GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
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Child's body IDENTIFIED!!! - Wylie TX
Healing was the theme at a Wednesday evening prayer service in Wylie,
a city filled with hearts aching over the death of the child who
remains unidentified.
"Two weeks ago, this community was at odds because of political
campaigns," said Donna Valentino. "This has brought this community back
together the way it should be."
Pastors from half a dozen churches took turns leading the prayers,
said in part for the child who has become known as "Wylie's Angel," a
six-year-old with a feeding tube found dead in this Collin County town
two weeks ago.
But the prayers were also for the living — folks like Fire Chief
Randy Corbin, attending the service as a private citizen, but well aware
of the stress felt in the department he leads.
"It hurts every one of them when things like this happens," Corbin
said. "It’s a shame it takes tragedy to make us remember we're all in
this together."
Frustrated by the lack of clues in the case of the unidentified
child, authorities are now turning to the TV show "America's Most
Wanted" for help.
A Facebook page devoted to Wylie's Angel now has 25,000 friends. Page
host Malorie Martinez is overwhelmed.
"I just hope somebody sees this and knows his face and calls the
number and identifies him so we can bury him with his name," she said.
First Baptist Church of Wylie is sponsoring the funeral for the boy.
They have scheduled a memorial service for Thursday evening.
On Wednesday, residents prayed to know who the child is, but for now,
that prayer has gone unanswered.
a city filled with hearts aching over the death of the child who
remains unidentified.
"Two weeks ago, this community was at odds because of political
campaigns," said Donna Valentino. "This has brought this community back
together the way it should be."
Pastors from half a dozen churches took turns leading the prayers,
said in part for the child who has become known as "Wylie's Angel," a
six-year-old with a feeding tube found dead in this Collin County town
two weeks ago.
But the prayers were also for the living — folks like Fire Chief
Randy Corbin, attending the service as a private citizen, but well aware
of the stress felt in the department he leads.
"It hurts every one of them when things like this happens," Corbin
said. "It’s a shame it takes tragedy to make us remember we're all in
this together."
Frustrated by the lack of clues in the case of the unidentified
child, authorities are now turning to the TV show "America's Most
Wanted" for help.
A Facebook page devoted to Wylie's Angel now has 25,000 friends. Page
host Malorie Martinez is overwhelmed.
"I just hope somebody sees this and knows his face and calls the
number and identifies him so we can bury him with his name," she said.
First Baptist Church of Wylie is sponsoring the funeral for the boy.
They have scheduled a memorial service for Thursday evening.
On Wednesday, residents prayed to know who the child is, but for now,
that prayer has gone unanswered.
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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
As hundreds of people gathered in Wylie to remember a nameless child,
a team of investigators and child advocates made a direct appeal to the
boy's family to come forward.
No one knows who the boy's parents are — or if they are even from
North Texas.
But Dan Powers, the clinical director of the Collin County Child
Advocacy Center said he hopes they get the message: Help give your child
an identity.
The mysterious case of "Wylie's Angel" is new territory for area law
enforcement officers. Usually, they try to find missing children. But in
this case, they're in the unusual position of trying to locate the
parents or relatives of a child who was found dead near East Fork Park
one week ago.
"You would think someone would come forth when there's a missing
child," Powers said. "There are people who are concerned. But in this
case, no one's coming forth."
Powers said with few similar cases and little evidence, it's nearly
impossible for investigators to come up with a profile of the boy's
parents.
"I hope it's somebody who loved this child very much and didn't know
what to do," he said.
First Baptist Church of Wylie pastor Kris Seagrest says the boy's
parents or relatives are welcome to find help and comfort at his church.
"Maybe they're afraid of litigation," he said. "They should reach out
to law authorities, or a church. It could be this one."
The pastor said a local attorney has offered to help with any legal
concerns the child's parents might have. "He would be willing to consult
with them and give any help he could," said the pastor.
The organizers of Thursday night's candlelight vigil also have a
message for the boy's parents.
"All we need is his name," said Malorie Martinez, one of the
organizers. "Come forward we'll help you out. Just let us bury him."
Ten investigators from the Collin County Child Abuse Task Force are
working diligently on the case around the clock. Powers said no one
wants to learn the boy's identify more than they do.
a team of investigators and child advocates made a direct appeal to the
boy's family to come forward.
No one knows who the boy's parents are — or if they are even from
North Texas.
But Dan Powers, the clinical director of the Collin County Child
Advocacy Center said he hopes they get the message: Help give your child
an identity.
The mysterious case of "Wylie's Angel" is new territory for area law
enforcement officers. Usually, they try to find missing children. But in
this case, they're in the unusual position of trying to locate the
parents or relatives of a child who was found dead near East Fork Park
one week ago.
"You would think someone would come forth when there's a missing
child," Powers said. "There are people who are concerned. But in this
case, no one's coming forth."
Powers said with few similar cases and little evidence, it's nearly
impossible for investigators to come up with a profile of the boy's
parents.
"I hope it's somebody who loved this child very much and didn't know
what to do," he said.
First Baptist Church of Wylie pastor Kris Seagrest says the boy's
parents or relatives are welcome to find help and comfort at his church.
"Maybe they're afraid of litigation," he said. "They should reach out
to law authorities, or a church. It could be this one."
The pastor said a local attorney has offered to help with any legal
concerns the child's parents might have. "He would be willing to consult
with them and give any help he could," said the pastor.
The organizers of Thursday night's candlelight vigil also have a
message for the boy's parents.
"All we need is his name," said Malorie Martinez, one of the
organizers. "Come forward we'll help you out. Just let us bury him."
Ten investigators from the Collin County Child Abuse Task Force are
working diligently on the case around the clock. Powers said no one
wants to learn the boy's identify more than they do.

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GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - 6 yo
Police have identified the small child found dead in a park
near Wylie, authorities announced Friday night.
Known as "Wylie's Angel," police said the boy who was found dumped on
April 15 is six-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg.

