| Location | Reno, Nevada |
| Age | 2 years |
| Cause of Death | Murder |
| Date of Birth | 18/08/2005 |
| Date of Death | 18/12/2007 |
| Visitors | 2,676 since 09/07/2009 |
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This is the news report released after his murder.
A two-year-old boy is dead and authorities say the man who was like a father to the child was the
killer.
"This wasn't an accident; it's clearly a child abuse case," says Reno Lt. Robert McDonald.
Police the suspect, 22-year-old Fabien Hunt, was the live-in boyfriend of the victim's mother.
Police say he implicated himself in the death.
Police say they responded to the West 7th Street home just after 4:30pm Tuesday. Inside they found
Kaviahn Van Buren unconscious.
Other residents in the boarding house called police after they said Hunt told them the baby was
unconscious.
Van Buren was transported to Saint Mary's Hospital where he later died a few hours later. "Hospital
personel telling us these weren't accidentally sustained injuries. You can see that by looking at
the child."
The child's mother was not home when Channel 2 stopped by early Wednesday. Other residents, who
didn't want to be on camera, say Hunt was "mentally challenged." Authorities say they wouldn't go
that far. "He's a functional adult. He knows right and wrong. He was able to have coherent
intelligent conversation with us."
According to people in the boarding house, the couple and the boy had been there for about three
months. They said until his death, the boy seemed healthy and happy.
But police question that story. They say other neighbors have heard noises coming from the house in
the past that indicated possible abuse.
Hunt is currently being held without bail at the Washoe County Jail in north Reno.
A full autopsy on the boy is expected within the next few weeks.
Coping even after a year and a half has been very difficult but I find that writing helps alot so
here are two poems that I have written while I was having a "Kavi Day" as myself and my family calls
it.
If the Circumstances Were Different
(A poem written for my beautiful son Kaviahn Maurice Vanburen. May God rest your soul!)
If the circumstances were different, life would be fair
You and I would have found peace,
with a daddy who cared.
My love for you would seem evident,
Instead of it not being there.
Where many believe it was non existent,
This kind of love was rare.
If the circumstances were different, you would still be here
I would still get to embrace you,
and tell you there’s nothing to fear.
Your life before mine,
that’s why I’m here!
so there’s no reason to cry,
wipe away that tear!
If the circumstances were different, our family would be whole
Living each day as if it were our last,
and living it full.
Never a day wasted,
and never a day dull.
You would live on in the world,
to present your perfect, loving soul.
If the circumstances were different, I would know you’re okay,
in heaven with God,
Somewhere far, far away.
But my faith is not strong,
It’s hard for me to say.
I hope someone is out there,
To hear when I pray.
If the circumstances were different, I would feel so alive.
I would not live each day,
hoping to die.
No one understands,
And no one knows why.
But just to see you once more,
Is worth my whole life.
But circumstances are not different, everything is the same.
I wake up each morning,
Hoping it will change.
Your loss is so powerful,
and fills me with shame.
I can only hope today,
that it wasn’t in vain.
Between Me and You
I try to not have self-pitty but please understand, I recall the first day that I held your little
hand. The first look you gave me was filled so much with love, like a signed card from heaven for
this gift from above.
It’s funny how easy it is to accept that God brought you here but not easy to believe that God
kept you near. I don’t understand how he lets this happen, I’m asking you this as my eyes start
to dampen.
I know as humans we don’t have control of much, but why did you leave me before I could give you a
hug. Get over it, no, I can’t let it go. I don’t want to live life knowing what I know.
I have been through a lot and held my head high, but I can’t do it anymore, sorry I want to die.
No one can ever replace you and this is a fact, so why try to move on if I can’t bring you back.
We always fought together and never seemed to lose, so why did you stop fighting? You were only 2.
So many things I looked forward to that I will not see and things that I planned that will never
be.
When I say things to you, I hope that you can hear cause if you’re talking back to me, it is not
clear. Maybe you are trying and I can’t understand but if I jump to conclusions, things won’t
go as planned.
It’s hard for me to walk away from an issue I didn’t cause but even harder for me to deal with
the pain of your loss. When you were around, you gave so much joy. I was so proud of you, my little
baby boy.
I really, really love you and that will never change. I just hope you know this and don’t feel
ashamed. You were everything to me and ironically still are, so I guess I will just still love you,
only now from afar.
What I would give to turn back time and make things right. I would have protected you with my own
life. I wish it was me, and you got to live. I promise you my life for you, I would give.
I keep think about what happened and the pain you endured and the fear that you had without saying a
word. I keep saying prayers and they aren’t enough. I can’t take it back, but I will never give
up.
What kind of place would heaven be with all its streets of gold, if all the souls, that dwell up there like yours and mine, were old? How strange would heaven’s music sound when harps begin to ring, if children were not gathered ‘round to help the angels sing. The children that God sends to us are only just a loan, He knows we need their sunshine to make the house a home. We need the inspiration of a baby’s blessed smile. He doesn’t say they’ve come to stay, just lends them for a while. Sometimes it takes them years to do the work for which they come. Sometimes in just a month or two our Father calls them home. I like to think some souls up there bear not one sinful scar. I love to think of heaven as a place where children are.
SWEET DREAMS IN HEAVEN
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It's night time again...
Beautiful Angel above
So tonight I will send you lots of love
Cuddle up warm..
On this November night
We all love and miss you..
With all of our might
You sleep on the clouds..
All fluffy and white
I bet you look..
Such a beautiful sight
Just snuggle up..
All cosy with God above
And watch me light..
Your candle with love
copyright� Jackie Thomas 09/11/09.
