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Episode: Kelsey Fitzsimmons: How a Postpartum Depression Crisis Became a Felony Assault Charge
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Retired FBI Special Agent Jennifer Coffindaffer brings a framework to the Kelsey Fitzsimmons case that goes beyond the courtroom question of guilt or innocence — she examines the institutional layers that converted a woman in documented mental health crisis into a criminal defendant.Coffindaffer spent decades inside federal law enforcement. She understands what protocols exist, what should exist, and where the gap between them becomes dangerous. In this case: what is the actual standard for how responding officers handle a mentally vulnerable mother at a custody execution? What weight does a sworn affidavit from an ex-partner carry legally wh...