Elizabeth Hunnicutt was an attractive mother of two small boys, daughter to a prominent Alabama family, wife of an active duty U.S. Marine, and serial child abuser of both of her children. This case study provides the proper investigative techniques for medical child abuse (Munchausen by Proxy) cases and then illustrates these methods through the case study of Elizabeth Hunnicutt, who committed child abuse crimes in both California and Texas against her children. George Hunnicutt, father of the victims, will provide his insights and experiences within this process as the father of the victims and husband of the abuser. This presentation will provide the investigative techniques needed by CPS and law enforcement to conduct a successful investigation and prosecution of this very misunderstood form of child abuse.
Learning Objectives:
Attendees will learn that Medical Child Abuse is a crime and that it is often not properly investigated by police or child services
Attendees will learn that a victim of medical child abuse should never be placed by child services with a non-believing family member
Attendees will learn that psychological treatment of the offender can only be pursued if there is a complete admission of conduct by the offender
