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Andrea Dunlop
一名专注于真实犯罪和社会问题的媒体人物和作者。
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Dawn Ferguson
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Faith Preston
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Laura Weyburn
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Mike Weber
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Andrea Dunlop: 本集回顾了Brittany Phillips医疗虐童案的审判始末，包括调查、庭审和判决结果，并探讨了此类案件的复杂性和挑战。 Dawn Ferguson: 作为检察官，我花了六个月时间准备此案，学习医学术语，与医生会面，收集证据。德州的审判程序分为有罪/无罪和量刑两个阶段，法官对医疗虐童案的理解存在困难，辩方试图将责任推卸给医生，并利用陪审团对案件的不了解为自己辩护。由于缺乏录像证据，本案完全依赖于电脑记录、医院行为和虐待模式等间接证据。最终，由于陪审团意见不一致，我们与被告达成了认罪协议，她承认罪行并被判处五年监禁。 Mike Weber: 作为侦探，我参与了此案的调查。辩方试图将责任推卸给医生，并利用陪审团对医疗虐童案的不了解来为自己辩护。检方因未采访采血技师而错失关键证据。本案缺乏录像证据，完全依赖于电脑记录、医院行为和虐待模式等间接证据来证明被告有罪。 Laura Weyburn: 作为受害者家属，我们经历了漫长的等待和巨大的压力。Alyssa在七岁时出庭作证，这对她来说是一场巨大的创伤。最终的判决结果令人失望，五年监禁不足以体现罪行的严重性。但我坚决不会让Alyssa回到Brittany身边。 Faith Preston: 作为受害者家属，我们对判决结果感到失望，认为正义没有得到伸张，五年监禁不足以体现罪行的严重性。

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Dawn Ferguson, the prosecutor, discusses the extensive preparation and challenges of presenting a medical child abuse case to a jury, including learning medical terminology and understanding the case details.

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Despite the undeniable evidence against Brittany, the verdict takes a shocking turn. Dawn Ferguson, the prosecutor on the case elucidates the challenges of convincing a jury that a mother could engage in such abuse against her own child. After six months of review and preparation, the legal team enters the courtroom armed with reams of eyewitness accounts and, most damningly, Brittany’s grisly search history. 

Detective Mike Webber walks us through the complications of the trial and unpacks why the judicial system is not equipped to handle this form of abuse. Throughout the trial, the Waybourns strive to protect Alyssa but ultimately, the now seven-year-old girl has to take the stand to testify against her mother. 

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