On January 31, 2001, five-year-old Logan Marr (b. October 14, 1995) died of suffocation after being duct-taped in her foster home. Foster parent Sally Ann Schofield would later be found guilty of manslaughter receiving a twenty-eight-year prison sentence with all, but twenty years suspended. She was released after seventeen years. The judge at the time described the case as one of the most severe incidents of manslaughter he had witnessed.
Schofield used 47 feet of duct tape to secure Logan Marr to a highchair where she was left unattended in the basement. Logan died of slow suffocation due to duct tape covering her body, head, face, and mouth.
Logan’s death is an example of the Department of Human Service’s—now DHHS—continual struggle to protect children by putting them in unsafe situations.
“Logan died a slow tortuous death which never should have happened under any circumstances.” said Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Founder Bill Diamond.
Investigations revealed several problems within DHS including violations of policy and practices. Diamond went on to say, “This sad anniversary of Logan Marr’s death should be a reminder that we all need to be the voice for all the innocent children who die while in state care.”