Let us not forget 3
month old Brandon Duane Baugh, every year on October 16 and January 20. He was
murdered by Cathy Henderson. Justice was served when she passed away on August
3, 2015. We made him one of The 82 murdered children of Unit 1012 and Janusz Korczak’s 190+ children where we will not
forget him.
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Baby Brandon Baugh
(October 16, 1993 to January 21, 1994)
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Here
is a poem written for Brandon
Lord, Help Us
Lord, help us
with the tragic loss of our child,
the grief too
much to bear
It’s
impossible for us to hear comforting words
from all the
friends who care
We can’t
realize this right now,
but the days,
they will pass
God will help
ease our pain,
but memories
of our baby will last and last...
As our
plentiful tears continue to flow,
we ask our
dear Lord, “Why?”
He wishes He
could take away all evil...
Because it
also makes Him cry.
The emptiness
won’t leave our hearts,
visions of
his miles and laughter remain
But when we
believe in our Great God,
we know we’ll
see our Brandon again.
The sun rises
and sets upon Megan,
and whatever
tomorrow brings....
Our baby is
safe with God,
and our angel
has his wings.
Facts of the
case: Baby
Brandon's head was shattered. When a child is born, their skulls are still
soft. It's a trait that aids in the childbirth and there is a soft spot on the
skull that eventually closes over. Because the bone has a rubbery texture to
it, it's almost impossible to crack. The cracks in his skull were so extensive
that they almost encircles the skull and there was about a 2 inch circular
piece at the back that had been pushed in with radiating lines to about a 4
inch diameter and the bone in between the inner and outer circle had been
fragmented. The coroner stated that the amount of force to cause that much
damage would be the equivalent of being hit with a baseball bat. The only thing
he could theorize that could cause that much damage is that she grabbed him by
the ankles, swung him like a hammer and slammed his head into a hard object
like a concrete floor....repeatedly.
Cathy's daughter Melissa testified
AGAINST her mother. Cathy was abusive to her and after they divorced, Melissa
had her parental rights terminated. Cathy was so furious at her daughter that
she swore that one day when Melissa had a child she would come and take it from
her so she would know the pain of losing a child. It was her own child's
testimony and fear that the jury heard when they decided that she would be a
continuing threat to society. They coupled that in with one of Cathy's in-laws
testifying that she had come to his house drunk one evening and attacked him
with a knife. (it's in the court transcripts if you want to look it up)
About Brandon Baugh: The body of
3-month old Brandon Baugh was found in a box buried in a shallow grave outside
Temple, Texas on Feb. 8, 1994. He had died days earlier on January 21. An
autopsy revealed he died from head injuries that, according to the medical examiner,
were not consistent with a fall from the babysitter's arms as Cathy Henderson
had claimed. Brandon's parents Mom Melissa, Dad Eryn, and the rest of their
family had to wait 21 years for Justice for Brandon, when she finally admitted
to the crime of murder. Henderson died two weeks later of natural causes. None
of Brandon's family grieve for the loss of the murderer. We are now at peace
with the chains of the murderer taken from our lives to set us free at last.
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Baby Brandon Baugh
(October 16, 1993 to January 21, 1994)
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