Episode 31: Kerrigan Rutherford

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

Social Sciences, True Crime, Society & Culture, Science

4.6 • 993 Ratings

🗓️ 29 September 2020

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Summary

When six-year-old Kerrigan Rutherford was found dead of unknown causes in her family’s rented home in Montgomery, Illinois on July 2, 2020, neighbors spoke up about the abuse and neglect they had witnessed taking place within the family. As it turned out, several people had made reports to police and to DCFS about the way Courtny and James Davidson treated Kerrigan and her younger sister. After an autopsy and toxicology tests revealed Kerrigan’s death was caused by an overdose of her mother’s antipsychotic medication, the girl’s mother and stepfather were arrested.
This is the tragic story of Kerrigan Rutherford.
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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 guys and welcome to suffer the little children 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 silenced them.
1:30.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 31, Carrigan Rutherford.
1:37.0	When six-year-old Carrigan Rutherford was found dead of unknown causes in her family's
1:40.7	rented home in Montgomery, Illinois on July 2nd, 2020, neighbors spoke up about the abuse and neglect they had witnessed taking place within the family.
1:49.0	As it turned out, several people had made reports to police and to DCFS about the way Courtney and James Davidson treated Kerrigan and her younger sister.
1:57.0	After an autopsy and toxicology tests, revealed Kerrigan's death was caused by an overdose of her mother's antipsychotic medication, the girl's mother and stepfather were arrested.
2:08.0	This is the tragic story of Kerrigan Rutherford.
2:12.0	My sources for this week are the Kendall County Sheriff's
2:16.0	Office, the Kendall County Coroner, Illinois Department of Corrections, Patch, Dun Family Funeral Home with Creamatory, Meyaw,
2:26.2	Medline Plus, Go Fund Me, WCSJ News,
2:31.4	CBS 2 Chicago, News Tribune, Kendall County Now, Lily Pharmaceutical Company
2:38.0	website, Crime Online, Chicago Tribune. Her name is Carrigan Rutherford Facebook Group, and Justice for
2:46.1	Carrie Facebook Group. Before I tell this very sad story I first want to
2:52.1	apologize for not making an episode last week I
2:54.4	came down with a cold and lost my voice for a little while one of my sons and I
2:58.9	were tested for COVID and I'm very thankful to report the results were negative.
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