Josh Summers
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Perfectly healthy babies don't just suddenly collapse and die. And there's nothing wrong with that child. Something else is going on. I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.
Perfectly healthy babies don't just suddenly collapse and die. And there's nothing wrong with that child. Something else is going on. I'm Scott Weinberger, investigative journalist and former deputy sheriff.
Of all the cases I prosecute, baby death cases are the ones that affect me the most. I have a two-year-old. I have a child. And, you know, when you look at autopsy photos of an infant, it's just a lot harder than it is to look at autopsy photos of an adult.
Of all the cases I prosecute, baby death cases are the ones that affect me the most. I have a two-year-old. I have a child. And, you know, when you look at autopsy photos of an infant, it's just a lot harder than it is to look at autopsy photos of an adult.
So I always tell people I have the best job in the entire world because I get to travel all over the great state of Texas and prosecute some of the worst offenders. You know, my job is to see that justice is done in these cases.
So I always tell people I have the best job in the entire world because I get to travel all over the great state of Texas and prosecute some of the worst offenders. You know, my job is to see that justice is done in these cases.
When you talk about baby death cases, no one likes to think that an adult, that someone is capable of murdering a baby. But the sad reality of the world we live in, these things happen.
When you talk about baby death cases, no one likes to think that an adult, that someone is capable of murdering a baby. But the sad reality of the world we live in, these things happen.
You know, I always tell people when you talk about being a prosecutor, I tell families and crime victims, I can't change what has happened, but what I can do is make sure that the right thing happens now. So when I step into a case and meet with a family that's lost a loved one, it's really my job to be a strong person and to shepherd them through what may be the darkest time in their lives.
You know, I always tell people when you talk about being a prosecutor, I tell families and crime victims, I can't change what has happened, but what I can do is make sure that the right thing happens now. So when I step into a case and meet with a family that's lost a loved one, it's really my job to be a strong person and to shepherd them through what may be the darkest time in their lives.
Logan Atkins was a beautiful baby, just a gorgeous little boy, and was just one of those children that, you know, when you see his picture, you could just tell this child was very full of life and full of love.
Logan Atkins was a beautiful baby, just a gorgeous little boy, and was just one of those children that, you know, when you see his picture, you could just tell this child was very full of life and full of love.
Billy would regularly spend time with Logan. Billy was someone that Nicole would trust to watch her child. He was almost like a second father to Logan, very much a godfather type figure.
Billy would regularly spend time with Logan. Billy was someone that Nicole would trust to watch her child. He was almost like a second father to Logan, very much a godfather type figure.
That evening, his mother, Nicole, brought Logan over to Billy Palaszczuk's home, and she left him alone with Billy that evening.
That evening, his mother, Nicole, brought Logan over to Billy Palaszczuk's home, and she left him alone with Billy that evening.
Billy lived in a trailer home kind of behind, I guess, a regular house, you would say. And the three of them were together in the trailer kind of on and off. You know, Billy was coming and going, but Nicole was spending time with Logan and he was kind of napping and playing with her and that sort of thing.
Billy lived in a trailer home kind of behind, I guess, a regular house, you would say. And the three of them were together in the trailer kind of on and off. You know, Billy was coming and going, but Nicole was spending time with Logan and he was kind of napping and playing with her and that sort of thing.
She was there for about two hours the morning of July 4th. And by all accounts, according to Billy later and according to Nicole, Logan was acting normal. He was fine. He was happy. He was healthy.
She was there for about two hours the morning of July 4th. And by all accounts, according to Billy later and according to Nicole, Logan was acting normal. He was fine. He was happy. He was healthy.