There were many horrible things his mother did to him, but, in my mind, and mostly everyone elses, it was that she "accidentallu" stabed him 1/4 of an inch away from his heart and didn't give him medical treatment.
Dave Pelzer, an author and advocate for child abuse prevention, endured severe physical and emotional abuse at the hands of his mother. The worst thing that happened to him was enduring years of extreme neglect, starvation, and torture, leading to him being considered one of the most severely abused children in California at the time.
Dave Pelzer is a/an Autobiographer, motivational speaker
Dave Pelzer's birth name is David James Pelzer.
Richard B. Pelzer was the eldest brother to Dave Pelzer.
They lost contact with each other and after Dave escaped Richard became the new "slave"
Dave Pelzer has four brothers.
Janet Pelzer
The answer that you are looking for is the mother of Stephen Pelzer. And the mother is Dave Pelzer's second wife Martha Pelzer but they divorced in 2005.
Go to google images and search Dave Pelzer.
Dave Pelzer's mother's full name was Catherine Roerva Christen Pelzer. She passed away from a heart attack in 1992.
Stephen and Cathrene pelzer.
Stephen Pelzer
yes you read about it in A Man Named Dave.