Overview
- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym L. Worthy announced on Jan. 28 that no charges will be filed against the mother in connection with the 2025 deaths.
- The siblings, ages 9 and 2, were found unresponsive on Feb. 10, 2025 in a van parked at the Greektown/Hollywood Casino garage where the family had been living, and three other children were hospitalized.
- The Wayne County Medical Examiner determined the cause of death was carbon monoxide toxicity and ruled the manner of death accidental.
- Investigators reviewed surveillance video, interviews with witnesses and surviving children, medical and school records, phone data, and photographs, noting the review was prolonged by difficulties obtaining records.
- Forensic testing detected a carbon monoxide leak inside the van once it was made operable, and officials urged continued services and protection for the surviving children as the case spotlighted gaps in homelessness outreach.