Teghan Skiba was a four-year-old girl living in Smithfield, North Carolina, with her mother, Helen Reyes, and Helen’s boyfriend, Jonathan Richardson. They lived in a barn on Richardson’s grandparents’ property, which lacked basic amenities such as running water and a bathroom. The only bedding available was a solitary air mattress on the floor.
Despite the grim living conditions, Teghan was described as a “very energetic, vivacious and lovable child.” She loved the colour purple, butterflies, and catching lady bugs in her grandmother’s garden. She was born to Helen and Jerry Skiba, but due to the fact Jerry was serving time at Craven Correctional Institute in New Bern after a felony drug trafficking conviction, he was not involved in his daughter’s upbringing.
Much like Jerry, Richardson also had a criminal record. He had a conviction for simple assault and injury to personal property. This case related to an incident in 2007 when he broke the windshield of his then-girlfriend’s car during an argument. He was given six months’ probation and ordered to pay restitution. He was also convicted in Wayne County in 2008 of driving while impaired.
On 6 July, 2010, Teghan was left in the care of Richardson while her mother, Reyes, went to New Mexico for Army Reserves training. Just ten days later, Richardson brought Teghan to UNC Hospitals at Chapel Hill where it was discovered she was suffering from “severe bodily injuries.” Richardson had told medical personnel in the emergency room that Teghan had fallen out of bed.
Upon closer inspection, however, Teghan was found to be covered in bite marks, cuts and had suffered severe head trauma. There was also evidence that Teghan had been tortured and sexually assaulted. Police were immediately called to the hospital. One of them commented: “You think about how bad you think it is, and it’s that times ten. There’s no excuse for it. It was really just a disgrace to the sanctity of human life for a human body to be tortured like this. It was just a senseless act of violence.”
That night, Richardson was arrested on a felony child abuse charge, and over the weekend, medics worked tirelessly to try and save Teghan. On Monday morning, however, she tragically succumbed to her injuries. In announcing the sad development, Johnson County Sheriff Steve Bizzell said: “Over this past weekend, a community, law enforcement officers, doctors, nurses and medical staff came to love a little four-year-old girl, Teghan Skiba, who was a victim of child abuse.”
The child abuse investigation swiftly transformed into a murder investigation, and detectives embarked on the family’s home where they searched the barn and also a room inside Richardson’s grandparents’ home, where he sometimes stayed. They seized a handful of ominous items including guns, knives, duct tape and drug paraphernalia.
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AZ
- City of Hope Cancer Center - Goodyear, AZ (8 Wall Connectors)
- The M Shadow Mountain - Phoenix, AZ (8 Wall Connectors)
- Home2 Suites by Hilton - Phoenix, AZ (4 Wall Connectors)
- Fairfield by Marriott Phoenix - Tolleson, AZ (2 Wall Connectors)
CA
- Main Street Apartment - La Puente, CA (18 Wall Connectors)
- Spring Arcade - Los Angeles, CA (17 Wall Connectors)
- Page Mill Road - Palo Alto, CA (14 Wall Connectors)
- The Alchemy Apartments - San Francisco, CA (9 Wall Connectors)
- Hilton - Anaheim, CA (8 Wall Connectors)
- Spring Arcade Building - Los Angeles, CA (3 Wall Connectors)
- UCA - Fullerton, CA (2 Wall Connectors)
- UCE - Fullerton, CA (2 Wall Connectors)
- Escondido Inn - Escondido, CA (1 Wall Connector)
CT
- The Olmsted - Farmington, CT (10 Wall Connectors)
DE
- Tatnall Garage - Wilmington, DE (4 Wall Connectors)
FL
- The Galvin - Tampa, FL (6 Wall Connectors)
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GA
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HI
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ID
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IL
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KY
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MA
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MI
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- The Heights - Madison Heights, MI (4 Wall Connectors)
- The Landings of Fountain Pointe - Grand Blanc, MI (4 Wall Connectors)
- Eastland - Kentwood, MI (2 Wall Connectors)
- Monarch Investment - Grand Rapids, MI (2 Wall Connectors)
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- Tiffany Woods Apartments - Muskegon, MI (2 Wall Connectors)
MO
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NC
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NH
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NJ
- The Hillmont - Hillsborough Township, NJ (6 Wall Connectors)
- 44&B Apartments - Bayonne, NJ (4 Wall Connectors)
NY
- Center Gold - Rocky Point, NY (2 Wall Connectors)
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OH
- Parle-Cincinnati Art Museum - Cincinnati, OH (6 Wall Connectors)
- Vantage at Anderson Towne Center - Cincinnati, OH (4 Wall Connectors)
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OK
- 5770 East Skelly Drive - Tulsa, OK (8 Wall Connectors)
PA
- TownePlace Suites by Marriott Chocolate Avenue - Hershey, PA (2 Wall Connectors)
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RI
- 945 Douglas Pike - Smithfield, RI (6 Wall Connectors)
SC
- Abberly Market Point - Greenville, SC (4 Wall Connectors)
TN
- Home2/Tru by Hilton Downtown - Nashville, TN (6 Wall Connectors)
TX
- Modera McKinney Ridge - McKinney, TX (42 Wall Connectors)
- Aspire Reserve - College Station, TX (10 Wall Connectors)
- Brady Residences - Dallas, TX (10 Wall Connectors)
- 101Fitness - Brownsville, TX (6 Wall Connectors)
- Ryze at Sunfield - Buda, TX (6 Wall Connectors)
- TownePlace Suites - Burnet, TX (6 Wall Connectors)
- Hanover - Sugar Land, TX (5 Wall Connectors)
- Residences at La Cantera - San Antonio, TX (4 Wall Connectors)
- Fairfield Inn Memorial - Houston, TX (2 Wall Connectors)
- Goldspur at Rayzor Ranch - Denton, TX (2 Wall Connectors)
- Regatta Bay - Seabrook, TX (2 Wall Connectors)
- Horseshoe Bay Lake and Golf Properties - Horseshoe Bay, TX (1 Wall Connector)
- Navasota Main Office - College Station, TX (1 Wall Connector)
VA
- Hampton Inn Glenside - Richmond, VA (4 Wall Connectors)
WA
- Midtown Square - Seattle, WA (10 Wall Connectors)
- Nightingale Apartments - Redmond, WA (4 Wall Connectors)
WI
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Taiwan
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- Keelung 孝忠里, Taiwan (3 Wall Connectors)
Thailand
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- Bangkok, Thailand (6 Wall Connectors)
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