Rita
was just 9 years old when she died. At the time of her death
she
weighed just 47 lbs, had been starved, beaten, she also
had
5 broken ribs and 70 bruises on her body.
Three
people have been charged.
One
of them being her sister's boyfriend. He had testified
that
he had bound her wrists and ankles and tied her
to a
dresser the night before she died, (why) because she
was
picking a scab. Rita's mother and sister knew of this
abuse
and did nothing. Little Rita died on June 25, 1997
Her
mother Mary E Utley, 50 yeas old was sentenced
to 75
years in prison.
Her
sister Rose Mary Fisher, 21 years old was sentenced
to 30
years in prison.
Her
sisters boyfriend, Frank E Scarpola Jr., 22 years old
was
sentenced to 95 years.
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