Jailed Son Scores $1.1M Inheritance From Deceased Mom, Despite Getting Ten Years For Neglect, Abuse, $115K Ripoff Before Her Death

In Louisville, Kentucky, The Louisville Courier Journal reports:

• Filthy, frail and suffering from dementia, 81-year-old Harriet Robbins was removed from her Cherokee Gardens home in late 2006 after police found the retired church bookkeeper alone and in “deplorable condition,” with no heat or power, according to court records.

• Her son and caregiver, John Jackson Robbins Jr., later pleaded guilty to charges of neglect, abuse and stealing $115,000 from her. Robbins, 53, was sentenced to 10 years in prison in 2008 and is incarcerated at the Kentucky State Reformatory.

• But he's now a wealthy man — having inherited his mother's $1.1 million estate after she died in 2008. Advocates say it's a prime example of why Kentucky needs a law that prevents people who exploit or abuse elderly or vulnerable adults from inheriting their estates when they die — similar to the state's “slayer statute,” which bars killers from financial gain as a result of their crimes.

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