Story on twins who died in toy chest

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People, please read this article and understand that this is a longstanding problem which numerous recalls have failed to fully resolve. Lane made 12 million heirloom quality cedar chests with automatic locks from 1912 until they discontinued them and the vast majority are likely still in circulation, being handed down from generation to generation.

https://www.dispatch.com/story/news/2014/02/04/reynoldsburg-couple-mourning-daughter-warn/24204981007/

It’s really sad that nobody at Lane in the early 20th century could imagine such an automatic latching system being a death sentence for children. Definitely an argument for more women in the workplace.

We had these at our house growing up as did my in laws. They were super popular in some parts of the country.

Same. But we didn’t play in them. My grandparents are from the hometown.

[Anonymous]

I am not going to speculate on what did or did not happen, but they are handling this so poorly. I just feel so sad for their older boys who got shipped away. They SHOULD be able to see their parents grieve, it will help them normalize their own grief. Grief isn't a bad thing, it's normal. They need to see it so they understand that their feelings are okay. I don't understand why she started her FB post with "we'll all get therapy" but then ends with this:

"we are trying soooo hard to not let our boys see us this way. They have been with family for the past week because we don’t want to emotionally scar them seeing us like this, and they need to be away from all the triggers that could cause them to be in our same state"

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember arguing with my mom over a toy chest and we wound up not buying because she was adamant on danger. Today there was a story on two four year old twins who got up and took their stuffed animals out of toy box and got in and died after falling asleep in it and parents had no idea because it was in their room and found out next day. I thought of my mom and how I told her she was nuts that I would
have things in the chest so not a problem with safety. Please people she was right-don’t have a chest with a lid.

Come on! The very first place anyone would have looked would have been a chest! Not buying this story

Same.
Here are some red flags that stood out to me, and I’m no investigator—
1–moms fb post is so detailed. Why?? She telling too much. I have no doubt she is grieving the loss but it feels different.
2-mom literally crafted every piece of the narrative about how they must have been playing in the middle of night as they often do, pulled most of the toys out of the chest and climbed in together and told each other goodnight (she included that detail as though she were imagining what they would have said to each other), fell asleep, and somehow the lid closed but they were asleep so there was no screaming or crying out for help
3–they looked ALL OVER for them, but in mom’s retelling she said they had removed most of the toys from the chest so wouldn’t you immediately notice that hep of toys upon entering their room? Why wouldn’t you look there first?
And finally….
4. Very important detail in the news story is that the police were called to the home around noon. What?!?! How many 4-year-olds do you know of are unaccounted for between 8am and 10am in a given day? And we’re not even talking 10am…we’re taking NOON.
What the what?!? Are you telling me that it’s normal for the four year old twins to “sleep in” and not be seen or heard from in that house until after 11 or 11:30 in the morning before someone says “gee…where are the twins?”
Something isn’t right.

And why didn’t the older kids go to school?

According to her post they suffocated on a Friday evening so the next morning was Saturday

[Anonymous]

Too many details.
My guess: twins actually routinely slept in the box (lid open of course) and mom didn’t check on them at night when she got home from work.

[Anonymous]

The police are definitely investigating. Especially Dad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The police are definitely investigating. Especially Dad.

Because man, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember arguing with my mom over a toy chest and we wound up not buying because she was adamant on danger. Today there was a story on two four year old twins who got up and took their stuffed animals out of toy box and got in and died after falling asleep in it and parents had no idea because it was in their room and found out next day. I thought of my mom and how I told her she was nuts that I would
have things in the chest so not a problem with safety. Please people she was right-don’t have a chest with a lid.

