CPS Gives Baby to Violent Meth Addict Couple with 29 Felonies

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The Story of Khaleesi Cuthriell
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[@TheMiseryMachine]

We have covered many cases involving CPS making massive errors, but the idea that they could review a home containing two felons, one a 29-time felon, and think "Yeah, this is a good placement for a baby" is just mind-blowing. Keep your loved ones close. Have a safe weekend. ❤Drewby + Yergy Discord: discord.gg/kCCzjZM

[@kaylacombs6254]

Not even just errors, negligence

[@thespectre717]

@@kaylacombs6254forgive me for saying this but there seems to be a lot of negligence with American CPS , apologies if this is incorrect and my ignorance as I’m British 🇬🇧 and of course do not know how your CPS works

[@mleh2512]

There are so many situations, common and unexpected, in which it is absolutely necessary to leave one’s home to properly care for a toddler. How could anyone not recognize this?

[@johntaeowens1248]

These cases like this makes me sick 🤢 and CPS doesn't care about children getting hurt or tragically killed. And they never be held accountable for it

[@indytherottweiler9002]

Cys is pa gave my brother and I to our biological father after our beautiful yet broken mother tested positive for drugs. In my father's home we were beaten, starved, tortured, had no running water. Nothing but 2 outfits the church gave me, no hygiene products as I was just going through puberty, locked and forced to sleep in a basement with dog feces and clothing molding for years and a broken door to the outside where snow would come in. Oh, and both my step mom and father were Crack heads. I'm 36 now and still struggle with the life we had as children. Cys/cps are jokes.

[@shadowban581]

I can not stress how much CPS needs to be held responsible and even convicted for how they handle their cases.

[@jodiforeman3314]

they have failed so many times really bad wtf

[@cainmathewson1857]

I cannot stress enough that this will never ever ever ever happen.

[@jennifermaddy2442]

Oh absolutely I can't believe cps left that little toddler with a pair of drug addicts & felons

[@feliciamccarron300]

This is why there needs to be cameras monitored by artificial intelligence to detect child abuse or neglect in every home 🏠 There are too many children suffering behind closed doors and we as adults should not be allowing this to happen when we have the technology to prevent it Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses find ways to prevent them. Albert Einstein

[@menacetosociety471]

Any case workers or judges that allow children, no matter what age with these monsters deserves to have any chance at a job working with children ever again and deserve real prison time

[@annacochran4418]

29 time felon.... I am lost for words. This poor baby had no chance at life.

[@pambeforethestorm9784]

A white pookie 😅😅😅😅😅 horrible couple

[@Kenzie_McIntyre]

I literally cannot imagine physically harming or psychologically hurting a child....it's beyond my understanding and I refuse to accept them blaming their drug habits ...when we stopped living in family communities these poor kids were not only betrayed by cps but no one is around from the family to step in

[@angelgirl7473]

And telling a little child that they won’t buy birthday or Christmas gifts for her …that really made me mad

[@Kenzie_McIntyre]

@@angelgirl7473 it's so cruel ...i got really mad too ...they are oxygen thieves ...even animals make better parents

[@ekramer2478]

@@Kenzie_McIntyre Some pit bulls with maternal instincts would not have been so swift to kill a small child.

[@darleneww3670]

The grim reality of how this baby girl is rotting in a landfill made me cry.

[@Parrotgirl-tattoo]

I say this with every episode. I can't believe that this one is even worse than the last. What is wrong with some human beings? We have the capacity to be so sick & evil. I cannot even imagine doing something like this. To an innocent child of all things. 😢

[@jodiforeman3314]

CPS failed again

[@hootax8980]

I hate it when adult victims are treated like trash, so the thought of a child being in a landfill fills me with rage.

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

They need to find her 😭😭

[@Chiffawndue]

@@Lucy-ym8chThey will never be able to. Unless it’s caught extremely early (the day of), once they discover the victim is in the landfill, there’s no way to recover their body. Just based on how much trash goes in there every day. She is currently buried under tons of trash, as it’s been a few years. It’s devastating knowing that information. Knowing she’ll never be laid to rest properly. So many victims are in the landfills, victims that are currently cold cases, and they will never be found.

[@elizabethd8147]

This monster was held in a different jail for HER safety? Eff her safety!! Let cowboy justice take care of her!!!

[@millsmami]

Right..I was hoping she got placed there specifically so the mom could handle her.. the mom might have had some drug issues but that doesn't negate love. Protective custody for inmates is really just to protect the facility from being sued if anything happens to them because they are "state property" atp.

[@Mongieboy]

​@@millsmami yea exactly. That's all they're worried about.

[@thejoreysofar]

…. They knew she had lost custody of her own children, but thought she should have someone else’s child?!

[@rosejohnson-briggs1109]

Whoever made that decision needs to be jailed!!

[@SavannahVu1985]

I know right!!!! Absolutely disgusting

[@alicelaybourne1620]

@@rosejohnson-briggs1109 ummmm the mother made that decision

[@bobert8125]

​@alicelaybourne1620 no the cps worker that allowed it.

[@Jillworrell22]

Wild they will say the cuz counts keep the lil girl cause of her custody battle, but this b?tch can loose her kids and keep someone else's

[@butterfliesandbrain2251]

We will be shouting from the rooftops, not only is Khaleesi liked, SHE IS LOVED! Rest in peace beautiful. ❤

[@mromatic17]

Yeah the title made me angry. Just cuz someone didn’t want this precious thing doesn’t mean the rest of the world wouldn’t love her!

[@hisvoice8245]

She is such a perfect angel my heart hurts so bad for her we love you mommies❤❤❤

[@MarjorieColeman-ed9xd]

"The family of Khaleesi are devestated" but not 1 of them wanted to take her when her mum ( whom my heart genuinely breaks for) was sent to prison. Not 1 famipy member went to visit her, not 1 family member got concerned enough to demand to see her, yet her family are devestated. This is the shit that pisses me off.

