WICKED: Baby found in a Trap House, 2 Year old in a Dresser Drawer After Mom does the UNTHINKABLE
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What happened to the two-year-old Oakley Snow?
The story of a two-year-old little girl who wasn't just failed by her own mother but by an entire family. An entire family who lied and deceived their way into creating a complex web so messy and tangled it took months to just find a clear path to justice. This family went to extraordinary lengths to protect a violent abuser at the expense of an innocent baby girl. Buckle up because this case will take us through a wild ride as we uncover the truth of what really happened to Oakley Snow. Two-year-old Oakley Snow was born on March 10th, 2021 to 21-year-old Madison Marshall and Zach Snow and she had a younger brother than seven-month-old Colton.
How did the family create a web of lies surrounding Oakley's situation?
After the birth of their children, Zach and Madison split up. They were living in Oklahoma, and in that state, when an unmarried couple has children together, the children will automatically be placed with their mother. So the children were living with Madison, though Zach was always very much involved in his children's lives. After Madison and Zach split up, she started a relationship with then 24-year-old Roane Waters. This case starts on January 19, 2023, when Zach called the authorities to report that Madison and Roane had come to his house in Cromwell, Oklahoma, and took both of the children without his permission. He said that he's tried to get into contact with Madison multiple times, but she won't answer.
He said that she's worried the couple fled to Indianapolis with the children since Roan has family there. But like I said, in Oklahoma, mothers automatically gain custody of the children after a breakup. The father actually has no rights to the children unless he goes to the courts Proof's paternity then seeks a custody order. So according to officers, there was nothing they could do. The children were known to be with their mother, who has custody. There were no court orders saying otherwise, so there was no reason to think that either of the children were in any danger. But that wasn't necessarily true. Just months before Madison and her boyfriend took off with the children on October 26, 2022, officers responded to a call regarding domestic abuse at the hands of Roan Waters.
What led to the police being called about Madison and Roan's actions?
In the report, Madison said that Roan had hit both her and her then one-year-old daughter Oakley in the face. When officers responded to the residents, they were met with Roan at the front door. He asked them if they had a warrant to be on the property, but before the officers could answer, he slammed the door in their faces. The officers tried talking to Roan through the closed door to explain why they were there, but Roan just told them to get the F out. As they started heading back towards their cars, they saw Madison pull up in her truck with her two children with her. Officer started speaking with Madison, which Roan noticed, so he stepped outside the home, started yelling, then started blasting music so that he could prevent them from talking.
As all of that was happening, officers were trying to ensure Madison's safety until she eventually told them that they could leave. She was just fine. Later that same day though, Zach also called the police to inform them that he was now with Madison and their two children, so she was ready to make her official report. At that time, Madison explained to officers that Roan had smacked Oakley in the face with an open hand to get her to stop crying. This caused Oakley to sustain a gash on her upper lip, which officers were able to see. Madison said that she confronted Roan about smacking her daughter, but that just led him to smacking her across the face. Officers noted bruising and contusions on Madison's left eye and cheek.
At that time though, Madison told officers that she only wanted to press charges against Roan for the assault on Oakley, not for hers. A few days later, officers issued an arrest warrant for Roan for charges of child abuse and domestic battery. However, no arrest was ever made and even though there was a warrant out for his arrest, apparently officers felt that since Oakley and Colton were with their mother, there was no cause for concern when Zach reported them missing.
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Chapters
5 chapters
1
What happened to the two-year-old Oakley Snow?
0:00–0:45
2
How did the family create a web of lies surrounding Oakley's situation?
0:45–2:20
3
What led to the police being called about Madison and Roan's actions?
2:20–14:42
4
What were the signs of abuse that Oakley experienced?
14:42–28:07
5
How did the investigation unfold after Oakley went missing?
28:07–40:36