Episode 108: Tesslynn O'Cull (Part 1)

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True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 13 April 2022

⏱️ 49 minutes

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Summary

On June 17, 1997, police in Springfield, Oregon found the battered, desecrated body of three-year-old Tesslynn O’Cull buried in a shallow grave. The torture perpetrated against Tesslynn by her mother’s boyfriend, 20-year-old Jesse Compton, and knowingly allowed by her mother, 21-year-old Stella Kiser, was cruel beyond belief, and both were immediately charged in Tesslynn’s murder, which became known as the worst case of child abuse in Oregon’s history.

This is the story of a sweet little girl who loved animals, drawing, and her bath toys. It’s also the story of the many failures that led to her brutal and preventable death, highlighting the importance of reporting suspected child abuse.

This is part one of the horrific story of Tesslynn O’Cull.

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1:22.0	podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse, and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silenced them.
1:30.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 108
1:33.8	Tesla O'Call part one.
1:36.0	On June 17th 1997 police in Springfield, Oregon
1:41.6	found the battered desecrated body of three-year-old
1:44.3	Tesslyn O'Cull buried in a shallow grave. The torture perpetrated against
1:49.5	Tesla by her mother's boyfriend, 20-year-old Jesse Compton, and knowingly allowed by her mother, 21-year-old
1:55.9	Stella Kaiser, were cruel beyond belief, and both were immediately charged in Tesslin's murder,
2:01.5	which became known as the worst case of child abuse in Oregon's history.
2:05.8	This is the story of a sweet little girl who loved animals, drawing, and her bath toys.
2:11.9	It's also the story of the many failures. drawing and her bath toys.
2:12.8	It's also the story of the many failures
2:15.0	that led to her brutal and preventable death,
2:17.4	highlighting the importance of reporting
2:19.2	suspected child abuse.
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