In Re Robins

This case has its roots in the tragic deaths of the biological parents of Jayson Robins. Jayson’s parents, L. V. and Penny Robins, were murdered in October, 1982, by Clifford Robins, L. V.’s fifteen-year-old son by a previous marriage. Also orphaned by the murder was Jayson’s fifteen-year-old sister, Carrie.

Following the Robinses’ deaths, petitions for guardianship over Jayson and Carrie were filed by Thomas and Joyce Plumhoff, L. V.’s sister and brother-in-law, Robert and Norma Weselo, L. V.’s cousins, 2 and Mr. and Mrs. Willard A. Vincent, Penny’s brother and sister-in-law. The court…