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This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Arkansas to discuss the case of Reagan Simmons-Hancock, a beautiful young mother who was expecting her second child with her loving husband, Homer. But that all changed when she met Taylor Parker, a deeply troubled woman who only wanted one thing... a baby. 
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Source Material:
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/you-tore-her-open-and-ripped-her-baby-from-her-stomach-texas-woman-sentenced-to-death-for-killing-pregnant-friend-stealing-unborn-child/
https://www.texarkanafuneralhome.com/obituary/reagan-braxlynn-hancock
https://www.ksla.com/2020/10/13/pregnant-homicide-victims-family-reflects-her-life/
https://www.facebook.com/reagan.simmons.182/posts/pfbid0b5Q7gDi8TFsseVHESwjToYCgnjKLYjyvTFWmeL18U7zEK3yuKyBPHMWV9ScHaTJt
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=888818548247091&set=a.131655167296770
https://www.facebook.com/photo/?fbid=689293244866290&set=a.131655167296770
https://www.ksla.com/2022/09/22/reagan-hancocks-parents-recall-night-daughters-death/
https://www.ksla.com/2022/09/20/trial-woman-accused-murdering-expectant-mother-her-unborn-child-continues-into-second-week-bowie-co/
https://www.ksla.com/2022/09/14/trial-day-3-realtor-claims-parker-made-up-information-when-trying-buy-plot-land/
https://people.com/crime/texas-woman-allegedly-stabbed-mom-to-be-100-times-then-tried-to-steal-baby-from-womb/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/taylor-parker-capital-murder-and-kidnapping-trial-coverage-day-by-day/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/day-11-jury-watches-taylor-parker-interrogation-videos/
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2021/mar/04/taylor-parker-indicted-second-capital-murder-charg/
https://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/2021/mar/04/taylor-parker-indicted-second-capital-murder-charg/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/graphic-testimony-in-taylor-parker-capital-murder-trial-details-brutal-violent-attack/?ipid=promo-link-block4
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/timeline-emerges-in-taylor-parker-capital-murder-fetal-abduction-trial/?ipid=promo-link-block2
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/former-friend-testifies-in-taylor-parker-trial/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/who-are-the-women-on-death-row-in-texas/?ipid=promo-link-block1
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/day-7-jury-hears-frantic-911-calls-in-taylor-parker-trial/
https://www.thedailybeast.com/taylor-parker-photographed-reagan-hancocks-wedding-a-year-before-allegedly-killing-her-cutting-out-her-baby
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/prosecutors-taylor-parkers-lies-did-double-triple-duty/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/watch-live-taylor-parker-murder-trial-recap/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/audacious-tales-schemes-dominate-taylor-parker-trial/
https://lawandcrime.com/crime/shocking-details-emerge-at-murder-trial-about-death-of-pregnant-texas-woman-whose-unborn-baby-was-cut-from-her-womb/
https://www.ktalnews.com/news/crime/taylor-parker-trial/taylor-parker-trial-testimony-reveals-cruel-details-in-babys-death/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xzfDkNdZevQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JASWNPNCgew

