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Homeschooling, prior abuse, not reporting him as missing...
Yeah, they killed him.
They absolutely killed him. They pulled him from school to hide the abuse. Disgusting.
Wonder why he was the target of the abuse? I would have a knife under my bed too with parents like that!
yep, as soon as I heard he was the only kid in the family being home schooled I knew exactly where this was going.
@@marilyntaylor9577 Probably because he was adopted. Some parents abuse all children, and some abuse one. If parents abuse more than one, these children can band together and the abusers do not want that. They want a hierarchy among the children because that is better for their abuse. Children in the 'higher' hierarchy usually try to behave better and sometimes join in on the abuse as a way not to become a victim themselves. I am glad to hear his adoptive siblings snuck him food. They loved him, but his adoptive parents didn't.
I used to hide a shard of broken glass under my pillow for protection. My parents were violent. So if he really did have a knife ( which is not confirmed) I imagine it was to protect himself.
and once they could hide it, she became more violent@@kab9706
This poor boy Adam was my biggest fear. I gave a baby boy up for adoption in the 90’s as a teen. I just always hoped he’d be placed with a good family that wanted and loved him and give him everything I couldn’t. He found me last year. He’s 27 years old, a firefighter and homeowner. I think I let out a tiny scream on the phone when I talked to him, I was so relieved. He said his parents are a loving caring couple who he knew loved him, integrated him into their family, lives and home seamlessly. They told him he was adopted at the appropriate time and gave him all the paperwork in regard to his adoption… Adam’s “parents” were the monsters that haunted me for over 2 decades. They should have to stay in prison until Adam is produced in whatever condition and then punished accordingly. I don’t think murderers (in other cases) should be able to use victim’s remains as leverage either, it should be the other way around.
they gave wor no paperwork and no proof so your son was blessed ❤❤
You are right I wish they could lock them in unpleasant conditions so that a move to a better prison cell would be enough leverage to get the truth out of them. That poor beautiful boy. Help came too little too late. Thank goodness his sister was thinking of him. ❤
@@alfredwilson4224what if her son was murdered by some evil sex offender ?
Thank you lord
This poor little boy. May he rest in peace.❤😢 I hope those monsters receive the ultimate punishment once they too are gone. Disgusting. 😠 They should NEVER have been allowed to have ANY children in their "care". 😠 Ever. God bless you. And your son, I'm so happy and relieved you found each other safe and happy. I only wish Adam too, had the same out come. 😢😢😢
I’m always baffled by how a child’s disappearance can just go unnoticed. Where are the neighbors, cousins, grandparents, on and on. Poor little man.
Right??
Seems people noticed both the abuse, and his absence. The athorities CPS, police just chose to listen to the monster(s) that abused, and likely murdered him.
Looking back on his case now, I hope they are remorseful.
Also hoping that justice will come.
‘Normal’ people are not that likely to believe what they think or ‘know’ (suspect) inside their heads and hearts because it’s difficult to imagine the abject evil that is present in others.
Nobody is perfect; we all have an evil side within. However, the ‘normal’ person’s “evil” is pale in comparison to the penultimate behavior of terrible people- so I’m saying the same thing twice: they know something is wrong but cannot understand how very wrong these things are in reality because first person they cannot imagine it. Even incarcerated felons by-and-large recognize lines that shouldn’t be crossed and have moral boundaries they are aware of despite their own criminality. Child abusers on the other hand have little- if any- if even an empirical understanding of their own lack of boundaries. Their very existence is a continual lie and they care for nothing more than themselves.
Websites like this raise awareness of social and cultural sickness.
unfortunately, most people just mind their business when children are harmed
@@kaeg.7800 Family members though??
My god this poor kid was failed by everybody. Missing for 9 years before anyone noticed how heartbreaking & abhorrent. His mother was a realife monster.
I just posted my adoption experience above and I think because he was formally adopted, there probably isn’t much follow up, like with social services and case workers, as is or should be in the foster care system. But I went through an adoption agency before I gave birth, so this was no rush, emergency, shady, abusive deal. I think kids that are homeschooled. Need to be checked up on though. Especially if the other siblings are going to school and all of a sudden one isn’t anymore.
