Couple channel grief after baby sitter kills toddler
By LISA STIFFLER - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
When Charlotte Wetzel's parents were told June 3 death was a homicide, they couldn't believe that their diligent and caring day care worker could have been responsible. But Robin Johnson confessed to a pattern of abusing Charlotte and other children, including kicking Charlotte in the ribs and stomping on her belly. More

Bill would reveal more about child care providers
By REBEKAH DENN - SEATTLE POST-INTELLIGENCER REPORTER
When Charlotte Wetzel's parents were told June 3 death was a homicide, they couldn't believe that their diligent and caring day care worker could have been responsible. But Robin Johnson confessed to a pattern of abusing Charlotte and other children, including kicking Charlotte in the ribs and stomping on her belly. More

Caregiver pleads guilty in baby's death
by Anne Koch - Seattle Times Snohomish County bureau
EVERETT - Now that a Monroe woman has pleaded guilty to killing a 16-month-old girl under her care, her attorney will fight for a lower-than-usual prison term, arguing the crime was not intentional. More

Woman admits to killing toddler
Kiro News
A former day-care operator from Monroe pleaded guilty Tuesday to stomping and kicking a toddler to death. More

Day care operator enters guilty plea
King 5 & MSNBC
EVERETT, Oct. 7 – A former day care operator on Tuesday pleaded guilty to homicide by abuse in the death of a 16-month-old girl in her care. More

Former day care operator pleads guilty in girl's death
Robin Johnson, 33, of Monroe, had earlier pleaded innocent in the June 3 death of Charlotte Wetzel. But she changed her plea as part of an agreement that will likely net her about 20 years in prison. She could have faced at least 26 years in prison if convicted in a jury trial set to begin next week in Snohomish County Superior Court. More

Silent Cries
CNN's Linda Pattillo
Beaten, starved, abandoned, sexually assaulted -- more than one million children suffer such abuse every year in the United States. Every day, six children die. How can this happen? How can we stop the suffering? How can those who need help get help? More

'Perfect' day care wasn't
Slain toddler's parents thought they'd found ideal caregiver
MONROE - Margot Wetzel was buying her daughter's first birthday cake at a local store Jan. 7 when she noticed the sign advertising home child care. Wetzel and her husband, Milynn, had been having trouble finding a reliable and caring person to look after young Charlotte, so she tore off one of several tabs bearing the phone number of Robin's Day Care.
By REBECCA HOVER Herald Writer More

U.S. News: Day-Care Dangers
Too many parents have learned that day-care licensing and regulation, even when they exist, do not guarantee quality. Not to mention safety Get extra information, Web links, and exchange views with the authors
by Victoria Pope - More

S.I. Tot Was Left Starving
Cops nabbed a Staten Island foster mother yesterday when she returned from a weekend away after the shocked officers found a starving 2-year-old and other neglected kids at her home, authorities said.
by Angela C. Allen and Denise Buffa, New York Post, July 6, 1998 More

Mother Sues Over Child's Death in Foster Care
The Illinois mother of a 2-month-old boy who died in foster care after Milwaukee County authorities took the child from her for alleged neglect is suing the county and Human Services Department officials.
Dave Daley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, June 24, 1998 More

Death leaves questions
As the community of Monroe recovers from the shock of the death of 16-month-old Charlotte Wetzel from abuse, more questions than answers spill forth. How could this have happened in an environment that seemed clean, safe and stable?
MARTHA DANKERS, Director of Community Relations, Monroe Valley General Hospital, June 23, 1998 More