The Free Birth Society made millions selling a simple message to pregnant women.

You don't need ultrasounds, doctors or midwives.

You can free birth.

But behind the scenes, terrible things were happening.

I feel ashamed about this, but I didn't think that the deaths were bad until a year after I left.

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Our story today takes us to the town of Cheshire, Connecticut.

A town of roughly 30,000 people, it sits just outside of New Haven.

And my favorite thing about it is that when you type in, clack-de-clac-clac-deecky at Cheshire

Connecticut into Google Maps, this picture comes up.

It's a small, quiet, idyllic town. White picket fences, you know, to drill.

A place where not a whole lot happens, but a whole lot did happen on the 23rd of July 2007.

Transformers was the number one movie Umbrella by Rihanna was the number one song, and while those were on in the background, this 911 call came in from a bank, if you can believe that.

A woman named Jennifer had walked in to withdraw money and had told the tell her something, frankly, the kind of thing you assume is a joke

because it is so horrifying.

Let's give that call.

I listen.

My name is Mary Lyons.

I'm the banking center manager.

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