Too many cases not being investigated by Kansas DCF. They have made national headlines for their ineptness. Looks like it hasn't changed.
And Lucas Hernandez. And more I'm sure.
Mekhi Boone, Evan Brewer and Adrian Jones were all killed by people who were supposed to love them. The young boys each had files with the Kansas Department for Children and Families. Now, family of 3-year-old Olivia Jansen said they too placed calls to the agency and to police for help.
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Mekhi Boone, Evan Brewer and Adrian Jones, all from different areas in Kansas, were all killed by people who were supposed to love them.
The young boys
each had files with the Kansas Department for Children and Families.
Now, family of 3-year-old Olivia Jansen said they too placed calls to the agency and to police for help.
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In 2015,
Adrian Jones's remains were found in a livestock pen located on the property where he lived with his dad and stepmom in KCK.
Conway is Adrian's maternal grandmother. She said Adrian's dad would not allow her to see the kids.
Records the I-Team obtained after Adrian's death reveal Conway and several others called Kansas DCF with concerns over Adrian's safety.
Adrian's file is several hundred pages long.
He also has a file on the Missouri side. Social workers in both states documented that Adrian was being abused for years, but left him in the home.
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In 2017, the body of Evan Brewer, 3, was found
encased in concrete at the home where he lived with his mom, Miranda Miller, and her boyfriend, Stephen Bodine.
Bodine
went to prison for Evan's murder. Miller also went to prison for failing to protect Evan.
Records show Evan was also on DCF's radar before his death.
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In 2013,
Mekhi Boone, 5, died from abuse. Boone's father and live-in girlfriend were sentenced to prison in relation to his death.
Records show Kansas DCF had involvement with the family. The agency removed Boone from his mother after he was found wandering alone in a grocery store.
Mekhi's mother filed a lawsuit against Kansas DCF, which settled out of court for an undisclosed amount in 2016.
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On Sunday, Mark Dupree, district attorney for Wyandotte County, urged people to come forward to protect children from abuse.
"If you know something, please say something," Dupree said. "Make the call."
However, in many cases, friends and family members did make the call.
"Before Adrian passed away, lots of things were said," Conway said. "It's just a bunch of rhetoric — people saying 'speak out when you see something,' but people are speaking out and still nothing is being done. Nothing."