Kimberly Fulton

Kimberly Fulton was a young mother whose life centered on her family and the care of her children. At 28, she lived in Palmer Township near Waterford, Ohio, and was the mother of a 17-month-old son, Daniel. Public records and local reporting identify Kimberly as a member of her local community in Washington County; family members later described her as a mother who meant a great deal to her children and relatives.

Though many details of Kimberly’s everyday life are private in the public record, the available accounts make clear that she left behind other children and extended family who continued to keep her memory alive. In reporting about the reopening of the investigation into her and Daniel’s deaths, local coverage referenced family members, memorial photographs, and appeals from Kimberly’s mother and siblings to anyone with information — a reminder that Kimberly was a daughter, a mother, and part of a family network that endured in the years after her death.

For more than two decades the deaths of Kimberly and her son remained unsolved, and that absence of answers shaped how family and community remembered them. In 2019 Washington County detectives reopened the matter, and later developments led to criminal charges; these investigative steps reflect the determination of relatives and local law enforcement to seek clarity and accountability. Throughout, public reporting has maintained a focus on respect for Kimberly and Daniel’s family and the hope that more information would come forward.

Kimberly’s life — though only partially visible in public records — was more than the headlines that later surrounded her death. Those who knew her remember a mother and family member whose loss left a lasting hole in the lives of children and relatives. This remembrance seeks to honor Kimberly’s role as a parent and person of worth, acknowledging the limits of what is publicly known while holding space for the human life she lived and the family who continue to carry her memory.