Police were led to the identity of the child through a tip made to
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Wylie
authorities said in a statement.
Investigators have been working long hours trying to identify the
boy. Authorities said in the 36 hours before the conclusive
identification, investigators were following new leads they considered
promising.
Authorities said they are now investigating to determine exactly what
happened during Isgrrigg's final days.
A $20,000 reward was offered in the case.
near Wylie, authorities announced Friday night.
Known as "Wylie's Angel," police said the boy who was found dumped on
April 15 is six-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg.

Police were led to the identity of the child through a tip made to
the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, Wylie
authorities said in a statement.
Investigators have been working long hours trying to identify the
boy. Authorities said in the 36 hours before the conclusive
identification, investigators were following new leads they considered
promising.
Authorities said they are now investigating to determine exactly what
happened during Isgrrigg's final days.
A $20,000 reward was offered in the case.

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
The maternal grandmother of Gerren Joseph Isgrigg was arrested on murder charges late Friday Evening at the Children's Advocacy Center of Collin County. She is identified as 63 year old Darlene Phillips.
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After eight
days, he has a name: Gerren Joseph Isgrigg.Late Friday, Wylie
police investigators confirmed the identity of the 6-year-old
whose body was found by a mowing crew April 15 near a Collin County
pond.Gerren's maternal grandmother and primary caregiver,
63-year-old Darlene Phillips, was arrested after 10 p.m. on a murder
charge. Her bail was set at $500,000."We're going straight on
that she murdered Gerren by her actions," Wylie Detective Venece
Perepiczka said. "This was a very unfortunate circumstance. Gerren was
not taken care of well."Police said the boy's parents are
separated. The father lives in California and the mother in Oklahoma.
Their names were not released. Police didn't say where the grandmother
and Gerren lived.Police said a tip to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children's hotline led to the identification of
Gerren, whose story has left its mark on the hearts of thousands around
the world.Investigators said they were looking into what happened
in the final days before Gerren's death. Autopsy results are pending,
but police have said there were no obvious injuries.Wylie police
had worked around the clock with the national center and the Collin
County Child Abuse Task Force since last week, checking hundreds of tips
to learn the boy's identity.An image of Gerren that the center's
forensic artists created based on police photos was circulated
worldwide in hopes that someone would recognize him.In announcing
Gerren's name Friday, investigators also released a photograph provided
by his father. It was taken three years ago while the boy was in the
hospital.As news of Gerren's identity spread, relief poured
through the comments on the "Wylie's Angel" Facebook
page started by a Dallas woman. Malorie Martinez said her
mission was simply to give Gerren a name."I can't even describe
how much this means," Martinez, 20, said through tears.Membership
for the online group topped 44,000 and was still growing.Martinez
and Donna Valentino of Richardson have barely slept over the last week
as they monitored the comments online to ensure that the messages
remained positive. They also organized a candlelight vigil Thursday at
East Fork Park that attracted hundreds of people who prayed for answers."There
is a God," said Valentino after learning the boy had been identified.
She said she had put in countless hours simply because "somebody had to
know him."Police said the brown-haired, brown-eyed boy was small
for his age, measuring 39 inches tall and weighing just 28 pounds. He
had "significant medical needs" and showed signs of having had a feeding
tube. Police believe his body had been abandoned less than 24 hours
before it was found.Gary Valentine
of Lavon, who found Gerren's body while mowing on Army
Corps of Engineers land, said he was relieved to learn
the boy had been identified."I was so sad for the child. I
couldn't imagine somebody not wanting a baby," said Valentine, who was
an EMT for years."No matter what, you don't throw children in
brush piles."
days, he has a name: Gerren Joseph Isgrigg.Late Friday, Wylie
police investigators confirmed the identity of the 6-year-old
whose body was found by a mowing crew April 15 near a Collin County
pond.Gerren's maternal grandmother and primary caregiver,
63-year-old Darlene Phillips, was arrested after 10 p.m. on a murder
charge. Her bail was set at $500,000."We're going straight on
that she murdered Gerren by her actions," Wylie Detective Venece
Perepiczka said. "This was a very unfortunate circumstance. Gerren was
not taken care of well."Police said the boy's parents are
separated. The father lives in California and the mother in Oklahoma.
Their names were not released. Police didn't say where the grandmother
and Gerren lived.Police said a tip to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children's hotline led to the identification of
Gerren, whose story has left its mark on the hearts of thousands around
the world.Investigators said they were looking into what happened
in the final days before Gerren's death. Autopsy results are pending,
but police have said there were no obvious injuries.Wylie police
had worked around the clock with the national center and the Collin
County Child Abuse Task Force since last week, checking hundreds of tips
to learn the boy's identity.An image of Gerren that the center's
forensic artists created based on police photos was circulated
worldwide in hopes that someone would recognize him.In announcing
Gerren's name Friday, investigators also released a photograph provided
by his father. It was taken three years ago while the boy was in the
hospital.As news of Gerren's identity spread, relief poured
through the comments on the "Wylie's Angel" Facebook
page started by a Dallas woman. Malorie Martinez said her
mission was simply to give Gerren a name."I can't even describe
how much this means," Martinez, 20, said through tears.Membership
for the online group topped 44,000 and was still growing.Martinez
and Donna Valentino of Richardson have barely slept over the last week
as they monitored the comments online to ensure that the messages
remained positive. They also organized a candlelight vigil Thursday at
East Fork Park that attracted hundreds of people who prayed for answers."There
is a God," said Valentino after learning the boy had been identified.
She said she had put in countless hours simply because "somebody had to
know him."Police said the brown-haired, brown-eyed boy was small
for his age, measuring 39 inches tall and weighing just 28 pounds. He
had "significant medical needs" and showed signs of having had a feeding
tube. Police believe his body had been abandoned less than 24 hours
before it was found.Gary Valentine
of Lavon, who found Gerren's body while mowing on Army
Corps of Engineers land, said he was relieved to learn
the boy had been identified."I was so sad for the child. I
couldn't imagine somebody not wanting a baby," said Valentine, who was
an EMT for years."No matter what, you don't throw children in
brush piles."

