Grandma left grandson, 5, to die in hot car while she spent six hours in casino
A grandmother admitted murdering her five year-old grandson by leaving him in a hot car for six hours while she enjoyed a casino.
Alanna Jean Orr pleaded guilty Tuesday to the second-degree murder of Maddox Ryan Durbin outside the Kickapoo Casino in Harrah, Oklahoma, in June 2018.
Surveillance cameras showed her arriving at the casino, on Native American land, at 1:23pm and leaving again at 7:28pm on a day that saw temperatures hit 90F.
She saw that Maddox wasn’t breathing, and called 911 to say that he had choked.
First responders attempted to revive the youngster, but found that he had already begun to experience rigor mortis – stiffening of the muscles that occurs after death.
Orr left a gushing tribute to Maddox on Facebook shortly after his horrific death, writing: ‘So many happy memories of our day together, then I had to watch you leave me.
‘I’m still beside you. I’ll be broken forever.’
Maddox’s mother Lauren Lassiter has also paid multiple tributes to the youngster online, writing: ‘My baby, I love and miss you so much bub. Life just isn’t the same without you.’
In another post, she shared a photo of Maddox at pre-school, and wrote: ‘I would give anything…To see how well you are doing in the gifted program …
‘To coach another soccer game for you…To watch you graduate Kindergarten…To hug and kiss you every single day…
‘To watch you grow up…For another Mommy Son date…’
Orr was charged with the crime in April, and initially denied the allegations against her.
They were investigated by the FBI because both she and her grandson lived on tribal land.
Orr, who has multiple previous arrests, will be sentenced at a later date, and faces life behind bars as well as a $250,000 fine.