PASSAGE OF THE DAY: "Investigators alleged Bowie was the last to have the 2-year-old boy before he died of injuries at a local hospital. Dante’s mother, Leah Mullinix, went to the hospital for medical aid around 8:30 on the evening of Sept. 6 and left the child in Bowie’s care, according to police. Over the course of about two hours, Bowie apparently drove Dante around town, including making a stop at a gas station. Bowie allegedly later told police he gave the boy some cookies, though gave conflicting accounts of where they were. But when Dante choked and stopped breathing, Bowie rushed him back to the hospital around 10:30 that night, charging documents show."
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STORY: "Trial in Toddler's death set to start Monday," by Reporter Aimee Ambrose, published by The York Dispatch on December 2, 2022.
GIST: "Jury selection is set to begin Monday as a York City man goes to trial, accused of killing a toddler he babysat more than four years ago.
Tyree Bowie, 43, faces charges of first- and third-degree murder, as well as child endangerment stemming from the death of Dante Mullinix in September 2018.
Investigators alleged Bowie was the last to have the 2-year-old boy before he died of injuries at a local hospital.
Dante’s mother, Leah Mullinix, went to the hospital for medical aid around 8:30 on the evening of Sept. 6 and left the child in Bowie’s care, according to police.
Over the course of about two hours, Bowie apparently drove Dante around town, including making a stop at a gas station. Bowie allegedly later told police he gave the boy some cookies, though gave conflicting accounts of where they were.
But when Dante choked and stopped breathing, Bowie rushed him back to the hospital around 10:30 that night, charging documents show.
Dante was taken in for treatment but died several days later.
An autopsy deemed traumatic brain injury, strangulation and chest compression injuries caused the death.
Bowie was charged Sept. 19, 2018 and jailed the next day. He’s been in custody without bail over the more than four years since then, according to court documents.
The boy’s aunt, Sarah Mullinix, has led a Facebook campaign on his behalf.
She’s blamed the York County Children, Youth and Family agency for failing to heed calls and complaints about Dante’s welfare for months and weeks leading up to his death.
Mullinix has also argued Bowie was not responsible for Dante’s death, that police arrested the wrong suspect. She’s alleged other people her sister knows physically abused the child.
Leah Mullinix is also charged in the case, facing a felony count of child endangerment. Her next hearing is apparently scheduled for Jan. 18, according to court records."
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PUBLISHER'S NOTE: I am monitoring this case/issue/resurce. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog for reports on developments. The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at: http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith. Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at: http://smithforensic.blogspot.com/2011/05/charles-smith-blog-award-nominations.html Please send any comments or information on other cases and issues of interest to the readers of this blog to: hlevy15@gmail.com. Harold Levy: Publisher: The Charles Smith Blog;
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FINAL WORD: (Applicable to all of our wrongful conviction cases): "Whenever there is a wrongful conviction, it exposes errors in our criminal legal system, and we hope that this case — and lessons from it — can prevent future injustices."
Lawyer Radha Natarajan:
Executive Director: New England Innocence Project;
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FINAL, FINAL WORD: "Since its inception, the Innocence Project has pushed the criminal legal system to confront and correct the laws and policies that cause and contribute to wrongful convictions. They never shied away from the hard cases — the ones involving eyewitness identifications, confessions, and bite marks. Instead, in the course of presenting scientific evidence of innocence, they've exposed the unreliability of evidence that was, for centuries, deemed untouchable." So true!
Christina Swarns: Executive Director: The Innocence Project;
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