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Dec. 14, 2021
S6: 16 MINUTES: Was The Death of Baby Matthew An Accident or Murder?
My special guest tonight is Diane Marger Moore, who's here to discuss one of her cases, which involved parents who set their home on fire with their newborn still inside. Get her book 16 Minutes: Was The Death of Baby Matthew An Accident or Murder.
From The Author Of INCONVENIENCE GONE
An intense fire broke out in a tiny nursery on the early morning of March 6, 1993. Sixteen minutes later, firefighters had extinguished the blaze, only to reveal a room burned so severely that everything was virtually unrecognizable. Then, they were told to look for a baby. What they discovered looked more like a monster from a horror film. The small skull had been incinerated, and the legs and arms were nothing more than charred stumps. The only identifiable human feature was the baby's genitals, covered in what remained of his diaper.
Two people were home when the fire broke out: the newborn's parents.
The arson squad declared the fire suspicious, and the homeowner's insurance company hired investigators, who determined the fire to be arson. The prosecutor wanted to dismiss the case, but the arson unit had a newly appointed prosecutor who refused.
Was it arson? What was the motive? Along with the tenacious and determined Detective Leslie Van Buskirk, Diane Marger Moore persisted for more than two years to find the truth and get justice for Baby Matthew Wise.
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