Andrea Dunlop

I think, again, rather than looking at these perpetrators as, oh, this lady has this weird psychological condition that's making her do these things, they are abusers, they're opportunists, and they're grifters.

For example, in our season six case, which was one that moved dramatically across state lines.

And usually it's almost always the same reason, right?

Oh, my child has this rare thing and there's this one special doctor that we have to go and see.

The reality that came to light about that move, of course, was she was convicted of abusing her middle child.

And so that had happened in the area of Georgia where she lived.

So that hospital was on to her, the local DFACS, which is their CPS hospital.

was on to her and they investigated originally when her son was born.

They didn't end up doing anything.

But this was a case where people were on to her and also in the community.

She lived in this small town, Hazlehurst, Georgia.

She had done a whole bunch of scammy fundraising when her daughter was sick.

She'd gotten money and support from the church community.

So obviously, after she was criminally convicted, this is a small town.

People talk.

People were on to her.

So the well was dry.

You kind of have to move on to a new community of people to keep the scam going.

And it is shocking the extent to which child abuse investigations allegations convictions do not follow people across state lines.

There is not good communication.