True Crime with Rachel Shannon
ABSOLUTELY WICKED: 10 Year old Boy was TORTURED & STARVED to Death by EVIL Step mother
23 May 2025
10-year-old Gavin Peterson was an intelligent, happy boy who faced unimaginable hardships. Taken from his mother and placed in the care of his father and stepmother, Gavin endured abuse, neglect, and torture. Despite numerous reports, his father and stepmother escaped justice, which disturbed investigators and enraged an entire state. Go watch my other episodes on Spotify: The Disturbing Case of Stephanie ParzeShe Tried to Warn Them About her Son, Then he was MURDERED. THE CASE OF GUNNAR SCHUMACHER7 Year old’s Strange Death Reveals Mom’s DISGUSTING Secret: Did She Starve her for Attention?!Thank you guys for watching, hope to see you next time!
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And I just sat there and just thought about what he must have endured. I never would imagine that Satan would let this happen. I told them that I was like deathly terrified to go back with them. It broke my heart to know that he died that way. I don't know how anyone could do that to anyone.
Today, we have yet another case that highlights the many failures in our child welfare system. A child who never had a chance from the very beginning. He was first failed by his parents, the first line of defense for a child. After that, he was continuously failed by the system despite numerous adults in his life trying to help him, trying to do what was best for him.
But no matter what anybody did to try and save poor Gavin's life, the red tape that is our government system prevented anyone from being able to actually help. And because of that, a 10-year-old boy suffered the worst kind of torture imaginable and
and he is now dead i want to use now as a warning that the details in today's case are horrendous they are gut-wrenching and heartbreaking and i know this is going to be a really tough one for a lot of you to hear so if you are extra sensitive to these types of cases this may not be the video for you but with that being said let's get into the case This is the horrendous story of Gavin Peterson.
Gavin Hansen Peterson was born January 15, 2012, to Melanie Peterson and Shane Peterson in Ogden, Utah, and he had two siblings, a then 21-year-old brother named Tyler and a 19-year-old sister, Miloni. Gavin was known as such a happy boy with a contagious smile and laugh. Gavin was intelligent, funny, and curious. He loved science and enjoyed learning all about the solar system.
He was your typical preteen boy who loved Pokemon and the Nintendo Switch, and his favorite color was blue. He was kind to everyone around him, and despite everything he went to in his short life, he absolutely loved his family.
And let me say, hearing just how much he loved his family and wanted to spend time with them really makes his case that much more heartbreaking knowing what they did to him in return.
I don't have too many details surrounding the relationship between Melanie and Shane, but I do know that they were once married for quite a long time, and both of Gavin's older siblings were born to Shane and Melanie. At some point, when Gavin was pretty young, the pair split up and Shane got remarried to Nicole Scott.
It's known that Melanie had some issues with drug use, specifically with marijuana use, which some would say isn't that big of a deal. But it is illegal in Utah, so using it, especially around children, is going to get you in trouble. And me saying that is not making light of the situation I'm about to tell you about Melanie at all.
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