Every Friday at 6 p.m. my daughter called me without fail, and the one week my phone stayed silent I drove to her house and heard a sound from upstairs that turned our quiet Tennessee life into something I still can’t fully talk about

evidence,” he said smoothly. “There is no eyewitness to the alleged crime. No instrument used has been recovered. My client has provided no confession. The testimony of a traumatized ten‑year‑old child, while tragic, cannot be the sole basis for a serious criminal charge. Mr. Marshall deserves to have these charges dismissed.”

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