@@LotsofLisathere absolutely is no follow up especially here in england when youve been adopted from south america. I hope youre ok now and you have found your peace a know how hard it is especially because we never had a voice to begin with x ❤
I'm curious as to why you singled out his mother. Was his father not equally responsible?
Not his “mother.” She doesn’t deserve to be called mother. Monster, yes!!
@@LilaDaisyYour comment is being mocked on Reddit. The woman who posted it said that she wants to smack the shit out of you
Crying for this neglected, unloved, and terrorized boy. Yes, a miracle if Irvin/Adam is alive. Even one of his school pictures shows a bruise on his forehead. As usual, Child Protective Services miserably lacked proper action. Tantamount to approving the abuse and possible murder. Valerie Herrman is obviously the culprit. Husband Doug was a weak man. I’m sorry for Crystal & Justin & for any other family member that cared for sweet Adam. This world is a hard, cold place for the decent, like Adam. 💫
my adoptive parents beat me and a had bruises al doon me face ganning to church of a sunday but they realised they done wrong and also I used to believe if a
was there actual birthed son then they wouldnt treat iz the way they done
because they would see their actual face in me so they wouldnt hate me so much
a had to lie and repeat their story tha ad fell into the side of me bunk bed
@@alfredwilson4224 the way they treated you was wrong... I am so sorry you went through that
@@alfredwilson4224 Truly sorry Alfred for the abuse you suffered from your adoptive parents. You never deserved any of it.
"An aunt saw him chained up in the bathroom", and failed to do anything. I hope she rots in hell too!!!
Me too. She is just as evil
Yeah, literally every single adult in this boy's life betrayed him. The fact that the aunt didn't say anything shows just how f'ed up that whole family is. No wonder this happened when everyone around them was mentally deranged.
True, the aunt is guilty also.
What a despicable human. She claimed he was mentally ill but seems she was herself. May she rot in hell. Looks like they took him in as a foster child solely to use him to commit financial fraud.
lot's of people are mentally ill, they don't harm inoccent children I hope she pays for what she has done.
Most are just for financial gain so they don't have to work.
I’m so sorry that you were treated badly, Adam. You did NOT deserve this! RIP, Adam ❤ My heart hurts for kids that are not loved. The system is so broken.
💯 I feel the same way i also hate animals being mistreated as well. and i really need to get my stuff together and start/stay on the way to becoming stronger in all aspects. Physically, mentally and spiritually. so i am strong enough to help and protect the animals and others who maybe aren’t strong enough to. I just worry that because i am so passionate about things i might find myself getting into trouble on this road, Maybe it will be worth it though. 🤔
I feel the same way. The system only goes after those who are trying to do right but when things happen like this the system turns their back. Anyone who treats kids or animals bad should be sent to hell quickly.
I can relate
People are broken, and that's why the system is over taxed. Broken people inflict their anger and insecurities on the weak, and it's usually the children. Adam suffered beyond what any human should in the hands of these two monsters. If justice is not served for Adam, then truly our system is broken. Those two monsters should have been prosecuted and convicted. Enough evidence was supported by his sisters witness of events. Shame that they got away with a crime.
He is alive imo
Can’t understand why monsters adopt children just to harm them.
A certain type of person would just see adopting a kid as free money for keeping a personal slave/punching bag. There needs to be a lot more psychological testing and background done on people who want to foster and adopt. I feel bad for those who just want nothing more than to love and care for a child, only to see stories like this of kids going to those who don't deserve them.
State money.
They were trailer park trash
@@thebewitchinghour831 Are you confusing adopting with foster care?
@@loveforeignaccents Adam seems to have been a foster child as they got monthly payments for his care although she referred to him as being adopted.
The adoptive parents killed this poor child. What a tragedy.!!! Disgusting people
Abused & killed. They’re monsters.
they usually are
theres a reason why god
doesnt deliver
children to people who want them.
That's BS. If that's true, the why does he give children to some many parents who treat their child horribly?
