Ep 101: A mother’s unconditional love places her precariously between justice for her daughter, and leniency for her son. What can a person do when they find themselves caught between both sides of the Criminal Justice System?

This is the Charity Lee story

Sources for Today's Episode:

• How now, Butterfly?: A Memoir of Murder, Survival and Transformation by Charity Lee
• NY Post
• The Family I Had- documentary
• San Antonio Current

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