Cerissa Patterson

Today’s guest was the police sergeant supervising the Dallas Police Child Abuse Squad for many years. Though she’s retired now, the horrors she witnessed towards our children still keep her up some nights. Here to educate us and help us all foster hope through love in action is B ... Show More

On today’s podcast, we chat with Danielle Gletow: foster and adoptive momma and founder of One Simple Wish an innovative online platform that connects current and former foster youth with people who want to help fulfill their critical needs. https://www.onesimplewish.org/ 

Today’s guest is the founder of the non-profit, Forever Homes for Foster Kids, and a leading international authority on immigration issues and foster families. He is a proud Navy veteran, national columnist with Foster Focus Magazine, and international speaker who has also transl ... Show More

In this Dateline classic, a sheriff detective's daughter -- who'd been kidnapped -- did what she'd been taught. She called 911. So did her husband. So did horrified witnesses. They all thought help would be on the way. They were wrong. Dennis Murphy reports. Originally aired on N ... Show More

On July 26, 1992, 22-year-old Brenda Lambert spent much of the day celebrating her son’s first birthday at her home in Bluewell, West Virginia. Brenda was surrounded by her close family and many extended relatives. This party should have been a joyous occasion for Brenda, who lov ... Show More

Most mid-life crises don't go this way. Successful law professor and mother of two Rosa Brooks -- daughter of famous feminist Barbara Ehrenreich -- shocked her family (and herself) when she decided to become a D.C. cop. Brooks chats with Danielle about her new memoir, "Tangled Up ... Show More

Wife and mother Sherri Dally is handcuffed in a parking lot in front of witnesses on a Monday morning and taken into an unmarked car by a blond woman. But when her family reaches out to police, detectives aren’t able to find any record of the arrest. Where could Sherri be? Resour ... Show More

On a sunny Saturday in 2016, Benine Timothee left her house to visit a friend who lived close by and never returned. She had lived in the United States for only three months when she was shot and killed outside a corner store in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. No arrests have b ... Show More

On March 10th, 1928, 9-year-old Walter Collins vanished. Months later, police found the lost boy and reunited him with his mother Christine. But she protested that the rescued boy wasn't her son at all, and went on to sue the police officers who pressured her to take in the child ... Show More

Fellow comedian and radio show host Rickey Smiley announced on his IG page that his oldest son had passed away.  Our prayers go out to Rickey Smiley and his family.  We are also sad to report the police atrocity in Memphis, TN.  The body cam footage revealed that police officers ... Show More

Home security footage helps police identify the alleged killing of a 4-year-old boy. Cash Germon was found lying in the middle of a street in his neighborhood. Cops say he died from violent injuries sustained from an “edged weapon.” The man arrested in the death, 18-year-old Darr ... Show More