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's suggestion.

Thank you to Sabina for bringing Malia's story to my attention.

Today I will play some of the news media audio from just after this little girl went missing.

And the overacting this couple does, it is almost comical. They did a horrid job disguising their guilt, and it wouldn't be long until police collected enough evidence to charge them with Malia's

murder. August 2020, Houston, Texas. A call comes into 911 from a neighbour's phone, a mother wanting to report her two-year-old

daughter missing, missing after she was left unattended outside in the apartment complexes playground.

But after days of news interviews where the mother and her boyfriend put on dramatic tear-filled

Oscar-worthy performance, the truth would finally be revealed to tragic consequences.

This is Malia's story.

It's my best friend. That's my duty.

That's literally my best friend.

Mom had to be held tightly. Sahara Irving, inconsolable at the thought that her baby girl may have been found dead

embraced by you.

Malia Rosalie Bass was born January 26, 2018 in Dallas, Texas.

To parent, Sierra Irving and Octavius Bass.

Malia had two older half-brothers on her father's side. This adorable little girl had the

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