Child Murdered By Father's Transgender Partner | The Myls Dobson Story

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Welcome to No Tears for Black
Girls, a true crime series

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created, written and produced by
award-winning writer Jon

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Reedberg and hosted by Samantha
Paul.

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As the frigid January air bit
into the skin of New York City,

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a harrowing tragedy took place
that forever shattered the

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illusion of security for its
residents.

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Amid a city that never sleeps, a
chilling crime would leave an

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indelible mark on every
household.

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A small apartment, usually
filled with the innocent

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laughter of four year old Miles
Dobson, fell eerily silent.

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The vibrant echoes of his joy
were replaced by the harsh

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realities of betrayal and
unimaginable pain inflicted by

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someone who was supposed to
protect him.

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This was no random monster
lurking in the shadows, but a

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trusted figure from within his
family circle as the city

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continued its ceaseless rhythm
outside.

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Within those four walls, a life
teetered on the edge of

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extinguishment.
Miles Dobson was birthed into

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this world on a dreary April day
in 2009, amidst the clamor of

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New York City.
His mother, Ashley, and father,

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known simply as Okie Wade,
welcomed him with open arms.

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Like most youngsters, Miles was
full of vitality and wonder,

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leaving an indelible impression
on all those who crossed his

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path.
Those closest to him described

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him as charming, wise beyond his
years and forever wearing a

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contagious smile.
Despite his young age, Miles

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possessed an unflinching trust
in others and exuded love for

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all.
This was evident by the way his

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face lit up any room he walked
into.

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According to interviews with
Miles's paternal grandmother, he

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spent his earliest days in South
Carolina.

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Under the watchful eyes of both
his mother and father's

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families, he was showered with
affection and received ample

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care from those around him.
But as he grew older,

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accusations of maltreatment
began to swirl.

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On January 11th, 2011, the
Administration for Child

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Services opened an investigation
into Miles and Ashley after

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allegations of neglect surfaced.
However, due to a lack of

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evidence, the case was closed
just two weeks later.

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Sadly, this was not the end of
Miles's suffering.

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In April 2011, Ashley was
arrested after a nurse at the

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hospital noticed lacerations on
Miles's body during an emergency

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visit.
The incident occurred while they

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were staying at Miles's
grandmother's home in

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Walterboro, SC.
In a video that has since been

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deleted, Miles's grandmother can
be heard explaining to law

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enforcement that Ashley had
intentions of moving to New

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Jersey with her son.
However, they ended up

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relocating to Brooklyn instead
so that Wade could assist in

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raising Miles alongside Ashley.
Sadly, their Co parenting

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situation was short lived before
a tragic event occurred.

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On one occasion, Ashley and
Miles were forcibly taken from

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their home after a disturbance
was reported.

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Miles's grandmother recounted
seeing him and immediately

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questioned Ashley about the
bruises on his body.

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She wasted no time in seeking
medical attention for him, aware

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of his mental struggles, which
had previously led to suicidal

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thoughts and conversations with
the South Carolina Department of

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Disabilities and Special Needs.
The incident at the supermarket,

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captured on surveillance
cameras, showed Ashley striking

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Miles when he ran out into
traffic.

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She claimed it was out of fear
and anger, but not malicious

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intent.
The fall down the stairs

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happened later when Miles called
out to her at a friend's house

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and he stumbled while running to
her.

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Despite these events, there was
never any suspicion of ongoing

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abuse towards Miles.
He remained in good spirits

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during interviews with officers,
sipping apple juice as he smiled

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and answered questions.
In July 2011, all charges

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against Ashley were dropped and
she returned with Miles to New

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York City.
It was a fresh start for them,

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but challenges still lay ahead.
However, Miles continued to

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smile through it all, surrounded
by loved ones in New York City.

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Despite accusations of neglect
from ACS in August 2011 that led

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to Miles being removed from
their home, those close to

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Ashley and Miles attest that she
was working hard to better

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herself as a mother.
Unfortunately, in August 2012,

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full custody of Miles was
granted to his father, who had a

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history of arrests, including
identity theft and allegations

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of violence towards women.
Just a month later, he would be

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arrested again.
Despite this complicated family

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history, Miles was deeply loved
by both sides of his family.

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The court used Ashley's
struggles with mental health as

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ammunition against her,
ultimately leading them to grant

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Wade sole custody of Miles.
This tactic has been used before

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in similar cases where winning
is the top priority.

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At the time, Ashley was still
trying to get her life together

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and was living in a shelter in
Harlem, which was justification

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for removing Miles from her
care.

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The truth is that a tumultuous
lifestyle can have detrimental

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effects on a young child, and
the arrest just kept coming.

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It seems that when Wade was
arrested just a month after

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gaining custody of his son,
there was no one left to take

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care of Miles.
So he would often turn to his

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ex-girlfriend, who he had a very
rocky relationship with, to look

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after him.
It was rumored that Wade had

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even been physically abusive
towards her.