@@Kynos1 do you realize that the department for children’s services is a disaster. How many cases of abuse, neglect and deaths occur under their watch. They are a joke.!!! Period. End of story.!!!
@@laurablassberg8559!!!! Exactly I’ve been thinking the same way for a very long time since I first truly thought I understood what role DHS played in society all over the world … it is indeed a joke & pointless to have 🧐 im sure it’s been thousands of cases they didn’t take seriously yet they are still in operation 🤨🤔 on top of that the justice system doesn’t even take these types of cases seriously… that’s why they are so light on sentencing these inhumane individuals who hurt innocent children 🤮 … only time it’s such a big deal is when someone is running a multimillion drug business 🙄 that’s when the justice system wants to give out these harsh sentences & send people to the worst jails … a lot of these sick individuals who abuse kids don’t even really suffer in jail they be living comfortably majority of the time 🥴😐 …. A JOKE
Valerie SMILING in the mug shot 😡 what nerve!!! Someone needed to smack that little smirk off her face!! What a heartbreaking story and what that poor kid must have went through daily! These kind of stories get my heart racing, blood boiling and breaks me!! I’m so sorry kiddo, you deserved better!!
Narcissist
She's evil she killed Adam that's the duper delight smile
If she's in prison that smirk will be removed
"My mother was a good person, unless she was in a bad mood." What? That woman was pure evil. Wow.
I think paying people who adopt a child is a really bad idea. Too many people will do it for the money and not care about the child.
My thoughts exactly. I don't know if Australia has a adoption subsidy. My friends spent upwards of $40k adopting their children from India. They never received monetary aid.
Yes except not all good people can afford to adopt. Remember this is one case. Delia Morris
If I saw one of my sisters or family-members step on or hurt their child on purpose, I AM LEAVING with that child with me. I couldn’t physically walk away, knowing I was leaving them with an abuser.
You took the words right out of my mouth; I never interfere with other people's families but my jaw dropped when I heard that. Chained in the bathroom?? Kicked?? I would break that adult's leg. I could (almost) understand if this had happened in the fifties or sixties, but the 90s?
Yes exactly! I would call the police immediately and take the child if they didn’t.
I know they saw him beaten chained up and nobody helped him poor child
My heart literally breaks for this poor little lad. Adam/Irvin, I am so sorry every adult in your life failed to protect you.
irvin.
when a was adopted and they changed me name that really destroyed me more than anything else after that as when a was im school the teatchers called
me english name
my name is spanish
so a never answered
and it caused me trouble and also grief
needs to be illegal
How does the father get more jail time for fraud than the evil monster of a stepmom who witnesses say did all the abuse?
Easy, the system is soft on women.
As a woman I agree and I also take offense to that fact. We can be just as equally evil as men and culpable as well. To treat us as less monstrous than we are is wrong!
@@JenelleD12 If the USA started drafting women for combat roles, the ladies would drop feminism and adopt conservative values. When this does happen I hope men are not fooled into marrying and impregnating women so they can avoid the draft. I want to see all women between 17 and 35 serve on the front lines. They are strong and independent but still need to earn their privileges.
Because there is no body and no proof. At least they can prove the fraud.
I'm dying to know why he was taken away from his bio parents. Sometimes kids get removed due to actual abuse and neglect but many kids are unjustly removed from good parents who want them and can/do care for them.
They removed the boy from the bio parents , yet do nothing but offer to council the Hermann's to offset the many reports and rumors of his welfare , the Authorities will undoubtedly cover this up they played a huge roll in this because they knew from multiple sources of the boys treatment and failed to act
Rarely do abused kids get removed
Like so so rarely
It’s only good families who get their kids taken
The system is entirely broken and should be closed TODAY
It’s never worked it doesn’t work and it will never work
The adoptive parents were absolutely horrible. Evil people. The justice system for these crimes is absolutely inexcusable .
Nearly a decade going by before he was reported missing is shocking. He was failed by so many, and what a terrible home life. Poor boy.
This is one of those blood-boiling cases. I think I feel more anger towards abusive carers/foster/adoptive parents than biological ones. These people are entrusted with the care of an innocent child. Seems like this despicable couple were in it for the money. It may not be likely, but I hope Adam ran away and found a better life.
