US EditionA boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. A Colorado county tried to make the suspicious case disappear
- Seven-Year-Old Isaiah Stark died on February 18, 2020, in Grand County, Colorado, likely from ingesting too much sodium, probably from olive brine.
- Isaiah's death followed a history of medical issues, malnourishment, dehydration, and behavioral challenges amid concerns about inadequate monitoring and delayed reporting.
- Investigations by several agencies uncovered troubling details and failures, including a significant delay in notifying the state about suspected child abuse and shortcomings by local law enforcement and prosecutors.
- An independent pathologist determined that Isaiah had reduced kidney function and was severely dehydrated, making him highly vulnerable to sodium; in his condition, ingesting as little as one to three ounces of olive brine might have been lethal, although the precise cause of death could not be established.
- Despite findings of fatal medical neglect by Jefferson County and a conclusion that Isaiah's death was needless and preventable, the district attorney declined prosecution due to insufficient evidence of a crime.
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State whistleblower flags death of local child: ‘We have been denied answers’
Jonathan and Elizabeth Stark arrived at a park outside Granby on a late-April day in 2020 to meet with Grand County’s assistant coroner and a sheriff’s investigator. Their conversation, captured on a body-worn camera, concerned the investigation into the Feb. 18 death of their 7-year-old son, Isaiah. The cause and circumstances of the boy’s death were deeply unusual. Isaiah died from ingesting too much sodium, the coroner found, likely due to dr…
A boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. A Colorado county tried to make the case disappear.
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS — Jonathan and Elizabeth Stark arrived at a park outside Granby, Colorado, on a late-April day in 2020 to meet with Grand County’s assistant coroner and a sheriff’s investigator. Their conversation, captured on a body-worn camera, concerned the investigation into the Feb. 18 death of their 7-year-old son, Isaiah. The cause and circumstances of the boy’s death were deeply unusual. Isaiah died from ingesting too much sodium, th…
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A boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. A Colorado county tried to make the suspicious case disappear
HOT SULPHUR SPRINGS — Jonathan and Elizabeth Stark arrived at a park outside Granby, Colorado, on a late-April day in 2020 to meet with Grand County’s assistant coroner and a sheriff’s investigator. Their conversation, captured on a body-worn camera, concerned the investigation into the Feb. 18 death of their 7-year-old son, Isaiah. The cause and circumstances of the boy’s death were deeply unusual. Isaiah died from ingesting too much sodium, th…
A Colorado boy likely died from drinking too much olive brine. Grand County tried to make the suspicious case disappear.
The Denver Post investigates 7-year-old Isaiah Stark's death, likely from drinking olive brine as punishment by parents Jonathan and Elizabeth Stark. Grand County, Colorado swept the child's death under the rug.
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