Mom Charged in Homicide of Daughter, Allowing Her to Go Two Days in a Diabetic Crisis | Crime Alert 10AM 11.28.25

A mother in Washington State is now charged with manslaughter after her 10-year-old daughter with Type 1 diabetes died during a family road trip. A man from New Jersey is still missing in Italy five years after vanishing during a solo trip. Drew Nelson reports.

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Crime Alert hourly update, breaking crime news Now. I'm Drew Nelson.
A mother in Washington State is now charged with manslaughter
after her ten year old daughter with Type one diabetes
died during a family road trip. Prosecutors charged Lloydina Shane McAllister,
aged forty two, after a three month investigation by Kirkland Police.
She entered a not guilty plea. She remains in jail

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on a one million dollar bond at the King County
Correctional Facility. The charge stems from the July death of
her daughter, after prosecutors say life saving care was delayed.
The New York Times reported the charge was filed after
investigators concluded the child died from prolonged diabetic keto acidosis.
McAllister was arrested on November fourth and arigned on the thirteenth.

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This is the case of apparent's lack of action that
led to a manslaughter charge.

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A spokesperson for Kirkland Police speaking to KIG.

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What's alleged is that she drove more than seven hundred
miles on past thirty one hospitals and didn't stop, and
there weren't nine o one calls, there weren't searches for
urgent care or hospital.

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Court document show the girl's insulin pump flashed high blood
glucose warnings around ten o'clock on the morning of July sixteenth.
The next day, McAllister packed her daughter and two other
children into a car with her boyfriend. Cell Phone data
shows the group drove from Kirkland to Sacramento. They then
turned back toward Tacoma as the child's condition worsened. By

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July eighteenth, when they reached mary Bridge Children's Hospital in Tacoma,
the girl had no pulse. The newspaper reported that Lloyd
Deina McAllister told police that she knew her daughter's keytones
were high. She said she did not seek care because
she was not allowed to take the child out of
state under a parenting plan and feared the consequences. She
texted her mother around ten am July eighteenth to say

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they were bringing the girl to the hospital. The girl
was already dead when they arrived, prosecutors saying rigor mortis
had set in while the child lay in the backseat
next to her siblings. Kirkland police obtained a search warrant
for McAllister's cell phone records show nearly twenty searches during
the trip and after. The searches included how to lower
blood glucose and type one diabetes, whether police investigate sudden

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death from diabetes, and whether a lawyer is needed for
sudden death from diabetes. Later searches included how to delete
messages from an iPhone. According to The Times, records show
the girl had battled type one diabetes since early twenty eighteen.
She'd been hospitalized multiple times for complications. Medical providers raised
concerns to Child Protective Services between twenty nineteen and twenty

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one about McAllister's handling of the condition. They documented missed
and canceled doctor visits when the girl was last hospitalized
in May, two months before the trip. Medical staff retrain
McAllister on diabetes care because of those concerns. A teacher
also reported the girl often came to school with high
blood sugar. Kirkland Police Chief Mince Saint John told The

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Times the case was quote a complex and emotionally challenging investigation.
We remain committed to protecting o our community's most vulnerable residents,
especially children who cannot advocate for themselves. More Crime and
Justice news. After this, a man from New Jersey is

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still missing in Italy. Five years after vanishing during a
solo trip. The FBI issued a missing person alert asking
for tips in the disappearance of Liam Burrong. He vanished
while traveling on a wine tasting tour in northern Italy
in May of twenty nineteen. Liam Buran was born in Marlborough,
New Jersey. He was thirty two when he disappeared. White
with brown hair and brown eyes, five feet eight, one

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hundred and sixty pounds with a muscular build. He has
a large gap between his front teeth. Before his trip,
Buran lived in Jefferson, Louisiana. He worked in New Orleans
also spent time in New York. He later returned to
live with family in Marlborough, New Jersey. He ran a
blog about wine and travel. Friends knew him for his
love of wine. He often spoke about his dream of

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becoming a Sammelier. Left the United States on April eighth
of twenty nineteen, traveling first to Israel to visit family.
He then planned to visit Italy's wine country. France was
his final stop. He was scheduled to return to the
United States on May sixteenth of nineteen, but never boarded
his return flight from Paris. His last known activity happened
on May ninth. A credit card linked to him was

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used to buy a train ticket from Turin to the
Hausa Valley in Italy. During his trip, he stayed in
multiple hostels. He became friendly with other travelers his age.
Italian authorities later found his personal belongings in a remote
area of the valley. The items included camping equipment and
a touchscreen device. In January of twenty three, the FBI
joined the investigation. The bureau, working with the Marlborough Police Department.

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Agents interviewed family members, friends, and former co workers. The
FBI also coordinated with international law enforcement. A social media
campaign has been launched to push the case back into
public view. If you know anything about the disappearance and
location of Liam Bui, call eight hundred, call FBI, or
go to tips dot FBI dot gov. For the latest

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crime and justice news, follow crime alerts hourly update on
your favorite podcast app with this crime alert. I'm Drew Nelson.