There is a special place in Hell reserved for some people..... - The Orange Mane

JCMElway · 03-21-2008, 04:16 PM

It is no small wonder that a growing percent of the population believes that the end of the world is approaching sooner rather than later. If I believed in Hell these ****ers would end up there.

By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago

ALTON, Ill. - Banished to the basement, the 29-year-old mother with a childlike mind and another baby on the way had little more than a thin rug and a mattress to call her own on the chilly concrete floor.
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Dorothy Dixon ate what she could forage from the refrigerator upstairs, where housemates used her for target practice with BBs, burned her with a glue gun and doused her with scalding liquid that peeled away her skin.

They torched what few clothes she had, so she walked around naked. They often pummeled her with an aluminum bat or metal handle.

Dixon — six months pregnant — died after weeks of abuse. Police have charged two adults, three teenagers and a 12-year-old boy with murder in the case that has repulsed many in this Mississippi River town.

"This is heartbreaking," police Lt. David Hayes said. "It was almost as though they were making fun of the abuse they were administering. This woman was almost like living in a prison."

Investigators put much of the blame on Michelle Riley, 35, who they said befriended Dixon but pocketed monthly Social Security checks she got because of her developmental delays.

Dixon saw little, if any, of the money, Hayes said. For months she weathered the torment to keep a roof over her head and that of her year-old son, who weighed just 15 pounds when taken into state custody after his mom's death.

"I've never seen an almost conspiratorial effort by a group of people to continuously torture someone until she finally died, then not really show any remorse," Hayes said. "It was just a slow, torturous, tragic way to die. I highly doubt Dorothy Dixon even knew she was dying."

Riley, 43-year-old Judy Woods and three teenagers, including Riley's 15-year-old daughter, LeShelle McBride, are charged with first-degree murder, aggravated and heinous battery, intentional homicide of an unborn child, and unlawful restraint. Riley's 12-year-old son is charged as a juvenile.

Riley, her daughter, Woods and 16-year-old Benny Wilson have public defenders who did not immediately return messages for comment. An 18-year-old defendant, Michael Elliott, planned to get his own attorney, court records show.

All remain in jail on $1 million bond.

Messages left with a Chicago-area sister of Dixon went unreturned, but neighbors, Hayes and newspaper accounts offer a mosaic of the months leading to Dixon's demise inside the small, white, blue-shuttered house.

Riley and Dixon, police said, had lived in Quincy, a Mississippi River town about 100 miles north of St. Louis, Mo. Quincy is where Riley worked as a coordinator for a regional center that helps the developmentally disabled with housing and other services. Dixon was a client.

For years, an impoverished Riley struggled raising her children. Her use of methamphetamine and cocaine brought drug convictions in 2002 and 2004. But with treatment and housing help from the Quincy YWCA, Riley put her life in order — so much that in February of last year, the Quincy Herald-Whig did a story on her comeback.

Last summer, Dixon and Riley moved into the $800-a-month, three-bedroom rental in Alton about 15 miles north of St. Louis. From the start, neighbors Chad Hudson and Terri Brandt considered Riley trouble.

"Michelle was evil, vindictive. Manipulative," said Hudson, convinced the teenagers were Riley's powerless minions.

"She was angry, vicious," added Brandt.

Riley considered Dixon her slave, making her rub Riley's feet until Riley fell asleep and forcing her to run naked around the house when she got in trouble, the neighbors said.

"Being in their house was like being in a prison day room," Hudson said. "They just sat around the kitchen table and fought."

There was little question that Riley ruled the roost.

While doing fix-ups on the home last fall, landlord Steve Atkins saw Riley "barking orders" at the children and everyone else. Atkins joked to her whether he needed to call the Army and see if they wanted their drill sergeant back.

"She didn't laugh about it at all," Atkins said. "Obviously, I hit a nerve."

Atkins said Dixon generally kept to herself "but was always nice when she spoke to you." He saw no hints she'd been suffering or tortured.

"I would have never, ever suspected something like this," he said. "It's definitely shocking."

Police said Dixon was allowed out of the house but didn't say under what conditions. Hayes didn't know who the father of Dixon's fetus is.

Hayes said things apparently came to a head Jan. 30, when investigators believe that Woods, during a dispute, beat Dixon on the head with an object Hayes wouldn't identify. The next day Woods found her dead.

Hayes watched the autopsy and found her injuries disturbing. X-rays revealed roughly 30 BBs lodged in her. Deep-tissue burns covered about one-third of her body — her face, her chest, her arms and feet — and left her severely dehydrated. Her face and body showed signs of prolonged abuse. Many of her wounds were infected.

None of the injuries, Hayes said, proved singly fatal to Dixon. Her system already was taxed by her unborn baby.

"The autopsy sort of indicates her immune system just shut down," he said. "It was not capable of fending off any more."

In the rental home's basement, Atkins said, he found spots of blood in a shower and tiny smears on the concrete floor, washer and dryer.

"It's disgraceful the way this girl died, as kind and as sweet as this girl was," he said. "She didn't deserve to die the way she did. It's just terrible, senseless. It's just a total shame."

