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Mar 2022
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Episode 235 - Breck Bednar: Playing Game...

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Every parent's worst fear is that their child is taken away from them. 
Some imagine that if they relax for a second their child could be snatched from their grasp. But what if you did everything right? 

What if you identified the danger?
What if you told the police?
What if your child was tricked and manipulated right in front of your eyes?

That is the living hell experienced by Lorin LaFave and Barry Bednar, and that is the story of Breck Bednar and Lewis Daynes.

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Sources:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p03cgtx5 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2015/jan/12/lewis-daynes-stabbed-breck-bednar-essex-sentenced-chelmsford-crown-court

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-47283872 

https://www.surrey.police.uk/police-forces/surrey-police/areas/campaigns/campaigns/2018/brecks-last-game-film/ 

https://www.essexlive.news/news/essex-news/breck-bednar-video-shows-how-2718258 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5zh9zS21wi8&ab_channel=adewwcdc 

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