Episode 137: Bradley McGee (Part 2)

Suffer the Little Children

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True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 15 March 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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In last week’s episode, I told you about two-year-old Bradley McGee, who was returned to his biological mother and stepfather, Sheryl and Tom Coe, even though they abandoned him in a shopping mall as an infant and failed to comply with the reunification tasks they were assigned by Florida’s child welfare department, HRS. Bradley died on July 28, 1989 after a potty-training accident led his stepfather to hold Bradley by his ankles and slam his head into the toilet bowl over and over, causing fatal head injuries, while Sheryl watched and smoked a cigarette.

In this episode, I’ll tell you the rest of Bradley’s story, picking up where I left off last week after the prosecution at Tom’s trial rested its case. You’ll also hear my conversation with Bradley’s sister, who was a year old when Bradley died but is still committed to keeping her big brother’s memory alive.

This is part two of the horrific story of Bradley McGee.

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0:00.0	Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.
0:10.0	He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.
0:15.0	Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.
0:19.0	All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm travelling find all the comfort you need in the quiet
0:25.5	lounge Piando ferries that is another way this podcast contains descriptions
0:31.8	of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
0:37.0	Listen or discretion is advised. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children the Crime Podcast, giving voices back to the victims of child abuse, and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silenced them.
1:31.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 137, Bradley McGee Part 2.
1:37.0	In last week's episode, I told you about two-year-old Bradley McGee, who was returned to his biological mother and
1:43.8	stepfather Cheryl and Tom Koh even though they abandoned him in a shopping mall
1:48.2	as an infant and failed to comply with the reunification tasks they were
1:52.0	assigned by Florida's Child Welfare Department,
1:54.7	HRS.
1:56.7	Bradley died on July 28, 1989, after a potty training accident led his stepfather to hold Brad by his ankles and slam his head into the toilet
2:05.3	bowl over and over, causing fatal head injuries, while Cheryl watched and smoked a cigarette.
2:11.5	In this episode, I'll tell you the rest of Bradley's story, picking up where I left off last week after the prosecution at Tom's trial rested its case.
2:20.0	You'll also hear my conversation with Bradley's sister, who was a year old when
2:24.6	Bradley died but is still committed to keeping her big brother's memory alive.
2:28.6	This is part two of the horrific story of Bradley McGee.
2:34.0	I'd like to give a shout out to my newest patrons, Angela M from Glen Rose, Texas,
2:40.0	Ronda W from Livermore Falls, Maine, and Liz from Horrorwood.
2:46.0	Thank you for all of your support.
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