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8/9/94 - 12/9/09
She came to school with a black eye and told us all she fell off her bed. I think she was scared of what people might think if she ever told anyone.
After graduating from junior high school, she started being home schooled. That's the last they ever saw of her.
I would use my wings to fly home
Do not assume that someone else is watching out for the child
And keep dialing until someone listens to you!
Abuse happens when we remain silent, when we do nothing, when we avert our eyes…
Abused children do not know how to get help
Abused children are conditioned to believe they are bad
" I think that all she ever wanted was for her mother to love her.”
The final place I would use my wings to go to is to go really high and even higher to heaven
Janette Marie Maples
8/9/94 - 12/9/09
From Janette's Journal
Love is the thing you get
when it is true.
Love is the thing that can be
as true as deep blue.
Love is the thing that
can make you mad.
Love is the thing that
when broken, can be sad.
- Janette Maples
when it is true.
Love is the thing that can be
as true as deep blue.
Love is the thing that
can make you mad.
Love is the thing that
when broken, can be sad.
- Janette Maples
Janette Maples News Links
- A drive to do good
- EDITORIAL: Rescuing the next Jeanette
- Public Weighs in About Punishment for Parents on Trial for Killing Daughter
- Teen’s life of abuse detailed to jurors
- State failed to investigate abuse before girl's murder
- Case Worker and Counselor Testify in McAnulty Trial
- Stepfather testifies of horrors inflicted on Eugene teenager
- Stepfather Discloses Maples' Final Moments
- Mother-in-law: 'I asked her what was wrong with Jeanette'
- 'I failed her as a father. I didn't get help for her'
- 'I shouldn't have done any of that stuff that I did'
- Jury to decide if Ore. woman gets death penalty.
- Guilty plea in torture case
- Oregon Department of Human Services recommends more visits to isolated children in abuse investigations
- Judge weighs fair trial, public's right to know
- Collective, not individuals, to blame for teen’s death
- Accused parents lose custody
- Court hearing for parents charged in teen daughter's death
- 'They told me she weighed 50 pounds'
- 'We knew this was a high-risk family'
- Holes In The Lifeboat for At-risk Children. Report
- DHS Preliminary Investigation Report
- DHS Investigates Itself
- Oregon DHS: a long history of neglect
- Reporting Abuse - OPB
- Grandmother of slain teen says she repeatedly called the state child abuse hotline
- Happiness in her own world
- 'She was a really cool person'
- Family, friends mourn Janette Maples
- Maples Remembered While Suspected Parents Arraigned
- Cries for help for Jeanette Maples got no answer
- Prosecutors allege girl died after being tortured
- Sheriff thinks girl was murdered by parents
- Victim a former Cascade Middle School student
About this site
This blog is dedicated to Janette Marie Maples, who was tortured to death at the age of 15 after years of parental abuse. Despite concern from people who knew her and repeated phone calls to the authorities, her cries went unanswered.
Janette was a caring person who loved to read and wanted to be a librarian someday. She wrote in "hidden" diaries and had dreams of flying away to heaven. We will never know the extent of the pain she endured.
My hope is her heartbreaking story will inspire you to examine the current system of abuse reporting. It did not protect her.
News links regarding her tragic death are posted on this site for your reference. Updates will be added when available.
Ask your state legislators, Governor and school district to help us correct the problem.
Maybe the end result will be a Janette Maples Law or Policy that ensures no other child will fall through such a very large crack in the system. Maybe Janette's spirit will live on to protect other vulnerable children.
A list of questions to spark the conversation:
Why did the system fail to protect her?
Does DHS need better funding and more staff?
Why was age a consideration in letting her "fend for herself"?
How does an abused, trapped, starving child "fend for herself"?
Do the policies and practices of DHS need to be changed?
Why aren't all calls to DHS recorded and investigated?
An abused child may be afraid to talk about their parents or may think they are a bad child. How can a child with life long abuse know where to turn?
Do officials recognize the child may not be willing to implicate the parent for fear of retribution, no matter what age?
Isn't a black eye and busted lip sufficient evidence to suspect abuse when the child's explanation is "I fell out of bed" or "I ran into the door"?
Does the public school system have any policies re: abuse awareness education for children? If not, why?
Don't we need to break the silence that enables abusers to continue?
Are posters clearly displayed at school stating the signs of abuse so everyone understands what it is?
Does the State of Oregon promote public awareness about child abuse via ad campaigns such as they do with the Lottery?
Why is a parent with a history of abuse allowed to home school and isolate the very child who had been abused?
When a child leaves the public school system does anyone know what happens to them or are they now invisible to us?
Janette was a caring person who loved to read and wanted to be a librarian someday. She wrote in "hidden" diaries and had dreams of flying away to heaven. We will never know the extent of the pain she endured.
My hope is her heartbreaking story will inspire you to examine the current system of abuse reporting. It did not protect her.
News links regarding her tragic death are posted on this site for your reference. Updates will be added when available.
Ask your state legislators, Governor and school district to help us correct the problem.
Maybe the end result will be a Janette Maples Law or Policy that ensures no other child will fall through such a very large crack in the system. Maybe Janette's spirit will live on to protect other vulnerable children.
A list of questions to spark the conversation:
Why did the system fail to protect her?
Does DHS need better funding and more staff?
Why was age a consideration in letting her "fend for herself"?
How does an abused, trapped, starving child "fend for herself"?
Do the policies and practices of DHS need to be changed?
Why aren't all calls to DHS recorded and investigated?
An abused child may be afraid to talk about their parents or may think they are a bad child. How can a child with life long abuse know where to turn?
Do officials recognize the child may not be willing to implicate the parent for fear of retribution, no matter what age?
Isn't a black eye and busted lip sufficient evidence to suspect abuse when the child's explanation is "I fell out of bed" or "I ran into the door"?
Does the public school system have any policies re: abuse awareness education for children? If not, why?
Don't we need to break the silence that enables abusers to continue?
Are posters clearly displayed at school stating the signs of abuse so everyone understands what it is?
Does the State of Oregon promote public awareness about child abuse via ad campaigns such as they do with the Lottery?
Why is a parent with a history of abuse allowed to home school and isolate the very child who had been abused?
When a child leaves the public school system does anyone know what happens to them or are they now invisible to us?
Keeping Janette's Memory Alive
Please take a moment to leave a comment about Janette's life or your thoughts on how we can prevent more tragedies.
Your input is crucial in order for us to create a better safety net for children.
Your input is crucial in order for us to create a better safety net for children.
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She came to school with a black eye and told us all she fell off her bed. I think she was scared of what people might think if she ever told anyone.
After graduating from junior high school, she started being home schooled. That's the last they ever saw of her.
I would use my wings to fly home
In Loving Memory ~ by Janette's cousin
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Followers
Do not assume that someone else is watching out for the child
And keep dialing until someone listens to you!
Abuse happens when we remain silent, when we do nothing, when we avert our eyes…
Abused children do not know how to get help
Abused children are conditioned to believe they are bad
" I think that all she ever wanted was for her mother to love her.”
It Only Takes a Minute to Make a Difference
You stole my childhood
You broke my heart
You took my innocence.
You were the ones that should have loved me
Yet, you are my worst enemies.
Love Your Children