Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
rkbose <rkb...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in message <news:3C54516B.5DFE392E@pacific.net.sg>... > Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being > boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on > the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
> DALLAS -- Testimony will resume Monday in the > punishment phase for a > Hutchins woman who admits starving her > eight-year-old daughter.
> Barbara Atkinson earlier pleaded guilty to > serious bodily injury to a child.
> Her malnourished daughter was rescued last June > from a closet in the > family's mobile home.
> In court today in Dallas, Fredricka McCog, the > defendant's mother, testified > that she (McCog) was also kept confined when > she was a child.
> McCog says her own mother used to board her > under the house, plus strip > her and spank her.
> McCog testified wearing a Dallas County Jail > uniform because she's in > custody for violating parole. The reasons for > her conviction weren't > disclosed.
> Prosecutors asked if she had ever discussed her > own abuse with Atkinson.
> McCog said she had not.
> Meanwhile, the rescued girl is living with a > couple still trying to adopt her.
I am a little confused about the story, Rupa. Is Fredricka McCog the *bio* or *adoptive* mother of Barbara Atkinson? The article does not specify. And, if she is the bio, why is she testifying? Did she have custody of Barbara Atkinson before Barbara Atkinson was placed for adoption?
>Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being >boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on >the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
> DALLAS -- Testimony will resume Monday in the >punishment phase for a > Hutchins woman who admits starving her >eight-year-old daughter.
> Barbara Atkinson earlier pleaded guilty to >serious bodily injury to a child.
> Her malnourished daughter was rescued last June >from a closet in the > family's mobile home.
> In court today in Dallas, Fredricka McCog, the >defendant's mother, testified > that she (McCog) was also kept confined when >she was a child.
> McCog says her own mother used to board her >under the house, plus strip > her and spank her.
> McCog testified wearing a Dallas County Jail >uniform because she's in > custody for violating parole. The reasons for >her conviction weren't > disclosed.
> Prosecutors asked if she had ever discussed her >own abuse with Atkinson.
> McCog said she had not.
> Meanwhile, the rescued girl is living with a >couple still trying to adopt her.
>ubject: Re: more on Barbara Atkinson >From: patric...@bigpond.com.au (Dian) >Date: 1/27/02 4:57 PM Eastern Standard Time >Message-id: <c599139c.0201271357.33ffe...@posting.google.com>
>rkbose <rkb...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in message ><news:3C54516B.5DFE392E@pacific.net.sg>... >> Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being >> boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on >> the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
>> Rupa
>Where does it say it was her bio mum?
>Di
Come now, Patrice, the article refers to her (Fredricka McCog) as Barbara Atkinson's MOTHER.
Notice, if you look real close, they didn't say ADOPTER. You of all people should know that MOTHER has only one meaning, and it ain't ADOPTER.
Besides, Barbara Atkinson's adoptive mother is named Doris Calhoun, not Fredricka McCog. Maybe that should have been your second clue.
I'm pretty confused myself, Palms. None of the stories have very much depth. The a-parents' name is Calhoun, so I'm assuming that this is the bio-mom. And I've no idea why she's testifying. I hoped someone else could throw more light on it.
Palms2pines wrote: > I am a little confused about the story, Rupa. Is Fredricka McCog the *bio* or > *adoptive* mother of Barbara Atkinson? The article does not specify. And, if > she is the bio, why is she testifying? Did she have custody of Barbara > Atkinson before Barbara Atkinson was placed for adoption?
> Rupa provides:
> >Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being > >boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on > >the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
Dian wrote: > rkbose <rkb...@pacific.net.sg> wrote in message <news:3C54516B.5DFE392E@pacific.net.sg>... > > Apparently, Barbara Atkinson's biomom was abused as a child, being > > boarded up under the house and beaten. Not sure what bearing it has on > > the case, but she's been asked to testify. Refs below.
> > Rupa
> Where does it say it was her bio mum?
> Di
It doesn't, but since the a-parents' name was Calhoun, I'm assuming McCog is the bio mum. I could be wrong.
> > DALLAS -- Testimony will resume Monday in the > > punishment phase for a Hutchins woman who admits starving her > > eight-year-old daughter......<snip>
> > In court today in Dallas, Fredricka McCog, the defendant's mother, testified > > that she (McCog) was also kept confined when she was a child.
> > McCog says her own mother used to board her > > under the house, plus strip her and spank her.
In article <3C54BDBF.3E965...@pacific.net.sg>, rkbose <rkb...@pacific.net.sg> writes:
>I'm pretty confused myself, Palms. None of the stories have very much depth. >The >a-parents' name is Calhoun, so I'm assuming that this is the bio-mom. And >I've no >idea why she's testifying. I hoped someone else could throw more light on it.
I don't have more light to throw on this case, but I did see a case on the Discovery channel, recently. Crazy adoptee kills one or both aparents - don't remember which it was. The defense was, essentially, nature over nurture. Her nmom was called to testify to her own history of emotional and psychological problems, which were chemically/biologically based. But it didn't fly. The adoptee was convicted on first degree murder, iirc.
>Subject: Re: more on Barbara Atkinson >From: syb...@aol.commanche (GR) >Date: Mon, Jan 28, 2002 5:52 PM >Message-id: <20020128175201.16584.00000...@mb-cj.aol.com>
>>I'm pretty confused myself, Palms. None of the stories have very much depth. >>The >>a-parents' name is Calhoun, so I'm assuming that this is the bio-mom. And >>I've no >>idea why she's testifying. I hoped someone else could throw more light >on it.
>I don't have more light to throw on this case, but I did >see a case on the Discovery channel, recently. Crazy >adoptee kills one or both aparents - don't remember >which it was. The defense was, essentially, nature over >nurture. Her nmom was called to testify to her own history >of emotional and psychological problems, which were >chemically/biologically based. But it didn't fly. The adoptee >was convicted on first degree murder, iirc.
Too bad. I'm sure it was a clear-cut case of nature over nurture.
Ghoulagirl.
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