DARBY HODGES and KIERA PULASKI - Toddlers - Kalispell MT

KALISPELL- The cases of two Flathead Valley children who died while
in the custody of their mother has been turned over to the FBI.

Darby Hodges died in June of 2010 in the Flathead Valley and
then 2½ months later, Darby's half sister, 4-year-old Kiera Pulaski died
in Missouri.

Both children were in the custody of their mother at the time of
their deaths and the children's cases have been turned over to the FBI
where a forensic team will re-examine the evidence.

Darby's death was ruled undetermined but autopsy reports revealed bruising to the head, ear and legs.
He also suffered a broken rib in the past and one more recent broken rib.

Kiera's autopsy reports say she died from blunt force trauma to the head.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/flathead-children-s-death-cases-turned-over-to-fbi/

KALISPELL- No arrests have been made for the deaths of two Flathead
Valley children, but on Thursday detectives presented the cases to the
FBI and the National Missing and Exploited Children Organization.

Eighteen month old Darby Hodges died in Kalispell in June 2010. His
cause of death was ruled undetermined, but medical examiners found
bruising to his head, ear and legs, with previously broken ribs.

Darby's biological father, Tom Hodges, was separated from the
children's mother at the time of the little boy's death and became
concerned that his son was in some sort of danger. Hodges contacted
Child Family Services, but Hodges said they told him that they, "didn't
do that kind of thing."

Darby died four days later.

Shortly after the child's death, his mother, her boyfriend and
Darby's
half-sister moved to Republic, Missouri. Then just 2½ months later, Darby's
4-year-old half-sister Kiera Pulaski died in Missouri.

While authorities were told Pulaski fell in the bathtub, a medical
examiner said Pulaski had head injuries equivalent to a fall off a
three-story building.

Detectives from Kalispell and Missouri are now meeting with investigators from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children in Washington, DC and the two cases, including the autopsies, will be reviewed by experts from the FBI and elsewhere.

The Hodges and Pulaski families as well as authorities hope to find
out what happened to Darby and Kiera. Meanwhile, the mother of Kiera and
Darby currently faces up to 10 years in prison on a Flathead County
felony charge of writing a bad check.
http://www.kaj18.com/news/investigation-into-deaths-of-flathead-children-continues/

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