Erika Hill, 15: Abused, Starved, & Murdered By Adoptive Mother

Her mother was a drug-addict and gave her to family members to be cared for. Erika Hill ended up living with her mother's cousin who severely beat her every day and eventually killed her.

When Erika Hill was born, the odds were stacked against her. She came into this world a beautiful bundle of joy, but her mother, a drug abuser, wasn't healthy enough to support her children. According to a male relative who wanted to share details about the story yet remain anonymous, the mother gave up her child almost immediately after Erika was born in 1992 to a woman family member who raised her until 2001 in Joliet, Illinois. The woman died that year, and within days of her death, the mother's cousin, Marie "Minnie" Hill, picked Erika up from school and took her to live with her in Wisconsin.

"She officially stole her, for lack of a better term," the anonymous relative said. He is 19 years Erika's senior, so he and his family drove to Wisconsin from South Carolina to take Erika back with him. The little girl didn't want to live in the South and wished to remain with Minnie.

What Erika endured was a nightmare.