[@cassandrag7189]

exactly!!

[@wynterblackwell3640]

they weren't even allowed to. because cps vetoed THAT but not the violent criminal

[@JJMccombs]

Seems children just really don’t matter anymore

[@Cottonball-gz4cr]

Exactly ! it’s like when communities make memorials and leave gifts. What about when the child was still here😢

[@Cottonball-gz4cr]

@@wynterblackwell3640 nah I would have did something corrupt. Paid someone like the social worker in charge . I would have ran away to another country if I have to.

[@lowespringacres7838]

It should be considered criminal. As a nurse, one can make a "mistake" and be charged for a crime!

[@michellesartori6695]

I'm glad you pointed that out because as a retired RN, I feel the same. I almost killed someone once by not rechecking the allergy label of an elderly man who we were pepping for almost immediate transfer to a larger facility. The doctor in the ED added it after the other IVAB's, and I didn't recheck with the RN who had checked off the other antibiotics, but the responsibility was mine. I can remember this as vividly today as I could the night it happened, and that was 20 years ago. If he had died I would have lost my nursing licence and be charged for his death in a court of law and I STRONGLY believe that CPS workers MUST be held to a much higher standard than they are now. We have babies and children dying in their "care" daily, and legislative changes must take place to reduce this number. Anything else is unsatisfactory! BTW, the older gentleman was riddled with cancer, which is why the poor man was in so much pain when the other RN and I were trying to insert an IDC. He died a couple of months later in Palliative Care!

[@laleona776]

​@@michellesartori6695thank you for your story. You're absolutely right; Legislation needs to be made to start holding them accountable! That's the problem bc ANY GOV'T 'agency' have made themselves unaccountable for THEIR ACTIONS!

[@laurieshamsie4851]

You're a nurse? Doesn't it look like that baby has thrush in the Halloween picture where she's dressed like a lion?

[@HildeAzul]

An honest mistake at that.

[@angelah8247]

I’m an air traffic controller. If I make a big enough mistake, I go to prison.

[@aliyahbelletti8313]

Why the HELL is a 29 time felon walking freely?

[@jodiforeman3314]

this was insane

[@Cindy.m.R]

He's white

[@juliesnider7840]

Ikr

[@thanksmr.obvious6427]

​​@@Cindy.m.Rlol always bringing racial shit

[@dinthecity2849]

What about if a man has 34 felons?

[@Andreamom001]

CPS refused to transport the child to relatives (deeming them unsuitable) but transported her to drug-using felons…if the child was never in their custody, why not transport her to whoever her mom wanted to care for her? Ugh.

[@barbrothers2]

she should have just been able to stay with her dad. the fact that he was "in the house" while the mother was using drugs is not reason enough for him to not get to keep her, especially since biological parents take care of their kids much better than other people, esp non-relatives, even if they are using drugs. the little girl was clearly fine under her mothers care even though her mom was using meth. using drugs doesnt inherently make you an unsuitable parent imo because people have a natural instinct to care for their own kids. however a drug addict isnt going to have that same level of care for kids that are not their own... hence why Khaleesi is dead 😢

[@ryohoshi8445]

@@barbrothers2 I honestly suspect that they were going "We didn't have custody, teehee~!" because if they'd had to actually go in front of a judge and defend refusing the father custody on such absurd grounds, they'd probably be doing really well to get just a flat "WTF no." They'd also potentially have to actually justify their decisions in court, because they actually had done the paperwork to be responsible for the kid and have an actual say...and that might also cause people to go and check to see if they've had a habit of denying people custody for at best merely stupid reasons. (I'm not going to blame Khaleesi's mom for not knowing to ask somebody outside of CPS to come pick her up so she could get dropped off with her dad, because she shouldn't be needing to know when to say "Sit and spin, Karen" to a social worker.)

[@barbrothers2]

@@ryohoshi8445 I just wish Khaleesi's mom fought the decision and insisted on her being with her dad so that if cps wanted to press the issue, there would have been a court case and theres no chance a judge wouldn't give her to her dad. This whole case makes me sick. I really hate cps, they harassed me when my daughter was born despite me being on legal prescribed medications, so every decision they make just seems idiotic. I watch these and I feel so sad. What if they had placed my daughter with evil people? I was very involved in making sure she was going nowhere, but it depresses me that these little angels were taken away by these evil cps people. I often feel like the people who work for cps are infertile or can't have kids for whatever reason, like not having a partner, so they try to make parents and childrens lives as miserable as possible

[@christine_lovelace]

Or foster parents

[@georgiayoung9124]

@@barbrothers2cps is stupid. Twice in my in-laws case they took kids pot use. Good moms, healthy kids Gave them to pedos. I think cps has contracts with pedos

[@marymartin2154]

This case made me outright sob. When I heard them say they lit candles and Christmas lights, I couldn't keep my composure anymore. I am not Christian, but I still prayed for little Khalessi. She truly deserved better than she got.

[@feliciamccarron300]

This is why there needs to be cameras monitored by artificial intelligence to detect child abuse or neglect in every home 🏠 There are too many children suffering behind closed doors and we as adults should not be allowing this to happen when we have the technology to prevent it Intellectuals solve problems, geniuses find ways to prevent them. Albert Einstein

[@paulettelamontagne6992]

What do you mean you're not christian? I'm just curious why you prayed if you don't know that the Lord's there to listen? I'm not trying to be ugly I just think if you turn to him when you hurt something inside your nose he's there and listening and I pray that you invest some time researching that All Souls belong to the Lord and he loves you and he did create you and I knew you before you were born. God bless you

[@JenaBakalov]

⁠@@paulettelamontagne6992can you just shut up and stop lecturing strangers online about what they should believe in? It’s 2024 for god’s sake I’m Christian Orthodox from Bulgaria and there, here on earth with us, other believers like Muslims, jews, buddhists and many other faiths

[@juliadixon8465]

It's possible to simply cry out to the universe without naming it

[@Amanita_wholelot]

I can’t understand how these negligent CPS workers can’t be charged? Is this a qualified immunity? I work for the U.S. government protecting the environment and if I fuck up my job in a costly and irredeemable way, or if I LIE, I can quite literally go to jail and be held criminally liable. And this is a beautiful little girl’s life that was annihilated! Make this make sense!

