This case is much less brutal than many others on this list, but is surely on of the most tragic: In 2009, a 17 month old baby died while in Megan Martzan's care. Ella VanLeeuwen sustained fatal injuries when she and her brother were being babysat by Megan Martzan, who was 16 years old at the time. Martzan has always maintained that Ella's injuries were accidental, caused by a fall, but she was nonetheless put on trial for the murder. She accepted a plea bargain, pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter and thereby admitting her part in the baby's death. In 2013, after a lengthy legal process, she was sentenced to just 250 hours of community service.
