South Carolina mother charged with starving two toddlers after family feared Lindsay Clancy copycat
Justine Marie May, 31, has been charged with two counts of homicide by child abuse in South Carolina after her two young daughters, Emory and Harlow Deacon, were found dead in their Ladson home on September 29. May told investigators she could not remember feeding the children in the two weeks prior to their deaths and admitted to neglect. The children’s father, Zachary Deacon, and family members had expressed fears that May might harm the children, referencing the recent Lindsay Clancy trial. Authorities are reviewing previous welfare checks that found no immediate signs of distress.