Shoutout to his adoptive siblings for sneaking him food and actually giving a shit about him.
Thank you, DC 🖤 🐨
theres a reason god doesnt deliver bairns to couples.
@alfredwilson4224. What is wrong with your spelling? I don’t understand any of your posts.
@@alfredwilson4224you’re ignorant. Why did his bio parents have ten children then and have them all taken away? They were “worthy?” One bad adoptive couple for thousands of selfless ones.
@@alfredwilson4224he just delivered poor victim to Adam. The child was murdered!
His birth parents are a whole other issue. My anger towards the adoptive parents is that they had to seek out and make a huge effort to get a child they didn’t even want. I mean, no actual parent interested in being the best parent they can be to a child in need, does what this family does. So what the hell did they do this for????? They seriously had to try to get this kid that they DID NOT WANT. This happens far too often. It boggles my freaking mind!!!
But, I guess the same goes for birth parents. Why the hell are you having another kid? Why? Why??? I read DCF cases where someone’s fighting for custody of their new baby, and they’ve had 8 prior kids who’s parental rights were terminated. I mean, wtf are you doing?? You clearly have NO interest in doing this.
You don’t just get to keep having kids and hope you really get it together for the next one. You don’t get to screw up lives because you think you should get to do whatever you want. No. No. No.
The only difference is I get that birth parents don’t make an effort to get the kid they don’t want. It seems to come so easy to some. Even though I still don’t get why they have a child they don’t want when there’s plenty of options before and after birth, I can see it requires no thought whatsoever as opposed to an adoptive parent who actively pursues a child they have no care about at all.
Just why!!!!!!!! Makes me so angry. We should all be ashamed of how pathetic each states social services is and how LITTLE we as a country put towards protecting the most innocent and the ones who will be our future.
Removing a child from school for 'home schooling' needs to be monitored more closely ESPECIALLY when their other children remain in the school system.🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩🚩
Exactly!
Child protective services were overseeing the guardianship of bad dad and
mean mom. Nothing went right. I am wondering whether the square
footage of the trailer home was considered because it was too small for
their own kids to begin with; in other words, the parents weren't equipped to
provide housing for their own children much less Alan. Did bad dad work?
For whom? What kind of work did he do? Or was he a layabout watching
mean mom torture Alan. His recompense for guardianship, I should think, if he didn't work, wouldn't cover household expenses. When LE interrogated
them were they suspicious that they had murdered Alan? LE should have, if
the law allowed, kept them in jail for a longer period. Their kids would
have gotten along fine without them. There should have been political
repercussions, too, calling the Kansas political establishment to account.
National child welfare organizations should have been tossed into the mix.
The Herrmans murdered Alan confident that his remains would never be found. An afterthought, were the Herrmans alcoholic. Alan was one sweet
kid.
No. Many families choose to homeschool just one child for any number of reasons. However I advocate for homeschooling ALL child with ZERO government intervention. That is NOT the issue here.
@@GoodPersonTestWebsite The issue is that many abusive parents take kids out of school to "homeschool" them because they want to hide their bruises and scratches. I'm not against homeschooling, but I believe there should be some form of checking on homeschooled kids just to ensure they are healthy and not abused. Not saying all homeschooled kids are abused, but I'm saying that abusers use homeschooling as a way to hide the abused child.
I hope Valerie gets the same treatment she gave Adam in whatever old folks home she ends up in. What an absolute monster.
These videos are really difficult to listen too. I find myself getting so worked up between pure rage & heartbreak!
I will never understand how anyone can bring harm too innocent children.
They're defenseless, we as adults are supposed to be their protectors.
Abuse is rampant, children are used & abused in the most heinous ways.
What's the punishment, a slap on the wrist.
Yet, possession of narcotics carries a harsher punishment.
These child abusers need to be branded as such, like pedophiles! Make them register, bring shame upon their very existence.
Let the world know what Monsters they truly are!
Sexual predators are also treated lightly as far as I can tell, yet it leaves permanent damage. Our system is a joke.
