Everyone Knew Toddler Was Being Hurt but CPS Kept Sending Him Back then He Died | Amanda Maison episode artwork

EPISODE · Jan 26, 2026 · 33 MIN

Everyone Knew Toddler Was Being Hurt but CPS Kept Sending Him Back then He Died | Amanda Maison

from Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide · host Ky Charles

A three-year-old boy didn’t move when his grandparents tried to wake him up.By the time police arrived, it was clear he hadn’t simply died in his sleep.Matthew Maison’s death exposed years of ignored warnings, repeated reports to CPS, and a system that kept returning him to the same home despite visible injuries and escalating abuse.This episode follows what happened to Matthew, the adults, like his mother Amanda Maison, who were supposed to protect him, and the seven-year fight that finally led to murder charges.Plus stick around for the aftershow with the case of Jonathan ​Schmitz.************************************************************************************************Podcast Promo: Darkcast Network*************************************************************************************************Do you have thoughts about this case, or is there a specific true crime case you’d like to hear about? Let me know with an email or a voice message: https://murderandlove.com/contactFind the sources used in this episode and learn more about how to support Love and Murder: Heartbreak to Homicide and gain access to even more cases, including bonus episodes, ad-free and intro-free cases, case files and more at: https://murderandlove.com~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Please take some time to Rate, Share, Subscribe! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~Thanks for stopping by and remember that it’s All Love and No Murder Yall!Intro music by:Shalash by Alexander NakaradaLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/4899-shalashLicense: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/love-and-murder-heartbreak-to-homicide--4348896/support.

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