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
A north Texas woman has been arrested and charged with murder in the
death of a 6-year-old boy whose body was found in Wylie near Lake Lavon
last week. Investigators say Darlene Phillips, 63, is the maternal
grandmother of the victim, Gerren Joseph Isgrigg. The boy was
known only as "Wylie's Angel" until Friday when investigators announced a
tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had
helped them identify the child. Phillips is being charged with
Murder and is currently being held in the Collin County Detention
Facility. Her bond has been set at $500,000.00. Police say
Phillips was Isgrigg's primary caregiver. They say the boy's parents
live in other states and are separated. The Collin County Medical
Examiner says there were no injuries on the body and they have not yet
determined a cause of death. Investigators say Isgrigg was very small
for his age and there is evidence he needed a feeding tube to survive.
death of a 6-year-old boy whose body was found in Wylie near Lake Lavon
last week. Investigators say Darlene Phillips, 63, is the maternal
grandmother of the victim, Gerren Joseph Isgrigg. The boy was
known only as "Wylie's Angel" until Friday when investigators announced a
tip from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children had
helped them identify the child. Phillips is being charged with
Murder and is currently being held in the Collin County Detention
Facility. Her bond has been set at $500,000.00. Police say
Phillips was Isgrigg's primary caregiver. They say the boy's parents
live in other states and are separated. The Collin County Medical
Examiner says there were no injuries on the body and they have not yet
determined a cause of death. Investigators say Isgrigg was very small
for his age and there is evidence he needed a feeding tube to survive.

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
Exactly how
Gerren Isgrigg's frail body ended up near a Collin County pond on April
15 is still a mystery. But a clearer picture is emerging of the
fractured family life that followed the 6-year-old to his death.His
maternal grandmother and primary caretaker sits in the Collin County
Jail facing a murder charge. His maternal grandfather thought the boy,
who was blind and deaf, had been left with a social worker. And Gerren's
paternal family believed he was living with his mother, who got sole
custody of the boy after a 2006 divorce."We're still in shock and
disbelief," said Linda Isgrigg, Gerren's paternal grandmother in
Arizona. "All they would have had to do was bring him here. ... I could
have been there every day to see that he was taken care of."Gerren's
severe medical problems began shortly after his birth in September
2003. He required around-the-clock care and a special diet provided
through a feeding tube. He couldn't do anything for himself."All
he could do was lay there," Isgrigg said.Police have said the
actions of his maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, led to Gerren's
death, but they declined to elaborate. Phillips, 63, is being held on
$500,000 bail."Little Gerren was not taken care of well, and it
ended up ... murder," Wylie Detective Venece Perepiczka said in
announcing the arrest late Friday. The investigation is ongoing,
she said, as the task force that has been working nonstop since Gerren
was found tries to determine what happened.
From weeks to years
Patrick Phillips
said he and his wife were asked by their daughter, Nyki Phillips, to
take Gerren for a couple of weeks. Those weeks turned into years. "My
wife doted on that boy," Patrick Phillips said from the motel in The
Colony where he and his wife had been living recently. "They're making
her out to be a murderer. It's heart-wrenching."Nyki Phillips,
who police say lives in Oklahoma, couldn't be reached for comment.Patrick
Phillips said he doesn't know what happened to Gerren. He said that his wife said she left Gerren with a social worker. Marissa
Gonzales, a spokeswoman for Child Protective Services, said her agency
had no contact with the family.Records show Darlene Phillips was
once a caregiver for an assisted living center in Arizona that may have
been owned by relatives. It was unclear whether she had any medical
training.
Tip leads to DNA test
Gerren's
body was discovered at the edge of a parking lot just after 9 a.m. by a
mowing crew on federal land. Small for his age, he measured 39 inches
tall and just 28 pounds. He remained unidentified for more than a week
as investigators with the Wylie Police Department and the Collin County
Child Abuse Task Force searched for clues to his past. A
computer-enhanced image of Gerren was plastered on the news and on
fliers all over the community south of Lavon Lake. A Facebook
page dubbed "Wylie's Angel" took the little boy's story global
in hopes that someone would recognize him. A tip to the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children's hotline gave police the
break they needed to track down his family. Investigators contacted
Gerren's father in California early Friday. Jerry Isgrigg provided a DNA
sample that confirmed Gerren's identity.Linda Isgrigg said her
son was making regular child support payments to his ex-wife and thought
Gerren was still living with her. He was the couple's only child
together. She believed the marriage ended over Gerren's medical
problems.Her son saw Gerren when he could, she said, but it was
infrequent because he was in the military. A staff sergeant in
the Marines, Jerry Isgrigg recently returned from a brief tour in Korea,
Linda Isgrigg said. He served in the Persian Gulf War, left the
military for about a decade, then re-enlisted and served in the Iraq war.
He is stationed at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Father's concerns
Jerry Isgrigg was
at his parents' home in Arizona on Saturday and making plans to come to
Texas, his mother said. He declined to comment.Linda Isgrigg said
she didn't know when her son last saw Gerren, but she knew that it had
been awhile. "He was always concerned" about Gerren's well-being,
she said. Isgrigg said that at one point Gerren was staying at
the Truman Smith Children's Care Center in Gladewater, Texas, but she
wasn't sure for how long. Officials at the nursing home declined to
comment, citing health care privacy laws."I called one day to
check to see how he was, and they said that he wasn't there," Isgrigg
said. "I said let me talk to the nurse, and they said that he wasn't
there anymore, that she [his mother] came and got him."Isgrigg
said she last saw Gerren about two years ago."I don't understand
why didn't they just contact somebody and say, 'I can't handle this.
Will you please take him?' Or call his dad," Linda Isgrigg said. "These
children do not have a voice."
Gerren Isgrigg's frail body ended up near a Collin County pond on April
15 is still a mystery. But a clearer picture is emerging of the
fractured family life that followed the 6-year-old to his death.His
maternal grandmother and primary caretaker sits in the Collin County
Jail facing a murder charge. His maternal grandfather thought the boy,
who was blind and deaf, had been left with a social worker. And Gerren's
paternal family believed he was living with his mother, who got sole
custody of the boy after a 2006 divorce."We're still in shock and
disbelief," said Linda Isgrigg, Gerren's paternal grandmother in
Arizona. "All they would have had to do was bring him here. ... I could
have been there every day to see that he was taken care of."Gerren's
severe medical problems began shortly after his birth in September
2003. He required around-the-clock care and a special diet provided
through a feeding tube. He couldn't do anything for himself."All
he could do was lay there," Isgrigg said.Police have said the
actions of his maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, led to Gerren's
death, but they declined to elaborate. Phillips, 63, is being held on
$500,000 bail."Little Gerren was not taken care of well, and it
ended up ... murder," Wylie Detective Venece Perepiczka said in
announcing the arrest late Friday. The investigation is ongoing,
she said, as the task force that has been working nonstop since Gerren
was found tries to determine what happened.
From weeks to years
Patrick Phillips
said he and his wife were asked by their daughter, Nyki Phillips, to
take Gerren for a couple of weeks. Those weeks turned into years. "My
wife doted on that boy," Patrick Phillips said from the motel in The
Colony where he and his wife had been living recently. "They're making
her out to be a murderer. It's heart-wrenching."Nyki Phillips,
who police say lives in Oklahoma, couldn't be reached for comment.Patrick
Phillips said he doesn't know what happened to Gerren. He said that his wife said she left Gerren with a social worker. Marissa
Gonzales, a spokeswoman for Child Protective Services, said her agency
had no contact with the family.Records show Darlene Phillips was
once a caregiver for an assisted living center in Arizona that may have
been owned by relatives. It was unclear whether she had any medical
training.
Tip leads to DNA test
Gerren's
body was discovered at the edge of a parking lot just after 9 a.m. by a
mowing crew on federal land. Small for his age, he measured 39 inches
tall and just 28 pounds. He remained unidentified for more than a week
as investigators with the Wylie Police Department and the Collin County
Child Abuse Task Force searched for clues to his past. A
computer-enhanced image of Gerren was plastered on the news and on
fliers all over the community south of Lavon Lake. A Facebook
page dubbed "Wylie's Angel" took the little boy's story global
in hopes that someone would recognize him. A tip to the National
Center for Missing and Exploited Children's hotline gave police the
break they needed to track down his family. Investigators contacted
Gerren's father in California early Friday. Jerry Isgrigg provided a DNA
sample that confirmed Gerren's identity.Linda Isgrigg said her
son was making regular child support payments to his ex-wife and thought
Gerren was still living with her. He was the couple's only child
together. She believed the marriage ended over Gerren's medical
problems.Her son saw Gerren when he could, she said, but it was
infrequent because he was in the military. A staff sergeant in
the Marines, Jerry Isgrigg recently returned from a brief tour in Korea,
Linda Isgrigg said. He served in the Persian Gulf War, left the
military for about a decade, then re-enlisted and served in the Iraq war.
He is stationed at the Marine base in Twentynine Palms, Calif. Father's concerns
Jerry Isgrigg was
at his parents' home in Arizona on Saturday and making plans to come to
Texas, his mother said. He declined to comment.Linda Isgrigg said
she didn't know when her son last saw Gerren, but she knew that it had
been awhile. "He was always concerned" about Gerren's well-being,
she said. Isgrigg said that at one point Gerren was staying at
the Truman Smith Children's Care Center in Gladewater, Texas, but she
wasn't sure for how long. Officials at the nursing home declined to
comment, citing health care privacy laws."I called one day to
check to see how he was, and they said that he wasn't there," Isgrigg
said. "I said let me talk to the nurse, and they said that he wasn't
there anymore, that she [his mother] came and got him."Isgrigg
said she last saw Gerren about two years ago."I don't understand
why didn't they just contact somebody and say, 'I can't handle this.
Will you please take him?' Or call his dad," Linda Isgrigg said. "These
children do not have a voice."