Spider · 03-21-2008, 04:30 PM

This literally put a tear in my eye ......

Dukes · 03-21-2008, 08:00 PM

Death penalty sounds great right about now

jhat01 · 03-21-2008, 08:57 PM

The death penalty is too good for those people...

BABronco · 03-21-2008, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jhat01

The death penalty is too good for those people...

yeah... sometimes even that isnt enough

orinjkrush · 03-21-2008, 11:12 PM

it never ceases to amaze me how cruel people can be.
we have both god and satan in us. apparently.
just wish we could breed that dna out.

Kaylore · 03-22-2008, 01:04 AM

This is utterly evil.

epicSocialism4tw · 03-22-2008, 07:17 PM

Believe it or not, this type of abuse is not uncommon. This case is more severe than most by a significant degree, but I have dealt with a case like this personally. Mentally handicapped individuals gain varying degrees of freedom when they reach adulthood and many choose to leave their homes or live in situations like the aforementioned where vultures draw them in with simplistic displays of friendship and love and suck their government benefits dry.

These parasites keep them away from medical attention (unless it could potentially cost them money) and keep them away from their loved ones. They lie to them about their families and do not allow them to take phone calls that they have not screened. It's really sick, and theres not alot that can be done about it, even as someone with some manner of influence in state matters.

goldengopher1976 · 03-22-2008, 08:29 PM

If there isn't a hell (whether that means a fiery furnace or eternal separation from the presence of God), is prison or the death penalty the best "justice" we can expect?

As others have stated, neither option seems to adequately address the heinous nature of the offenses. If we're not to resort to some kind of similar torturing as a way of literally making things even, the thought of a place like hell is, in my mind, a tremendously gratifying option.

Spider · 03-22-2008, 10:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by angryllama

Believe it or not, this type of abuse is not uncommon. This case is more severe than most by a significant degree, but I have dealt with a case like this personally. Mentally handicapped individuals gain varying degrees of freedom when they reach adulthood and many choose to leave their homes or live in situations like the aforementioned where vultures draw them in with simplistic displays of friendship and love and suck their government benefits dry.

These parasites keep them away from medical attention (unless it could potentially cost them money) and keep them away from their loved ones. They lie to them about their families and do not allow them to take phone calls that they have not screened. It's really sick, and theres not alot that can be done about it, even as someone with some manner of influence in state matters.

I have a sister like this , My mom and Dad are on her like a hawk , they let her live her life , but they keep a very close eye on her

