My in-laws sent my 6-year-old daughter a cute brown teddy bear for her birthday. She smiled for a second, then suddenly froze and asked, “Mommy, what is it?

grandmother.” She said she was afraid for Lily. She said I had a temper, though she could not give one example that did not involve me telling her no. She said Daniel was being controlled. She said the bear was only meant to “protect” Lily.

Detective Hollis asked, “Protect her from what?”

Margaret answered, “From being taken away from us.”

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