[@jodiforeman3314]

they fail over and over but never get charged

[@mymagiclieswithin]

There is no sense to this. Be happy that it makes no sense to you! How horrifying!

[@HildeAzul]

Poor children literally mean nothing to our government… neat, right?

[@dianeosborne2147]

@@jodiforeman3314and they keep their jobs…!!! Utter madness…

[@birdybirdy846]

Yes, they have qualified immunity.

[@Icefierastar]

I hate that a “specialist in child abuse and torture” is something that exists out of necessity :,(

[@amandalockhart2454]

Same. Makes me physically ill.

[@rudra62]

I hate it too. Still, it's better than "the bad old days" when nobody believed a child, or other adults who noticed and reported this sort of thing. The idea of child abuse at all wasn't believed to happen widely, and torturing a child something that "no (caregiver) would ever do to a child". At least the survivors are believed at least sometimes, and taken aay from it.

[@BeckBeckGo]

Even if it almost never happened, we'd still need someone like this, as kids are not as articulate as adults, and not always reliable witnesses. These people exist not just to pin down abusive parents, but to also help parents who may not know their kid is being hurt by someone. It's sad, but I'm glad they exist.

[@BeckBeckGo]

​@@rudra62 yeah, exaxtly.

[@Pia.c.d]

It shouldn’t exist. It’s so sad :(

[@Bucketus.Lord.of.Buckets]

CPS has government records that these gwo were human garbage, then decided "yeah they're good"

[@keeper6458]

It's infuriating

[@jasonm7973]

Disgenics

[@stevenellison3128]

Yet they will take children from good homes and open cases over nothing

[@Therian_madysen]

@@keeper6458fr

[@Angel-e6j1z]

Im from the town where this happened and this is very heartbreaking for us as a community. I did not know personally Candy but "knew" of her ( small town) and was shocked Khalessi was even placed there to begin with ,couldn't believe it when news broke of it . Khalessi was failed by many and i appreciate you giving her a voice❤

[@batemancore]

thank you two for always being respectful when you cover these cases

[@fairysnuff-000]

At the very least, Candy couldn’t legally leave the house but it was thought she could look after the child ??? What about taking the child to the play park, the forest, friends house, doctors, markets, kids play centres etc..?? How can you look after a child properly, giving them the space and stimulation they need physically if you have to stay indoors ????

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

EXACTLY

[@reginagilby1101]

Unbelievable stupidity and complete neglect

[@catbuthuman]

Hair loss can also be a sign of malnutrition. Either way Khaleesi deserved better. My heart aches for her and every child featured on this channel.

[@danielleburke87]

That's what I was thinking malnourished and stressed

[@windsofthewest2164]

her hair was found in a hanger!

[@Jlynnjoneski]

CPS has Kahleesi's blood on their hands...pathetic...while they go home from their job every night to their own living children....how do they keep from going insane from the guilt??? Many kids...many, many, many more like Kahleesi...they are culpable...something needs to be done to hold these heartless criminals accountable...WHEN???????

[@heatherfeather1293]

The CPS worker should have been charged as an accessory at the least. She took that little girl from parents who loved her and gave them to even worse people.

[@tarasilver8591]

if they were held accountable for every mind blowing decision they make they just might make better decisions.. its disgusting so many stories of incompetent CPS workers with detrimental consequences n results

[@reginafromrio]

I babysat for a 3yr old girl and when she threw a tantrum, she would run back and forth across the room and body slam herself into the walls. This was highly concerning and I asked her dad what's up #1 I'm worried about her #2 I don't want neighbors to think I'm beating her, as she's screaming... He says " she always does that". Um ok. Then I met the ex wife and realized where the trauma came from. Poor thing. She's fine now. Single dad raising her and little bro successfully.

[@cavatika]

I imagine if she had knocked herself out doing that, as her babysitter you would have immediately called 911 or rushed her to the ER. Like yeah some kids do things like that but the normal reaction to THAT would be to get medical attention immediately if there was a significant injury, not throw her in the trash and pretend she didn't exist. Of course we all know that is not what happened here due to the months of documented abuse.

[@reginafromrio]

@@cavatika oh I was about ready to call 911. She didn't respond to love when I tried to hold her 😢

[@reginafromrio]

@@cavatika this little girl I watched was never abused. She was reacting because of neglect of her mother. I wasn't sure what you meant.

[@massivel]

@@reginafromrio neglect is a form of abuse

[@reginafromrio]

@@massivel I know. Her mother had been out of the picture for a bit. I'm talking more physical, as that is what she was doing. NM.

[@stephanieoconnell2343]

This is a tough one. Please take care of yourselves, you bring a lot of light to a very dark place and you are appreciated. Thank you both and the kitties.💛🌻

[@vanessanassif]

Duuuuuude. I'm so tired of CPS. They take traumatized children and traumatize them some more 😡

[@mercedesvelasquez8781]

Look what hap0enedto the Turpin children they we're put into a foster family who end up s3xually & physically abusing them after the fact of what their own parent's put them through

[@DG-xo2dp]

😔this!

[@lauracook8203]

My husband and I were junkies during our mid twenties and thirties. Unfortunately dope took him at 38. We knew there would be nothing fair about bringing a child into it and possibly disaster. If there are any young women or men reading this who are struggling with substance abuse reading this, please. Please. Please. Take serious steps to make sure there is no pregnancy. Its really not difficult. Double up on types of birth control, get creative, or abstain. People love to blame cps but there should be no reason for a child to be in the system in the first place. It starts with the parents. If you do end up with a child, please arrange for guardianship in case its needed. Someone trustworthy. If you have no one like that in your family then you really really shouldn't be having kids. Please. Be proactive and be careful.

