Suffer the Little Children

On June 6, 2019, every parent’s worst nightmare became reality for Ashley and Matt Cowan of Williamsport, Pennsylvania when they received a frantic phone call from their babysitter saying their infant daughter wasn’t breathing. The next day, 16-week-old Remi Joan Cowan was removed from life support. Despite the suspicious circumstances surrounding Remi’s death, the babysitter was only questioned once and never further investigated, leaving many area residents furious that justice was not served.  Remi’s mother, Ashley Cowan, joins me on this episode to tell her candid and agonizing account of losing her precious baby girl, why she feels her daughter deserves justice, and how she’s keeping Remi’s memory alive. This is the shocking, painful story of Remi Cowan. Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest.  Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com.  Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch!  This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine.  Remi’s story was originally featured on Suffer the Little Children Blog. Music for this episode is from AudioJungle.net.  Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

28 Heinä 202056min

*Note: The original version of episode 1 has been replaced with Episode 123: AJ Freund (Mega-Episode).On April 18, 2019, JoAnn Cunningham and Drew Freund of Crystal Lake, Illinois reported their 5-year-old son, AJ, missing. Days later, police discovered AJ’s bludgeoned body in a shallow grave. JoAnn and Drew were arrested and charged in their son’s murder. Last week, JoAnn Cunningham, who pleaded guilty in her son’s death, was sentenced to a paltry 35 years in prison despite mountains of evidence that she scapegoated, tortured, berated, and abused little AJ right up till the night he died, when she beat him so viciously with a shower head that the swelling of his brain caused his vital functions to cease. In this episode, you will hear riveting testimony, shocking revelations, and audio presented at the sentencing hearing. This is the tragic case of AJ Freund, revisited. Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest.  Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com.  Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch!  This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine.  AJ’s story was originally featured on Suffer the Little Children Blog. Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net.  Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

21 Heinä 20202h 41min

On October 7, 2017, 22-year-old Kelsie Blankenship burst out of her Conneaut, Ohio apartment, carrying the limp body of her almost-13-month-old daughter, Sereniti, and screaming for help. It was too late, however, and Sereniti was pronounced dead at the hospital. After both Kelsie and her live-in boyfriend, 37-year-old Joshua Gurto, were questioned, Joshua went on the run, resulting in a 3-week manhunt that culminated with his capture in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania. He was charged with the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s baby girl. A full year later, Kelsie Blankenship was apparently blindsided when she, too, was arrested in connection with her daughter’s death.This is the horrific story of Sereniti Sutley.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! (Patreon.com/STLCpod)This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. To read other stories like Sereniti’s, visit Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

17 Heinä 202052min

In the early morning hours of Monday, June 22, 2020, a 911 call summoned police to 135 Rowley Street in Gouverneur, New York, where 38-year-old Lashanna Charlton lived with her two daughters, aged 18 and 13. When police arrived, they found 18-year-old Treyanna Summerville dead. According to family members, neighbors, and classmates, Treyanna had endured years of manipulation, controlling behavior, and physical and emotional abuse at the hands of her mother, Lashanna. By the end of the day on June 22, one suspect was in custody, but it wasn’t Treyanna’s mother; it was her 13 year-old sister.This is the baffling, ongoing story of Treyanna Summerville.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at https://www.sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. Treyanna’s story was also featured on Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

7 Heinä 202036min

On June 1, 2020, Laura Villalon Sanchez called police in Waco, Texas, reporting that her 2-year-old son, Frankie Gonzalez, had disappeared while she and her three young children visited a local park. Police and various other agencies mobilized a massive search involving land, water, and air, but no sign of Frankie could be found. The next morning, Laura led police to her little boy’s body, which she had hidden in a dumpster located on the property of a church.This is a story of bad behavior, chronic CPS involvement, drug addiction, and very poor decisions. This is the story of Frankie Gonzalez.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. Frankie’s story was also featured on Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, YouTube, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

30 Kesä 202047min

On December 21, 2018, police in Old Lycoming Township, Pennsylvania responded to a 911 call about an unresponsive child. Inside the mobile home, on the floor of a bedroom, they discovered 19-month-old Ky’mani Moore unresponsive. Ky’mani was taken to the hospital, where he was almost immediately pronounced dead. For the first time, a very special guest joins me on the podcast; Melissa Moore, Ky’mani’s paternal grandmother, was gracious enough to speak openly and candidly with me about her beautiful grandson’s tragic story, how his loss has affected her family, and what their hopes are for the outcome of the case. It’s an in-depth, emotional, enlightening conversation that I’ll never forget.This is the heartbreaking story of Ky’mani Moore.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. Ky’mani’s story was also featured on Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

23 Kesä 20201h 4min

On May 24, 2019, a couple carried an unresponsive 12-year-old boy into an emergency room in Bloomington, Indiana. The boy, who was almost immediately pronounced dead, was emaciated and covered in contusions and lacerations, triggering a child abuse investigation. What police discovered in the motel room where the boy had been living with his father, his stepmother, and three siblings would shock even the most seasoned detectives. This is a case involving abuse, torture, unlawful restraint, starvation, and unspeakable cruelty.This is the horrifying story of Eduardo Posso.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. Eduardo’s story was originally covered on Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.net. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

2 Kesä 202046min

On March 13, 2017, 21-year-old Travis Graham brought his girlfriend’s 3-year-old daughter, Charlette Dawkins, to the emergency room, claiming she had fallen down the stairs while throwing a temper tantrum. Despite doctors’ best efforts, Charlette was pronounced dead the following day. Doctors told the family there were signs the little girl had been abused for a prolonged period, including bruises and healing rib fractures. In spite of a cloud of suspicion hanging over Travis, he and Charlette’s mother were married less than a year later. In July of 2018, Travis was arrested for participating in several armed robberies, at which point he finally came clean about what really happened to Charlette on that horrible day 16 months before. Soon after, he was charged with the little girl’s murder. This is the heartbreaking story of Charlette Dawkins.Photos related to today's episode can be viewed on Facebook and Instagram. You can also follow the podcast on YouTube, Twitter, Tumblr, and Pinterest. Visit the podcast's web page at sufferthelittlechildrenpod.com. Please help make the show my full-time gig to keep the weekly episodes coming! By supporting me, you'll also access rewards, including a shout-out by name on the podcast and exclusive show merch! This podcast is written, hosted, and produced by Laine. Charlette’s story was originally covered on Suffer the Little Children Blog.Music for this episode was created by Laine using sounds from AudioJungle.com. Subscribe to Suffer the Little Children on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Stitcher, Spotify, or your favorite podcast listening platform.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/suffer-the-little-children--4232884/support.If you see something, say something. https://childhelp.org

26 Touko 20201h 7min