Global InformationMurder of Emani Moss information
| Murder of Emani Moss | |
|---|---|
 Victim Emani Moss | |
| Location | Lawrenceville, Georgia, U.S. |
| Date | October 28, 2013 |
Attack type | Child murder by starvation, torture murder, filicide |
| Victim | Emani Gabrielle Moss |
| Perpetrators | Tiffany Nicole Moss Eman Giovanni Moss |
| Motive | Resentment, Cinderella effect |
| Verdict | Tiffany: Guilty on all counts Eman: Pleaded guilty |
| Convictions | Tiffany:
Eman:
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| Sentence | Tiffany: Death plus 20 years Eman: Life imprisonment without the possibility of parole plus 10 years |
Emani Gabrielle Moss (April 23, 2003 – October 28, 2013) was a ten-year-old American girl who was starved to death by her stepmother in Lawrenceville, Georgia, in 2013, in what became a prominent case leading to reforms in Georgia's child welfare system.[1] Tiffany Nicole Moss (born July 1983)[2][3] was convicted of murdering Emani in 2019 and was subsequently sentenced to death. The murder received national as well as international attention.[4][5][6] The attention was largely due to the crime's severe nature; Moss physically abused Emani for several years before her death. In 2013, Moss began starving Emani. Emani's father, Eman, who was rarely home, failed to stop the abuse. Emani died of starvation on October 28, 2013. At the time of her death, she weighed 32 pounds (15 kilograms), the weight of an average toddler.[7][8][9] The murder led to several systemic changes in the Georgia Division of Family and Child Services (GDFCS).[1][10] Eman pled guilty in 2015 for his role in the crime.[6] The case against Moss went to trial, and in April 2019, Moss, who represented herself, was convicted of all counts.[11] She was sentenced to death on May 1, 2019.[4][5][12] She is currently incarcerated at the Arrendale State Prison and is Georgia's only female death row inmate.[2][3]
- ^ a b Yeomans, Curt (July 16, 2018). "Grandmother of 10-year-old starved and left in trash can files lawsuit against stateRobin Moss: DFCS mishandled allegations of child cruelty before death of Emani Moss". Gwinnett Daily Post. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021.
- ^ a b "Moss, Tiffany Nicole". Georgia Department of Corrections.
- ^ a b Hampton, Clayton (December 31, 2020). "Inmates Under Death Sentence" (PDF). Georgia Department of Corrections. Archived (PDF) from the original on October 18, 2020.
- ^ a b "Georgia woman sentenced to die for murder of stepdaughter". ABC News. Associated Press. April 30, 2019. Archived from the original on January 27, 2021.
- ^ a b Holcombe, Madeline (May 1, 2019). "A Georgia woman has been sentenced to death for starving her 10-year-old stepdaughter". CNN. Archived from the original on November 8, 2020.
- ^ a b "US woman Tiffany Moss sentenced to die for starving her stepdaughter to death". The New Zealand Herald. Associated Press. May 1, 2019.
- ^ Hughes, Isabel (April 28, 2019). "Who was Emani Moss? Witnesses in capital trial against stepmom describe victim as 'precious'". Gwinnett Daily Post.
- ^ Kellogg, Becky (April 26, 2019). "Jurors cry as pictures of Emani Moss' burned body are shown in murder trial". WXIA-TV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021.
- ^ Melendez, Pilar (April 29, 2019). "Georgia Woman Convicted of Starving 10-Year-Old Stepdaughter to Death". The Daily Beast. Archived from the original on November 7, 2020.
- ^ Thomas, LaPorsche (April 15, 2019). "The 10-year-old was starved to death and then burned. The trial begins today". WXIA-TV. Archived from the original on June 6, 2021.
- ^ "Georgia woman found guilty of starving stepdaughter to death". ABC News. April 29, 2019.
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