The Moment She Realized She Killed Her Kid
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A 911 call. A frantic mother. A child who isn't breathing. The ambulance arrives. The child dies. Then investigators notice the bruises on the body are older than the mother's story. On January 13, 2004, Denise Matthews of Springfield, Missouri, called 911 to report her four-year-old son Joseph had fallen down stairs. He died at the hospital. Medical staff found bruises on his head and face that could not be explained by a fall. Police discovered Joseph's eleven-year-old brother had been taking care of the child alone. The brother later revealed Denise had forced him to lie about the fall. Matthews was convicted of murder. On May 28, 2015, Krystal Spidle of Washington, Indiana, called police to report her two-year-old son Kyler had fallen in the bath and stopped breathing. Paramedics found bruises on his back and chest. An autopsy revealed blunt force trauma. Spidle admitted she had struck the child after he wet himself. She received forty-five years. In each of these cases, the mothers maintained innocence until presented with medical evidence. Then the tears began. But the tears were for themselves. Turn down the lights, put on your headphones, and press play because the moment of realization is not remorse. It is fear.
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