Trevor Nolan

The case file shows that for the first five years, while he was in his mother's care Trevor Nolan was a physically stable, happy, and active little boy.

On March 20, 1997, five year-old Trevor Nolan was removed from his mother's care based on an assumption of the possibility of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP).

On March 21st, he had his first medical crisis. Dale had been told that he was fine and would be sent home in two days and that she was not to hold a vigil over his hospital bed, as she had done in the past.

Dale complied, hoping not to further fit the MSBP profile.

After spending a week in the hospital, on March 29, he was placed in an unlicensed foster home.

He was not taken to his specialist, was fed "normal kid food" instead of his special diet. His blood sugar was not monitored and he did not receive the necessary corn starch feeding through the nasogastric tube.

CPS ignored Dale's pleas as she saw her son deteriorating and running a fever.

Twelve Days after CPS took Trevor from his mother, five year old Trevor Nolan died after suffering a cardiac arrest.

The autopsy showed that his body was overwhelmed by infection caused by improper care and feeding.

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Trevor Nolan was born with a metabolic disorder, Glycogen Storage Disease, Type 1D. Trevor was fortunate, his mother was an emergency medical technician and Trevor was doing well.

During Dale's divorce from Trevor's father, a custody battle that ensued and the court appointed a family counselor, Cynthia Stout of Glendale, California.

An accusation of Munchausen Syndrome by Proxy (MSBP) was made against Dale. Mono County, Child Protective Services took Trevor and his older brother, Wade, into protective custody.

Trevor's physicians, who had known the mother and child throughout Trevor's life, disagreed with the diagnosis of MSBP.

Trevor's metabolic disorder required continuous feeds during the night through a tube that was threaded through his nose and into his stomach and small frequent meals throughout the day to keep his blood sugar stabilized. His body could not metabolize the usual "kid" food.

After being put into an unlicensed foster home, based on the assumption that Trevor was being made ill by his mother, CPS authorized the removal of his nasogastric tube for daytime feeds. The nasogastric tube would be reinserted each night. Trevor was neutropenic and nightly replacement of the nasogastric tube can cause serious infections.

Dale was told that Trevor was doing fine and would be returning home in two days. Later, she received a call that she needed to get to the hospital, QUICKLY.

Ten days after the removal of the nasogastric tube, Trevor went into hypoglycemic shock and coma. He was airlifted to a hospital in Reno, Nevada.

When his mother arrived at the hospital, Trevor was dead.

Update:

Wade was permanently returned to Dale's care. She and Wade adopted a little girl several years later and have tried to pick up the pieces of their lives and move forward.