Episode 181: Vayda Vasquez

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

Social Sciences, True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 19 September 2024

⏱️ 74 minutes

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Summary

When Vayda Vasquez was a month away from turning two, her custodial maternal grandma trusted her overnight with a long-time family friend, Kellie Barthel. The following morning, after several 911 calls from Kellie’s residence in Stanton, Michigan, police responded and found little Vayda unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.

This is the story of a sweet, happy little girl who loved dancing, “Baby Shark,” and listening to her mommy sing. It’s also the story of a woman who valued her meth and alcohol cravings over the life of a joyful, much-loved toddler.

Also in this episode, you’ll hear from Vayda’s mom, Danielle Maybee, who has turned her life around in the four years since Vayda’s death. Dani and I had a candid, honest conversation about Vayda’s life, her death, and the memories she left behind.

This is the heartbreaking story of Vayda Vasquez.

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0:00.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
0:07.0	Listen or discretion is advised. Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children the
0:26.4	podcast giving voices back to the victims of child abuse murder and
0:30.0	their families. I'm your host Lane and this is episode 186. and their
0:35.0	family I'm your host Lane and this is episode 181 Veda Vasquez.
0:38.0	When Veda Vasquez was a month away from turning to her
0:41.0	her custodial maternal grandma trusted her overnight with a longtime family friend, Kelly Barthel.
0:47.0	The following morning, after several 911 calls from Kelly's residence in Stanton, Michigan, police responded and found Little
0:55.4	Veda unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at the scene.
1:01.0	This is the story of a sweet, happy little girl who loved dancing, baby shark, and listening to her mommy sing.
1:07.0	It's also the story of a woman who valued her meth and alcohol cravings over the life of a joyful, much-loved toddler.
1:16.2	Also in this episode, you'll hear from Veda's mom,
1:19.2	Danielle Maybe, who has turned her life around
1:21.7	in the four years since Veda's death.
1:23.7	Danny and I had a candid, honest conversation about Veda's life,
1:28.3	her death, and the memories she left behind.
1:31.0	This is the heartbreaking story of Veda Vasquez.
1:36.1	Just a quick note up top, I'm getting episodes out as quickly as I can. I know sometimes a few weeks pass between episodes but that's not because I've lost interest in the
1:46.1	podcast or run out of cases to cover. I promise I'm doing my best to keep them coming on a regular
1:51.5	basis. Thank you to everyone who's continued to be patient
1:55.3	and supportive. I appreciate you all more than you'll ever know. Now let's talk about
2:01.3	Veda.
	...

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