Gloria Y. Williams and her boyfriend Brian Coulter lived with the remains of Kendrick Lee for months before they moved to a separate apartment, leaving her three other kids behind, prosecutors say.
Maya "May" Milette had expressed concern that Larry Milette may hurt their kids as a form of retribution is she pursued a divorce, according to prosecutors.
Heather Mack was convicted of helping then-boyfriend Tommy Schaefer kill her mother, Sheila von Wiese-Mack, during a trip to Bali, then stuffing the body in a suitcase and abandoning it in a taxi.
Law enforcement described Gloria Williams, the mother of three abandoned children found living with the remains of their brother, as an "abuser by omission."
Ashley Barlow's sister said the long-time probation officer had endured years of domestic violence and had been "finally ready to break away" from her husband Terry Barlow when she was fatally shot in the chest outside a local business.