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Today's episode brings us to the darkest corners of true crime. Today we are discussing the horrible tragedy of the murder and abuse of baby Brianna Lopez. Baby Brianna was only 5 months when she was murdered by the very people who should have been caring for her. This is one of the worst cases of child abuse in New Mexico history and it resulted in changes in legislation known as the Baby Brianna Law.

References:
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/crime/2016/09/16/baby-briannas-mother-released-prison-sept-25/90524908/
https://www.verywellmind.com/childhood-abuse-changes-the-brain-2330401
https://www.petedinelli.com/2019/07/10/another-disgraceful-statistic-for-new-mexicos-children-states-child-abuse-and-neglect-rates-twice-national-average-2019-child-welfare-legislation-enacted/
https://cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov/cwoutcomes/showLoginForm.do
https://cwoutcomes.acf.hhs.gov/cwodatasite/pdf/new%20mexico.html
https://www.momjunction.com/articles/learning-activities-for-your-5-month-old-baby_0091518/
https://www.webmd.com/parenting/baby/baby-development-5-months#:~:text=Five%2Dmonth%2Dold%20babies%20can,their%20back%20to%20their%20tummy.
https://americanspcc.org/child-abuse-statistics/
https://www.childwelfare.gov/topics/can/people/
https://datacenter.kidscount.org/data/line/5162-child-abuse-rate?loc=33&loct=2#2/any/false/37,871,870,573,869,36/asc/any/11625
https://www.nmvoices.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/NM-KC-profile-2018-1.pdf
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https://www.statista.com/statistics/254893/child-abuse-in-the-us-by-perpetrator-relationship/
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/299473018_A_Review_on_The_Perpetrators_of_Child_Abuse
https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childabuseandneglect/riskprotectivefactors.html
https://www.childtrends.org/indicators/child-maltreatment
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https://law.justia.com/codes/new-mexico/2016/chapter-32a/article-4/section-32a-4-2/
https://law.lis.virginia.gov/vacode/18.2-371.1/
https://www.lcsun-news.com/story/news/2021/07/19/child-abuse-worse-two-decades-since-baby-briannas-death-dona-ana-county-las-cruces-violence-epidemic/7991364002/
https://www.abqjournal.com/22795/840am-high-court-to-hear-brianna-case.html
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/nm-supreme-court/1311084.html
https://caselaw.findlaw.com/az-court-of-appeals/1664044.html
https://www.childhelp.org/child-abuse-statistics/