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Podcast: Suffer the Little Children
Episode: Episode 186: Arianna Starkey (Part 1)
Description: Note: I'm honored to release this episode on what would be Arianna's sixth birthday.On January 8, 2021, 27-year-old Destani Neel called 911, reporting that her boyfriend’s daughter was having trouble breathing. Although two-year-old Arianna Starkey was rushed to the hospital, she never regained consciousness, and she took her last breath two days later. Destani—a mother herself—had a story prepared for investigators, but her details kept changing, and it was immediately apparent that Arianna’s death was not an accident.This is the story of a little girl who loved her big brother, her pink boots, and havi...