What would you say to people that are having a really hard time processing this idea that a mother would be capable of doing this to her child? The first thing that I would ask that person is, one, do you believe that evil can walk boldly among us? Health isn't something you can lie about to anyone. Let the evidence lead you to a conclusion.
Because in Alyssa's case, we can take you down an evidentiary trail that is overwhelming. Brittany, my biological mother, abused me for three years. In my 37, almost 38 years as a police officer, I've never come across this. I doubt that very many police officers ever have.
A lot has happened since my sister has been out of my life. Things that only pushed my fear one way, and that's to make it worse. In Texas, in investigations, often we say this. Where there's a little smoke, there might be some fire. Why shouldn't we save people? Why shouldn't we save kids? I'm Andrea Dunlop. Season 2 of Nobody Should Believe Me drops Thursday, June 15th, wherever you get your podcasts.