Episode 201: Dennis "Boo" Vaughan Jr. (Part 2)

Suffer the Little Children

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🗓️ 26 July 2025

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Young mother Danielle Vaughan knew her children were being abused in the home of her mother, Sherry Connor. She spent years pleading for someone to intervene before it was too late. No one listened, and Danielle’s worst nightmare became reality when her five-year-old son, Dennis “Boo” Vaughan Jr., was pronounced dead on Christmas Eve, 2019.

Boo’s body told a story of severe and prolonged suffering, and an autopsy revealed that Boo had been savagely beaten, ultimately dying from blunt force trauma to the head and neck. Even though it was painfully obvious what had happened, nearly five years passed without anyone being held accountable.

This is the story of young siblings who were failed by the system at every turn, and whose mother’s cries for help went ignored.

This is part two of the heartbreaking story of Dennis “Boo” Vaughan Jr.

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0:00.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
0:06.9	Listener discretion is advised.
0:26.0	Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children,
0:31.0	the podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse murder and their families.
0:38.4	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 201, Dennis Boo Vaughn Jr. Part 2.
0:45.5	Young mother, Danielle Vaughn, knew her children were being abused in the home of her mother, Sherry Connor.
0:50.6	She spent years pleading for someone to intervene before it was too late.
0:56.4	No one listened, and Danielle's worst nightmare became reality, when her five-year-old son, Dennis Boo Vaugh, Vaughn Jr. was pronounced dead on Christmas Eve, 2019. Boo's body told a story
1:04.6	of severe and prolonged suffering, and an autopsy revealed that Boo had been savagely beaten,
1:10.3	ultimately dying from blunt force trauma
1:12.3	to the head and neck. Even though it was painfully obvious what had happened, nearly five years
1:18.7	passed without anyone being held accountable. This is the story of young siblings who were
1:24.6	failed by the system at every turn and whose mother's cries for help went ignored.
1:30.3	This is part two of the heartbreaking story of Dennis Boo Vaugh, Von Jr.
1:39.2	On August 26, 2019, the court held a hearing about Danielle's petition to terminate Sherry's
1:45.9	guardianship of her children. A letter from DCYF submitted to the court read in part,
1:51.9	Additional concerns for the children's safety and well-being while in Ms. Conner's care
1:56.3	have been brought forward and are still being investigated. The court indicated it leaned toward terminating Sherry's guardianship and initiating a transition
2:05.5	from her care back to Danielle's, but it would need to hear testimony first at a hearing
2:10.2	scheduled for October 2nd.
2:12.8	Just six days before the court hearing, knowing this call would be reported to DCYF, Sherry called the school guidance counselor, claiming that MV purportedly disclosed concerning conduct by Danielle, Dennis Sr., and his former foster mother.
2:28.3	What odd timing, not to mention the fact that Sherry had earlier told a caseworker that she didn't trust school
	...

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