Chapter 16 - THE CHILDREN’S MEDICINEPolice searched Dana’s car and belongings under warrant after the larger child-safety investigation developed.

They found two bottles of children’s liquid antihistamine.
Legal over-the-counter medication.
Possession was not suspicious by itself.
One bottle had handwritten markings on the side.
Dates.
Initials.
“I.”
“M.”
“J.”
Investigators wondered whether they corresponded to Ivy, Matthew, June.
Tempting.
Dangerous.
Dana said they were reminders for nieces and nephews.
Could not prove otherwise.
Prosecutors did not turn the markings into a dramatic coded ledger.
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Good.
The stronger evidence remained recorded statements and witness accounts.
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