Missing Mom Emily Sues Careless Carer Carol

Emily Hope Joy Hartline McCalpin

"Mother": What does that word mean to you? Ever read any articles about mother bears defending their young? Ever see your own mother leap tall buildings in a single bound when she heard you scream in the distance?

Okay, get those images out of your mind when you think about Emily Hartline. If you're out of the loop, this will fill you in:

Franklin County Killed the Hartline Children

Roman & Haven

We were told some time ago that both parents had filed suit in the case; however, we didn't have any details until now. At least we have the skinny on the suit filed by Emily Hartline - there is possibly a second lawsuit that is in the works.

First, let's look at Emily; we'll look at the foster mom Carol Davis tomorrow. Emily doesn't have a very good track record as an even moderately adequate human being, much less mother to young children. Just how much did her children mean to her?

First we have her arrest in February 2015 for Possession of Methamphetamine and Chemical Endangerment of a Child. The State of Alabama took her children at that time.

Next we have the now 29 year-old Hartline failing to appear at her pre-trial hearing. She was captured and jailed in August 2016. Are these actions indicative of a woman who wants her children back?

Sixteen months later, Hartline had still made no headway in reclaiming her two children, but she had snagged a new man. On December 15, 2017, she married James Phillip McCalpin. Hubby Richard probably didn't have a chance to complete since he had spent most of the intervening months in jail on one drug charge after the other. The latest marriage must be rock solid since the 54 year-old McCalpin still lists himself as single in his online bio. 

Eight more months pass, and Emily Hartline McCalpin is no closer to reclaiming her offspring. She has posted on Facebook that she would like to find a job and believes that she would be good at many things. Apparently motherhood wasn't one of them. Roman and Haven died that month - August 2018.

Four months later, the grieving mother filed suit in Franklin County against Carol Davis, the foster mother to whom the state had entrusted the Hartline children. Hartline-McCalpin and attorney Grant Wright of Tuscumbia are requesting punitive damages to be set by a jury. 

Tomorrow: Carol Davis