True Crime with Rachel Shannon
BARBARIC: EVIL Father Does Unthinkable to Baby Daughter Because he was JEALOUS?!
Fri, 02 May 2025
Maddox Lawrence was a fighter from the very beginning. She was born to parents who loved her and worked hard to provide for her every need. By the age of 1 year old, Maddox was diagnosed with cancer: a disease that she fought with everything she had. Things started to get better, and family were relieved to know that Maddox could go on to live a long healthy life. That was until her life was suddenly and violently ripped away from her by the one person who was supposed to love and protect her. Dive into a case that shocked and devastated an entire community and police force, and which left many with one question: how could a father turn on his beloved child like this? What are your thoughts on this case? Let's discuss in the comments. Go watch my other episodes on Spotify: The Disturbing Case of Stephanie ParzeShe Tried to Warn Them About her Son, Then he was MURDERED. THE CASE OF GUNNAR SCHUMACHER7 Year old’s Strange Death Reveals Mom’s DISGUSTING Secret: Did She Starve her for Attention?!
Chapter 1: What happened to Maddox Lawrence?
And that is when Morgan found a terrifying video message that Ryan left for Morgan. In the video, he told Morgan that he wanted her to live a better life without him. He said that he took Maddox with him, but he didn't say where or what he was going to do with her. Immediately, a panicked and hysterical Morgan dialed 911 to report her daughter as missing.
In the report, she said that Ryan had a history of mental health problems. He had a history of depression and anxiety, and he was dealing a lot of personal issues beyond his daughter's cancer.
I'll get more into his mental health later in the video, but obviously knowing this history, knowing that he was struggling with their current situation, Morgan felt that Ryan was very unstable and unpredictable, having no idea what he was capable of at that time. By 11 30 p.m. that same night, officers arrived to Morgan's home to speak with her and start their investigation.
Morgan told them that Ryan was most likely last known to be in that parking lot of her work since they didn't have another car. He had to have dropped the car off and walked away from it with Maddox. She described that Maddox was around two feet tall with blonde hair and brown eyes. She was last seen wearing a white t-shirt with brown puppies and a pink collar on it.
She was wearing pink pants and a blue coat with pink on the inside. She had on these little brown suede shoes and a gray knit hat with pom-poms on it. Knowing this, and knowing that Ryan was most likely the person who took her, authorities issued a statewide Amber Alert so that the public could keep on the lookout for this adorable, sweet baby girl. From there, police started their searches.
They searched the immediate areas via helicopter. They also brought searches to all the nearby lakes and creeks. They checked the abandoned homes in the area, the airport, train, and bus stations. They found that no one with Ryan's name purchased any sort of train ticket, no plane tickets. They looked at different surveillance videos from those bus and train stations and found nothing.
At this point, police and the family were absolutely baffled by this bizarre disappearance. Morgan told officers that yes, they were struggling financially, they were coping with the cancer diagnosis. But through that, she felt that they were strong. They stuck together through it all. He wasn't known to use drugs or alcohol.
There was nothing that could give them any direction or reason for why this was happening. However... They did say that based on that video Ryan left and the sudden nature of this situation, it was clear that Ryan was emotionally unstable and was not thinking clearly.
By February 21st, by the second day of searching for Ryan and Maddox, Morgan went in front of the cameras at a press conference to beg Ryan to bring their daughter home. She said that she loves Maddox and just wants to know that they're both safe. It's clear that Morgan is emotionally drained and exhausted from all of this. Her voice is shaking, hoarse, and full of panic.
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Chapter 2: Who were Maddox's parents and what was their situation?
She was taking all of the attention away from him and no one was acknowledging his role in the whole thing. No one showed him any appreciation for how he cared for his daughter during her treatments. No one talked about how strong he was. All of the attention went towards Maddox. Everyone was talking about how strong she was, how brave Maddox was. how much of a fighter this little baby was.
Morgan was probably also paying much more attention to the baby than to Ryan. And according to the prosecution, that is what led to this gruesome murder. Ryan took his jealousy and pent up anger out on this little baby to get rid of her and bring the attention back on him. Meanwhile, others talked about how young Ryan and Morgan were when they had Maddox. They were in their early 20s.
They were already struggling financially when they had their baby. But when she was diagnosed with cancer, that burden just got heavier and heavier. This took a massive toll on Ryan's already struggling mental health. So for whatever reason, he just snapped instead of allowing Maddox to make her full recovery.
Instead of getting to watch her live and thrive past this disease, he took those chances away when he murdered her. At the sentencing hearing, Morgan spoke for the first time publicly since that press conference. And let me tell you, watching that video of her speaking is heartbreaking. She's still so devastated. Again, this was just months after the murder. She can barely get the words out.
She's violently shaking and hysterical, trying her best to compose herself. I can't even imagine being in her shoes. She called Ryan selfish and irrational for what he did. She didn't get any answers, no closure in this. She started questioning herself in this and how she could have trusted and once loved the man who would be responsible for the murder of her child.
By the audacity of his
to make such an uneducated decision on behalf of everyone in Maddox's life. Any one of our family members or friends would have gladly taken her from you if you had just told her that you were feeling you were going to harm her.
Okay.
His completely irrational actions have left me with no answers or closure. Brian has not only taken my daughter away, but also abandoned me as well, leaving me with feelings of extreme loneliness and sadness. This situation also leaves me questioning my own judgment of others' intentions and their character. Burying my daughter alone was the single most hallowing experience I've ever endured.
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