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Georgia to discuss the infuriating case of Laila Daniel. Laila was an adorable little girl that got caught up in the foster care system with her older sister, Millie. After being placed in two different homes, Laila and Millie went to stay with Jennifer Rosenbaum, who, coincidentally, was a former foster child who knew the girls' mother, Tessa, from a group home years prior. DHS thought that this was a great placement, that was until the girls began showing signs of abuse... much of which was directed at Laila. 
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Source Material:
https://www.ajc.com/news/georgia-failed-protect-girl-who-died-foster-care/gabqcQkZaQ1cCM7igOqPOK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/foster-parents-trial-child-abuse-doctor-says-girls-injuries-prove-physical-abuse/HllzrVFNGbyh4dcltlJmKN/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/gbi-doctor-year-old-laila-died-from-blunt-force-trauma-not-choking/h4MVtEpCJj7q21zzOfmHaK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/just-laila-older-sister-says-she-was-spanked-with-hands-belt/D3JDvSny9l2rPukA8CsHrO/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/couple-convicted-foster-child-death/BqMBsWzAHuW8cCma0bhYLL/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/autopsy-challenges-foster-mom-account-girl-death/tsjGCLkl96DSK1wETGTddK/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/foster-parents-indicted-death-little-laila-marie-daniel/D4Cw6jMXoOUOMuWhCyL8fP/
https://www.ajc.com/news/local/the-short-life-and-tragic-death-laila-marie-daniel/RoUb8hgCcWJZBB5NhhGqJO/
https://www.ajc.com/news/breaking-news/murder-prosecution-focuses-foster-mom-toddler-death/gkPQuFY1OKMPmS23L4zmJI/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/prosecutors-ask-that-evidence-reinstated-rosenbaum-murder-case/csn4GhHh3krbt0ZNvpgiAP/
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/laila-biological-mother-thought-foster-parents-were-blessing/vx5mPNnO1vym9DxE3qafyL/
https://www.fox26houston.com/news/dfcs-director-toddler-would-still-be-alive-if-procedure-was-followed
https://www.news-daily.com/news/candelight-vigil-to-be-held-for-2-year-old-laila-daniel/article_68a32f5c-54be-5b44-92b1-643704a9ed08.html
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/vigil-held-for-murdered-toddler
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/155203774/laila-marie-daniel
https://www.ajc.com/news/crime--law/photos-henry-county-murder-trial-death-laila-daniel/tJlWnYby4X64rdhv24XP2I/
https://www.facebook.com/Mrs.TessaDaniel
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https://www.dignitymemorial.com/obituaries/mcdonough-ga/laila-daniel-6683039
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/crime/liars-abusers-and-murderers-prosecutors-say-rosenbaums-lived-a-life-of-lies/85-13fc137d-1eda-41dc-93b6-cabc200223eb
https://www.crimeonline.com/2019/07/22/foster-parents-left-loop-shaped-bruising-and-fist-marks-on-tot-girl-who-died-after-months-of-abuse-doctor-testifies/
https://casetext.com/case/daniel-v-ga-dept-of-human-servs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q8vs-0-nGDE
https://www.fox5atlanta.com/news/henry-county-couple-sentenced-in-murder-of-2-year-old-foster-child
https://www.13wmaz.com/article/news/local/mcdonough-stockbridge/warrant-foster-child-died-after-beatings-starvation/85-286022533
https://www.henryherald.com/warrant-details-injuries-of-sisters-in-foster-care/article_3cf6ff24-c323-5d8c-a16e-858aeeb3834d.html
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/local/dfcs-workers-fired-after-foster-child-dies/85-53941169
https://www.11alive.com/article/news/it-hurt-7-year-old-details-spankings-belt-use

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Davenport, Florida, to discuss another case in Sheriff Grady Judd's territory - and that's the case of Regis and Arhonda Tillman. The couple met at church and proceeded to have a little girl together. At the time of our story, that little girl, who has not been named by the police, was 3-years-old, and Arhonda was already pregnant again. On Tuesday, May 10th, 2022, deputies with the Polk County Sheriff’s Department, along with members of fire and rescue responded to a call at the couple's derelict home located at 6720 South Orange Blossom Trail. There, they found the little girl dead inside of an inflatable pool that was being used as a makeshift playpen. She weighted as much as a newborn baby...
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Source Material:
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.98
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.9
https://www.facebook.com/arhonda.tillman.5
https://www.polksheriff.org/news-investigations/2022/05/12/davenport-couple-arrested-for-negligent-child-abuse-resulting-in-death-of-34-month-old-toddler
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https://www.pregnancybirthbaby.org.au/learning-to-walk
https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-polk/horrific-sight-polk-county-toddler-died-from-starvation-weighed-only-9-pounds-sheriff
https://nypost.com/2022/05/12/florida-parents-charged-with-starving-2-year-old-to-death/
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216461
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216459
https://www.polksheriff.org/inmate-profile/2216549
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https://www.clickorlando.com/news/local/2022/05/12/polk-sheriff-to-hold-news-conference-on-childs-death-parents-arrest/
https://www.mysuncoast.com/2022/05/12/polk-county-couple-charged-after-death-toddler/
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https://www.fox13news.com/news/such-a-heartbreaking-sight-unanswered-questions-after-child-found-starved-to-death-in-davenport
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/regis-johnson-arhonda-tillman-frank-robinson-arrested-after-death-of-florida-toddler-weighing-10-pounds/
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/regis-johnson-arhonda-tillman-frank-robinson-arrested-after-death-of-florida-toddler-weighing-10-pounds/
https://www.google.com/maps/@28.2457172,-81.5536322,3a,49y,122.72h,89.18t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1se_HFaHiaqHS-axrDNURM-Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192?authuser=0&entry=ttu
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGTEKWRLJuQ

