Groomed to Die: The Kendzia Children | Part 2: The Trial

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🗓️ 1 October 2022

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Last week, I told you the story of Michael and Kevin Kendzia, two baby boys adopted nine months apart by Susan and Tom Kendzia. Michael and Kevin also died nine months apart, each just two months after his adoption, under suspicious circumstances. The death of a second adopted baby in the Kendzia home led to an investigation into both deaths.

In this episode, I’ll go into the aftermath of Michael and Kevin’s deaths; the criminal charges that resulted; the weird relationship between Susan and her defense attorney, Ken Eusner; Susan’s murder trial; and the shocking outcome that allowed Susan to continue her pattern of alleged child abuse, deception, and pure evil for decades to follow.

This is Part 2: The Trial.

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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, uh, oh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, uh, Hi everyone and welcome to Groom to Die, the Kensia Children, the first ever
1:21.6	suffer the Little Children
1:22.8	Children Podcast mini-series.
1:24.4	I'm your host Lane and this is part two, the trial.
1:29.6	Last week I told you the story of Michael and Kevin Kenzia, two baby boys adopted nine months apart by Susan and Tom Kenzia.
1:39.0	Michael and Kevin also died nine months apart, each just two months after his adoption, under suspicious circumstances.
1:46.0	The death of a second adopted baby in the Kensia home led to an investigation into both deaths.
1:52.0	In this episode, I'll go into the... led to an investigation into both deaths.
1:53.4	In this episode, I'll go into the aftermath of Michael and Kevin's deaths, the criminal charges
1:58.4	that resulted.
1:59.6	The weird relationship between Susan and her defense attorney, Ken Usner,
2:03.7	Susan's murder trial, and the shocking outcome that allowed Susan to continue her
2:08.2	pattern of alleged child abuse, deception, and pure evil for decades to follow.
2:14.3	This is part two, the trial.
2:17.8	Quick shout out today to my newest patron, Jane W from Brooklyn, New York. Thank you so much, Jane.
2:24.0	If you'd like to help me keep the show going, you can do so at either
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