These people get away far too lightly. Allowing this behaviour just means the cycle of trauma, dysfunction and crime continues in our society. Is that what governments want?
@CK8smallville Yes, that's exactly what they want!
Common sense is no longer common.
Laws, imo benefit the criminals. It's almost impossible to convict these individuals. Everything is circumstantial!
You could have three eye witnesses, a thumbprint, & be known offenders!
Unless they all but confess, good luck!
The fact of the matter is that corruption is so intertwined in every aspect of society. They way these cases are handled, I could do a better job investigating!
I believe there's only a handful that actually care about solving these cases. For most, it's a job for the few it's a calling!
I've watched things change over the last 25 years. This is not the same world I grew up in.
This case really angers me. To treat a child like that isn't human, it's barbaric. The adoptive parents very likely killed this poor kid and got away with it. They deserve nothing but pain for the rest of their lives. We can only hope Adam gets the justice he deserves one day. Poor kid had no chance.
The mother probably did, and the father hid information. Sick.
@@sarah06ishmore like demons in human in human form. Sick.
Kansas has had a really bad track record of keeping track of where foster kids are. A few years back it was discovered that over 70 kids were missing from the children youth and families system.
Red flag. Homeschooled while the other children continued to attend school. The admission of beating with a belt makes me suspicious that much worse happened. The adoptive parents killed him.
Why on earth did they adopt
I can't wrap my head around child abuse. The specific details you gave of the actions the "mother" took are unfathomable. Rest Easy little Adam. God bless you.
I don't understand how this system has been allowed to stay broken for this long.
One word : government
They knew exactly what they were doing. Their only hope of minimizing their punishment and community backlash was to make him "disappear".
Poor child. I count myself fortunate that my adoptive parents were loving, caring, and welcoming to me. I hope that wherever he is, he is happy and at peace. 🕯
❤
I don't belive there can ever be peace for someone who is murdered.
Heartbreaking. He was so beautiful and I bet he was the sweetest thing. Why would they adopt him only to hurt him? I just don’t understand.
because they feel inadaquite not being allowed to have bairns
@@alfredwilson4224but they had 2 bio-kids?
Sadism
Money
Scapegoating one child and not harming other siblings is really common. Take that child away & they'll select another child to take everything out on. As a teacher, homeschooling to hide abuse comes up time & again in these cases.
I know exactly how and what this young lad felt and went through. Nobody was there for me i either but luckily I got out of it by running away at 15 years old never to go back.
This just disgusts me! You mean someone saw him chained in the bathtub and they didn't call the authorities right then and there?? Anyone who knew about the abuse and did nothing are as bad as they were! Evil walks among us and these people should be punished!
It’s just horrifying isn’t it. 😢
They probably adopted him for the financial rewards in the hope he would run away.
I don't believe parents who adopt get any financial rewards. That is for foster parents.
@@loveforeignaccentsDC stated they received “adoption subsidy payments” which seems weird IMHO.
$$$ for adoption??? Now that’s an incentive to take on a child when you may not have the means to care properly for them. Adam looks so happy and innocent in the pictures.
As a family member, how could you NOT report them for locking him in the bathroom to sleep without bedding? And worse, as “punishment” for bed wetting???? The little guy probably regressed to bed wetting after being removed from his biological family and then placed where the mis-treatment began.
Adam's story reminds me of Sylvia Likens and Peggy Johnson-Schroeder, among others. While there is clearly one person primarily at fault for the abuse, I can't help but think he might still be alive if he wasn't the "scapegoat" in a family with a malignant, abusive dynamic.
I live in Indianapolis and remember when the Sylvia Likens horror story hit the papers. May all these horribly abused poor souls rest in peace.
Also it`s school`s and people who placed him in that family`s responsibility too... meaning you cannot blame the one doing the abuse, but everyone who claims who have known of the abuse, the adults who just stood there and watched.. disgusting.. like the mom obviously was mentally insane, evil and all, but what I find far more evil is people who were by their right mind and just let a mentally unstable and evil mother torture the life out of a little innocent little boy.... too many people in these comments only blaming the mom, whilst the entire system failed him and they are all responsible imho
Another child failed. Poor baby, literally failed since birth. Some people have no souls.
