Suffer the Little Children Podcast
1) Episode 206: Marion Jester-Montoya, Retold (Part 2)
In the last episode, I told you the story of Marion Jester-Montoya, a joyful little girl with sparkling brown eyes and a ready smile, who tragically died at the age of 10 months after her mother’s boy...Show More
2) Episode 205: Marion Jester-Montoya, Retold (Part 1)
In my thirteenth episode, I shared the story of 10-month-old Marion Jester-Montoya, an adorable and joyful little girl with a head full of dark hair and an ever-present smile. Marion died on January 7...Show More
3) Bonus Minisode #12: Ryan Buttery
(FYI: I'm still here, and new episodes are coming! See today's Facebook post.)Stacey Schuchart was nine months pregnant with her seventh child. None of her previous six children were legally in her cu...Show More
4) Bonus Minisode #11: Jordan Roberts
Around 6:00 PM on Friday, May 1, 2020, a woman named Maranda Alford burst into a police station in Little Rock, Arkansas, to notify authorities that her 11-year-old son, Jordan Roberts, had been taken...Show More
5) Bonus Minisode #10: Kendall Doss
In this bonus minisode, which was originally released for Patrons only in February 2022, you’ll hear the story of 18-month-old Kendall Lynn Doss, a precious little girl with blonde hair, her daddy’s b...Show More
6) Episode 204: Long-Term Effects of Child Abuse (with Kate Russell)
Research has long shown that child abuse and neglect can and often do lead to a wide range of negative effects on a person’s life, including mental, physical, and behavioral problems. This kind of tre...Show More
7) Episode 203: Child and Survivor Advocacy (with Dale Margolin Cecka)
If you’ve listened to this show for any length of time, and most likely even if you haven’t, you know the US legal system all too often fails domestic abuse survivors, especially women, children, and ...Show More
8) Episode 202: Dennis "Boo" Vaughan Jr. (Part 3)
Over the last two episodes, I’ve told you the story of five-year-old Dennis Vaughan Jr., known affectionately as “Boo,” who died in his grandmother’s house on Christmas Eve, 2019. Boo’s mom, Danielle ...Show More
9) Episode 201: Dennis "Boo" Vaughan Jr. (Part 2)
Young mother Danielle Vaughan knew her children were being abused in the home of her mother, Sherry Connor. She spent years pleading for someone to intervene before it was too late. No one listened, a...Show More
10) Episode 200: Dennis Boo Vaughan, Jr. (Part 1)
In 2016, toddler Dennis “Boo” Vaughan Jr. and his three siblings were removed from their parents’ custody due to concerns of substance abuse and domestic violence. They were ultimately placed in the L...Show More