Come on! The very first place anyone would have looked would have been a chest! Not buying this story

Same.
Here are some red flags that stood out to me, and I’m no investigator—
1–moms fb post is so detailed. Why?? She telling too much. I have no doubt she is grieving the loss but it feels different.
2-mom literally crafted every piece of the narrative about how they must have been playing in the middle of night as they often do, pulled most of the toys out of the chest and climbed in together and told each other goodnight (she included that detail as though she were imagining what they would have said to each other), fell asleep, and somehow the lid closed but they were asleep so there was no screaming or crying out for help
3–they looked ALL OVER for them, but in mom’s retelling she said they had removed most of the toys from the chest so wouldn’t you immediately notice that hep of toys upon entering their room? Why wouldn’t you look there first?
And finally….
4. Very important detail in the news story is that the police were called to the home around noon. What?!?! How many 4-year-olds do you know of are unaccounted for between 8am and 10am in a given day? And we’re not even talking 10am…we’re taking NOON.
What the what?!? Are you telling me that it’s normal for the four year old twins to “sleep in” and not be seen or heard from in that house until after 11 or 11:30 in the morning before someone says “gee…where are the twins?”
Something isn’t right.

+1

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The police are definitely investigating. Especially Dad.

Because man, right?

No. Because he was the one home and responsible for the children at the time.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking older sibling told them to hide in there and closed the lid (hide and seek).

In the middle of the night?

[Anonymous]

What sort of air tight chest is this? Like a Hope chest?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking older sibling told them to hide in there and closed the lid (hide and seek).

In the middle of the night?

You think all the bizarre details the mom gave were true? I am not buying the middle of the night play routine story. That’s a scapegoat. Older kid probably got bored and forgot they were in there.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I’m thinking older sibling told them to hide in there and closed the lid (hide and seek).

In the middle of the night?

You think all the bizarre details the mom gave were true? I am not buying the middle of the night play routine story. That’s a scapegoat. Older kid probably got bored and forgot they were in there.

Sadly this is probably where the truth lies.
It would explain her rambling story to try to over-explain.
The thing is though, it doesn't explain why they wouldn't have been banging to get out. And if they did, did no one hear them? Why? Because mom was sleeping and she ignored it figuring that dad would handle it. And then they stopped banging and she went back to bed? If not this, then the only other explanation that makes sense is the sleeping one. I really do pray they were sleeping.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I remember arguing with my mom over a toy chest and we wound up not buying because she was adamant on danger. Today there was a story on two four year old twins who got up and took their stuffed animals out of toy box and got in and died after falling asleep in it and parents had no idea because it was in their room and found out next day. I thought of my mom and how I told her she was nuts that I would
have things in the chest so not a problem with safety. Please people she was right-don’t have a chest with a lid.

Come on! The very first place anyone would have looked would have been a chest! Not buying this story

Same.
Here are some red flags that stood out to me, and I’m no investigator—
1–moms fb post is so detailed. Why?? She telling too much. I have no doubt she is grieving the loss but it feels different.
2-mom literally crafted every piece of the narrative about how they must have been playing in the middle of night as they often do, pulled most of the toys out of the chest and climbed in together and told each other goodnight (she included that detail as though she were imagining what they would have said to each other), fell asleep, and somehow the lid closed but they were asleep so there was no screaming or crying out for help
3–they looked ALL OVER for them, but in mom’s retelling she said they had removed most of the toys from the chest so wouldn’t you immediately notice that hep of toys upon entering their room? Why wouldn’t you look there first?
And finally….
4. Very important detail in the news story is that the police were called to the home around noon. What?!?! How many 4-year-olds do you know of are unaccounted for between 8am and 10am in a given day? And we’re not even talking 10am…we’re taking NOON.
What the what?!? Are you telling me that it’s normal for the four year old twins to “sleep in” and not be seen or heard from in that house until after 11 or 11:30 in the morning before someone says “gee…where are the twins?”
Something isn’t right.

+1

+2. I actually found the story of an accident in the news plausible until I read the mom's fb post. She incriminated herself.

[Anonymous]

Any updates? This story seems to have gone dormant…

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Tif children weren't with me when I went out then the first thing I did when returning home was to check in them. I dare say 99.99 % of children meet parents at the door so if they didn't then I would want to know why. 99.99% of mothers also look in in sleeping children.

Story makes no sense.

Hahaha, nope.