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Yahoo
16-07-2025
- Yahoo
Green Bay woman convicted for forcefully keeping mother in poor living conditions, sentenced to one year in prison
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The Green Bay woman who was accused of neglecting her mother by forcing her to live in poor conditions was convicted before a scheduled jury trial. Court records show that 40-year-old Elizabeth Drake was convicted on July 14 on a no-contest plea. Drake was in custody as she appeared in court with her attorney for what was initially a final pre-trial hearing, but was listed as a plea/sentencing hearing. Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources seeking volunteers to teach next generation of hunters Drake and her attorney pleaded no contest, and she was officially sentenced to one year in state prison for a charge of intentionally subjecting an individual at risk to abuse, causing bodily harm. She was also convicted of improper sheltering of an animal, for which she will pay a fine. The charges stem from a December 2023 welfare check, which came after a delivery driver heard a woman yelling for help. Responding police found Drake's mother being kept in filthy conditions. According to the initial complaint, an officer spoke with Drake when arriving at the home to ask her about the yelling. Drake said it was her mother, who 'always yells for help due to wanting to go to the hospital.' The criminal complaint noted a scent of animal, garbage, urine and feces in the home. Drake told officers that her mother chose to live in those conditions, and ignored her cries for help because it bugged her and prevented her from doing what she wants. Hit-and-run between SUV and tractor in Wisconsin leaves one seriously hurt Drake will spend one year in state prison, with an extended supervision sentence of three years. No additional details are available. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Daily Mirror
15-07-2025
- Daily Mirror
Daughter left mum to rot in bed for 'at least a year' so she could run her true crime blog
Elizabeth Drake, 40, was living with her 72-year-old mother when police responded to a call at their home after a delivery driver overheard the elderly woman 'yelling for help' A daughter who left her elderly mum to rot in bed for "at least a year" so she could run her true crime Facebook page has been jailed. Elizabeth Drake, 40, was living with her 72-year-old mother when police responded to a call at their Wisconsin home after a delivery driver overheard the elderly woman "yelling for help." Cops arrived at the house in December 2023 and approached Drake at the front door, who claimed her mum was fine. When an officer said they would need to check on her, Drake told them her mum's room was a bit "messy." After entering the home, the officer said the cluttered home had a "very obnoxious smell" that was "animal, garbage, urine, and feces." There were also "bugs all over the home." According to the complaint, items discovered also included "soiled diapers, garbage, clothes, pop cans and other miscellaneous items." The mum confessed to police that her daughter was "holding her prisoner and she wanted to get out of the house." Officers said Drake's mum had "bed sores, urine material stuck to her hair, and what looked like bug droppings on her." She told police that after breaking her leg the year before, Drake was "supposed to take care of her" but she had not been moved from the bed or used the bathroom for "at least a year." After being admitted to hospital, nurses said the mother had bed sores on her buttocks, back, legs and stomach. Drake agreed the home was in a "terrible condition" but claimed her mum "chose" to live like that. The mum informed police that Drake "ignores her cries for help due to it bugging her". The cruel daughter was busy running a local crime blog called Green Bay Crime Reports, which had around 164,000 followers. It has since been taken down. Drake was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered not to have any contact with her mother. She was also placed on extended supervision for three years. It comes after a woman was allegedly held captive inside a shed, buried alive and tortured with an "electrical cord" for two weeks by her boyfriend - before managing to escape. The victim, who escaped through the back of the shed and ran to a nearby neighbour for help, told call handlers she had been abused for weeks by 36-year-old Timothy Wood. "She was frantic. She was scared to death that he was going to find her and kill her," the neighbour said to FOX 10. "She had two black eyes, and then she had a cut right in here. She had a bruise on her head. She had a bruise on her leg." The neighbour took the woman inside and immediately called the police. "You could tell she hadn't been taken care of, hadn't showered. She was kind of, you know, dirty and stuff," the neighbour added. She was rushed to hospital for treatment.
