HEARTLESS: Mother POISONS Her Baby with FENTANYL to "Relax More"
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Why would a mother harm her child?
The question of why a mother would choose to hurt her child is one that I don't think we will ever have an answer to, whether it be postpartum psychosis or because the mother is stressed and overwhelmed. Those are frequently the reasons people will give. But in cases like this one, we don't have those answers. Instead, it appears that this mother simply grew tired of having a child and decided to take her life away from her to make her life easier. Not only that, but she won't even admit that she was the one who did it. Today, we will be discussing the tragic murder of Charlotte Knapper Talley. Charlotte Knapper Talley was born on October 21st, 2016 to her mother, Jenea Pratt and Ramir Talley.
At the time, 17-month-old Charlotte was living with her mother in East Hills, Pennsylvania. Not a lot is known about the relationship between Janiyah and Ramir or how involved Ramir was in Charlotte's life. But unfortunately, in December of 2019, 24-year-old Ramir was killed in an officer-involved shooting. In this case, 911 received a call to report that Ramir was threatening another man with a gun. When police arrived, Ramir ran. There was a chase, but as Ramir was running away, he attempted to shoot at police, prompting the police to return fire, killing him. So, this definitely was an unfortunate situation, but it does sort of give us some insight into who Charlotte's father was. At the time, 24-year-old Jenea was dating a man named Albert Williams. Meanwhile, she was also taking classes at CCAC Homewood, a community college to work towards an associate degree. Obviously, taking classes and being a mother is hard, so sometimes Charlotte would be left with Albert to watch her. This is what happened on April 5th, 2018.
According to later reports, Jenea had classes that day, and while she was gone, Albert was watching Charlotte. That afternoon, he gave her some fish sticks for lunch and gave her some juice in her pink sippy cup. After lunch at around noon, Albert and Charlotte left home to go and pick Janaya up from school.
What happened to Charlotte Knapper Talley?
After picking her up, the three of them made a few stops before returning home at around 1.30 to 2 p.m. At that time, Albert left the home, but he came back only a few minutes later because he realized that Janaya's phone was still in his car. He came back to return the phone, and at that time, he also dropped off some marijuana for Janaya to smoke when she felt like it. Once settled in at home, Janaya and Charlotte sat on the couch together and relaxed until Charlotte ultimately fell asleep. At that time, Jenea moved Charlotte to her bed where she laid her down with her sippy cup. For the next hour, a friend came over and smoked some weed with Jenea before leaving again. After that, after that hour of smoking, Jenea got back up to check on Charlotte.
What led to the 911 call?
But it was at that time that Jenea realized that something was horribly wrong. She realized that Charlotte's lips looked blue and she wasn't breathing, so she immediately called 911 to report that her daughter was unresponsive. When police arrived, they walked into the home and were immediately hit with the smell of marijuana. They then found baby Charlotte, who was lying face up in her bed, unconscious. Her lips were blue, her skin was cold to the touch, and there was no pulse. Police also observed that there was what looked to be a small amount of blood coming out of her mouth and nose. Of course, first responders attempted lifesaving measures to try and bring this baby girl back. As they tried CPR, a thick red liquid started to come out of Charlotte's mouth, which may have been what was blocking her breathing. At this time, nobody had absolutely any idea what could have happened. One moment, Charlotte was alive and happy. She went down for a nap, and the next moment, she was unresponsive.
While first responders were attempting to save Charlotte's life, they heard as Jenea became absolutely irate. She exclaimed that if her daughter was choking, she would have cleared her mouth and she kept yelling, this isn't my fault, this can't be my fault, and I can't get in trouble for this.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
Why would a mother harm her child?
0:11–2:23
2
What happened to Charlotte Knapper Talley?
2:23–3:09
3
What led to the 911 call?
3:09–7:12
4
What did the police find at the scene?
7:12–11:45
5
What were the autopsy findings?
11:45–11:50
6
How did fentanyl end up in Charlotte's system?
11:50–12:10
7
What was Jenea's reaction during the investigation?
12:10
8
What were the implications of the toxicology report?
11:55–32:43