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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

EVIL MOM SCALDS, KILLS tot-son, takes Lyft to dump tiny body in trash

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

News, True Crime

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 14 August 2019

⏱️ 45 minutes

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Summary

Four year old Malachi's body was found in a dumpster after his mom claimed he went missing. She's now charged in his death. Nancy Grace dives into the heartbreaking story with Defense Attorney Darryl Cohen, Forensics Expert Karen Smith, Psychologist Caryn Stark, Medical Examiner Dr. Michelle Dupre , and Crime Online investigative reporters Dave Mack and Levi Page.

Transcript

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0:00.0

There's so much news happening around the world that we're somehow supposed to stay on top of.

0:04.9

That's why we launched The Big Tick.

0:07.5

It's a daily podcast from Bloomberg and I Heart Radio that turns down the volume a bit

0:13.1

to give you some space to think. I'm Wes Kosova.

0:16.8

Each weekday I dig into one important story and talk about why it matters.

0:22.8

Listen to The Big Tick on the I Heart Radio app, Apple Podcasts or wherever you listen.

0:28.0

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0:57.7

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1:08.1

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

1:11.5

We are told that a hundred volunteers have mobilized in the search for this child.

1:16.4

He's four-year-old Malachi Lawson. Here's his picture. He was here in Northwest

1:22.0

visiting his grandmother. He is actually from East Baltimore. We're told that the grandmother

1:28.5

and the boy were outside. She went in the house for snacks. When she came back outside, he was gone.

1:34.9

At that point, I believe police were notified. They were searching all evening. They had

1:39.6

helicopters in the area of searching. We were notified this morning to assist and we gathered

1:44.7

about a hundred volunteers to assist in the search and we've been doing that ever since.

1:49.4

Now the police have said that he's mildly autistic. Is that information that you were given as well?

1:54.6

We've had conflicting information. We did find a credible source saying that that was not the case.

2:01.6

He just had some speech issues. So what do you want people who are out there and out in the

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