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

didn’t believe her. I should have done more to help her.”

Text messages from another friend were entered into evidence.

“I need to get Amelia and me out safely,” one read.

“I’m planning to file for divorce, but I’m scared of what Kevin will do,” said another.

Finally, Dr. Joyce Hamilton took the stand. She’d been Allison’s mentor at the hospital.

“I trained continue reading …