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Nov 2023
55m 33s

Take Care of Maya - Justice for Beata

Karen Thi
About this episode

A mother and father who just wanted to get help for their daughter find themselves being victim to the system who have ruined so many other families. I wanted to cover this case, which is not the typical true crime case to bring awareness to what has happened to so many families. I am so HAPPY they got the justice they deserved.

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Resources:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Take_Care_of_Maya#

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Complex_regional_pain_syndrome

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dystonia

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12247097/Maya-Kowalskis-mom-Beata-accused-fraudulently-filling-prescriptions.html

https://www.menshealth.com/entertainment/a44358035/jack-kowalski-now-take-care-of-maya/

https://health.usnews.com/doctors/anthony-kirkpatrick-419142

https://www.webmd.com/mental-health/munchausen-by-proxy

https://inthepublicinterest.org/floridas-experiment-with-privatizing-child-welfare-services/

https://mynews13.com/fl/orlando/news/2023/05/01/florida-dcf-working-to-regain-federal-funding-for-child-welfare-education-stipend-program#:~:text=Florida%20and%20Kansas%20are%20the,services%2C%20according%20to%20that%20report.

https://www.womenshealthmag.com/life/a44301596/cathi-bedy-now-take-care-of-maya/

https://www.heraldtribune.com/story/news/courts/2023/11/08/jury-deliberations-begin-in-take-care-of-maya-trial/71473960007/

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/maya-kowalski-johns-hopkins-lawsuit_n_654d67f2e4b0373d70b17075


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