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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

8-year-old boy & 4-year-old little sister found hanged with dog leash in basement, perv mom calls 911.

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2019

⏱️ 40 minutes

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Summary

Lisa Snyder's young children are found hanging from a dog cable in the basement. Snyder tells police that her son was suicidal and "didn't want to go alone." Evidence, however, suggests that the children were killed by their own mother. Joining Nancy Grace to discuss the case:Ashley Willcott - Judge, Trial Attorney, Anchor at Court TVCloyd Steiger - 36 years Seattle Police Department, 22 years Homicide detective, Author "Seattles Forgotten Serial Killer-Gary Gene Grant"Dr. Caryn Stark - Psychologist,Dr Katherine Maloney - Deputy Chief Medical Examiner, Erie County Medical Examiner's Office, Buffalo, New YorkAlexis Tereszcuk - RadarOnline Investigative Reporter

Transcript

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0:00.0

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0:29.5

Thank you, azurestandard, for being our partner.

0:37.5

A Pennsylvania mom says she goes downstairs into the family basement only to find

0:44.1

her eight-year-old little boy Connor and her four-year-old little girl, Brindley, dead.

0:51.1

To make matters worse, death by suicide, a double hanging by the family dogs new metal dog lead.

1:05.9

How could this happen? Police immediately seized the little boy's Xbox. He was known to play

1:14.4

on it to send messages. They seized iPads, phones, a laptop. The children rushed to a local hospital

1:21.9

where they were put on live support. They died 14 minutes apart. We want justice. I'm Nancy Grace.

1:32.8

This is Crime Stories.

1:34.6

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace.

1:43.3

Hi, my name is El from the caller. Both children are husband, they're hung in the

1:50.8

unknown time. First, can you repeat that? Well, both children are hanging in the basement.

1:57.3

First, step in 41. That's in 44. Any indication from the caller if the scene is safe or how these

2:04.9

children ended up there? She mentioned that the eight-year-old has been bullied and has made

2:09.3

threats of doing this but didn't want to go alone. And finally, he may be the

2:14.3

micro-uncertain situation. At this time, it should just be the model of the two children on scene.

2:19.0

Two children dead, hung in the basement. It's really hard for me to believe that an eight-year-old

2:25.6

little boy, Connor Snyder, spoke of suicide and had the wherewithal to hang himself.

2:33.2

Is it possible? Yes. Is it probable? I don't think so. And he didn't want to go by himself.

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