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

I'm so glad you're still here x

[@lauracook8203]

@@Lucy-ym8ch thank you!

[@emilywright3454]

Yeah I had a child during a crack and heroin addiction and was a pretty neglectful parent for the first year of my kids life but now I’m sober did it for him should have done it soon as he was born but had such bad undiagnosed post natal depression luckily away from that shit now though and he has everything he could want and is spoilt addicts who are using shouldn’t be parents even if you have the best intentions drugs always come first

[@lauracook8203]

@@emilywright3454 I'm so happy you turned things around for both your son and yourself. Every now and then I knew women who did also but I met exponentially more who did not. I wish you the very best- anyone who can pull themselves out of our particular brand of hell deserves great things.

[@cassier3544]

Well said! I myself have been in recovery for almost 8 years and while I did stupid & awful things during my active addiction, I at least knew not to have a child then!! Like you said it’s not that difficult! Congrats on your recovery, i love hearing from my fellow recovering addicts with long term recovery Edit: love all the positive & supportive comments & respectful discussion so far on here 😇😊💯

[@rmarvel169]

I really don't understand our "system" at all! We let murderers, rapists, child abusers etc., off so lightly. YET, a woman who had an addiction, wanted help, hurting no one but herself, so they take the child, (being cared for and loved ) away just so they can put the mom in prison ??? Makes the state money but how are they being the mother get better and now her precious angel is gone!!!!!! 👿👿

[@crystaltrocar5237]

Unfknbelievable, cps and dcfs need to just be defunded. They don't do what we are paying them to do. So many children suffering because of their laziness.

[@awkwardautistic]

Then what happens? They do help many families... but they need better training and more funding so they can hire more people. Each caseworker is responsible for so many cases it's impossible to do the job well.

[@latruth1577]

I believe each cps case worker should be held accountable to whatever decisions they made, good or bad.

[@crystaltrocar5237]

​​@@awkwardautisticthe children should get to choose between people that step up to take custody. Would save a Lot of time and tax dollars

[@awkwardautistic]

@@latruth1577 that wouldn't work... they can't control everything that happens and they're dealing with a lot of bad people. They need more funding, better training and more caseworkers.

[@bell6dandy564]

I COMPLETELY AGREE! my siblings and i were ripped away from my mothers side of the family, who WANTED us, but because we were enrolled in a reservation, which was two hours away and with abusive family who treated us like slaves, we were taken by the reservation, because they said we were THIER CHILDREN. Life was effing horrendous, and we didnt escape until we turned 18. ​@@crystaltrocar5237

[@H.Liddell]

How can someone be so cruel to a child!? How can someone look at a child and tell them those horrible things! 😔

[@ravenbeaudoin109]

My mom used to tell me she hated me and wished id never been born, ruined her life etc Needless to say after the abuse I survived, we are zero contact. These parents aren’t supposed to be parents.. I used to pray I’d either die or get removed and cps failed me twice.

[@keeper6458]

I'm so sorry you went through that. My mom had a similar situation. He was SAd by her Father and Uncle as well from 5 to 12. She was a beautiful mother to me. You both are survivors. Much love to you 💛

[@user-digitalfarmgirl]

Guess I'm not alone.​@@ravenbeaudoin109

[@millsmami]

​@ravenbeaudoin109 where is your mom now.? I just wanna talk to her.!! 😡

[@katarinatibai8396]

Narcissism - full blown NPD

[@leoratriden8757]

shes such a darling little girl. her precious spirit is shining through. look at the twinkle in her eye. rip baby girl

[@Pinkiechu92]

The American CPS sounds absolutely horrible 😢

[@NativeWarrior88]

The European and Scandinavian ones aren't much better!

[@blackswan1983]

Canadian isn't better either. They've been circling my kid for years. Her paternal grandma was a residential school victim, her dad was abused in foster care in every way imaginable, and that landed our child on their radar. It's awful.

[@Pinkiechu92]

@@blackswan1983 I am so sorry to hear that :( I hope everything will be resolved for you and your family! Can't say I didn't expect others to criticise other countries as well when I wrote that comment, but it's totally valid

[@PatriciaGodboutArt]

No shit, I do not know country you are from. I am a Canadian and we have the same problems especially on our native reserves

[@Pinkiechu92]

@@PatriciaGodboutArt Scandinavian country :) I know that our system has become very strict over the years, but probably not without flaws. I just hope that less and less kids would have to go through these situations, as they all deserve a chance in life and to be allowed to just "be a kid" ❤️

[@marbleherogaming735]

The only time cps does something its to place a safe child in an abusive home

[@jessicawinter2938]

I can attest to this.

[@Victoria_Randolph]