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
This story has been gut wrenching. I can't even put words to it. If there is anyone out there who doesn't want their child anymore, CONTACT ME. I will care for your child. Please don't kill them. Please don't throw them away like they are garbage. Someone wants them. Someone will care for them.
"These children do not have a voice."
~Well, we are here to change that.~

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
The woman who
cared for "Wylie's Angel" told her husband from jail Sunday that she
left 6-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg in the park hoping that somebody
would pick him up. Nobody did.And the boy – who was
physically disabled, had seizures daily and was fed through a tube in
his stomach – was found dead. The caretaker, Darlene Phillips,
the boy's 63-year-old grandmother, is charged with murder in his death.
She was taken into custody late Friday, eight days after Gerren's body
was found near Lavon Lake.Phillips' husband of 30 years, Patrick,
said that his wife cried and expressed regret during the 25 minutes he
spent with her Sunday morning at the Collin County Jail. He said that
stress from around-the-clock care for the boy was probably too much for
his wife to take. "From our conversation today, she knows it was a
big mistake," Patrick Phillips said. "She never planned on this to
happen."She thought somebody would come along right away and he
would be taken care of," he said. "Stress does terrible things."The
boy's father, Jerry Isgrigg, finds the story unbelievable."I
can't fathom it. Honestly, I just can't fathom a person doing it, let
alone a family member doing it and let alone somebody who's actually
been caring for him day in and day out doing it," he said. "If
it's too much to handle, there are ways to find me. You can't tell me
they couldn't find me."Authorities said it's still unclear how
the boy died. There were no signs of trauma on his body. Results from an
autopsy are pending. Isgrigg is at his parents' home in Arizona
and is making arrangements to be in Dallas by Tuesday. If possible, he
wants to take his boy's body back to Arizona.
Health problems
Gerren was born to Nyki Phillips and Isgrigg at Camp Lejeune,
N.C., in September 2003. He was one month premature. "He was
fine for about a month," Isgrigg said. "He cried like a normal baby
does, did everything a normal baby does. There was no sign of anything
odd."It wasn't long before the seizures started. At first, they
were once or twice a week: Gerren's body would stiffen, his eyes would
roll back into his head and he would stop breathing. Then they became an
everyday occurrence. He also became blind, deaf and had no function of
his arms or legs.Doctors diagnosed Gerren as having West
syndrome, a somewhat rare epileptic disorder in infants, Isgrigg said.
Patrick Phillips said doctors told the family that Gerren would be lucky
to live past the age of 4. At birth, the umbilical cord was
wrapped around Gerren's neck three times, which Isgrigg believes may
have caused Gerren's medical condition.Gerren wasn't even a year
old when Isgrigg, a Marine, was deployed to the Iraq war,
leaving his wife at home to care for their profoundly ill infant. "The
hardest thing I've ever had to do was leave him here," he said. Isgrigg
returned stateside in February 2005, but by then, the marriage was on
the rocks and the couple soon separated. The couple divorced in 2006,
and Nyki Phillips was awarded sole custody. By then, Isgrigg had taken a
military job in California and Nyki Phillips had moved to Texas. In
2007, he learned that his son was being cared for in the Truman Smith
Children's Care Center in Gladewater, Texas. That June, he visited
Gerren while he was in the hospital after having choked and nearly
asphyxiated. Not long after, he said his ex-wife told him she had taken
him out of Truman Smith and that her mother had moved to Texas to help
take care of Gerren. Isgrigg said he had a hard time keeping up
with his ex-wife because she moved frequently. On an enlisted man's
salary, he also didn't have the funds to track her down. He said he
continued to send more than $700 a month to state child support
authorities. During their infrequent communications, he said, his
ex-wife never let on that her parents were Gerren's sole caregivers and
that she had moved to Oklahoma. On Friday morning, sheriff's
deputies showed up at Isgrigg's workplace on a Marine base in California
asking questions. They showed him a photo of a frail boy found near a
Collin County pond. He later realized he was looking at a photo of his
dead son.Later that night, he spoke to Nyki Phillips. He said she
offered no explanation as to why her parents had Gerren. "The
only thing she said was, 'Thank you for not yelling at me,' " he said.Nyki
Phillips left Gerren at her parents' home three years ago, hoping that
would buy her a few weeks to find other caretakers, Patrick Phillips
said. Despite Gerren's ailments, Patrick Phillips said his wife
cared for Gerren meticulously since he was 3. She was up every night
feeding him through his tube, medicating him and soothing him during
seizures, Patrick Phillips said.
'She loved him'
"She's a loving mother, grandmother, not the
monster she's portrayed as," the grandfather said. "She loved him. I
think he lived longer because of the care she did give to him." "If
she thought for one lucid moment that Gerren was going to die she
would've never left him out there. I know it looks bad, but it wasn't
like she thought out, 'I'm going to kill Gerren.' "On the morning
of April 15, mowers discovered Gerren's body at the edge of a parking
lot on federal land. Small for his age, he measured 39 inches tall and
just 28 pounds. He remained unidentified for more than a week as
investigators with the Wylie
Police Department and the Collin County Child Abuse Task Force
searched for clues to his past. A tip to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children's hotline gave police the break they
needed to track down his family. Isgrigg provided a DNA sample that
confirmed Gerren's identity.Later that day, investigators tracked
down the grandparents. "If you know my wife you'd know what an
angel she is," Patrick Phillips said. "You can't care for somebody for
three years and click," he said with a snap of his fingers, "you're
going to kill him."Phillips said he and his adult son are being
evicted from their extended-stay hotel room in The Colony although he
said he's paid up through next week. He said he thinks that the
management is tired of the media trucks and television cameras there. He's