This week, Drewby and Yergy discuss the case of Porchia Bennett, a 3 year old girl from Philadelphia, PA, who was dumped off at a random man's house along with her siblings after her mother, Tiffany Bennett, didn't want to be a mother anymore. That man, Jerry Chambers, inflicted horrors onto the children, which was later described by the District Attorney as the worst case of child abuse that he'd ever seen in the city... one that would cost little Porchia her life. 
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Source Material:
https://www.casemine.com/judgement/us/59146d4dadd7b04934320c5b
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/pa-superior-court/1458287.html
https://southphillyreview.com/2005/05/05/trial-begins-in-tots-slaying/
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/pa-supreme-court/1332849.html
https://southphillyreview.com/2003/09/18/expressions-of-pain/
https://casetext.com/case/bennett-v-city-of-philadelphia
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8014189/porchia-bennett
https://southphillyreview.com/2005/05/12/porchias-sisters-share-their-horror/
https://southphillyreview.com/2003/08/28/mom-charged-in-tots-death/
https://kolsbygordon.com/slain-toddlers-sisters-sue-the-city-claim-dhs-neglected-their-safety/
https://casetext.com/case/chambers-v-phila-media-network
https://6abc.com/archive/5996256/
https://archive.triblive.com/news/appeals-court-clears-city-social-worker-in-child-abuse-death/
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https://law.justia.com/cases/pennsylvania/superior-court/2020/739-eda-2019.html
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https://www.cor.pa.gov/Inmates/Pages/Inmate-Locator.aspx

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Fort Worth, Texas to discuss the case of Amari Demontre Boone, an adorable little boy who was loved very much by his parents, Rodney Boone and Ariana George. However, Amari's parents fell on difficult times and reached out to CPS for help, after which, Amari and his younger brother were placed in the care of Deondrick Foley and his partner, Joseph Delancy. What at first seemed like a great placement soon turned into a nightmare for little Amari, who suffered a shattered pelvis, before being tortured for 51 days, finally succumbing to his injuries. 
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Source Material:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/656170007/?terms=%22amari%20boone%22&match=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M5F0dQdHQV4
https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/slain-north-texas-toddlers-journey-for-justice-continues-with-amended-lawsuit-against-foster-care-organizations-and-texas-gov-greg-abbott-301547571.html?fbclid=IwAR3KT5VA5SnE_YHimH00VNOyonpjNune5hMrKvUOo19CHVrCefH_gFuCIhY
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https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/209346044/amari-boone

This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Michigan to discuss the case of Damian Sutton, an adorable little boy with giant blue eyes and a love for Elmo. After his mother, Nikki, fell on hard times, she moved in with a man named Ronald DiMambro and his family. The two were not a couple, but Ronald was willing to help the young mother get back on her feet. Doing what she felt was right for her son, Nikki accepted the offer. However, Ronald, who had a violent history, began harboring resentment for little Damian - a resentment that would unfortunately result in the little boy dying at his hands. 
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Source Material:
https://www.courts.michigan.gov/siteassets/case-documents/uploads/opinions/final/coa/20161206_c323251(120)_rptr_181o-323251-final-i.pdf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpMEf4BnCbw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oaiN2qZLKSM
https://www.facebook.com/sean.randall.7334
https://www.facebook.com/NikkiTheAquarius
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordamiansutton/
https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=2507625002784589&set=pcb.2507625206117902
https://www.facebook.com/justicefordamiansutton/posts/pfbid0k8T6siRHc5UebWWjQDHsmnXDZrv9jRxYs6RQjYd978deANhfCvaYBf8Zu7ro73Rcl
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https://www.clickondetroit.com/news/2013/08/30/private-funeral-but-public-viewing-is-friday-for-damian-sutton/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/01/31/man-found-guilty-again-2013-death-damian-sutton-2/2858287001/
https://www.freep.com/story/news/local/michigan/macomb/2020/01/16/macomb-man-has-new-trial-2013-death-2-year-old-damian-sutton/4493636002/
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http://youtu.be/m-0gRwDagQU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5klpa111-DM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWaA7SZo9qY
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https://www.huffpost.com/entry/ronald-anthony-dimambro-damian-sutton-murder_n_3825605
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https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/2-year-old-on-life-support-after-severe-beating/
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2403061/Toddler-Damian-Sutton-dies-week-brutally-beaten-moms-boyfriend.html
https://www.dailytribune.com/2020/01/29/macomb-county-medical-examiner-shocked-at-doctors-testimony-for-murder-defendant/
https://www.cbsnews.com/detroit/news/man-to-stand-trial-in-macomb-county-toddlers-death/
https://www.clickondetroit.com/video/news/2019/05/11/damian-suttons-family-thanks-community