Or leave children in abusive homes. So many cases presented on this channel shed light on just how incompetent and unbelievably negligent CPS truly is, or can be. In one case, they will give a mother of 5/6, who has had her children removed, and hasn't completed her parenting classes or her substance abuse program... That should've been mandatory. I'm assuming it was to help her receive government housing and related benefits. This woman couldn't take care of herself, and didn't seem to be attempting to, or making any positive progress. On top of that CPS doesn't investigate all of the new claims of abuse. They close out the case and leave the children there to suffer, and eventually worse. No criminal charges can be made against them. BS!!! And now with this case, this sweet and precious Angel seemed to have TWO parents that loved and took great care of her!!! The mother was seemingly trying to fight her addiction and recover, intentionally & willingly. *But she was removed from the program and an instant warrant was issued for her. Due to her not completing 1 assignment??? WTF does that mean?? Was it a simple misunderstanding? Did she miss a group meeting? Did she start writing a paper, but didn't complete it? It seems like it must have been something insignificant, but they reacted as if she did something heinous & unforgivable! So, at the end of the day CPS had, "Nothing to do with placing this child". Nor did they have any intention or responsibility to check on or protect this precious baby!?!? Am I right, or am I missing something!?! **If that's true, how in the hell could they prevent this baby girl from staying in HER home with HER Daddy?!?!? Who Loves her, is willing, and is able to take care of her! They didn't claim she couldn't stay there for anything he has done. Which tells me, he doesn't have any abuse allegations/records, doesn't have a known drug problem, and there's no reason HE couldn't care for his child. (CPS just wanted to be difficult!) They said because the mother and father shared the residence... Guess what, it's also the babies home. Where she's comfortable, safe, and happy. Why should she get stripped away from HER home!? She hasn't done anything wrong and there's no report that she isn't safe. She's happy, healthy, & thriving!! Even moreso, the mothers being removed. So there shouldn't be any further issues. Regardless, CPS somehow BELIEVED that the home they drove this precious angel to was somehow, "better suited". With a, "friend" on house arrest and substance issues, in a relationship+living with a career criminal with 29+ felonies including violence!! This is the ONLY option approved by CPS for this poor Mother, (who seems to actually be worthy of the name and is trying her best to find a safe temporary home for her child, she's out of time, and the people she trusts the most, "can't take the baby in".) So she is left with a friend who she has trusted to babysit and has had 6 kids of her own, one of them being close to the same age as her daughter. Somehow CPS insisted this home was the ONLY acceptable option. But ruled out the toddlers Aunt, as well as her own father, along with her personal home!!?? If they weren't placing the child, then they weren't removing her either.... Right??? Because if they removed her, they should be obligated to check in and watch over her. Guaranteeing that she is healthy, safe, and they're taking proper care of her. Ensuring she is not being neglected or abused. Right?? If CPS has no further intention or obligations to this child and her care, HOW did they have ANY say over who she's with and where!?!? She should have been at home with her father the whole time!!! Legislation NEEDS to be MADE ASAP to hold these people accountable!! If they can possess and Wield Authority, then they also need to be held accountable when there is, Neglect and/or Death, on THEIR watch!!!!

[@alicelaybourne1620]

Safe house with an imprisoned meth addict? Placed with the little girl’s babysitter, suggested by the meth addict?

[@chaizinhas]

​@@alicelaybourne1620 the girl literally died on the hands of the people chosen by cps, so yes maybe those were better choices

[@ThimbleFox350]

@@alicelaybourne1620 probably should have let her stay with grandma instead of making up some bogus reason why she can't

[@zyianna432]

I share the same birthday as this beautiful little angel....it's tragic how time and again NO ONE listens 😢

[@nikalove30]

December 5 is my due date, it really puts things into perspective

[@luzdeliabetancourt7608]

I feel the courts NEED to start holding the CPS workers accountable.

[@mollielambert9501]

Decades ago

[@kendrahaynes3667]

Sooo the fact that she couldn't leave the house isn't a red flag?

[@kdaze10]

"She liked to be smacked." WTF?!

[@windsofthewest2164]

Narcissistic thinking

[@winstonslone2797]

That mark behind the ear is referred to as battles sign. It is indicative of severe head trauma. I had it after being struck by a car going 35 MPH. I suffered 2 skull fractures and a neck fracture. That tells you the amount of force needed to induce such an injury.

[@Mleblanc1130]

This is 100% how CPS works. It’s the same story here in Canada. Ontario is BAD for abusive group homes and foster homes. The system is broken and turn a blind eye to the neglect and horrendous abuse. Talk about lack of mental health support. Such a beautiful little girl, she doesn’t deserve this. No child does😪❤️ I’m a survivor of the system and I feel this deeply.

[@dragonstooth4223]

I've heard of this one. It's so sad. This poor girl. Let down by a system that treats addicts like criminals, denying them the help they need, and not caring about the children that are live and needing love.

[@NativeWarrior88]

Most of them don't want help! They demonstrate this by refusing to go to their appointments or completing their rehab programs! Heck, if they cared about their kids at all, they would go get help the second they find out they were pregnant! Thats what I did! Its not "poor addict", its go get help or terminate your parental rights!

[@dragonstooth4223]

@@NativeWarrior88 let's hope you never experience addiction. May it never touch your life. It probably does but you don't realize it (social media ... most ppl are addicted to it). But it's not true that most addicts don't want help ... it's just the system and environment they live in that perpetuates it. Also look up what Portugal did with their drug reform. They have done extremely well to help addicts and their relapse rate is like 20% The US treats addiction like a moral failing and a crime ... when you treat addiction that way what else will happen except failure?

[@annecoyle5811]

That’s like handing a child over and saying (here she/he is,do as you want to them). Sickening.

[@nevaehmoore8912]

8 months????? That’s absolutely ridiculous 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@aiQuia]

Apparently having an open case with CPS is worse than being placed (unauthorized!!!) with someone on house arrest. That’s wild. That baby looked happy, healthy, clean, well cared for, and loved despite her mother’s charges. And why wasn’t she just left in her father’s care if nothing else? CPS staff have to start being held accountable for violating protocol and making obviously bad decisions that are the direct cause of harm to children.

[@queeniesarver9788]

Why isn't CPS held accountable for all their GROSS NEGLIGENCE? ABSOLUTELY DISTURBING CASE!

[@catc6012]

I am a big fan of the channel. I watch a lot of these types of shows, but this one hit different. I had to pause halfway through for a mental health check. Thank you for presenting this case the way you did. I think it will touch many hearts. Fly high sweet Khaleesi. 😢

[@helencolgan8580]

Child protective services must be held accountable. They took this loved little girl from her mother and handed her over like a package, without making sure that the “foster mother “ was really suitable. What is so annoying is that a business can be charged with corporate murder so why can’t these agencies that are meant to look after and protect children be treated the same. My heart goes out to the bio family, yes, they were not perfect but they loved their baby. The monsters who killed her were only after money.

