TORTUR3D & LOCKED in the ATTIC – TAKODA’S Case will HAUNT YOU

TORTUR3D & LOCKED in the ATTIC – TAKODA’S Case will HAUNT YOU

Takota Collins was born on December 18th, 2008, in Wisconsin to Robin Collins. Little Takota had the deck stacked against him from the start. His father, Al McLean, was nowhere to be found and had no part in his early life, and his mother, Robin, struggled with addiction and was unable to care for him.

Anita Brison and her fiancé, who were friends of Robin, took Takota in and even started the process of adopting him. According to Anita, Takota was a happy baby and very wanted by her and her fiancé. They were looking forward to Takota becoming a permanent member of their family and giving him a wonderful life. But unfortunately, that would never happen.

Takota’s mother would pick him up for visits from time to time, and when he was about 11 months old, her boyfriend at the time spanked him so hard it sparked an investigation by CPS, resulting in Takota being taken into the foster system. That didn’t stop Anita and her fiancé from trying to get permanent custody of Takota. They kept trying until his absent father, Al, resurfaced.

Somehow, Al was notified that he had a son in foster care. After a DNA test was done proving Al to be his biological father, Al was given primary custody of Takota.

When Child Protective Services is tasked with assessing the suitability of a guardian, a thorough investigation into the individual’s background and living conditions is essential. Unfortunately, in the case of Al’s custody of Takota, critical steps were overlooked. A proper investigation would have included a detailed evaluation of Al’s living conditions, employment stability, and personal history, which is crucial to ensuring a safe and nurturing environment for a child.

Reports indicated that Al lived in squalor and struggled to maintain steady employment. Al’s issues with alcohol and anger management were another red flag that went unaddressed. Substance abuse and unmanaged anger can create a volatile and unsafe atmosphere for children. These issues can lead to neglect, emotional harm, or even physical danger for a child in the household.

The most egregious misstep was overlooking or straight-up ignoring a police report from 2016 where Al was reported to have mistreated another one of his children. The report documented that one of Al’s children ran away and reported that Al was forcing the child to hold a heavy book bag while doing squats as a form of punishment—a disciplinary method that raises significant concerns about Al’s parenting style and decision-making.

Had CPS conducted a comprehensive assessment of Al’s suitability for custody, these factors would likely have revealed him to be unfit to care for a toddler. The safety and well-being of children like Takota depend on the diligence and thoroughness of CPS investigations. The lack of due diligence in this case, by a department whose only reason for existence is to protect children, would result in Takota being sent into the arms of a monster where he would endure years of the most depraved treatment.

1934 Kensington Drive in Dayton, Ohio. This is where Al and his longtime girlfriend Amanda relocated to from Michigan. They lived here with Amanda’s sister Jennifer, Takota, and a few dogs. For a while, Takota had his own room, but at some point, Al and Amanda took custody of Al’s younger brother, Josiah. At that point, Takota’s room was relocated to the basement.

It was quite the mix of characters living under the same roof. Amanda was the only one with a job, somehow supporting the household working at Walgreens. Her sister Jennifer was living with them to help take care of Takota and Josiah in exchange for a place to stay.

How little Josiah came to live with them is a bit of a mystery. According to the trio, he is Al’s younger brother. Allegedly, Al’s mother had substance issues and couldn’t care for Josiah, so Al and Amanda went and picked him up from Al’s aunt, who wasn’t providing proper care. During a police interview with Jennifer, they asked her if she knew if Josiah was reported as missing and if she thought Al and Amanda took him without permission. I thought that was odd. Jennifer said she only knew what Amanda told her, which was Al’s mother gave Josiah to them. I couldn’t find any more information as to who Josiah is and where he came from, most likely due to the fact that he was a minor.

The interior of the home was deplorable. Paint was peeling from the walls, the floors were in disrepair, the kitchen and bathroom were filthy, and scattered throughout the home were strips of sticky paper with dead roaches. The basement where they kept the dogs was covered in animal feces and urine. To say the least, this was a profoundly unsanitary environment for adults, let alone children.

Not only was it unsanitary, it was dangerous. Al was an angry, depraved, and inhumane man who had no business caring for children. Yet here he was with full custody of Takota. As the world would soon come to realize, not only was Al the epitome of evil; shockingly, Amanda and Jennifer instigated Al’s rage, directing it away from them and onto Takota. They were no better than Al, and they all fed off each other. Takota became the scapegoat. He was not safe. He was living in hell with demons on every side.

For a while, Takota was attending Horace Mann Elementary School, but staff began to have concerns about Takota’s home life. He often came to school dirty and unkempt, smelling of urine, with visible cuts, bruises, and other injuries. He was noticeably underweight, complained of being hungry, and exhibited signs of fear, anxiety, and distress. He would be sent to school with horrendous, embarrassing haircuts, making him vulnerable to ridicule.

