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…

She did not seem to understand that everyone was listening to her from the week before. She was busy tracing the seam of Boone’s vest with one finger, her shoes swinging above the floor.

On the recording, Lily whispered, “I stayed little. Mama was down. The lamp had teeth.”

Ava did not look at the jury. She placed one crime scene photograph on the screen continue reading …