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Jan 2024
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Blaming the Babysitter

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Thirteen-year-old Ashley Howes was a mother’s helper for Morningstar Garden, a family friend, over the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday weekend in 2005.  A change of plans put Ashley in sole charge of two children: five-year-old Madeline and 19-month-old Freya.  While Morningstar and her boyfriend Gracian Cline were out, Ashley said she heard a thud from the ... Show More
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