Children Murdered and Parents Accused

The Oprah Winfrey Show: The Podcast

Oprah

Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2021

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

From June 17, 1993: Oprah speaks with Cynthia and David Dowaliby who were both put on trial for the murder of their 7-year-old daughter Jaclyn Dowaliby. The couple claimed that she was taken by an intruder. Cynthia was acquitted and David was found guilty and sentenced to 45 years in jail. A year after David's sentencing, his guilty verdict was overruled. Oprah interviews the couple to better understand this unsolved crime. We then hear from both Teri and Mark Lass, a couple who experienced the loss of their infant. Teri Lass was charged with first-degree murder after investigators collected substantial evidence tying her to the crime. However, Lee County jurors acquitted her after the criminal defense attorney raised reasonable doubt.

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0:59.1	The two couples you're going to meet today have both lived, not one nightmare, but two.
1:03.3	The first was discovering that their child had been murdered, and the second was being
1:07.9	put on trial for that murder.
1:10.2	My first couple story is a real life murder mystery, complete with all the twists and
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