Rachel Fryer

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This paper is about a mother who committed a heinous crime; the killing of her child. Tariji Gordon was not only murdered, she was beaten, burned and bitten by her mother. This paper will show the events of that fatal day and the evidence of the case.

Rachel Fryer, 33, was arrested on February 11, 2014 when she admitted to burying her 2 year old daughter, Tariji, in Putnam County. Fryer claims that the child was deceased when she placed her body into a suitcase and had a friend drive her to Putnam County to bury her. Was Tariji’s death an accident or murder? I believe the evidence in the case will show that Rachel Fryer murdered her daughter and possibly, her son years earlier. What would cause a mother to abuse and murder her children? Rachel Fryer was a mother of seven children, with another baby on the way. The day to day stresses of life is not easy for a family of four; so it must be very difficult being a single mother of seven, with no income besides student loans and food stamps. To add to the stress one of the children had medical needs that needed to be attended to.
Rachel Fryer was no stranger to the Department of Children and Families. Dating back to 2002 she was facing allegations of abuse and neglect. Her children were taken from her and put into foster homes over the years. Fryer spent six months in jail in 2012, for violation of probation. Caroline Rowland, reporter for News13 writes, “The case worker assigned to Fryer had less than six months experience” (2014).
On March 12, 2014 a grand jury indicted Fryer on five counts. The counts include: first degree felony murder, aggravated manslaughter, two counts of aggravated child abuse, tampering with evidence (Dendy, 2014). She was denied b...

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Rowland, C. (2014, February 28). Report: DCF tried to adopt out Rachel Fryer's kids. Retrieved from News13: http://mynews13.com/content/news/cfnews13/news/article.html/content/news/articles/cfn/2014/2/28/report_dcf_tried_to_.html
Stutzman, R. (2014, April 14). Prosecution records: Cigarette found with mom's DNA on one end, 2-year-old toddler's on the other. Retrieved from Orlando Sentinel: http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/2014-04-14/news/os-rachel-fryer-dead-toddler-injuries-20140414_1_rachel-fryer-tariji-gordon-johns-county-medical-examiner
Unknown. (2014, February 26). Sanford police arrest Rachel Fryer in homicide of 2-year-old daughter. Retrieved from Click Orlando WKMG Local 6: http://www.clickorlando.com/news/sanford-police-arrest-rachel-fryer-in-homicide-of-2yearold-daughter/24697220

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