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Rachel Shannon

๐Ÿ‘ค Speaker
6979 total appearances

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True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Then, to add to that, she was also always playing with the puppies out in the yard, so she was constantly in motion, constantly burning off her energy.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

That is why she was so skinny.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

On the day of her collapse, he said that she had eaten a frozen pizza earlier in the day, but that she threw it up hours later.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

He told her to go lay down on her side until she felt better, but when he checked on her on the camera,

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Her arm was flopping around, and she was not responding to him calling her name.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

He noticed that she peed her pants, so he went in there, grabbed her pants, and called 911.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

At that time, he remembered that her mom was diabetic, so he gave her some sips of a wild cherry Pepsi to get her blood sugar up,

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

thinking that maybe she also had diabetes and that maybe that would help.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Officers also noted that MG hadn't been seen by a medical provider for about five years, ever since moving in with him.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

He said that he didn't think that she needed any medical care, not even regular checkups, because she was the healthy one who wasn't sick.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

The rest of the family, they were all sick and they were all overweight, but she wasn't.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Even though she had mental health problems, sleeping problems, refused to eat, was rapidly gaining and losing weight apparently, she was the healthy one.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

After speaking with Walter, officers went to the trailer to speak with everyone else who lived there.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Melissa, Savannah, and Kayla all told similar stories.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

that MG had behavioral problems.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

She would often refuse to eat and would stay up all night.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

They all said that she was offered

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

meals a day at least, so she was given plenty of food.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

Kayla pointed out that MG was known to dig through the trash to try and get more food from the kitchen, which would get her in trouble.

True Crime with Rachel Shannon
SICK & TWISTED: Morbidly Obese Family Starves & Tortures Child Nearly to Death

But it wasn't because she was hungry, it was just because she was always looking for sweets and snacks.