still in shock about how it all came to this. What he said he thought
would be a blessing caring for Gerren has turned into a nightmare he
can't wake up from."We always thought God had a purpose for
Gerren being with us," Patrick Phillips said. "Then this happens?"
cared for "Wylie's Angel" told her husband from jail Sunday that she
left 6-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg in the park hoping that somebody
would pick him up. Nobody did.And the boy – who was
physically disabled, had seizures daily and was fed through a tube in
his stomach – was found dead. The caretaker, Darlene Phillips,
the boy's 63-year-old grandmother, is charged with murder in his death.
She was taken into custody late Friday, eight days after Gerren's body
was found near Lavon Lake.Phillips' husband of 30 years, Patrick,
said that his wife cried and expressed regret during the 25 minutes he
spent with her Sunday morning at the Collin County Jail. He said that
stress from around-the-clock care for the boy was probably too much for
his wife to take. "From our conversation today, she knows it was a
big mistake," Patrick Phillips said. "She never planned on this to
happen."She thought somebody would come along right away and he
would be taken care of," he said. "Stress does terrible things."The
boy's father, Jerry Isgrigg, finds the story unbelievable."I
can't fathom it. Honestly, I just can't fathom a person doing it, let
alone a family member doing it and let alone somebody who's actually
been caring for him day in and day out doing it," he said. "If
it's too much to handle, there are ways to find me. You can't tell me
they couldn't find me."Authorities said it's still unclear how
the boy died. There were no signs of trauma on his body. Results from an
autopsy are pending. Isgrigg is at his parents' home in Arizona
and is making arrangements to be in Dallas by Tuesday. If possible, he
wants to take his boy's body back to Arizona.
Health problems
Gerren was born to Nyki Phillips and Isgrigg at Camp Lejeune,
N.C., in September 2003. He was one month premature. "He was
fine for about a month," Isgrigg said. "He cried like a normal baby
does, did everything a normal baby does. There was no sign of anything
odd."It wasn't long before the seizures started. At first, they
were once or twice a week: Gerren's body would stiffen, his eyes would
roll back into his head and he would stop breathing. Then they became an
everyday occurrence. He also became blind, deaf and had no function of
his arms or legs.Doctors diagnosed Gerren as having West
syndrome, a somewhat rare epileptic disorder in infants, Isgrigg said.
Patrick Phillips said doctors told the family that Gerren would be lucky
to live past the age of 4. At birth, the umbilical cord was
wrapped around Gerren's neck three times, which Isgrigg believes may
have caused Gerren's medical condition.Gerren wasn't even a year
old when Isgrigg, a Marine, was deployed to the Iraq war,
leaving his wife at home to care for their profoundly ill infant. "The
hardest thing I've ever had to do was leave him here," he said. Isgrigg
returned stateside in February 2005, but by then, the marriage was on
the rocks and the couple soon separated. The couple divorced in 2006,
and Nyki Phillips was awarded sole custody. By then, Isgrigg had taken a
military job in California and Nyki Phillips had moved to Texas. In
2007, he learned that his son was being cared for in the Truman Smith
Children's Care Center in Gladewater, Texas. That June, he visited
Gerren while he was in the hospital after having choked and nearly
asphyxiated. Not long after, he said his ex-wife told him she had taken
him out of Truman Smith and that her mother had moved to Texas to help
take care of Gerren. Isgrigg said he had a hard time keeping up
with his ex-wife because she moved frequently. On an enlisted man's
salary, he also didn't have the funds to track her down. He said he
continued to send more than $700 a month to state child support
authorities. During their infrequent communications, he said, his
ex-wife never let on that her parents were Gerren's sole caregivers and
that she had moved to Oklahoma. On Friday morning, sheriff's
deputies showed up at Isgrigg's workplace on a Marine base in California
asking questions. They showed him a photo of a frail boy found near a
Collin County pond. He later realized he was looking at a photo of his
dead son.Later that night, he spoke to Nyki Phillips. He said she
offered no explanation as to why her parents had Gerren. "The
only thing she said was, 'Thank you for not yelling at me,' " he said.Nyki
Phillips left Gerren at her parents' home three years ago, hoping that
would buy her a few weeks to find other caretakers, Patrick Phillips
said. Despite Gerren's ailments, Patrick Phillips said his wife
cared for Gerren meticulously since he was 3. She was up every night
feeding him through his tube, medicating him and soothing him during
seizures, Patrick Phillips said.
'She loved him'
"She's a loving mother, grandmother, not the
monster she's portrayed as," the grandfather said. "She loved him. I
think he lived longer because of the care she did give to him." "If
she thought for one lucid moment that Gerren was going to die she
would've never left him out there. I know it looks bad, but it wasn't
like she thought out, 'I'm going to kill Gerren.' "On the morning
of April 15, mowers discovered Gerren's body at the edge of a parking
lot on federal land. Small for his age, he measured 39 inches tall and
just 28 pounds. He remained unidentified for more than a week as
investigators with the Wylie
Police Department and the Collin County Child Abuse Task Force
searched for clues to his past. A tip to the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children's hotline gave police the break they
needed to track down his family. Isgrigg provided a DNA sample that
confirmed Gerren's identity.Later that day, investigators tracked
down the grandparents. "If you know my wife you'd know what an
angel she is," Patrick Phillips said. "You can't care for somebody for
three years and click," he said with a snap of his fingers, "you're
going to kill him."Phillips said he and his adult son are being
evicted from their extended-stay hotel room in The Colony although he
said he's paid up through next week. He said he thinks that the
management is tired of the media trucks and television cameras there. He's
still in shock about how it all came to this. What he said he thought
would be a blessing caring for Gerren has turned into a nightmare he
can't wake up from."We always thought God had a purpose for
Gerren being with us," Patrick Phillips said. "Then this happens?"

