Dad Sentenced to 50 Years After Adopted Son Found in Washing Machine.

Dad Sentenced to 50 Years After Adopted Son Found in Washing Machine.

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In Spring, Texas, a tragedy shocked the nation in 2022: 7-year-old Troy Koehler was found dead inside a top-loading washing machine located in the garage of his home.

Fully clothed, his body bore bruises, blood evidence, and devastating signs of long-term abuse.

The autopsy later revealed his cause of death to be asphyxiation and blunt force trauma.

His adoptive father, Jermaine Thomas, initially claimed Troy had disappeared after the front door was left unlocked. But investigators quickly uncovered a darker truth.

This week—in 2025—Jermaine was convicted of capital murder and sentenced to 50 years in prison, effectively a life sentence without the possibility of parole.

His wife, Tiffany Thomas, faces charges of injury to a child by omission.

She is seeking community supervision, while prosecutors argue her failure to act contributed to the tragedy.

Those closest to Troy—teachers, extended family, and community members—remember him as a bright, resilient child whose life was stolen by the very people entrusted to care for him.