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That summer, after he turned 18, an official high school graduate, Leslie let him stay at her mom's house on Canfield Drive and just hang out, which is not something he normally did, but she thought he deserved the free time. After the summer, he'd start the next chapter of his life. On August 7, 2014, Leslie spoke to Mike on the phone.

That summer, after he turned 18, an official high school graduate, Leslie let him stay at her mom's house on Canfield Drive and just hang out, which is not something he normally did, but she thought he deserved the free time. After the summer, he'd start the next chapter of his life. On August 7, 2014, Leslie spoke to Mike on the phone.

Leslie didn't know it at the time, but that utterly mundane conversation was the last time she would ever speak to her firstborn child alive. Their final conversation was totally commonplace and devoid of anything sentimental or meaningful.

Leslie didn't know it at the time, but that utterly mundane conversation was the last time she would ever speak to her firstborn child alive. Their final conversation was totally commonplace and devoid of anything sentimental or meaningful.

In many ways, this unremarkable final conversation sums up their story, or the story they should have been able to live. In reality, Mike Mike was special in the way that your kid is special, the way that most kids are special, in the most ordinary ways that only your own family really appreciates. And if it was up to Leslie, she would have preferred their lives remain that way. Ordinary.

In many ways, this unremarkable final conversation sums up their story, or the story they should have been able to live. In reality, Mike Mike was special in the way that your kid is special, the way that most kids are special, in the most ordinary ways that only your own family really appreciates. And if it was up to Leslie, she would have preferred their lives remain that way. Ordinary.

Uneventful. Mundane. Because what makes their family stick out, what makes their family exceptional, the reason we all know them, is the absolute worst reason in the whole entire world. Next week, you'll hear about the tragedy of that day, directly from Mike's family.

Uneventful. Mundane. Because what makes their family stick out, what makes their family exceptional, the reason we all know them, is the absolute worst reason in the whole entire world. Next week, you'll hear about the tragedy of that day, directly from Mike's family.

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Still My Baby is a Lemonada original podcast series created in collaboration with Campaign Zero, a nonprofit organization that develops data-driven policy solutions to end police violence in America. Learn more about this series and the work of Campaign Zero and the Michael O.D. Brown We Love Our Sons and Daughters Foundation at www.stillmybaby.org. I'm your host, Yvette Nicole Brown.

Still My Baby is a Lemonada original podcast series created in collaboration with Campaign Zero, a nonprofit organization that develops data-driven policy solutions to end police violence in America. Learn more about this series and the work of Campaign Zero and the Michael O.D. Brown We Love Our Sons and Daughters Foundation at www.stillmybaby.org. I'm your host, Yvette Nicole Brown.

Lisa Fu is our lead producer. Bobby Woody and Ivan Korayev are our audio engineers. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Partnerships and Production. Production support by Hannah Boomerschein and Muna Danish. Our music is by Hannes Brown and APM. Executive producers are Stephanie Whittles-Wax, Jessica Cordova-Kramer, and Leslie McSpadden.

Lisa Fu is our lead producer. Bobby Woody and Ivan Korayev are our audio engineers. Story editing by Jackie Danziger, our VP of Partnerships and Production. Production support by Hannah Boomerschein and Muna Danish. Our music is by Hannes Brown and APM. Executive producers are Stephanie Whittles-Wax, Jessica Cordova-Kramer, and Leslie McSpadden.

Series consulting and editorial support by our partners at Campaign Zero, DeRay McKesson and Rachel Hislop, with additional support from Jaron Longmire, Kelly Davis, and Kiana Ford. If you like the show and you believe what we're doing is important, please help others find us by leaving us a rating and writing a review. And most importantly, tell your friends.

Series consulting and editorial support by our partners at Campaign Zero, DeRay McKesson and Rachel Hislop, with additional support from Jaron Longmire, Kelly Davis, and Kiana Ford. If you like the show and you believe what we're doing is important, please help others find us by leaving us a rating and writing a review. And most importantly, tell your friends.

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