[@psalm91.777]

This is so important to always remember these precious children

[@nativenation11]

More important is reforming the child welfare system or else we will just keep sending vapid prayers and condolences in the comments.

[@jennaeveliina313]

I mean.... yeah, "doing poorly at youre job is Not a crime" nor should it be, BUT being negligent in a job, where youre job is Literally to protect and save children... That negligence should count as same as it does with a parent. I dont understand why there still isnt specific laws, protecting the customers and clients of CPS, especially when they continue making "mistakes" that are costing these children their lives.

[@dianeosborne2147]

There’s a difference when your job determines a child’s happiness and well-being, and in some cases their life , than when your job doesn’t affect a child’s life….the cps should absolutely be held accountable..,people should be prosecuted…it’s appalling, the power they have and abuse….

[@rudra62]

You know, if you or I were negligently driving a car, ran into a child, they would at least charge us with negligent homicide, and send us to prison. If we were (unknowingly) growing poisonous plants by our houses, a child got into them and ate them and died, we would also be charged with at least negligent homicide, perhaps manslaughter. It appears CPS, whose job it is to look out for children whose living situation puts them at risk would be held to a higher standard.

[@maloryj7165]

That's just the thing. CPS should be held to a higher standard than abusive parents but they're not.

[@Shnookie3.14]

I am so tired of people using the excuse of being high, so they weren't in their right mind. No, you made the choice to get high, so you need to be held accountable

[@theonionqueen3519]

Amanda seemed like a struggling woman who really wanted the best for her baby. I have sympathy for her. Drugs are a hard demon to fight.

[@witchy90210]

CPS: Oh we really arent responsible this time, all that happened is an employee dropped her off at the house. No case file, nothing. We didnt have to do anything in this situation at all.

[@NativeWarrior88]

Yep, all they hire is bleeding hearts who want to give people all these chances when a child's life is at stake!

[@kelleygreengrass]

Should be considered kidnapping

[@trash_bender420]

So they can just do anything they want 'off the books' and it makes it not their responsibility? Reminds me of cops being able to turn off their body cams whenever they want without getting in trouble

[@caponeboxerx]

An Amber alert after 8 months?! What’s the point? Omg. They’re supposed to be issued immediately, as to spot the vehicle in which the abducted child is in.

[@shealynnmichelle]

My daughter is 3, this case tore my heart to shreds 🥺 Khaleesi, you deserved so much better during your short life, & deserved so many more years with the people who loved you. May your sweet little soul rest in peace 🤍

[@ckeith3009]

I had to get a couch out of their house. It was disgusting with cigarette burns on it. Im glad someone is covering this case.

[@raquelpk2]

I can only imagine what their home smell liked . If we can even call it a home .

[@Maxjacobs-rz4xr]

If u have kids & struggle w/ addiction, keep this story in mind. U NEED TO DO YOUR BEST TO GET SOBER so that YOU can raise your own kids & they don't wind up w/ MONSTERS like THIS!!! u have an OBLIGATION to your kids to keep them safe at all costs! That means getting ur sh*t together so they can remain in a safe environment!

[@dragontears4me989]

It's frightening how identical this and the Harmony Montgomery case are.

[@suzannebrandt1087]

The poor baby is rotting in a land fill. No funeral for her. Terrible.

[@nikkiarmstrong3991]

Why don't they all search the landfill

[@wynterblackwell3640]

@@nikkiarmstrong3991 unfortunately in general it's not a safe task, and it would be looking for a small needle in a huge haystack buried 8 months deep. Actually far more than 8 months now.

[@theboofairy]

I live around here. It's a very huge landfill and we get it we want them to look too.

[@robincurry5248]

I can just feel the disdain yu have for those pos's😢

[@ragingdid]

“This system is crooked, why am I being convicted for something she did?” HOW ABOUT NOT BEATING YOUR OWN DAUGHTER

[@NicoleMaddox-i4g]

If she had a grandmother why didn't she go to her?!!!

[@NicoleMaddox-i4g]

Just heartbreaking

[@jupiter.6268]

Because the funds will stop.

[@SpecialKindOfCrazy]

Nothing will change because CPS gets away with it every time. It makes me wonder if they think "if the parents don't care, why should we?"

[@jeliarra]

WAIT! Let's STOP right here 3:52 CPS granting custody of a KNOWN drug user. Awarding said known drug user with $1500 a month! The known drug user couldn't even leave the house to pick the baby up, which means she is NOT a suitable candidate to care for ANY child being a prisoner of her own home and a CRIMINAL! The people that NEED to be in PRISON are ALl the CPS workers that put this now MURDERED baby in the care of a CRIMINAL DRUG ABUSER! As a former "foster child" I LOATH ALL of CPS! Even the very few good ones as they do NOTHING to rid the "agency" of the BAD and HORRIFIC!

[@LizC-hq6tt]

I understand her grandfather was there in the house when his daughter was abusing drugs, but that does not mean that the grandfather was taking part in it!!! We also don't know the whole situation who was living with who he might not have had anywhere else to go and might have just wanted to be there to make sure that his granddaughter was safe. I don't think that's reason enough to say no, you are not fit to take care of your granddaughter. Especially if he wasn't doing any drugs. Background checks are B.S. anyway, it doesn't mean they're a good person.. Instead of trying to figure out the family situation, they chose to do the easiest option for them and NO paperwork. Everyone is just happy that CPS didn't leave the child with the grandfather, because his daughter was a drug was a drug addict. That doesn't mean that he is too... The person they picked over the grandfather made much more sense...

[@GeeNoniGee]

If the Grandfather is around it, he's tolerating it, and NOT *PROTECTING* his Grandchild, period. Just because some of us choose to live and function with low standards doesn't make it right.

