Introduction
David Pelzer was born on December 29, 1960. He is the son of Stephen Joseph Pelzer and Catherine Roerva Pelzer and is the second of 5 boys. Both of his parents were alcoholics and eventually separated.
Personal Life Experiences
David was raised mostly by his mother. At a young age, she began beating, starving and torturing him. Throughout his life, his mother broke his arm, burned him on the stove, made him drink ammonia and stabbed him. He went from sleeping under the table beside the litter box to sleeping in the garage on a cot. She would often “forget” to feed him. At one point while his father was away, she starved him for ten days. She would make him eat his regurgitated food for simply finding a way to eat. One of her other punishments were making him have cold baths and make him sit in there for hours. Her favourite punishment, was to put him in the bathroom, where she had put a bucket, with a mixture of Clorox and ammonia and closed the door. He called this “the gas chamber game”. It was the one he hated the most. At the age of 12 he was finally rescued from his mother and placed into foster care. While he was in foster care, he was relocated several times and then at the age of 18, he enlisted himself in the U.S. Air Force. …show more content…
She abused, tortured and neglected him. Throughout David’s childhood, his mother broke his arm, accidentally stabbed him and would starve him for long periods of time. His father, Stephen, was a fireman. He was aware of all the abuse and didn't really do anything to help David, occasionally he would sneak him some food. Both of his parents were alcoholics and they eventually separated. They have also both now passed away. David is the second of five boys. His brother Richard, also writes about the abuse in his own memoir, A Brother’s Journey. David was also bullied by his classmates for his appearance, body odour, and for stealing their food. “David the food thief”, “Pelzer Smellzer” page
David Pelzer was born on December 29, 1960. He is the son of Stephen Joseph Pelzer and Catherine Roerva Pelzer and is the second of 5 boys. Both of his parents were alcoholics and eventually separated.
Personal Life Experiences
David was raised mostly by his mother. At a young age, she began beating, starving and torturing him. Throughout his life, his mother broke his arm, burned him on the stove, made him drink ammonia and stabbed him. He went from sleeping under the table beside the litter box to sleeping in the garage on a cot. She would often “forget” to feed him. At one point while his father was away, she starved him for ten days. She would make him eat his regurgitated food for simply finding a way to eat. One of her other punishments were making him have cold baths and make him sit in there for hours. Her favourite punishment, was to put him in the bathroom, where she had put a bucket, with a mixture of Clorox and ammonia and closed the door. He called this “the gas chamber game”. It was the one he hated the most. At the age of 12 he was finally rescued from his mother and placed into foster care. While he was in foster care, he was relocated several times and then at the age of 18, he enlisted himself in the U.S. Air Force. …show more content…
She abused, tortured and neglected him. Throughout David’s childhood, his mother broke his arm, accidentally stabbed him and would starve him for long periods of time. His father, Stephen, was a fireman. He was aware of all the abuse and didn't really do anything to help David, occasionally he would sneak him some food. Both of his parents were alcoholics and they eventually separated. They have also both now passed away. David is the second of five boys. His brother Richard, also writes about the abuse in his own memoir, A Brother’s Journey. David was also bullied by his classmates for his appearance, body odour, and for stealing their food. “David the food thief”, “Pelzer Smellzer” page