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
A North Texas grandmother told police she felt burdened with her
special needs grandson so she left him in a rural area with a note for
someone to find, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
CLICKHERE TO READ AFFADAVIT (PDF)
Darlene Phillips, 63, is charged with the murder of 6-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg, who
was nicknamed "Wylie's Angel" after his body was found April 15 in a
pond near Lake Lavon. According to the affidavit, Phillips said
she left the boy in a park on April 12 with a note that said, "I'm 6, I
have seizures, I need medication and a feeding tube." When police
found Gerren's blanket-covered body, they found no note, papers, or
medical supplies. A tip to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children led investigators to Gerren's mother, Nyki Phillips.
Police confirmed that Nyki's mother Darlene had been caring for her son.
Darlene Phillips' husband, Patrick, told officers that the child had
been living with them until about two weeks before. He said Darlene
told him she'd given Gerren to a social worker, according to the
affidavit. The court papers also indicate the child was
profoundly disabled. Patrick Phillips said Gerren was unable to make any
noise, had no control over his limbs and was unable to move. Darlene
Phillips told police the little boy had the mental capacity of a
2-month-old baby.
special needs grandson so she left him in a rural area with a note for
someone to find, according to an arrest warrant affidavit.
CLICKHERE TO READ AFFADAVIT (PDF)
Darlene Phillips, 63, is charged with the murder of 6-year-old Gerren Joseph Isgrigg, who
was nicknamed "Wylie's Angel" after his body was found April 15 in a
pond near Lake Lavon. According to the affidavit, Phillips said
she left the boy in a park on April 12 with a note that said, "I'm 6, I
have seizures, I need medication and a feeding tube." When police
found Gerren's blanket-covered body, they found no note, papers, or
medical supplies. A tip to the National Center for Missing and
Exploited Children led investigators to Gerren's mother, Nyki Phillips.
Police confirmed that Nyki's mother Darlene had been caring for her son.
Darlene Phillips' husband, Patrick, told officers that the child had
been living with them until about two weeks before. He said Darlene
told him she'd given Gerren to a social worker, according to the
affidavit. The court papers also indicate the child was
profoundly disabled. Patrick Phillips said Gerren was unable to make any
noise, had no control over his limbs and was unable to move. Darlene
Phillips told police the little boy had the mental capacity of a
2-month-old baby.

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Jerry Isgrigg is a father grieving. He said Friday that
he's been preparing for years for the day that his special-needs
son would die. But the circumstances behind Gerren Isgrigg's
death, the arrest of Gerren's grandmother and the outpouring of
concern about the boy have been overwhelming, he said.

