Family Of Girl Who Predicted Her Own Death On Facebook Feared Mom Would Snap

Posted on Dec 08, 2011 @ 06:30PM

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The grandmother and father of the two children shot by their mom after she was refused food stamps claim they warned authorities that she had mental problems.

As RadarOnline.com previously reported, 12-year-old Ramie Grimmer posted a chilling message on Facebook that read, "I think I may die 2day," and just hours later her mother, Rachelle, shot both her and her younger brother, Timothy, in the head in a Laredo welfare office.

Ramie died in a San Antonio hospital on Wednesday, while Timothy remains there in critical condition.

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Mary Lee Shepherd revealed that both she and her son, Dale Grimmer, had contacted social workers in Montana and Ohio three times because they were concerned her daughter-in-law would harm the children.

"My son knew she was mentally ill and tried to get her help," said Shepherd, who lives in Helena, Montana, reported Tribune Chronicle.

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The children's parents divorced between six and seven years ago when Rachelle moved from Montana to Ohio, Dale followed her and would visit the children but then they all vanished and didn't tell him or the court of their whereabouts.

Rachelle went on to drift further south and in September 2010 the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services received a report of possible neglect when her and the kids were found living in a tent on a south Texas beach. Investigators found no evidence of neglect and closed the case.

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In June, Rachelle reported that she was a victim of domestic violence but caseworkers found that neither she nor the kids were at risk.

Before they met their tragic end, the family had moved to a rundown trailer near the Texas-Mexico border where her struggle to feed the children led her to the standoff in the welfare office over food stamps.

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The state rejected Grimmer's request for food stamps because her application was incomplete, according to Stephanie Goodman, a spokeswoman for the Texas Department of Health and Human Services, adding that the mother-of-two's contact with the state was sporadic.

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i don't understand why no one on facebook reported this to authorities. as fast as gossip spreads on the internet it's sad that a little girl reached out for help and no one helped her.

by ebastable4
Posted Thu, 12/22/2011 - 3:37pm

This is an unforgettable tragedy.

by JC
Posted Fri, 12/09/2011 - 3:57am

Dear Kids..
If you wake up one day and have a sneaking suspicion that your Mom might kill you that day.. go ahead and run away.. maybe show up at a police station or something. Thanks.

by ProfessorChaos
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 10:33pm

That poor girl. How could a mother do that to her children?! She with our Lord now.

by ILUVLA
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 9:48pm

This poor kid suffered knowing she was going to die by her own mother's hand. If only she had reached out to an adult who called the authorities. This woman had family and could have reached out for help. Selfish & crazy mothers suck.

by Jinxy
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 9:27pm

Oh Lord welcome her home into your kingdom. Please let the innocent ones left in the family find peace among one another. God rest her poor soul. May the young one be able to recover fully and live a better life =( =( =(

by TRUTHIE
Posted Thu, 12/08/2011 - 7:54pm