[@kittytittiesRus]

​@@GeeNoniGee but who is to say he was even aware of the use, when I used before I got sober, my family never saw me use nor had any idea I was using in their home... They would have never been ok with it, I would have been kicked out should I been caught so I. Was very sneaky about it so I don't think it's fair to say the dad was just ok with the use, he likely had no idea until the failed ua

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

It means he was complicit. He couldn't have not known.

[@jaimecurtis]

That's facts

[@LizC-hq6tt]

@@GeeNoniGee you have no idea what his circumstance are or were maybe he had nowhere else to go, maybe that was his home and he didn't have the heart to kick out his daughter who would in turn take his granddaughter with her. I'm nor saying what he did was right, butMaybe in his head he thought he was doing the right thing because if he is included in the living situation he can at least keep a physical eye on her and make sure she is okay besides that her biological mother wasn't the one that was hurting her in the first place . Did she make bad decisions yes did she use drugs yes is that okay no but she wasn't the one that hurt her daughter and neither was her dad. Making a bad decision doesn't make you a bad person. And she would have been a hell of a lot safer with her grandfather then the lady she was left with..

[@sandrashevel2137]

The so called foster parents should have never been allowed to have that poor girl.

[@CatSmith7122]

I love the way you guys celebrate the victim and make it about them and not the criminal like other videos. As a survivor of violence to a friend I appreciate it and commend your hard work. Thank you for all you do!!❤

[@tessaducek5601]

Its weird how CPS decides where kids go. My sons child was removed by CPS two months ago from his moms and placed with her sister. No one even informed my son. The aunt let him know because she has been taking the boys to several doctors. Now they want to grant the sister gaurdianship.. My son gets him twice a month as scheduled. His son lived with him three years. Its not as if he is an absentee father. But they over rode his rights. So now he is going to file for full custody. Mom apparently started beating and kicking him. So he was removed. She never follows exchanges or times nor provides information..but the court favours her. These angencies and judges never seem to consider the children. Its ridiculous. Placing a child with someone who lost their children makes perfect since to CPS. Their name alone is a conundrum.

[@Angela-g1q4q]

Lawyer sue

[@awkwardautistic]

That poor baby... what evil pieces of shite. They need far more than life in prison. We need more help for families dealing with drug addiction. There are very few rehabs where where parents can have their children with them. Her mom shouldn't have had to leave her with those people.

[@nicolemagincalda-ml7cj]

This is sooo sad how can these people do these things. To these innocent children!!.

[@m.lefaye]

You both do such compassionate and difficult cases involving children. Thank you for giving voice to the voiceless. As a survivor your compassion shines through. Be well and take care of yourselves

[@Mystical_Jasmine]

This case is local to me. Such an extremely sad case. Yet not the only case like this in area just the only one that got publicity. Someone really needs to take a deep look into our local systems and the children missing that no one even knows about. How can they be found if no one is looking, how can they receive justice if no one even knows there has been a crime committed. 😢

[@Lucy-ym8ch]

Praying for justice. Drugs are stealing America's future.

[@brendagroff8478]

Everyone is this little baby's life failed her. So sad.

[@RavenDaGreat]

It’s alright, the little baby is in heaven now with her true father and her protectors ❤ and away from these monsters

[@jackolswfski4691]

Don’t let the government “take care” of your children

[@hystericalpeanut2844]

This is why you need to take matters into your hands!

[@johntaeowens1248]

Exactly

[@meanpersona4686]

You know, abusive parents say the same thing lol

[@Andreamom001]

And how does someone prevent it when the government steps in?

[@thatcreepyxmastreeinyourat8950]

That's an odd statement considering they don't give you a choice once they walk into your life to destroy it. They certainly didn't give Amanda a choice.

[@karreykaye-dominick3524]

It hurts my heart that im no longer shocked by the evil cruelty that some people are capable of carrying out. I want to say Thank You, for the way you present these cases. You cover each victim with respect. I smile when you're able to fill in some happier times in the lives of young victims. Thank you for keeping the world aware of what happens, "behind the scenes", for those that are unable to tell their own stories. Keep going, hopefully, you're making many people, more aware on what to be looking for, in this cruel world. Finally, thank you, for bringing the serious lack of ethics (i cant think of a better word) & caring, into the light of day, that MANY DCFS offices, officials & workers, are carrying around. Its so sad that there are so many cases of "if only" they did one thing or another, another child would be alive. Ranting over! Keep doing what you do. Take time to do something happy. You definitely deserve it after all the brutality you have to look through. XO 💚

[@llong2283162]

Poor sweet baby girl, I'm so sorry that this happened to you you deserved so much better.

[@nicoleday3182]

I love you guys! Thank you for being absolutely amazing I was recently told by a friend of mine that a close family friends daughter died last Thursday … she was only 9 months old. I’m hoping maybe you guys can cover the case once a little time has passed? I feel so awful for this babygirl she was left in a closet while they partied and not checked on until 10 Am the next day… anyways thanks for bringing these victims voices to light.

[@danielleburke87]

I'd be ashamed to associate myself with friends like that

[@nicoleday3182]

@@danielleburke87 what do you mean

[@jolenedehart4315]

How is someone with 29 felonies still walking around

[@dinthecity2849]

There’s a guy with 34 walking around now

[@Redeemed.of.YHVH.thru.Christ]

@@dinthecity2849, that just shows what a complete sham the “justice” system in America is. There is no “justice” to be found in such a failed “justice system”. Someone with that many felonies should not be walking free ever again. That’s a career criminal with no hope of being reformed.

[@55chevytruck]

@@dinthecity2849 NONE WERE CRIMES WAKE UP!

[@UnknownCharacterof2024]

Depends if they were converted into one

[@rwparker1968]

@@dinthecity2849And he could become President of the United States (personally, I will do whatever I can to keep that from happening).

