Aiding in the Defense of Abused Children
POC is working not only to promote awareness of child abuse, but also to encourage activism which results in positive changes in systems that are already in place and intended to protect our children, but that in many cases are failing to keep children safe. Our goals are to improve state agencies’ and court's handling of child abuse investigations and cases, to encourage more effective state and
05/05/2026
BREAKING: Tanner James Horner, the FedEx driver who brutally murdered 7-year-old Athena Strand, has been sentenced to death by lethal injection.
Athena was abducted while playing outside her home in Texas in December 2022. Horner kidnapped her, sexually assaulted her, and killed her.
Today, a jury delivered the ultimate punishment for this monster.
Rest in peace, sweet Athena.
04/30/2026
Deputies say the toddler has third-degree burns on about 40% of his body and is still hospitalized in critical but stable condition: https://www.fourstateshomepage.com/news/crime/missouri-man-forced-toddler-into-scalding-hot-shower-to-teach-him-a-lesson-police-say/
06/04/2025
Authorities are searching for a Washington state father of 3 dead girls A man in central Washington state is wanted on suspicion of murder after his three young daughters were reported missing and then found dead.
06/04/2025
Three missing girls in Wenatchee found dead, father still missing The father of the three sisters is wanted for three counts of first-degree murder and first-degree kidnapping. Police say he has not been found yet.
05/06/2025
FBI seeks information about Arkansas man in 1995 disappearance of Morgan Nick Morgan Nick, 6, was last seen at a ballpark in Alma, Arkansas on June 9, 1995.
05/06/2025
Adoptive parents sentenced to prison after 10-year-old was found wandering neighborhood weighing just 36 pounds A Georgia couple accused of intentionally starving and abusing their adoptive son have taken a non-negotiated plea deal and were sentenced to decades in prison on Thursday.
02/24/2025
Family of 5 found dead in suspected murder-suicide A family of five was found shot to death at a mobile home park in what police say is an apparent murder-suicide.
09/14/2024
Joplin, MO.
Man arrested in attempted kidnapping in Joplin JOPLIN, Mo. (KOAM) - A man is facing charges after an attempted kidnapping during the Third Thursday event in Joplin on May 18th.
07/11/2024
Baby left in ditch for two days and was seen crawling beside highway?! 😢 Brother found dead in water...
Sheriff: 1-year-old ‘miracle baby’ found alive near where brother found dead; mother arrested The baby survived two days in a ditch on I-10 East but is doing well.