Colton Turner

Colton Turner Pelfrey

September 21 2011 - July 7 2014

Age: 2 years old 

In July 2014, Colton Brandt Turner died while in the care of his mother, 20 year old Meagan Work and her boyfriend, 29 year old Michael Brandt Turner. A friend of Meagan's called Police on September 10th to let them know that she had seen pictures of Colton and he had many bruises on his body, the woman said that she feared Colton was being abused. Police contacted Meagan who told them that Colton was being taken care of by a friend in another town.

When Police contacted that friends, they learned that Meagan had told that friend that Colton was being taken care of by family members. When Police once again questioned Meagan about the obvious lies she had told, Meagan told them that Colton had been taken from her truck when she left him alone for a few minutes outside of a hotel room. Meagan said that Colton's purple blanket had also been taken.

That was not the last lie Meagan would tell, since she then changed her story again and said that she had given her son to a couple she didn't know, while they were at a fast food restaurant.

Michael Turner, who is not Colton's biological father, was in jail on unrelated charges, was questioned and he said that he treated Colton as though he were his own son. Michael first told Police that Meagan had given Colton to a couple at a fast food restaurant before he finally told the truth, Colton was dead.

At about 2:30 p.m. that day, Michael took Police to a shallow grave where Colton was buried, he was wrapped in his purple blanket and buried under a pile of wood covered with a piece of sheetrock. After a 12 hour excavation, the body of Colton was found.

After Colton was found, Meagan changed her story and said that Colton had hit his head an air conditioner at the motel and that he had fallen after being beaten or what she called assaulted, on July 6. Meagan said that Colton was having trouble walking after and that later in the afternoon he started having trouble breathing. Michael was sentenced  to life in prison.