In Missouri, Sweet Cherry Anne Halliburton is held in Jackson County Jail on charges of first-degree assault related to the 2008 death of her six-week old infant boy name Loyal. Two other investigations, by Fort Worth and South Dakota police, are underway to investigate the causes of the 2007 death of her 4-month-old son named Eiam and the 2006 death of her 7-month-old daughter named Krystal. Investigators from South Dakota and Texas are in Missouri investigating the deaths of the three infants.
Experts have identified abusive parents or caregivers as having risk factors such as substance abuse, low self-esteem, mental or physical disability, depression, history of abuse as a child, poor coping skills, poor impulse control, history of violent behavior or history of being raised in a group setting with no positive parental role.