Thank you DC for covering such a horrible story with insight and respect as always. ❤
God bless 👑🙏🕊🩵🩵
I'm becoming fully convinced that some people just don't have souls. People are getting more and more disturbing.
Poor child.. His story is sadly like so many other child abuse cases. He had a terrible short life with them. Adam was no doubt murdered by Valerie. She got away with murder literally. Rest in peace little one you were failed by so many.🥺
You always have to watch out when adoptive parents want to change a child's entire name.
Nah they changed mine for good reason. BABY CRIMINAL. Oh change my name please do NOT let me have that name, my birth father was SCUM. It's like the parents who named their children Loser and Winner. Winner constantly got put in jail and Loser, provoked by his name being an absolute albatross around his neck, worked double to succeed. SOMETIMES it's fine but only when your parents are horrible. What do we have in common with both the story of changing the name and horrible names that need a change? Scumbag parents. Somewhere in the middle we're gonna find scumbags.
I will never understand why people go through the process of adoption, of making a commitment to love and protect a child and then abuse, neglect and murder them. Irvin (I'm not using the name the murderers gave him.) already came from a troubled family. Also, why put him up for adoption when they had 6 more kids after him? If he was still alive I believe he would have called or contacted his bio family by now. Tragic.
or adopt them and then discover that they are learning disabled and give them back.....if your natural real son was disabled
who would you give him to?
You used to be able to put them in special home or hospital and you were advised not to visit them because it upset them too much.@@alfredwilson4224
Because they are sadistic psychopaths and for a financial gain!
Money it is a big draw card. Delia Morris
because some people are evil and it makes them feel powerful to dehumanize & torment someone who can't fight back
I hope for justice soon. Condolences to family and friends who loved and cared for him. RIP Adam. 😢💔🕊️
I still don't understand how they are not charged. This case right here really hit a nerve. So many people FAILED this young child. 😢
I’m in England where homeschooling is very rare and I’m glad, as in some countries it is usually picked to take children away from being monitored by doctors or teachers , although I do think some parents home schools their children wonderfully
Here in the US there is definitely a consistent theme of "pulled out of school and home schooled," that goes along with children disappearing and no one notices.
The state of our public schools have pushed many of us to consider homeschooling. Mine are still in a public high school and elementary school as of now....but IDK how much longer it'll be. I'm very seriously considering a homeschool change, at least for our youngest. The older only has two years left, so we may let him graduate. But our youngest is still in elementary... With 7 more years until graduation. It's getting BAD in public schools, so I may have to homeschool after 5th grade.
What a harrowing story. This poor young child. Defenceless and ignored by so many, not just the CPS, the police, the school system, and so on. Edit: And also the extended family.
Come on everyone! If something doesn’t seem right (and that was clearly the case here), say something, do something. I think too many people think, “Oh, it can’t be that bad,” or they don’t want to ‘get involved.’
Where was the village? It does take a village to bring up and care for a child; unfortunately, that kind of mentality seems to have long gone, even when this happened.
Evidence of abuse, pulling him out of school, failing to report him as missing...they definitely killed him 😢
Wherever you are Adam I hope your ok
He’s dead
@@Ramsy477 you don’t know that for certain
@@Ramsy477How do you know that?
@@SylisDaGoldenPeachIt's the most logical and obvious conclusion
@@visassess8607no it’s not
So sad, he looks like a beautiful child. Bless his heart😢
My guess is they falsely reported him as a runaway twice before he disappeared for real to set it up so that when they did kill him nobody would question their
'runaway' claims. Poor kid. RIP Irvin.
It's heartbreaking that a loving family didnt adopt him, and show him love and kindness. 😢
Bless this poor sweet boy, no happiness, love or care on this earth all of his 11 years. How unfair and so tragic.
This is so infuriating, they obviously adopted him for the money but why abuse the poor kid? and on top of that they had the audacity to call HIM mentally unstable and "he gave me the creeps" poor boy did not deserve any of this
Seems like the authorities were more interested in getting back the money the family stole rather than find justice for Adam.
