Foster mother indicted — again — for allegedly ignoring dying, disabled teenager coughing up blood after first murder charge dismissed

A foster mother and her husband who jointly ran a home for severely disabled children and adults have been reindicted on charges more than a year a judge dismissed a count of second-degree murder against the wife for lack of evidence. Once again, Michelle Louise Morris-Kerin, 82, must contend with allegations that she willfully turned a blind eye on the dying Diane “Princess” Ramirez, 17, amid learning that California‘s Child Protective Services planned on moving the teenager to another facility.

The Riverside County District Attorney’s Office announced on Friday that Morris-Kerin faces 15 counts concerning multiple victims. Charges include the aforementioned murder charge as well as involuntary manslaughter in Ramirez’s death, child endangerment, dependent adult endangerment likely to cause great bodily injury or death, and lewd acts on dependent adults. Her husband, Edward Lawrence “Larry” Kerin, 81, was indicted on nine counts, including involuntary manslaughter, child endangerment, dependent adult endangerment, and lewd acts on dependent adults.

Michelle Louise Morris-Kerin and her husband, Edward Lawrence "Larry" Kerin, in their 2021 arrest. They mistreated disabled children and adults in their care, culminating in Diane "Princess" Ramirez, 17, dying in April 2019, authorities said. (Images: Riverside County District Attorney's Office)

Michelle Louise Morris-Kerin and her husband, Edward Lawrence “Larry” Kerin, in their 2021 arrest. They mistreated disabled children and adults in their care, culminating in Diane “Princess” Ramirez, 17, dying in April 2019, authorities said. (Images: Riverside County District Attorney’s Office)

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