Here on Stolen Lives, we discuss brutal and heartbreaking crimes against children.

Themes may include child murder, torture, and sexual, domestic and child abuse.

I do try my best to remain respectful for the babies in these stories,

and leave out unnecessary details that honestly,

none of us need to know to understand the frustration of why and how this ever happened.

However, if you find any of these themes triggering this podcast may not be for you.

Listener discretion is advised.

This week's episode is a listener suggestion.

Thank you to Shelby for bringing Blake's story to my attention.

I hadn't heard of Blake and his sister's story before.

And much like Demetrius's story we covered a few months ago in episode 107. There is just such little information

out there of who Blake was and what his short life was like. But Blake was a child with so much

life in front of him. From his picture, he loved sports and racing around with his baby sister.

It's his smile that gets me, though. How can someone see that

smile and not want to love and protect this little boy? I just don't understand people.

I dare you to look at this kid and his cheeky smile and chubby cheeks and not fall in love with him.

Why would anyone hurt him? But they did. And now he doesn't get a fourth birthday order to start

school or to grow up. February 2012, Morgan County, Missouri. A call comes into 911. A three-year-old

had run out of his stepfather's car and was hit by a passing motorist, that the little boy was unresponsive and

not breathing. But when examined, this boy's injuries were not consistent with a hit and run.

And the boy's younger sister would be found with severe injuries not dissimilar to her brother.

It would be clear to everyone involved this was not a tragic accident, but a homicide

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