At Her Twins’ Funeral, a Mother-in-Law Attacks the Grieving Mom—Then a Four-Year-Old Reveals What She Saw in Their Bottles.
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Chapter 15 - THE PRIOR INCIDENTA month before the deaths, Benjamin became unusually hard to wake after Diane babysat.
I called the pediatric nurse line.
By the time they called back, he was alert.
We were told to monitor and seek emergency care if breathing changed.
I did not tell Trevor because he was at work.
Later I forgot.
Medical records preserved the call.
Suddenly it looked like a possible earlier exposure.
Could it be proven?
No sample.
No toxicology.
No preserved bottle.
Only pattern.
Prosecutors could use some evidence depending evidentiary rulings.
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But they could not turn suspicion into certainty.
That became the discipline of the entire case.
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Chapter 16 - DIANE’S MOTIVE WAS NOT HATREDI wanted her to hate my sons.
Chapter 17 - TREVOR MOVES OUTI asked Trevor to leave before any court ordered it.
Chapter 18 - THE VOICEMAILThe biggest piece of evidence came from Diane herself.
Chapter 19 - THE CENTRAL TRUTHDiane did not plan to murder Benjamin and Luke.
Chapter 20 - I CONFRONT TREVORWe met in a lawyer’s conference room.
Chapter 21 - THE CHARGESDiane was charged based on the evidence prosecutors believed they could prove.
