Christine Laverne Falling: The Killer Babysitter
Background
Christine Laverne Falling, born on March 12, 1963, in Perry, Florida, is an American serial killer. She was convicted of first-degree murder for the deaths of several children she babysat between 1980 and 1982.
Crimes
Christine Falling's crimes were particularly heinous as they involved the murder of young children under her care. She claimed to have heard voices that ordered her to kill the babies by suffocating them with a blanket.
Victims
- Cassidy Johnson: 2 years old, died on February 28, 1980, in Blountstown, Florida. Cause of death: blunt force trauma to the skull.
- Jeffrey Davis: 4 years old, died in early summer 1980 in Lakeland, Florida. Cause of death: myocarditis.
- Joseph Spring: 2 years old, died a few days after Jeffrey Davis in Lakeland, Florida. Cause of death: viral infection.
- Jennifer Daniels: 8 months old, died on July 14, 1981, in Perry, Florida. Cause of death: suffocation.
- Travis DeWayne Coleman: 10 weeks old, died in July 1982 in Blountstown, Florida. Cause of death: sudden infant death syndrome.
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