“Grandma puts me in the freezer when I spill my juice,” my 7-year-old daughter sobbed in my arms. As I carried her to my heated truck, she gestured to a second, padlocked freezer hidden under my old boxes. “Don’t touch that one,” she whispered. “That’s where Grandpa went eight years ago…”

was safe.

As we packed our bags to leave the courtroom, Detective Vance walked up to our table. He carried a sealed Manila envelope under his arm.

“Mr. Danvers,” Vance said quietly. “I thought you should know. The grand jury just returned a multi-count indictment against Dolores. First-degree murder, attempted murder, and aggravated child abuse. She continue reading …