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

she was led out in handcuffs. She didn’t look at anyone.

“The state rests,” Carol said.

The foundation was solid now—physical evidence, witness accounts, Amelia’s heartbreaking testimony, and Chelsea’s detailed description supporting it all.

It was the defense’s turn.

“Your Honor,” Hawkins said, buttoning his suit jacket, “the defense calls Kevin Marshall continue reading …