Arizona Mother gets life term in 2006 beating death of adopted son

Mother gets life term in 2006 beating death of son

Eugene Scott and Senta Scarborough
The Arizona Republic
Oct. 6, 2007 12:00 AM
http://www.azcentral.com/arizonarepu...tence1006.html

Vicki Lynn Hulsey was sentenced Friday morning to life in prison for the
April 2006 beating death of her 10-year-old adopted son.

"Some of my best memories carry me through this pain," said Hulsey, who
told a story of watching her son, Jerry, ride a horse. "I feel empty
inside without him."

Hulsey, 46, wore black-and-white prison stripes and addressed Maricopa
County Superior Court in a near-whisper for five minutes.
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"I have never been in jail or prison, and I didn't think I'd ever go,"
she said. "I'm very ashamed and embarrassed. All of my crying is serious."

Hulsey beat Jerry to death after a night of interrogation at their Mesa
home.

"Thank God it wasn't ongoing abuse," she said. "It was just a terrible,
terrible night."

Hulsey escaped a death sentence as part of a plea deal that gives her no
chance of parole.

Hulsey, who had been abused as a child, had a nightmarish history that
included a slow slide into paranoia after she stopped taking medication.

"No child should suffer the way you suffered as a child," Judge Paul
McMurdie said.

Hulsey, who suffers from bipolar disorder, said she began having
difficulty with her mental illness in 2001.

"It seems nothing has been the same since," she said. "Coming to Arizona
was not a good move for me."

She had been reported to Child Protective Services in 2005 and had held
her son in suspicion since, believing he had betrayed her. She often
questioned him and was delusional, thinking that her home was bugged by
police and that they were hovering over her home in helicopters.

"I certainly wished I had listened to my mom and got back on my
medication," Hulsey said Friday.

About six family members were present, some of them crying, but none
spoke in court or to the media.

Hulsey mouthed words and waved to them before being led away by deputies.

Hulsey met Jerry's mother at an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in
California. He had been abused and forsaken by his godparents. Hulsey,
who adopted Jerry in the late 1990s, had doubts whether she, as a
mentally ill single mother, could handle the responsibility, according
to Kathleen Rozman, a longtime friend, in a letter to the court in August.

"We had a blessed life. He was a great kid with a lot of talents,"
Hulsey said. "I am fortunate to have been his mom. I miss him."


CURRENTLY CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES VIOLATES MORE CIVIL RIGHTS ON A
DAILY BASIS THEN ALL OTHER AGENCIES COMBINED INCLUDING THE NSA / CIA
WIRETAPPING PROGRAM....

CPS Does not protect children...
It is sickening how many children are subject to abuse, neglect and even
killed at the hands of Child Protective Services.

every parent should read this .pdf from
connecticut dcf watch...

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com/8x11.pdf

http://www.connecticutdcfwatch.com

Number of Cases per 100,000 children in the US
These numbers come from The National Center on
Child Abuse and Neglect in Washington. (NCCAN)
Recent numbers have increased significantly for CPS

*Perpetrators of Maltreatment*

Physical Abuse CPS 160, Parents 59
Sexual Abuse CPS 112, Parents 13
Neglect CPS 410, Parents 241
Medical Neglect CPS 14 Parents 12
Fatalities CPS 6.4, Parents 1.5

Imagine that, 6.4 children die at the hands of the very agencies that
are supposed to protect them and only 1.5 at the hands of parents per
100,000 children. CPS perpetrates more abuse, neglect, and sexual abuse
and kills more children then parents in the United States. If the
citizens of this country hold CPS to the same standards that they hold
parents too. No judge should ever put another child in the hands of ANY
government agency because CPS nationwide is guilty of more harm and
death than any human being combined. CPS nationwide is guilty of more
human rights violations and deaths of children then the homes from which
they were removed. When are the judges going to wake up and see that
they are sending children to their death and a life of abuse when
children are removed from safe homes based on the mere opinion of a
bunch of social workers.


CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES, HAPPILY DESTROYING THOUSANDS OF INNOCENT
FAMILIES YEARLY NATIONWIDE AND COMING TO YOU'RE HOME SOON...


BE SURE TO FIND OUT WHERE YOUR CANDIDATES STANDS ON THE ISSUE OF
REFORMING OR ABOLISHING CHILD PROTECTIVE SERVICES ("MAKE YOUR CANDIDATES
TAKE A STAND ON THIS ISSUE.") THEN REMEMBER TO VOTE ACCORDINGLY IF THEY
ARE "FAMILY UNFRIENDLY" IN THE NEXT ELECTION...