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Things got so bad that when the
ex girlfriend's mother passed

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away, her final request was for
Wade to never set foot in their

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home again.
Yet despite this, Wade insisted

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on using his ex girlfriend's
address whenever asked by the

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judge where he and Miles were
living.

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Now that he had full custody,
Miles was seen as nothing more

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than a pawn since Wade would use
him to collect public assistance

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by tying him to an address.
Even after being monitored for a

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short time, any ACS case
involving Miles was quickly

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closed.
They assumed that since his

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father now had custody, he was
in safe hands.

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But with Wade's questionable
past and alleged behavior, could

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anyone say for sure?
In some cases like this, the

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child is often left with one
parent and they simply hope for

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the best.
Unfortunately, things do not

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always turn out well, and the
child, the most important part

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of the equation, has no say or
choice in the matter.

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By late 2013, Wade had started
dating someone new, someone he

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spoke very highly of and
introduced to Miles.

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No one knew it at the time, but
this relationship would mark the

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beginning of the end for four
year old Miles.

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According to reports, Wade began
dating someone named Crazy King,

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AKA Monroe, who was 27 years
old, A10 year age gap between

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them.
King was born Christopher King

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but later transitioned into a
woman.

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Wade never introduced King to
anyone in his life, but spoke

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highly of their fancy apartment
near Times Square and King's

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attractive physique.
This mysterious new person

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raised questions about how they
could afford such a luxurious

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place in an upscale neighborhood
with rent upwards of $4000 a

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month.
Wade shared tidbits with the

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family about his new flame, a
former model who worked for Nike

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or perhaps designed clothing and
made videos.

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The truth was difficult to
ascertain, as Wade barely knew

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King himself, but he found great
joy in bragging about the lavish

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gift she would give to his young
son, Miles, tickets to Broadway

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shows, designer clothes and
sneakers, and a trip to Miami.

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Some family members warned Wade
to take it slow, considering how

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quickly he had fallen head over
heels for King.

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They advised him to be cautious,
especially when it came to

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exposing his child to someone
new, but Wade had full custody

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of Miles, so there was little
anyone else could do or say.

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Then came the day that
everyone's worst fears were

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realized.
On June 27th, 2013, Wade was

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arrested on fraud charges along
with 22 other suspects involved

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in a scheme at Atlantic City
casinos.

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He was granted bail and given a
court date for later that year.

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As if that weren't enough, just
a few months later, on December

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19th, Wade was once again
arrested at his home in Brooklyn

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for violating the terms of his
bail.

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This left Miles without a father
once again.

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Now, Miles had plenty of family
members willing and able to care

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for him during this time.
Both sides of his family loved

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him deeply and would have
welcomed him into their homes

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with open arms.
But instead, on December 21st,

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2013, Wade made a call to King
asking her to pick up Miles and

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become his caretaker.
And thus began the tragic

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downfall of the innocent 4 year
old.

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Miles was left alone with King
without anyone's knowledge or

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permission.
Even ACS Administration for

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Children's Services, who
monitored Wade's custody of

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Miles, was unaware of this
arrangement because they failed

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to properly investigate Wade
after his arrests.

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Had they done so, they would
have known that Miles should

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have been placed with family,
not a stranger like King who had

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no connection to the child or
his family.

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But it was too late.
Miles's fate was sealed when he

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began living with King at the
Ritz Plaza on 48th St. in

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Manhattan.
At precisely 10:50 AM on January

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8th, 2014, only a week into the
new year, a distress call was

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made to 911 regarding a
motionless child.

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The apartment belonged to King,
and officers were summoned to

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the scene.
They discovered Miles, limp and

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battered, slumped over in the
bathtub.

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He showed no signs of life.
Miles was swiftly transported to

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Roosevelt Hospital, where
medical personnel were horrified

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by the state of his bruised
body.

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Cigarette burns littered his
skin and his front tooth was

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missing.
There were also numerous Marks

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and wounds on his stomach and
testicles, As reported by CNN,

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When questioned about Miles's
condition, King claimed she had

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left him unattended on a ledge
in the bathroom.

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While she went into another
room.

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She heard a loud noise and found
him in the tub, unresponsive.

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This explanation did not align
with the weeks of torture

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evident on Miles's body.
Suspicion grew and authorities

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fears were confirmed when King
eventually confessed.

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For weeks, Miles had been
subjected to excruciating

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physical punishment at the hands
of King, who stood at an

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imposing 5 foot 10 and weighed
over £230.

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He was constantly beaten and
whipped with hangers and belts

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that intentionally struck his
head with metal buckles.

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Allegedly, this was all because
he misbehaved.

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King would lock him alone in the
dark bathroom for hours when he

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acted out.
On one occasion, she even

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slammed his head against the
wall so hard that it knocked out

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a tooth.
She burned him with cigarettes

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between his eyes and all over
his body.

