Calista Springer was sixteen when she died when a fire swept through her family’s Michigan house and she was unable to free herself from her collar. Removed from school to be homeschooled three years earlier after teachers had become to make child abuse reports, Calista, who was adopted, spent her days chained to her bed by a dog collar while her younger siblings were sent off to school. Click here for a graphic image of Calista’s remains.
Date: February 27, 2008
Location: Centreville, Michigan
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| Home-Schooling Hid Calista’s Abuse | 2009-12-17 |