The little girl hadn’t spoken since the night her mother was found on the kitchen floor! Then the court dog lowered his head-and she whispered one sentence toward the defense table…

noise, Lily returned to Courtroom 6A. She did not wear a witness dress. She wore denim overalls with a strawberry patch on one knee and sneakers that flashed pink lights when she walked. Jenna came in a wheelchair, thinner and pale but upright. Megan pushed her carefully while Ava followed with a folder she did not need.

Boone waited near the front continue reading …