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Another method of torture was
placing a scorching oven rack on

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his leg while wearing oven
mitts.

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Miles was also bound to a chair
with shoelaces and gag to muffle

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his cries for help.
According to King, this was all

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because he spilled perfume in
the home as punishment.

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He was also slowly being starved
with his last full meal,

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allegedly on December 26th,
2013.

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The last time he ate anything at
all was on January 3rd, 2014.

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His fingers were lacerated,
likely from trying to defend

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himself.
His armpit had cuts and scars

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crisscrossed his back.
He even received a severe

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beating for simply requesting
McDonald's because he was

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hungry.
Despite suffering from these

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horrific injuries, Miles was
thrown onto the 11th floor

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balcony of King's apartment in
freezing temperatures on January

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7th, 2014, after a particularly
brutal beating.

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According to weather reports,
New York City was experiencing a

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polar vortex that evening with
below freezing temperatures and

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harsh winds.
Miles was left on the balcony

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for over an hour wearing nothing
but shorts and AT shirt.

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According to King's testimony,
Miles had also been brutally

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beaten on one occasion.
This was due to his confession

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of feeling isolated and alone in
the world.

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While Miles suffered at the
hands of King, he was left

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locked in a dark bathroom,
battered and burned while she

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carried on with everyday tasks
as if nothing was wrong.

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On his final night, Miles body
began to shut down from weeks of

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neglect, torture, and
starvation.

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He rapidly lost 25 lbs and
eventually slipped into

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unconsciousness as his eyes grew
hazy.

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Despite this, King did nothing
to help him.

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It is believed that Miles died
on the 7th, but it wasn't until

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later that King called the
police.

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She remained emotionless during
her confession as the gruesome

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details of what Miles endured
shocked the city.

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His tragic story was compared to
that of Nick's Mary Brown, who

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had also suffered before losing
her life.

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The news of Miles death was
almost unbearable for many.

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When his mother Ashley
identified his body, she

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screamed in agony the entire
time.

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She had been denied visitation
rights since November of 2013

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and had not seen Miles in his
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The last thing she expected was
for him to be lifeless.

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The news of Miles's death was
almost unbearable for many.

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When his mother, Ashley
identified his body, she

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screamed in agony the entire
time.

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She had been denied visitation
rights since November of 2013

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and had not seen Miles in his
tortured state.

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The last thing she expected was
for him to be lifeless.

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As word spread through family,
friends and the rest of the

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city, there was debate over who
would claim Miles Body.

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Wade tried to make a plea with a
judge for temporary release so

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he could make Funeral
arrangements but was denied.

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Ashley Dobson expressed her
intention to claim her child's

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body and it was finally claimed
a week later.

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His body was released from the
morgue to a Funeral Home in

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Brooklyn where arrangements were
made.

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A few days later, after
appearing before a judge again,

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Wade was granted temporary
release to attend Miles funeral

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which was held on January 21st,
2014 at First Corinthian Baptist

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Church in Harlem, New York.
Despite a snowstorm, hundreds of

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people took to the streets to
pay their respects to Miles.

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The hearse carrying his body
arrived over two hours late due

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to the weather.
The funeral service was a brief

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affair.
Hanford by unforeseen delays,

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The church was filled with an
overwhelming sea of emotions as

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the funeral workers lifted the
lid of Miles casket for all to

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see.
His grandmother, adorned in a

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white suit and hat, attempted to
approach the casket but was

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quickly escorted back to her
seat.

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Overcome by grief, notable
attendees Ashley Dobson and Okie

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Wade were visibly shaken.
As the harsh reality of Miles

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passing sank in, Reverend Al
Sharpton delivered a fiery

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sermon, placing blame on ACS for
their negligence in Miles care.

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In later interviews, Wade
claimed that he had done

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everything in his power as a
father and denied any knowledge

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of Crazy King or the details
surrounding Miles tragic death.

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He insisted that he only knew
what he had been told during his

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time in jail, slowly learning
more gruesome details over time.

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As always, questions began to
arise about how such a young

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child could fall through the
cracks.

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Once again, familiar excuses
from previous cases like Elisa

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Isquerdo, Dayton Bennett and
Justina Morales resurfaced, with

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some pointing fingers at child
services, while others blamed

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the parents.
But at the end of the day, these

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children are no longer here, and
it doesn't matter where or who

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we place blame on.
They suffered at the hands of

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monsters and those who could
have prevented it should be

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eternally ashamed.
Miles was loved and had plenty

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of family members willing to
take care of him, yet somehow he

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ended up in the hands of someone
unfit.

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King, virtually a stranger to
the family, dealt every brutal

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blow that ended Miles's life.
And while everyone rushes to

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show their urgency and
condolences after such tragedies

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occur, it is often too little
too late.

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Rest in peace, Miles Dobson.
Our heartfelt condolences go out

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to all his family and loved
ones.

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