[@diaryofarealmom3264]

I don’t know why drugs are always brought up. As someone who was an addict for 18 years, meth and heroin, I’ve never hurt my children. They have always come first.

[@KatieBarnes-nz2hz]

Don’t make excuses.your children have obviously been in situations that any child who didn’t live with addiction has. Stop.your drugs came first and still do.

[@danielleburke87]

As a former cocaine and fentynal addict your kids never come first come on with that lie

[@simonecompton6895]

Thank you from England ❤

[@reneestevens1582]

What child likes to get ‘smacked’?! That’s absolutely horrifying, I can’t imagine 😥😤

[@karenjoslyn4051]

RIP sweetie!! I pray that you are resting well ❤️‍🩹

[@happyandstuff]

You two are amazing! Finally someone bringing these stories to life in such a way that cannot be ignored! Keep it up. ❤

[@debrahall902]

Thank you from The Netherlands

[@bluevioletandlilac]

My mom's neurotic about my grandmother's nurses coming in the house because she's afraid they'll call CPS about my two younger sisters. Even though the house is perfectly fine and clean (save for having a lot of pets) and my sisters are being very well provided for and not abused in the least. But, if I've learned anything about CPS, they'll take children from a decent situation in a heartbeat, but won't remove a child who's clearly being tortured. Then they'll be so shocked about a child's death when they had warning after warning after warning.

[@gh8stcoffee]

this type of emotional abuse happened to me as a child, and im so thankful i had grandparents who would give me just enough time away from my mother to live a semi-okay life outside of her. this poor girl deserved much better

[@kellynh9303]

My friend lost her 3 children to cps because she had to go to jail for a few months ,Cps gave them to a druggie aunt who abused & neglected them all ,she fought so hard just to get them back & it took years but she did it. They made her jump through hoops just to get her own kids away from a junkie that was using them for the benefits & clearly neglecting them! CPS is an absolute joke. They came to my house one single time to inform me my childs Dad had left our 5yr son and his other 2yr old alone and he overdosed and died! They found out the kids were alone when he went to the hospital . I spent days grief striken. I got a call days later from my son's Dad, Yes back from the dead! I didn't even believe it was him ! CPS lied! He did overdose but No ,he didn't die! They then told me to keep my kid away from him .I have because of his obvious lifestyle. They always mess up so unbelievably in dire situations but in ordinary situations they go way overboard & always end up fighting for the wrong kids!

[@hmg101p3]

This horrific tragedy occurred in my hometown. As a community, we looked everywhere for that beautiful baby girl. Candy and Travis are despicable. And the local CPS and law enforcement is a joke. Had they done their jobs properly, this, and many other horrible crimes, would have never happened. Sad doesn’t even come close to describing all of this. That sweet baby deserved so much better. Fly high baby girl. We still love you.

[@denisecomstock1504]

My heart breaks for the pain this sweet child endured. I’m so sorry she was failed in so many ways. 💕

[@WorldOfEnchantment44]

Khaleesi, our sweet little mother of dragons 🐉 🐉🐉💕 An angel in an evil world.

[@elhamamiri8]

We need to do something about it! We should take action and hold CPS accountable for its constant failures. I can’t take it anymore! Sitting here and listening alone isn’t helpful We should vote for senators and representatives who are agreeable to change the laws and pierce the veil of immunity and expose these monsters system calling them CPS employees. It’s our money going to them and they keep frustrating us

[@Coveredtruecrime]

This story truly crushed my soul tonight 😢 RIP lil Angel Khaleesi ♡

[@robinmartinez9430]

Well now her name (Candy) can finally make sense. Now she looks like one of those peppermint candies that people have already grown tired of and just toss away each year. 😂😂

[@DefConprime28]

I mean I don't know if anybody's religious or spiritual but my '83-year-old mother says it could be a sign or a calling and you know what not only did we adopt and Foster but we love

[@jordanziegra7624]

As a fellow Mainer, thank you for sharing these stories... I've been following you guys since the very beginning, I love that you have grown so big as a channel and are reaching so many people... WE as a society need to hear and see the reality of what these babies go through, otherwise, nothing will change! You both are making a difference!!! I say, if the videos make you uncomfortable, then you NEED to watch it !!!!

[@okhan1929]

Just utterly heartbreaking😢

[@karliann1]

I remember this story as it unfolded back then. Thanks for the updates. Heartbreaking

[@kathyerb3134]

There are far too many stories just like this all over the world. But this one really hurts.

[@donnawallace9578]

There are so many people who let this child down. Her mother is not without blame. If she had been a good mother, she would not have been in jail for her own selfish reasons.

[@williamhorner6147]

The poor baby shares the same birthdate as myself, I cannot imagine not being able to celebrate your birthday- especially as a child. Happy belated birthday, sweetheart. You didn't deserve this; no child deserves to go through so much pain and I'm absolutely disgusted by CPS consistently failing children, these cases should be a clear sign of what CPS shouldn't do! Things need to change, the sooner the better

[@emo7636]

So this 'social worker' gave the baby to a woman who couldn't even come pick the baby up due to being on house-arrest? Say what?! How do you drive this baby over to this woman's house in good conscience, and not think 'who the hell made this terrible decision?' Man I really just can't stand sh*tty social workers who think and act like they know what's going on and what's 'best' for everyone. Also, it was a huge waving red-flag when someone on social media asked Candace 'who's baby?' and she replied with 'mine for now'? Um no ma'am that baby is most definitely not yours!

[@RG-qo2hu]

If someone had my child and refused to let me see them all hell is breaking loose. So the father was going over bringing money and accepting that he can’t see his daughter.

[@DeepRedBlue]

Right?! Everyone saying CPS should be culpable but wtf her own father went over multiple times and did nothing

[@mss6620]

Why could they not just leave her with her dad

[@marieniggenaber2605]

It's so horrifying! Poor little girl.😢😥