Lay down my child
Close your eyes one more time
Let the night take you softly into sleep
Sure as the moon shining on your sweet face
Be rest assured you will be safe
In this place
The sweetest gift
God has given me
Graced with the tiniest beauty
These eyes have seen
Soft as the song of a winter wind
Sheltered by love
A love that will never end
Life so often a mystery
And each of us seeking a clue
To an answer I never thought I’d find
When I lost you
But in your time with me
Somehow you taught me to see
Just as in life
Even in death
You always will be here with me
So lay down my child
Close your eyes one more time
Let the night take you softly into sleep
And on to your maker you will fly
Low as the angels sing you a lullaby
your son is adorable i hope you dont mind but me and my daughter have been looking at your sons memorial and at his pictures
we cried sooooo much hes a proper little gem his smile could win him a thousand oscars
you must miss him very much my heart goes out to you
Kaviahn a big hug n kiss goes up to you in the sky now your the prince of the stars xxxx
~~~For All Our Little Angels~~~
For all our little angels
Gone before they've grown
No one knows the reason why
The angels called you home
I've asked the Lord a million times
Why this should have to be
The angels whispered softly
One day you will see
That doesn't help us now
We're feeling sad and low
We need to understand
Why it is you had to go
But I know we will never get
An answer to this plea
Until we are together
In heaven for eternity
So many of us miss you
So many of us grieve
So many hearts are broken
Because you had to leave
Be happy our little angels
Remember each of us with love
Until one by one we meet again
With you in heaven above.
Copyright� Ingrid Aspey 24/6/09
STOP CHILD ABUSE!!!!!!
YOU WERE SO PERFECT IN EVERY SINGLE WAY
BUT THE MONSTERS STILL TOOK YOUR LIFE AWAY
THEY DID THE MOST UNFORGIVABLE SIN AND HURT YOU IN EVERY WAY
THERE IS GOT TO BE MORE THAT WE CAN DO TO STOP CHILD ABUSE TODAY!
I DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW THEY COULD COMMIT SUCH A CRIME
THEN JUST WALK AWAY WITH A SMILE DOING SO LITTLE TIME!
IT MAKES ME SO ANGRY THAT THIS HAPPENS EACH DAY
THAT THE SCUM OF THE EARTH JUST GET UP AND WALK AWAY!
SHAME ON THEM FOR THE REST OF THEIR MISERABLE LIFE WITHOUT YOU
I WISH DO MUCH THAT THERE WAS MORE THAT I COULD DO
TO SAVE OUR CHILDREN THAT SUFFER EACH DAY
TO HELP MAKE ENDLESS SUFFERING JUST GO AWAY
FOR EVERY HURT ANGEL THERE WILL ALWAYS BE EVEN MORE
ALL JUST SAT WAITING TO HEAR YOU ALL CALL
THERE SUFFERING WILL BE OVER WHEN THEY FINALLY JOIN YOU
ANOTHER HURT ANGEL WHAT CAN WE SOCIETY EVER DO?
copyright� Rosalind Roberts 16/9/09
help stop child abuse now!!!!
GOD BLESS YOU ANGEL ** ~~ ** ~~ **
♥ I am the wind in your hair, with you everywhere
I am the stars in the sky and the sun up high ♥
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♥ I am the waves in the ocean, with your every emotion
I am the snow on the ground, I am all around ♥
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♥ I am the flowers in the meadow, wherever you go
I am the moon at night, please know I'm alright ♥
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♥ I am the bird's sweet song, I am not gone
I am the blossom on a tree, you'll never forget me ♥
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♥ I am the rain on your face, a rainbow's embrace
I am the leaves on the ground, I'll always be around ♥
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♥ I am the fluffy white clouds, innocent and pure
Look all around you, you'll feel me I'm sure ♥
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♥ I am that warm loving feeling, deep in your heart
My memories live on, we'll never be apart ♥
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♥ I am all around you, in all that you see, hear and do
Just reach right out now, I am always here with you ♥
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Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ Angels Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
The touch of His hand will let me know
He takes me in and lets me go
If not for love, who would believe?
Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, in you and me
We're lifted up by angels
Higher than the world
Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets
Angels never heard
Close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels
To understand, yet never say
How every plan would fade away
If not for love, where would we be?
Ashes to dust, water to rust, eternally
We're lifted up by angels
Higher than the world
Strong enough to leave it
Bound to learn the secrets
Angels never heard
Close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels
Given wings to fly
Leave the night behind us
Trust the light to find us
Even as we rise
We're lifted up by angels
We're close enough to heaven
Far above the rain
Darkness cannot reach us
Let the angels teach us
Only love remains
We're lifted up by angels.
Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ ~♥x♥~ Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ
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Mom, please don't feel guilty
It was just my time to go.
I see you are still feeling sad,
And the tears just seem to flow.
We all come to earth for our lifetime,
And for some it's not many years
I don't want you to keep crying
You are shedding so many tears.
I haven't really left you
Even though it may seem so.
I have just gone to my heavenly home,
And I'm closer to you than you know.
Just believe that when you say my name
I'm standing next to you,
I know you long to see me,
But there's nothing I can do.
But I'll still send you messages
And hope you understand,
That when your time comes to cross over,
I'll be there to take your hand.
God's Heavenly Garden
Sometimes God picks the flower that is in full bloom:
sometimes the rosebud's chosen that we
feel He's picked too soon.
Sometimes the flower is fading with petals
floating down, but God knows the perfect time
to gather flowers from the ground.
There is a heavenly garden in which God takes
great pleasure because He's placed within it the
loved ones that we treasure.
He walks among the blossoms giving them eternal
rest, and I know that it must please Him because
He chose the very best.
Author:
Dorothea K. Barwick
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