Episode 21: Sereniti Sutley

Suffer the Little Children

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Social Sciences, True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 17 July 2020

⏱️ 55 minutes

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Summary

On October 7, 2017, 22-year-old Kelsie Blankenship burst out of her Conneaut, Ohio apartment, carrying the limp body of her almost-13-month-old daughter, Sereniti, and screaming for help. It was too late, however, and Sereniti was pronounced dead at the hospital. After both Kelsie and her live-in boyfriend, 37-year-old Joshua Gurto, were questioned, Joshua went on the run, resulting in a 3-week manhunt that culminated with his capture in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania. He was charged with the rape and murder of his girlfriend’s baby girl. A full year later, Kelsie Blankenship was apparently blindsided when she, too, was arrested in connection with her daughter’s death.

This is the horrific story of Sereniti Sutley.

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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 Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children the the True Crime Podcast, giving voices back to the victims of child abuse, and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents, guardians and caretakers who silence them.
1:31.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 21, Serenity Sutley.
1:37.0	On October 7, 2017, 22-year-old Kelsey Blankenship burst out of her Coniate Ohio apartment carrying the limp body of
1:44.9	her almost 13-month-old daughter, Serenity, and screaming for help.
1:49.8	It was too late, however, and Serenity was pronounced dead at the hospital.
1:53.5	After both Kelsey and her live-in boyfriend, 37-year-old Joshua Gurdo, were questioned.
1:59.2	Joshua went on the run, resulting in a three-week manhunt that culminated with his capture in Franklin Park, Pennsylvania.
2:06.0	He was charged with the rape and murder of his girlfriend's baby girl.
2:11.1	A full year later, Kelsey Blankenship was apparently blindsided when she too was arrested in connection with her daughter's death.
2:18.0	This is the horrific story of Serenity Suttley.
2:22.0	This episode has been re-edited from its original version, which is something I hope to do with a great many of my older
2:27.6	episodes.
2:28.6	Keep in mind when listening that this episode was originally recorded in July of
2:33.0	2020 so things have progressed beyond this point in the criminal case since
2:37.4	then. For more updates on Serenity's case please listen to last week's show
2:42.4	episode 122 Serenity deserves justice.
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