03-21-2008, 04:16 PM	#1
JCMElway Moderate-erator Dominate! Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 6,893 Adopt-a-Bronco: Oleg	There is a special place in Hell reserved for some people..... It is no small wonder that a growing percent of the population believes that the end of the world is approaching sooner rather than later. If I believed in Hell these ****ers would end up there. By JIM SUHR, Associated Press Writer 53 minutes ago ALTON, Ill. - Banished to the basement, the 29-year-old mother with a childlike mind and another baby on the way had little more than a thin rug and a mattress to call her own on the chilly concrete floor. ADVERTISEMENT Dorothy Dixon ate what she could forage from the refrigerator upstairs, where housemates used her for target practice with BBs, burned her with a glue gun and doused her with scalding liquid that peeled away her skin. They torched what few clothes she had, so she walked around naked. They often pummeled her with an aluminum bat or metal handle. Dixon — six months pregnant — died after weeks of abuse. Police have charged two adults, three teenagers and a 12-year-old boy with murder in the case that has repulsed many in this Mississippi River town. "This is heartbreaking," police Lt. David Hayes said. "It was almost as though they were making fun of the abuse they were administering. This woman was almost like living in a prison." Investigators put much of the blame on Michelle Riley, 35, who they said befriended Dixon but pocketed monthly Social Security checks she got because of her developmental delays. Dixon saw little, if any, of the money, Hayes said. For months she weathered the torment to keep a roof over her head and that of her year-old son, who weighed just 15 pounds when taken into state custody after his mom's death. "I've never seen an almost conspiratorial effort by a group of people to continuously torture someone until she finally died, then not really show any remorse," Hayes said. "It was just a slow, torturous, tragic way to die. I highly doubt Dorothy Dixon even knew she was dying." Riley, 43-year-old Judy Woods and three teenagers, including Riley's 15-year-old daughter, LeShelle McBride, are charged with first-degree murder, aggravated and heinous battery, intentional homicide of an unborn child, and unlawful restraint. Riley's 12-year-old son is charged as a juvenile. Riley, her daughter, Woods and 16-year-old Benny Wilson have public defenders who did not immediately return messages for comment. An 18-year-old defendant, Michael Elliott, planned to get his own attorney, court records show. All remain in jail on $1 million bond. Messages left with a Chicago-area sister of Dixon went unreturned, but neighbors, Hayes and newspaper accounts offer a mosaic of the months leading to Dixon's demise inside the small, white, blue-shuttered house. Riley and Dixon, police said, had lived in Quincy, a Mississippi River town about 100 miles north of St. Louis, Mo. Quincy is where Riley worked as a coordinator for a regional center that helps the developmentally disabled with housing and other services. Dixon was a client. For years, an impoverished Riley struggled raising her children. Her use of methamphetamine and cocaine brought drug convictions in 2002 and 2004. But with treatment and housing help from the Quincy YWCA, Riley put her life in order — so much that in February of last year, the Quincy Herald-Whig did a story on her comeback. Last summer, Dixon and Riley moved into the $800-a-month, three-bedroom rental in Alton about 15 miles north of St. Louis. From the start, neighbors Chad Hudson and Terri Brandt considered Riley trouble. "Michelle was evil, vindictive. Manipulative," said Hudson, convinced the teenagers were Riley's powerless minions. "She was angry, vicious," added Brandt. Riley considered Dixon her slave, making her rub Riley's feet until Riley fell asleep and forcing her to run naked around the house when she got in trouble, the neighbors said. "Being in their house was like being in a prison day room," Hudson said. "They just sat around the kitchen table and fought." There was little question that Riley ruled the roost. While doing fix-ups on the home last fall, landlord Steve Atkins saw Riley "barking orders" at the children and everyone else. Atkins joked to her whether he needed to call the Army and see if they wanted their drill sergeant back. "She didn't laugh about it at all," Atkins said. "Obviously, I hit a nerve." Atkins said Dixon generally kept to herself "but was always nice when she spoke to you." He saw no hints she'd been suffering or tortured. "I would have never, ever suspected something like this," he said. "It's definitely shocking." Police said Dixon was allowed out of the house but didn't say under what conditions. Hayes didn't know who the father of Dixon's fetus is. Hayes said things apparently came to a head Jan. 30, when investigators believe that Woods, during a dispute, beat Dixon on the head with an object Hayes wouldn't identify. The next day Woods found her dead. Hayes watched the autopsy and found her injuries disturbing. X-rays revealed roughly 30 BBs lodged in her. Deep-tissue burns covered about one-third of her body — her face, her chest, her arms and feet — and left her severely dehydrated. Her face and body showed signs of prolonged abuse. Many of her wounds were infected. None of the injuries, Hayes said, proved singly fatal to Dixon. Her system already was taxed by her unborn baby. "The autopsy sort of indicates her immune system just shut down," he said. "It was not capable of fending off any more." In the rental home's basement, Atkins said, he found spots of blood in a shower and tiny smears on the concrete floor, washer and dryer. "It's disgraceful the way this girl died, as kind and as sweet as this girl was," he said. "She didn't deserve to die the way she did. It's just terrible, senseless. It's just a total shame."

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03-21-2008, 04:30 PM	#2
Spider Mr Diplomacy I survived Tebow Mania at the Mane Join Date: May 2001 Location: Elway was just an arm =MacGruder Posts: 84,438 Adopt-a-Bronco: Von Miller	This literally put a tear in my eye ......

03-21-2008, 08:00 PM	#3
Dukes Ring of Famer Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 6,325	Death penalty sounds great right about now

03-21-2008, 08:57 PM	#4
jhat01 Ring of Famer Knuckle Dragging Homer Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Langley, VA Posts: 1,799	The death penalty is too good for those people...

03-21-2008, 11:12 PM	#6
orinjkrush ... Prospects for the future... Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DistrictOfCorruption Posts: 4,918 Adopt-a-Bronco: Ben Garland	it never ceases to amaze me how cruel people can be. we have both god and satan in us. apparently. just wish we could breed that dna out.

03-22-2008, 01:04 AM	#7
Kaylore 6-37, Raider fans. Yummy birds and snow! Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Ceti Alpha V Posts: 41,322 Adopt-a-Bronco: Wesley Duke	This is utterly evil.

03-22-2008, 07:17 PM	#8
epicSocialism4tw Tebowing the long haul all the way to the title Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: TX, USA Posts: 37,072 Adopt-a-Bronco: Champ Bailey	Believe it or not, this type of abuse is not uncommon. This case is more severe than most by a significant degree, but I have dealt with a case like this personally. Mentally handicapped individuals gain varying degrees of freedom when they reach adulthood and many choose to leave their homes or live in situations like the aforementioned where vultures draw them in with simplistic displays of friendship and love and suck their government benefits dry. These parasites keep them away from medical attention (unless it could potentially cost them money) and keep them away from their loved ones. They lie to them about their families and do not allow them to take phone calls that they have not screened. It's really sick, and theres not alot that can be done about it, even as someone with some manner of influence in state matters.

03-22-2008, 08:29 PM	#9
goldengopher1976 Choosing optimism Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Wisconsin Posts: 718 Adopt-a-Bronco: Steve Atwater	If there isn't a hell (whether that means a fiery furnace or eternal separation from the presence of God), is prison or the death penalty the best "justice" we can expect? As others have stated, neither option seems to adequately address the heinous nature of the offenses. If we're not to resort to some kind of similar torturing as a way of literally making things even, the thought of a place like hell is, in my mind, a tremendously gratifying option.