EVIL Woman Fostered Baby so she Could Torture & Murder her. The CRUEL Case of Laila Daniel
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What happened to Laila Daniel?
We hear way too many stories about children who are failed by the system. Children who are born to abusive, neglectful parents who prove time and time again that the children are in danger under their care, yet they are not removed from the home and nothing is done until it's far too late. That's usually how it goes, but not in this case. This case is even more disturbing than that. This case involves a child born into a family unfit to raise her. She is sent to a loving foster home, but soon after, a monster disguised as a woman steps in and insists on caring for the little girl. And almost immediately, she is murdered. Why? How did this happen? How did the system miss so many red flags? We may have some of those answers as we progress throughout this case, but no matter how you spin this story, you will be left with even more questions than answers. It's heartbreaking, it's tragic, and simply unbelievable. But before we get into the case, just a quick note. I know I sound stuffy and congested. I've been fighting a cold the past week. I feel fine. Honestly, I felt fine.
I thought it was allergies, but because of how long it's lasted, I'm pretty sure it's a cold. But I just have a lot of congestion up in my nose. Makes me sound a little bit different, but otherwise I feel fine. So I do apologize in advance for how my voice sounds, but there's really nothing I can do about it. But without any further delay, let's get into the case. Today we will be discussing the horrific case of Layla Daniel. Layla Marie Daniel was born on July 18, 2013, to parents Tessa Clendending and Anthony Daniel in Hampton, Georgia, and she had an older sister named Millie. Layla was known as being the sweetest little girl with a big, loving smile. She loved everyone and would always tell people around her that she's a big girl.
She loved eating chicken nuggets, playing with her toy kitchen, and watching the show Yo Gabba Gabba. But Layla was no stranger to chaos in her very short life. At first, Layla and her sister Millie lived with their mother Tessa. However, Tessa was known to struggle with drug abuse from the time that she was a teenager. Tessa was known, to put it bluntly, as being a neglectful mother. She would leave her young daughters unsupervised at times when they weren't home alone and They were being moved from house to house, living with different family members for short periods of time while she went out and did drugs, mostly meth. Other times, Tessa would even leave the girls with people she had only known for a short period of time.
And obviously, that is very dangerous, leaving your children with someone that you hardly know, you don't know what their intentions are, or if they could be bad people who want to harm your children. Meanwhile, Anthony Daniel was in and out of jail, never really being a part of his daughter's lives. Their lives were unstable, unpredictable, and chaotic. Meanwhile, DCFS was on Tessa's tail for a long time. But each time they would receive a complaint and would show up to Tessa's residence, she would slam the door in their faces. Rather than following up and forcing Tessa to cooperate, they would just close the case. Another time when they opened a case, Tessa moved to North Carolina, not leaving a forwarding address.
So, once again, DCFS closed the case. They were pretty much telling her that if she just didn't cooperate and made things really hard for them, that they would just leave her alone. That is not the end of the failures of the system in this case, but we will get more into that later in the video. By January of 2015, Tessa was charged with conspiracy to distribute meth.
Why was Laila taken from her parents?
After her case was tried, she spent three months in jail. Then, finally, by April of 2015, the Department of Family and Child Services stepped in and removed Layla and Millie from the care of their mother, and from there, they were placed into foster care. At the time, Layla was 21 months old, so almost two, and Millie was four years old.
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Chapters
7 chapters
1
What happened to Laila Daniel?
0:00–3:50
2
Why was Laila taken from her parents?
3:50–7:33
3
Who was Jennifer Rosenbaum?
7:33–11:12
4
What were the red flags in Laila's foster care?
11:12–20:54
5
How did Laila die?
20:54–23:54
6
What did the autopsy reveal?
23:54–31:33
7
What were the consequences for Jennifer and Joseph Rosenbaum?
31:33–1:07:06
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