BUT words can do harm, just as much as sticks and stones.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-20073799781947427652011-12-04T09:03:31.937-05:002011-12-04T09:03:31.937-05:00What immediately jumped out at me in this was that...What immediately jumped out at me in this was that this child was black and the foster (adopted w/e) family were white. That shouldn't be allowed. They believe this small child is going to trust some strange white people? This child should have been with a black family. <br /><br />Second thing -- this water punishment immediately sounded like something a Scientologist or some other religious cult would do. Then I learn they were in Utah. I wonder if they were Mormon? <br /><br />Anyway, that poor poor child. She was abused, sexually abused etc then got labeled as having some crap called 'reactive attachment disorder' (what a load of horse hockey -- you think a child isn't going to have issues trusting people after being abused? Good God man -- it's not a disorder -- it's trauma!!) and was placed in a home with some strange people with strange practices not even of her own race who killed her with water. <br /><br />Those parents are whacked. I looked up their photos. That mother was smiling in her mug shot. What freaks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-74746009402600871242011-02-05T10:13:20.350-05:002011-02-05T10:13:20.350-05:00Thanks, theorclair-- I am wanting to blog about t...Thanks, theorclair-- I am wanting to blog about this hot sauce business but have been dealing with another project. Hot sauce-ing resembles the old-fashioned washing-mouth-with-soap (which must have been pretty bad back in the days of lye soap), but I also have to wonder whether it's associated with the old nature cure assumption that disorders are caused by a lack of heat. There are web sites that recommend treating yourself with cayenne pepper.<br /><br />I suppose this sounds as if I think it's okay-- of course I don't-- but I do wonder what the source is.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-80959982174417685312011-02-04T19:57:55.382-05:002011-02-04T19:57:55.382-05:00I'm sure you've seen this, but in case you...I'm sure you've seen this, but in case you haven't: http://www.anchoragepress.com/articles/2011/01/27/news/doc4d41ab9ead2d4537935093.txtAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-28285931688725546952011-01-28T12:28:11.125-05:002011-01-28T12:28:11.125-05:00Good question. Where are the licensing boards? All...Good question. Where are the licensing boards? All too often, either asleep at the wheel or ignoring valid complaints, in my opinion. Why this is the case, I can only speculate but there does seem to be a tremendous gap and time lag between when certain interventions are found to be ineffective or even dangerous and when the practice of them is stopped by clinicians who unfortunately don't seem to have kept themselves up to date.<br /><br />Although I would agree that the parents bear responsibility, the primary responsibility should have rested with the therapists if it can be shown that the parent was acting on the therapist's advice. It doesn't seem likely to me that the parents, left to their own devices, would have carried out such a bizarre punishment, had they not been advised to do "paradoxical interventions" but I would imagine that would be difficult to prove in a court of law.<br /><br />Perhaps the answer would be to require therapists to keep very detailed, specific records of exactly what they are instructing their clients to do at home with their children. That way it could be better determined what part the therapist was responsible for. In this case it seems to have been the parents word against the therapists.Monica Pignottihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05096661553832690178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-54205415464612276412011-01-27T19:01:30.370-05:002011-01-27T19:01:30.370-05:00I didn't know about them, but now I do,thanks ...I didn't know about them, but now I do,thanks to you. I inquired of them whether they're interested in non-client cases like that of Simon Singh, as well as in the client situationslike the one described above. I see that one of their people is studying EMDR-- that took me aback a bit.Jean Mercerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14619393019771381980noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2743746633913926150.post-16879011740090178202011-01-27T17:21:40.729-05:002011-01-27T17:21:40.729-05:00I agree that it is frustrating (and mystifying) th...I agree that it is frustrating (and mystifying) that professional organisations have been so weak in this area. Have you come across a UK organisation called the Clinic for Boundaries Studies? I know very little about them but it sounds like they may be trying to address some of the points you raise. They can be found at http://www.professionalboundaries.org.uk/Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com