Episode 81 - Steven Meek II

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When two-year-old Steven Meek II was taken to a Virginia hospital, unresponsive, and died two days later, investigators focused on his mother’s boyfriend, McKenzie Hellman, whose story about how Steven incurred his injuries didn’t add up. No one could have anticipated just how horrific McKenzie’s actions truly were or how fundamentally baby Steven had been betrayed by his own mother, Kayla Thomas. Only when the two were charged with multiple crimes involving sexual abuse and child pornography did the full picture of the couple’s depravity begin to develop.

This is the story of a sweet, well-behaved little boy who adored Mickey Mouse and loved learning new things. It’s also the story of a mother who allowed the twisted desires of her morally bankrupt boyfriend to eclipse the responsibilities of motherhood to a degree most of us will never comprehend.

This is the stomach-turning story of Steven Meek II.

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0:00.0	Ah, she's brilliant. Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it. Four votes for a festival,
0:05.9	three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs. There's Betty with her
0:09.6	oversized tent. Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:13.0	All right.
0:14.0	Roger Junior and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:16.0	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:19.0	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.0	All aboard, Miss I finally got plans out the group. a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:22.6	All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.
0:25.6	Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.
0:28.0	P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.
0:30.0	This podcast contains descriptions 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,
1:25.6	and shining a harsh spotlight on the parents,
1:27.8	guardians and caretakers who silence them.
1:30.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 81 Stephen Meek the second.
1:37.0	When two-year-old Stephen Meek the second was taken to a Virginia hospital,
1:40.6	unresponsive and died two days later, investigators focused on his mother's boyfriend,
1:45.3	Mackenzie Hellman, whose story about how Stephen incurred his injuries didn't add up.
1:50.3	No one could have anticipated just how horrific Mackenzie's actions truly were or how fundamentally baby Stephen had been betrayed by his own mother, Kayla Thomas.
2:00.0	Only when the two were charged with multiple crimes involving sexual abuse and child pornography did the full picture of the couple's depravity begin to develop.
2:09.0	This is the story of a sweet, well-behaved little boy who adored Mickey Mouse and loved learning new things.
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