Mother Searches How Long a Body Takes to Go Cold

Mother Searches How Long a Body Takes to Go Cold

On January 15, 2018, a paramedic found three-year-old Lexie cold and lifeless in her bed, with rigor mortis already setting in. What the medical professionals didn't know was that Lexie had been to the hospital twice in the previous thirteen days, and her mother had been searching for something chilling on her phone. How could two children die in the same flat, in the same manner, before anyone intervened?

In this episode, we delve into the case of Lewis Porton and the deaths of her two young daughters, Lexie and Scarlett, who died seventeen days apart. We explore the disturbing details of their final days, the missed opportunities by the system, and the shocking phone searches that revealed a mother's dark intent.

Case: Lewis Porton
Location: Rugby, Warwickshire, English Midlands
Victims: Lexie (3 years old), Scarlett Vaughan (17 months old)
Period: January - February 2018
Status: Convicted

- Lexie was found with pale, purple skin and blue lips, with rigor mortis already begun.
- Lexie had been to the hospital twice in the thirteen days before her death.
- Security footage showed Lexie in perfect health days before her death, playing and moving freely.
- Lewis Porton was 22 years old and the sole caregiver for both children.
- Investigators discovered Lewis Porton's phone searches for "how death by suffocation works" made before Lexie died.

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