Jerry Isgrigg
"I wish other families never have to go through
this," said Isgrigg, a staff sergeant in the Marines who traveled
here this week from California. Gerren
was found dead near a Collin County pond on April 15 by a mowing
crew. For eight days, Wylie police and the Collin County Child Abuse
Task Force sought to identify him. On April 23, a tip from the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the
6-year-old's identity. Later that night,
Gerren's maternal grandmother and primary caregiver, Darlene
Phillips, was arrested in connection with his death. She's
charged with murder. The investigation is ongoing.
Isgrigg said he has a lot of questions and not a lot of answers. He
had thought Gerren was still with his ex-wife, who got custody
after their 2006 divorce.
Isgrigg said seeing his son in the morgue was the most difficult thing
he's ever had to do. "As tiny as it was, it's the last time I'll hold
his hand," Isgrigg said. "I gave him a kiss goodbye." Gerren will be buried in Arizona with family.
A memorial service is planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist
Church in Wylie, Isgrigg said. "What do
you say to a town that has put their heart and soul into a child,
a total stranger?" Isgrigg asked. "Wylie treats Gerren like he
was born and raised in this town and has never left."
he's been preparing for years for the day that his special-needs
son would die. But the circumstances behind Gerren Isgrigg's
death, the arrest of Gerren's grandmother and the outpouring of
concern about the boy have been overwhelming, he said.

Jerry Isgrigg
"I wish other families never have to go through
this," said Isgrigg, a staff sergeant in the Marines who traveled
here this week from California. Gerren
was found dead near a Collin County pond on April 15 by a mowing
crew. For eight days, Wylie police and the Collin County Child Abuse
Task Force sought to identify him. On April 23, a tip from the
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children led to the
6-year-old's identity. Later that night,
Gerren's maternal grandmother and primary caregiver, Darlene
Phillips, was arrested in connection with his death. She's
charged with murder. The investigation is ongoing.
Isgrigg said he has a lot of questions and not a lot of answers. He
had thought Gerren was still with his ex-wife, who got custody
after their 2006 divorce.
Isgrigg said seeing his son in the morgue was the most difficult thing
he's ever had to do. "As tiny as it was, it's the last time I'll hold
his hand," Isgrigg said. "I gave him a kiss goodbye." Gerren will be buried in Arizona with family.
A memorial service is planned for 7 p.m. Monday at the First Baptist
Church in Wylie, Isgrigg said. "What do
you say to a town that has put their heart and soul into a child,
a total stranger?" Isgrigg asked. "Wylie treats Gerren like he
was born and raised in this town and has never left."

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
The father of
the 6-year-old boy who was found dead last month in Wylie
has obtained a temporary restraining order over burial
arrangements. Jerry Isgrigg said Tuesday that his ex-wife, who
got sole custody of their son after the couple's 2006 divorce, stopped
all communication with him a week ago. The two have not talked since
April 23. That's the day investigators identified the body of Gerren
Isgrigg, who was found more than a week earlier near a Collin County
pond.Gerren's maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, faces a
murder charge in connection with his death. Phillips, 63, was the
primary caretaker of Gerren, who was blind, deaf and unable to move
because of a seizure disorder. Isgrigg said he filed the request
in Collin County probate court last week to ensure that Gerren's mother,
Nyki Phillips, doesn't act on her own.This case is "so she just
can't come in and take him and then disappear," Isgrigg said.Isgrigg
wants his son to have a Christian funeral and burial in Arizona.
According to his request, Phillips has indicated that she wants her son
cremated or buried in Arkansas, Oklahoma or Missouri."I'm trying
to work it out, but she just doesn't want to play," Isgrigg said of the
arrangements. The court has granted the restraining order, which
means that Gerren's body will remain at the North Dallas
Funeral Home in Farmers
Branch until the court rules which parent has the
right to decide on burial arrangements.Phillips could not be
reached for comment. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday.A mowing
crew found Gerren's body on April 15 in the brush on U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers land. Wylie Police and the Collin
County Child Abuse Task Force teamed up with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children to identify him. A Dallas woman who
started a Facebook
page to help identify the boy dubbed him Wylie's Angel. His
story has captured the hearts of thousands around the world. A
tip to the center's hotline led to Gerren's identity.Darlene
Phillips told investigators she left Gerren at the park with a note that
read: "I'm 6, I have seizures, I need medication and a feeding tube."
No note was found.Patrick Phillips said his wife has been caring
for Gerren for the past three years. He said their daughter asked the
couple to watch Gerren for a few weeks and then never came back."I
can't believe they're fighting over him now," said Phillips, who has
not talked with either of Gerren's parents. "Neither one showed any
interest before."
the 6-year-old boy who was found dead last month in Wylie
has obtained a temporary restraining order over burial
arrangements. Jerry Isgrigg said Tuesday that his ex-wife, who
got sole custody of their son after the couple's 2006 divorce, stopped
all communication with him a week ago. The two have not talked since
April 23. That's the day investigators identified the body of Gerren
Isgrigg, who was found more than a week earlier near a Collin County
pond.Gerren's maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, faces a
murder charge in connection with his death. Phillips, 63, was the
primary caretaker of Gerren, who was blind, deaf and unable to move
because of a seizure disorder. Isgrigg said he filed the request
in Collin County probate court last week to ensure that Gerren's mother,
Nyki Phillips, doesn't act on her own.This case is "so she just
can't come in and take him and then disappear," Isgrigg said.Isgrigg
wants his son to have a Christian funeral and burial in Arizona.
According to his request, Phillips has indicated that she wants her son
cremated or buried in Arkansas, Oklahoma or Missouri."I'm trying
to work it out, but she just doesn't want to play," Isgrigg said of the
arrangements. The court has granted the restraining order, which
means that Gerren's body will remain at the North Dallas
Funeral Home in Farmers
Branch until the court rules which parent has the
right to decide on burial arrangements.Phillips could not be
reached for comment. A hearing is scheduled for Thursday.A mowing
crew found Gerren's body on April 15 in the brush on U.S. Army
Corps of Engineers land. Wylie Police and the Collin
County Child Abuse Task Force teamed up with the National Center for
Missing and Exploited Children to identify him. A Dallas woman who
started a Facebook
page to help identify the boy dubbed him Wylie's Angel. His
story has captured the hearts of thousands around the world. A
tip to the center's hotline led to Gerren's identity.Darlene
Phillips told investigators she left Gerren at the park with a note that
read: "I'm 6, I have seizures, I need medication and a feeding tube."
No note was found.Patrick Phillips said his wife has been caring
for Gerren for the past three years. He said their daughter asked the
couple to watch Gerren for a few weeks and then never came back."I
can't believe they're fighting over him now," said Phillips, who has
not talked with either of Gerren's parents. "Neither one showed any
interest before."

