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TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« on: December 05, 2012, 12:33:39 AM »
Here's some extremely sad and tragic news from Hera. She and her former fiance, Joaquin Rams, had a son, Prince Rams, a while back. After Hera and Joaquin broke up, the courts awarded Hera custody of the child and gave the Joaquin unsupervised visitation rights. Back on October 20th, while little Prince was visiting Joaquin, he died under suspicious circumstances which included a bloody nose and bruises to the head. Some news stories have come out in the last few days and mention that Joaquin Rams is being investigated about 2 other deaths, an ex-girlfriend in 2003 and his Mother in 2008.

Here's a link to a news story about it.
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2012/12/02/toddler-death-prompts-review-2-other-deaths/

Here's a link to Hera's Blog:
http://cappuccinoqueen.com/ 

Warning, it's a heart wrenching and eloquent set of posts about her grief and anger from the last 6 weeks or so. I couldn't get through all of it myself. The scary part is that from the posts before Prince's death, she seems to have been expecting something like that to happen.

RIP Prince.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #1 on: December 05, 2012, 12:55:08 AM »
Just reading the linked article from FOX News is bad enough.

How very very sad.
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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #2 on: December 05, 2012, 08:51:24 AM »
What a horrible and tragic story. I hope justice is served for her and her baby boy Prince.


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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #3 on: December 05, 2012, 09:16:00 AM »
Our hearts and prayers are with you, Hera!
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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #4 on: December 06, 2012, 02:26:59 AM »
It has gone viral and published in several main papers...  :cmas7  :cmas4



In an editorial, The Washington Post’s editorial board wrote,

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“It’s not known yet whether Prince’s death could have been prevented, but the case should cause soul-searching by officials in Montgomery County family court who lifted supervision of the toddler’s visits and by Prince William law enforcement agencies who investigated earlier incidents involving the father. ‘A faulty and callous legal system,’ Prince’s grandfather wrote the judge, sent the boy to a death that was ‘at best … neglect. At worst … murder.’”


Other articles:

Amazing Race contestant’s toddler’s “suspicious death”: system “failed to protect an innocent child”



 :pray:   my deep condolences for Hera and her family

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #5 on: December 06, 2012, 04:00:24 AM »
Rest In Peace Prince Rams.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2012, 10:09:10 AM »
RIP, stay strong Hera. :(

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2012, 06:45:38 PM »
Stay strong Hera! RIP Prince.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #8 on: December 09, 2012, 11:25:45 PM »
This is so sad. :(

Rest in peace Prince.

My prayers for Hera and family. :(

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #9 on: December 11, 2012, 12:37:20 AM »
I read Hera's blog and couldn't go on anymore. I hope she's reading this and know that people from all over the world who knew about her incident are all keeping her in deep prayers.


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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2012, 02:42:48 AM »
Poor Hera. Noone deserves that suffer. We'll keep you in our prayers.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #11 on: December 22, 2012, 07:42:14 AM »
Per the terms of service for this FORUM, the link to Hera McLeod's blog is defamatory and includes many false and inaccurate statements. Leaving the link on this blog  could lead to defamation lawsuits. Best to remove.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #12 on: December 22, 2012, 07:31:24 PM »
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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #13 on: December 22, 2012, 07:40:30 PM »
Thank you for your response. However, it is contradictory to your Terms of Service.

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #14 on: December 22, 2012, 09:35:09 PM »
Thank you for your response. However, it is contradictory to your Terms of Service.

I don't believe it is. End of discussion  :reindeer

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #15 on: January 01, 2013, 10:21:13 PM »
Every time i read this blog , i just get emotional , always. It's incredible to see how Hera is hurted for the rest of her life , and those thoughts come everyday , in every situation.
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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #16 on: January 27, 2013, 10:18:25 AM »
Here's an update to the earlier story about the death of Hera's son:

Hera's ex-husband Joaquin Rams has been arrested and charged with the murder by drowning of Prince Rams. The story mentions that he had "taken out multiple life insurance policies on his son."

http://www.wtop.com/120/3207009/Va-father-charged-with-toddlers-murder

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #17 on: February 02, 2013, 01:51:29 PM »
Let justice be served!!! What, on his own son??????? :knuckles:

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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #18 on: February 03, 2013, 01:09:20 AM »
Can't believe someone would do this to his own child. Justice will be served, if not in this life the next.


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Re: TAR6: Gus McLeod & Hera McLeod (father/daughter)
« Reply #19 on: February 09, 2013, 12:43:28 PM »
I just noticed this!

It will never be made right, she's not going to get her son back, but at least she has some comfort. Yes! Let justice be served!
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