These stories break my heart. He looks like a sweet little boy. Beautiful smile!! People saw the abuse!! Why did no one save him?? 😢
How can a child disappear and no one report him missing for 9 years?? 😱
Fact that both foster parents didn't even file a missing person report & the only reason a missing person report was filed was cos of Adam's foster siblings is very suspect to me. I think the foster parents were the reason behind Adam's sudden disappearance that they most likely killed him. They were clearly abusing the poor lad but why do such a thing after adopting him???
They murdered him. Probably accidentally but still.. evil pair
The reason I stopped working in 'treatment' foster care was not the boys themselves-
It's one of the oldest scams in the book, much less in the adoption world: a family adopts a child or two for the added financial support, and then mistreats them in favor of their own kids . . . and keeps the money. It's also obvious that they withdrew Adam from school to conceal the abuse.
I wouldn't be surprised if, like myself, Adam was autistic, and the Hermanns mistook it for a mental problem, one that they took as a further justification for cruelty.
Some people shouldn't be allowed to have kids of their own, much less to adopt.
I don't believe Ervin had any mental or behavioral issues. The Herman's were the mentally sick ones, they were just projecting on the kid to excuse their monstrous acts
Poor, poor baby. What a beautiful little boy. Such a tragedy that he wasn't loved & nurtured as was his God's given right. Both adoptive parents are/were monsters. However, he wasn't protected by authorities either. I don't understand how a child can be reported as missing after almost a decade. Where were his other siblings? Where were the school officials? How about a family doctor, dentist, neighbor, friends, etc.? This is beyond me. Poor, poor child. He's for sure not with us anymore. RIP, sweet angel. I'm very sorry for what you went through & what happened to you. A precious child of God.
Adman is in heaven. Doug is in hell waiting for Valarie.
It's stories like this that make me understand why people feel the need to tell themselves such things: the reality of the injustice and the universe's indifference to it is just too hard to accept.
Adman?
By God that Woman looks absolutely evil.
No one can hurt you anymore Adam. You are in the arms of Jesus little man .
Authorities are rubbish in child abuse cases. These employees should be held accountable when they don’t do their job. I have No Idea how they live with themselves. The fact that they do proves they’re monsters just like the abusers. I reported my sister and seen first hand how useless these employees really are .
What a great smile little Adam had. Albeit you can see the pain and hurt in his eyes. There is a special place in hell for people who harm and kill children. Sometimes God can’t forgive.
A friend, handled a case where the parents adopted a boy, they couldn't conceive, they did fall preagnant 8 years later, and one Sunday morning, my friend was on duty at the orphanage as the social worker in charge that day, they simply drove to the front door, opened the door for lillte 8 year old Gio then ,with his case, let him out with a note"Sorry we can't deal with him and a baby"and drove away...That's the human race for you. My friend and her husband with four kids of their own, took him in on 'trial basis' He left their home 2 years ago a young man 22 years old finished high school, now a trained artisan making his way in the world. Going home to his family with his fiance every Sunday for a family meal, with his 4 brothers and sisters, and LOVING dad and mom.
I think Adam had a knife under his bed for protection from his evil adopted parents. He was terrified of them abusing him everyday. Poor kid. His mother was no good trying to make Adam look like the bad guy saying he's going to kill them with a knife.🤬
So, they got into more trouble for stealing his money than “misplacing” him😢😢😢 sounds about right 😡!!!! ❤❤❤
Valerie Herrman is still alive and surely has the answers to these questions. She has an address, which can be found with basic research.
Just awful for that sweet little boy... hope he is flying high.
I just can’t understand why people foster or adopt kids only to treat them like this! Surely the government benefits are not that alluring?!?
it's not just government benefits, it's that some people are just genuinely evil. it clearly makes them feel powerful and gives them a thrill/buzz to dehumanize and terrorize someone
What a horrible monster that “thing” is…doesn’t deserve to be called a human 🤬🤬🤬
Killed him but continued cashing the checks for the adoption for 10 years after
Seems the extended family "saw" a lot and said nothing until it was too late for him
She killed him. Doug knew and helped hide the remains 😢
It's so sad they never found Adam. 😢 My inclination is that his adopted family killed this poor young boy. May God help the police in their search for Adam.😢💔
RIP Adam. You didn't deserve such horror. I hope they get what they deserve.
