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Murder of Marcus Fiesel
Marcus Fiesel was an American 3-year-old child who was murdered in Clermont County, Ohio, in August 2006.
Fiesel had recently been removed from his mother's care by child protective services, and placed into foster care with David and Liz Carroll in Union Township,
where he died from hyperthermia after being restrained and neglected in a closet for a two-day period.
On February 21, 2007, Liz Carroll was convicted of murdering him. On February 26, 2007, it was announced attorneys for David Carroll had reached a plea agreement.
Background
Marcus Fiesel was born on June 24, 2003, and spent the first three years of his life in Middletown,
Ohio, with his mother Donna Trevino (née Fiesel) and his two siblings, Michael and Peaches. He was described by a neighbor as "an awesome little guy" who loved flowers, Bob the Builder, and bubbles.
According to friends, Fiesel was autistic and attended a school for special needs children. Fiesel was a very active child,
and his mother found it difficult to cope with him, and a neighbor said she occasionally saw Trevino weeping with exhaustion.
Frequent calls to the police were made to the home as Trevino was a regular victim of domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, and during these visits police officers noticed that the home was infested with fleas and reeked of feces. On September 29,2005,
police observed severe bruising on Fiesel's left buttock, and the family was also being investigated by child welfare workers who had received complaints of abuse.
In January 2006, Fiesel crawled out of his second-story window and fell off the roof, resulting in a cut to his chin that required stitches.
In April 2006, Fiesel was found wandering the streets and was almost hit by a car.
Trevino told police that "she didn't know if she could care for her children any more and that it was getting to be too much for her."
Butler County Job and Family Services was granted temporary custody.
Foster care
Lifeway for Youth, a private agency contracted by the state foster care system, placed Fiesel in the care of foster parents Liz and David Carroll, a couple from Union Township in nearby Clermont County. At the time, Lifeway for Youth were unaware that David Carroll had a mental health issue that would have...
Fiesel had recently been removed from his mother's care by child protective services, and placed into foster care with David and Liz Carroll in Union Township,
where he died from hyperthermia after being restrained and neglected in a closet for a two-day period.
On February 21, 2007, Liz Carroll was convicted of murdering him. On February 26, 2007, it was announced attorneys for David Carroll had reached a plea agreement.
Background
Marcus Fiesel was born on June 24, 2003, and spent the first three years of his life in Middletown,
Ohio, with his mother Donna Trevino (née Fiesel) and his two siblings, Michael and Peaches. He was described by a neighbor as "an awesome little guy" who loved flowers, Bob the Builder, and bubbles.
According to friends, Fiesel was autistic and attended a school for special needs children. Fiesel was a very active child,
and his mother found it difficult to cope with him, and a neighbor said she occasionally saw Trevino weeping with exhaustion.
Frequent calls to the police were made to the home as Trevino was a regular victim of domestic violence at the hands of her boyfriend, and during these visits police officers noticed that the home was infested with fleas and reeked of feces. On September 29,2005,
police observed severe bruising on Fiesel's left buttock, and the family was also being investigated by child welfare workers who had received complaints of abuse.
In January 2006, Fiesel crawled out of his second-story window and fell off the roof, resulting in a cut to his chin that required stitches.
In April 2006, Fiesel was found wandering the streets and was almost hit by a car.
Trevino told police that "she didn't know if she could care for her children any more and that it was getting to be too much for her."
Butler County Job and Family Services was granted temporary custody.
Foster care
Lifeway for Youth, a private agency contracted by the state foster care system, placed Fiesel in the care of foster parents Liz and David Carroll, a couple from Union Township in nearby Clermont County. At the time, Lifeway for Youth were unaware that David Carroll had a mental health issue that would have...
