A 20-year-old Texas woman, Angel Lynn Marie Varner, has been charged with the murder of her 7-month-old son, Jackson Knight Blackmon. Varner allegedly started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her baby’s funeral. The fundraiser has since been removed, and all donors have been refunded. Varner admitted to applying pressure on her baby’s abdomen and throwing him on the floor. She has been arrested and charged with murder. Emily Van de Riet reported
A 20-year-old woman from Texas, Angel Lynn Marie Varner, has been charged with the murder of her 7-month-old son, Jackson Knight Blackmon. Varner allegedly started a GoFundMe page to raise money for her baby’s funeral, which was discovered the day before her arrest. The police responded to a duplex in Amarillo and found the baby dead, with the autopsy revealing blunt force trauma as the cause of death. Varner confessed to applying pressure on the baby’s abdomen until he stopped crying and then throwing him on the floor. She announced Jackson’s death on a public Facebook post dedicated to him. Varner made a second public post, stating that she was raising money through GoFundMe for his funeral. The GoFundMe page, organized by Varner, has since been taken down, and all donors have been refunded. Varner has been arrested and charged with murder..
A 20-year-old woman from Texas named Angel Lynn Marie Varner is facing charges of murder in connection with the death of her 7-month-old son, Jackson Knight Blackmon. It appears that Varner started a GoFundMe page to raise funds for her baby’s funeral, which was created a day before her arrest. Authorities found the lifeless body of Jackson in their Amarillo duplex, and an autopsy revealed that the cause of death was blunt force trauma. Varner confessed to the police that she applied pressure on her baby’s abdomen until he stopped crying and then threw him to the floor. On the same day, Varner publicly announced Jackson’s death on a dedicated Facebook page, expressing her grief and sharing a photo of him. The following day, Varner made another public post on the same Facebook page, seeking financial support through GoFundMe to cover the funeral expenses of her deceased child. However, the GoFundMe page has since been taken down by the site. Users expressed outrage on the Facebook post, questioning Varner’s audacity to seek funds for a funeral when she admitted to killing the baby. According to a spokesperson from GoFundMe, the fundraiser has been removed, and all the donors have been refunded. The organizer, Varner, did not receive any of the raised funds. Jail records confirm that Varner was arrested and charged with murder on Wednesday by the Potter County Sheriff’s Office..