That poor little boy😢….I think sadly we know what happened…may he be in a better place and the evil involved get what is coming to them.👼🥺💐
Cases like this are soul destroying 🙏
That's awful! I hope she spends her last days in prison.
Did they adopt him just for the money they would get for him every month?? Sick people!! They absolutely killed that poor child...RIP Adam ❤️
There is a propensity for great evil among seemingly ordinary people....
They're so quick to take a child from a loving home with no violence if there's any drug use but don't even bother to check properly if there's known violence??!! So many innocent children's lives have been ruined or ended because if this!
Why didn't she do the decent thing and hand him over to another family who would take much better care of him she's a pure evil witch
State subsidy payments.
I’m in favor of water boarding in cases like this.
9 months for not reporting a child in your care missing for 10 years?! 🤦🏻♀️
Poor kid, they beat him, took him out of school & killed him. Shame on them; they should be in prison. Nice job! witch-i-taw.
What evil adoptive people. That poor little child. Children and animals have no control over their “caretakers.” Those two should have been incarcerated for a longer term.
What a lousy appalling life that poor little boy had. There are some people who are utterly heartless. Words fail to describe my disgust. Hell has a special place for people like his family.
How evil. Why treat a child monstrous? Poor child. Everybody failed him. I think hes no longer alive. He was probably killed by his adoptive parents.
His smile is so sweet and genuine in his school pictures. One would never guess that he was in a living hell at home. 😢
As soon as I saw the fosters faces I knew this little boy was in trouble!! No smile on their faces and the man with raised eyebrows. There was no happiness or love in their eyes. RIP Adam, you deserved so much more than you received. ❤️🙏
I would love to get chance for her to be alone in a room with her me an adult woman so I can show her exactly how Adam felt! Just one time for that baby I would like to come face to face with her to give her exactly what she deserves in the name of Adam !
I would like to work her over when you're finished!
@@truthylucy7068 we can tag team her !!👍
That’s what needs to happen to these monster women who harm children- eye for an eye.
I live in Wichita, near where this happened. It's so sad that this has largely gone forgotten, as there is a missing person as well as possibly a criminal in our midst. So sad for Adam
Well...this story is just heartbreaking.... bless his heart....
He was so precious looking. What is wrong with people who do these horrible things?
I taught kindergarten for 31 years. Sometimes it was so frustrating when CPS would not remove children from obviously horrible homes. These parents had no right to be parents to anyone - biological or adopted. 💗💗💗
Personally would love to be locked in a room for 5 minutes with this Valeria creature. Bet she wouldn’t be so tough with someone bigger and older than an 11 yr old. Plus she gives me the creeps her husband is just as bad he’s a man he could have stopped that thing. The authorities were pathetic might have been to much paperwork. All in all nasty evil people.
I believe Adam was taken out of school so that no one would report his beatings. He was likely the nicest or weakest of the children, and thus was chosen by mom to take the brunt of the abuse. Adam is not alive, I'm afraid.
Why is it that everytime the Child Protective Service gets involved, it’s too late?? Aren’t they supposed to have home visits etc? Why didn’t his teachers get involved??? I’m sorry….. I just don’t understand how so many babies & other children seem to “fall through the cracks” when they are fostered or adopted? So ver sad….it breaks my heart. And just because her husband didn’t punish Adam, doesn’t mean that he is innocent! He knew what his wife was doing and stood back & did NOTHING!! Spineless!
I pray Adam is alive out of here, but if he isn’t, that he’s in heaven with Jesus. ❤️✝️
God I can’t hear this stuff. Who does this to children. They must be terrified, helpless and utterly desperate. Crazy :/
Handsome young man. Obviously they fostered and adopted him just for the money. I can't even imagine how his life had been with them. :(
Poor wee boy. Such a cute little soul. This is just such a shame. Totally inexcusable.