This week, Drewby and Yergy head to Florida to discuss the case of Joel Parks, a 30-year-old disabled man who was thriving in his community. That was until his grandmother, 87-year-old Lillian Parks, decided that Joel was better off dead than alive... all because he was disabled.
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Source Materials:
https://disability-memorial.org/joel-parks
https://www.addictioncenter.com/news/2019/10/florida-woman-kills-disabled-grandson-overdose/
https://www.bradenton.com/news/local/crime/article235810342.html
https://www.tampabay28.com/news/region-sarasota-manatee/grandma-charged-with-second-degree-murder
https://www.forbes.com/sites/sarahkim/2019/09/26/87-year-old-murdered-disabled-grandson/
https://www.fox13news.com/news/miracle-league-baseball-community-mourns-one-of-its-own
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/state/florida/article235455952.html
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/bradenton/name/joel-parks-obituary?id=9233313
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vc-YpMxCerA&t=37s
https://www.facebook.com/Ilovemykids07081013161820
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