School staff did what they could to help Takota. They offered him donated clean clothes and would often wash his soiled clothing he wore to school. He was often sent to the school nurse, who would do what she could to assist with Takota’s injuries. Concerned staff reported their concerns to authorities 17 times. Dayton Police had gone to the home multiple times to investigate reports of mistreatment and neglect of Takota, with multiple referrals and reports to CPS. However, it’s unclear if a case was ever opened, and by law, CPS doesn’t have to disclose that.

Al became enraged when he became aware the school was assisting Takota and strictly instructed the nurse not to see Takota for any reason. The nurse recalled that during her career, Takota was the only child for whom she had to post a note in the nursing office reminding staff Takota was not to be seen.

The persistent visits from law enforcement and the concerning reports from Takota’s teachers and the school’s intervention had prompted Al to pull Takota out of Horace Mann Elementary School. He swiftly enrolled Takota in a homeschooling curriculum, gained the necessary approval, and removed him from the school environment. Amanda and Al wrote false educational plans claiming Amanda would be homeschooling Takota, but that never happened. This decision to withdraw Takota from school had the intended consequence of isolating him and keeping the school out of their business, which stripped away any opportunity Takota had to receive help from the outside world.

Despite numerous red flags surrounding Takota’s situation, those with the power to intervene seemed indifferent or unresponsive. One of Takota’s teachers, Joanie Watson, remained vigilant in her efforts to advocate for Takota’s safety. Even after he left school, she continued to write letters to authorities expressing her grave concerns. She went so far as to copy Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown in one of her letters, pleading for additional measures to protect children who are removed from school under suspicious circumstances. Yet, her appeals fell on deaf ears, as her letters were repeatedly ignored and no one seemed to care.

Although Takota’s birth mother, Robin, had problems of her own, she also made a call to authorities reporting her concern for Takota’s well-being, stating she was sure Al was mistreating him.

[Dispatch Call Transcript]

Dispatch: Regional dispatch, hi. Robin: Um, I need to speak with somebody about doing a welfare check on my son who I believe is in danger right now. Dispatch: Okay, at what address? Robin: 1934 Kensington Drive. Um, and I don’t know how you guys do things or how it works or anything, but I believe that his father is abusing him and hurting him, and that he’s too scared to tell anybody because his father won’t let him talk to anybody. He’s pulled him out of school, so if you guys need my permission, I’m giving you guys full permission to pull him to the side and speak with him without his father present. Dispatch: Okay, what’s your name? Robin: My name is Robin Collins, and I’m his mother. Dispatch: Okay, and what’s the custody situation with you guys? Robin: He has full custody. Our custody agreement is that he’s supposed to bring him back to the state four times a year. Um, I’m supposed to have phone conversations with him once a week, talk to his schooling and talk to his doctors. Um, he has not abided by the court order in four years. I did not know where he was living because he was supposed to be living in Erie, Pennsylvania. Thank God that he caught a drunk driving in Dayton, Ohio, and now I have his address. I’ve been trying to work with him to talk to my son, and he gave me um, a bunch of things that are very concerning. He locked him in a room, he tried to jump out a window, he sent him to school in a diaper, he pulled him out of school, he whupped him with a belt. Just a bunch of stuff that’s very concerning to me. Dispatch: Okay, how old is your son? Robin: He’s 10, he’ll be 11 in December. Dispatch: What’s his name? Robin: His name is Takota. T-A-K-O-D-A, and his last name is Collins. Dispatch: Okay, and you think that he’s actively abusing him right now? Robin: Yes, I think he is, yes. Okay, I definitely do. Um, just the way that he’s talking to him on the phone, telling him how angry he is with him and how if I don’t come and get him, something’s gonna happen and he’s going to take him to a group home and drop him off. And how um, when he acts up, how he disciplines him with a belt and locks him in the room, and um, just very demeaning and very vulgar. I don’t really know if he’s telling the truth or not, but even if he’s not, I would feel much better knowing that a police officer pulled my son to the side and talked to him one-on-one to make sure that nothing is going on. He won’t let me talk to him. When he does let me talk to him, he stands over him on the phone and tells him what to say. I’ve spoke with him one time in the last four years, and that was two days ago. Dispatch: And what’s the father’s name? Robin: His name is Al. A-L, and his last name is McLean. M-C-L-E-A-N. Dispatch: Okay, and do you know what Al’s date of birth is? Robin: It is 4… I think it’s 4/1 of ’89 or 4/3 of ’89. I’m not sure. Dispatch: And so you heard him yelling on the phone? Robin: I have it recorded, ma’am, where he’s talking about how he’s so angry at Takota and how he hates him, and um, just like a whole bunch of stuff. He yells at him, he screams at him telling him to get on the floor… just like all types of stuff.

