Lorrie and Thomas Boettger Murder Sixth-Month-Old Son with OTC Meds
While visiting relatives in San Diego, Lorrie Jean Boettger, 38, and Thomas Michael Boettger Sr., 39, woke up and found their baby dying. Six-month-old Thomas Boettger Jr. limbs had turned blue and stopped breathing.
Medical experts found the boy had suffered acute intoxication from an antihistamine and a sleeping aid that his parents had given him because he was “fussy.” They had crushed up Benadryl and Unisom tablets and given them to the baby.
The Boettgers have been extradited from Washington state to San Diego and will stand trial for child abuse and murder. If convicted, they could get 15 years to life in prison.
Now you must be thinking, “Boy these parents are just stupid. They didn’t mean to hurt their child.” I’m not so sure since both had medical backgrounds. Thomas worked as an EMT and Lorrie was a midwife.
Lorrie told police that her husband had given the baby meds regularly to get him to go to sleep. Sounds like he couldn’t be bothered with a fussy baby.
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March 6th, 2010 at 3:19 pm
The first thing you could do is offer some proof that you’re who you say you are and not just some sick troll trying to entertain herself.
March 6th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
That’s her.
Hey Lorrie, why don’t you just tell us what “really happened”?
March 7th, 2010 at 1:00 am
Lorrie – I like you. You have balls to come here and go up against a bunch of ruthles bitches like us… and we are fucking ruthless. Please, post your “truth” and allow us to form our opinions. As we will respect you posting your “facts”, you will have to respect our right to feel however we feel lregarding this matter. You have to know that it is in love for a child that is no longer here that we all feel the way we do. And we DO love these children. All of them. You have to know that you are going into this – jumping in with both feet – willing to take whatever shit we dish out. But you have my attention. Please – the floor is yours. I’d love to hear what you have to say.
March 7th, 2010 at 2:05 am
I sort of agree with you, except she hasn’t said one word about what “really happened”. I, for one, would have at least a little bit of respect (not much though, sorry, just being honest) for her if she would tell us what her version of what happened instead of just comming here telling us how we’re just ignorant.
March 8th, 2010 at 12:22 am
Meh. She can or not. We already know the story.