Pregnant Woman Hides a Recorder Inside a Milk Bottle—Then Her Investigator Brother Arrives Seconds Before the Nanny Strikes Again
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Chapter 11 - WHY DANA CAME TO USWe hired Dana through recommendation.
Not agency.
My former coworker knew a family who knew a family.
The reference we called was positive.
Real.
Dana had cared for their school-age twins.
No problems.
That mattered.
Abusive caregivers are not necessarily abusive every minute with every child.
Patterns change with stress.
Age.
Control.
Opportunity.
Dana joined us when Ivy was six months old.
At first, wonderful.
She folded laundry without being asked.
Remembered nap schedules.
Sent photos.
Made freezer meals when my morning sickness started.
When I became pregnant again, she volunteered extra hours.
I trusted her more because she had been useful.
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Usefulness is not the same as safety.
I learned that too late.
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Chapter 12 - THE NURSERY ARGUMENTWhat happened before I fell became clearer from the current recording.
Chapter 13 - LUKE’S SLAPMy brother’s slap became its own legal problem.
Chapter 14 - DANA’S COUNTERATTACKDana claimed I had become obsessed with her.
Chapter 15 - THE GLASSForensics examined the two bottles.
Chapter 16 - THE CHILDREN’S MEDICINEPolice searched Dana’s car and belongings under warrant after the larger child-safety investigation developed.
Chapter 17 - IVY SAYS “THE DARK”Ivy began seeing a child therapist who specialized in very young children.