As I lay out the horrific and shocking treatment Takota endured before his death, you will come to understand why, in my opinion, every single person who was contacted regarding Takota and did nothing—whether intentionally, out of incompetency, or laziness—should be in jail or under the jail. This has got to be one of the most heinous cases where missteps from law enforcement, hospital staff, and CPS ultimately led to the tragic death of a child that I have ever covered.

If one person who had the power to do something would have stepped up, Takota may still be alive today. But no one did. And because of that, Takota has suffered the most heinous treatment on a daily basis for years that only escalated once he was pulled out of school.

What I’m about to describe has been somewhat watered down due to YouTube censorship. They don’t like this case. I already know covering it will get this video demonetized and shadowbanned, but to keep the video from being taken down completely and risk my channel, I have to tread lightly. But I will warn you, although somewhat censored, the details you are about to hear are very uncomfortable and unsettling. If you are sensitive or triggered by child abuse or SA, please skip this portion of the video.

For two years up until his death, he was locked naked and alone in the upstairs portion of the home where the attic was located for upwards of 20 hours a day. This portion of the home was a place of nightmares. It was in disrepair, damp, dark, and cold, infested with rats and roaches. Takota had no access to a bathroom, so he was forced to relieve himself on the floor or in a bucket. He was rarely bathed or allowed to use the toilet.

He had only a cot for a bed—no blankets, sheets, or a pillow. His cot would often be taken away, locked behind a makeshift door Al put up to make a separate room. Plastic tarps lay on the ground that were filled with his waste. He was forced to stand in painful positions for hours upon end. The stairs to the main floor were behind a locked door, so there was no escape.

On the main floor of the home where everyone else lived, it was like Takota didn’t exist. There were no photos of him, no clothes in his size, nothing to indicate a 10-year-old boy lived there. Amanda, Al, Jennifer, and Josiah all had bedrooms there. There were toddler toys scattered about for Josiah; he had a dresser full of clothes. Yet Takota had nothing.

There was a camera placed upstairs so Al, Amanda, and Jennifer could monitor Takota. If he grew weary standing in the painful position Al instructed, Amanda or Jennifer would report it to Al. He would then storm upstairs and do unspeakable things to Takota. Jennifer and Amanda knew what was happening. They would hear Takota’s screams and do nothing.

If Al found Takota’s waste upstairs, he would force him to ingest it. As if that wasn’t bad enough, he would also rub it in the open wounds he had inflicted on Takota, along with salt and hot sauce. As if all of that wasn’t disgusting enough, Al would horrifically violate Takota with objects, causing injuries inside and out. After he was done, he would pour hot sauce on his injured privates, furthering the humiliation and pain he inflicted on Takota.

There was a wooden chair upstairs turned upside down. Takota was forced to sit on one of the legs unclothed, which caused horrible damage internally and externally. Al would excuse his treatment of Takota to Jennifer and Amanda by saying Takota was crazy and had behavioral issues. That is why he deserved to be treated worse than an animal. He blamed Takota for his inability to control his bowels, even though he had no access to a bathroom and was unable to control his bodily functions due to the violent SA Al was subjecting him to.

I struggle to wrap my head around how a human being can inflict such horrible pain onto an innocent child. I can only conclude that he is not human. He is a beast filled with nothing but vile darkness.

At some point, Takota’s little body, his mind, and his soul couldn’t take the pain anymore, and in an act of pure desperation, he jumped out of a small window upstairs trying to escape the pain. He was injured badly in the fall, and instead of trying to get help from a neighbor, he went right back to the front door of the house crying for help.

Shockingly, paramedics were called, and he was taken to the hospital. In an effort to cover for Al, Amanda acted as if she was Takota’s mother, telling hospital staff Takota was sleepwalking and that’s how he ended up falling out of the upstairs window. Doctors determined Takota had a traumatic foot laceration with severe tendon damage that required surgery. They also found Takota had abrasions to his right lower abdomen, right hand, his knee, his lower leg, and his scalp.

All of these injuries concerned hospital staff, which prompted an evaluation from a hospital social worker. The social worker had been informed CPS had previously been involved with Takota and was aware Takota had informed staff he jumped out of the window because he was trying to “get away” because he was scared. But even with all the red flags concerning this event, she never reported hospital staff’s concerns to CPS.

Takota was released back to hell the next day in a cast. Al never took him to any follow-up appointments, and at some point, Al and Amanda took it upon themselves to remove his cast with zero professional medical advice. Al did receive a follow-up call from the social worker to set up an appointment for psychological counseling for Takota, but he declined the help. He instead called the juvenile court to inquire about services for children under the age of 10. However, when he learned they offered therapeutic programs and would not result in Takota being locked up, he declined that assistance as well. If Al couldn’t get the state to lock Takota up in a cell, he would make sure he was locked up in his own home.

Takota’s hospital visit would be the last time he would have a chance to be saved. It would be the last time he would see the outside world. The next time Takota would leave the horror house on Kensington Drive, he would be dead.