SHE CHAINED THE SHERIFF’S SICK FIVE-YEAR-OLD DAUGHTER IN 95-DEGREE HEAT — THEN HE DISCOVERED THE SECOND HEART ALARM HAD BEEN PLANNED BEFORE SHE ARRIVED
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Chapter 31 - EMMA DOES NOT TESTIFY IN OPEN COURTHer forensic interview was used.
She did not sit across from Diana.
That mattered to me.
In the recording, Naomi asked:
“What did you want most while you were on the porch?”
Emma answered:
“Dad.”
“What did you think would happen?”
“She said he wasn’t coming.”
“Did you believe her?”
Emma looked at the paper.
“A little.”
That hurt more than anything else.
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Not because she stopped trusting me.
Because adults had created enough evidence around her to make doubt reasonable.
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Chapter 32 - LAURA’S CASEDiana’s charges expanded.
Chapter 33 - DIANA TESTIFIESAgainst her attorneys’ advice, Diana took the stand.
Chapter 34 - THE VERDICTDiana was convicted on multiple felony counts.
Chapter 35 - THE OTHER FAMILIESAfter the trial, families began contacting me.
Chapter 36 - I RETURN TO THE SHERIFF’S OFFICEAfter sixty days, I returned.
Chapter 37 - EMMA’S HEARTEmma remained medically stable.
