Annette Marie Hirsch

Born November 20, 1999

Murdered February 23, 2002

Annette Marie Hirsch, 2 years and 3 months old, was taken from her earthly family to live with her Heavenly Father on February 23, 2002. She was a beautiful child that was always full of laughter and smiles. Now she is our little angel.

A 49 year old woman was charged in the beating death of her 2 year old granddaughter after the toddler's body was found wrapped inside plastic garbage bags secured with duct tape and a shoelace. The grandmother told investigators she became upset after the child went to the bathroom on the floor and the girl refused to clean it up. She then put the girl in the bathtub and when the child did not obey she "grabbed Annette by the back of the head and used her hair to clean up the feces."

Hirsch told investigators the child moved to the back of the tub and said, "No Grandma, no" and then she hit the child in the face with an open hand, knocking her unconscious. She then dressed the child and put her to bed. Hirsch found the child dead the next morning. She said she panicked and placed the child in the bags so the body would not "stinkup" the house.

The grandmother was charged with intentional child abuse resulting in death, a felony that carries a sentence of 20 years to life in prison.