# Washington state and school district agree £49.3m payout over boy’s neglect death

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/vulnerable-disabled-boy-15-was-starved-to-death-by-adoptive-parents-after-social-worker-who-visited-six-days-before-wrote-that-he-was-in-no-present-danger/
- Published: 2026-10-23T17:51:46+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-23T18:07:32+00:00
- Original publisher: Daily Mail (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16233811/karreon-adams-franks-starved-death-adoptive-parents-washington.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490
- Topics: World

## Key points

- Washington state and a school district agreed to a $49.3 million settlement.
- Karreon died aged 15 after years of abuse and neglect.
- A home visit six days before his death found no present danger.

## Summary

Karreon Adams-Franks, a 15-year-old autistic, nonverbal and legally blind boy, died from starvation and neglect in 2020 after years of abuse by his adoptive parents. A social worker visited the home six days before his death, noted that he was very thin, but recorded there was no present danger; the case has prompted scrutiny of how agencies and schools responded to warning signs.

Washington state and the Evergreen School District have agreed to pay Karreon’s estate $49.3 million, shared between them. His parents, Felicia Adams and Jesse Franks, were sentenced to 35 and 30 years in 2023 for his murder and related crimes; Karreon weighed 61 pounds when he died, down from 115 pounds a little over a year earlier. The state agency has since changed its policy to require staff to take photographs when responding to abuse reports.

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