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
The parents of a
disabled boy found dead last month in Wylie
have agreed on the details of his burial.
Six-year-old
Gerren Isgrigg will be buried in a private ceremony in Arizona, where
his father, a Marine sergeant, has relatives. The service will take
place at a time and place mutually acceptable to the boy's estranged
parents. The agreement, reached Monday morning, ends a dispute
between the boy's father, Jerry Isgrigg, and his mother, Nyki Phillips,
who had sole custody of the child. The two sides were in probate court
in Collin County on Monday. Gerren, who had a seizure disorder
and was blind, deaf and unable to move, was found dead near a Collin
County pond on April 15. His maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, was
his primary caregiver and has been charged with his murder. Jerry
Isgrigg said previously that he wanted a Christian funeral and burial
in Arizona for his son. Phillips, his ex-wife, had indicated that she
wanted the boy's remains cremated or a burial in Arkansas, Oklahoma or
Missouri. Isgrigg had sought and won a temporary restraining
order to keep his son's body from being removed from North Texas until
the question of final arrangements could be resolved. Phillips
declined to comment. Isgrigg could not be reached.
disabled boy found dead last month in Wylie
have agreed on the details of his burial.
Six-year-old
Gerren Isgrigg will be buried in a private ceremony in Arizona, where
his father, a Marine sergeant, has relatives. The service will take
place at a time and place mutually acceptable to the boy's estranged
parents. The agreement, reached Monday morning, ends a dispute
between the boy's father, Jerry Isgrigg, and his mother, Nyki Phillips,
who had sole custody of the child. The two sides were in probate court
in Collin County on Monday. Gerren, who had a seizure disorder
and was blind, deaf and unable to move, was found dead near a Collin
County pond on April 15. His maternal grandmother, Darlene Phillips, was
his primary caregiver and has been charged with his murder. Jerry
Isgrigg said previously that he wanted a Christian funeral and burial
in Arizona for his son. Phillips, his ex-wife, had indicated that she
wanted the boy's remains cremated or a burial in Arkansas, Oklahoma or
Missouri. Isgrigg had sought and won a temporary restraining
order to keep his son's body from being removed from North Texas until
the question of final arrangements could be resolved. Phillips
declined to comment. Isgrigg could not be reached.

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Re: GERREN JOSEPH ISGRIGG - "Wylie's Angel" - 6 yo - (2010) Wylie (E of Plano) TX
The jury trial of Darlene Phillips has also been rescheduled. Phillips is charged with leaving her handicapped 6-year-old grandson, Geren Joseph Isgrigg, at a Lake Lavon park where he died. Her trial – originally scheduled for Dec. 7 has been pushed to June 20, 2011.
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Wylie's Angel Case: Father Tells Court He "Failed" Son
64-Year-Old Grandmother, Darlene Phillips, Pleads Guilty; Gets 28-Year Murder Sentence
June 2, 2011
MCKINNEY, TEXAS—
The father of a boy known as "Wylie`s Angel" expressed his own regrets inside a Collin County courtroom today.
"In some way, fashion or form, I failed my son," said Jerry Isgrigg.
Jerry Isgrigg gave an emotional victim impact statement, bringing closure to the case against Darlene Phillips, his son Gerren`s 64-year-old maternal grandmother. Wednesday, Phillips struck a plea deal with prosecutors.
"She plead to 28-years in prison for the offense of murder. Her life is basically over," said Collin County Assistant District Attorney Curtis Howard.
Police say Gerren was still alive when Phillips left him near Lake Lavon in Wylie in April of last year. Gerren had special needs, a feeding tube and suffered from seizures . Phillips was the boy's primary caregiver. Isgrigg said he couldn't bring himself to look at her in court. He said he had no empathy.
"No child should ever be treated in that manner," said Isgrigg.
Members of the Wylie community were also in court.
"I was hoping to feel a lot more reflief. I had a lot of anger in court," said Wylie resident Peggy Simants.
Many spent countless hours working to I.D. Gerren after his body was found.
"We were his voice and his sound. We`re the ones that did everything we could to find him, find who had him, find who his parents were," said Simants.
Isgirgg says the women of Wylie are now like sisters to him.
"Without these ladies, I don`t know where I`d be right now," said Isgrigg.
He says because of everything they did for Gerren's case, he'll consider the people of Wylie family forever.
"They`ll be my family until I have a foot in the grave, they`ll be my family," he said.
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64-Year-Old Grandmother, Darlene Phillips, Pleads Guilty; Gets 28-Year Murder Sentence
June 2, 2011
MCKINNEY, TEXAS—
The father of a boy known as "Wylie`s Angel" expressed his own regrets inside a Collin County courtroom today.
"In some way, fashion or form, I failed my son," said Jerry Isgrigg.
Jerry Isgrigg gave an emotional victim impact statement, bringing closure to the case against Darlene Phillips, his son Gerren`s 64-year-old maternal grandmother. Wednesday, Phillips struck a plea deal with prosecutors.
"She plead to 28-years in prison for the offense of murder. Her life is basically over," said Collin County Assistant District Attorney Curtis Howard.
Police say Gerren was still alive when Phillips left him near Lake Lavon in Wylie in April of last year. Gerren had special needs, a feeding tube and suffered from seizures . Phillips was the boy's primary caregiver. Isgrigg said he couldn't bring himself to look at her in court. He said he had no empathy.
"No child should ever be treated in that manner," said Isgrigg.
Members of the Wylie community were also in court.
"I was hoping to feel a lot more reflief. I had a lot of anger in court," said Wylie resident Peggy Simants.
Many spent countless hours working to I.D. Gerren after his body was found.
"We were his voice and his sound. We`re the ones that did everything we could to find him, find who had him, find who his parents were," said Simants.
Isgirgg says the women of Wylie are now like sisters to him.
"Without these ladies, I don`t know where I`d be right now," said Isgrigg.
He says because of everything they did for Gerren's case, he'll consider the people of Wylie family forever.
"They`ll be my family until I have a foot in the grave, they`ll be my family," he said.
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