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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

JUDGE DROPS CHARGES AFTER 8-YEAR-OLD GABRIEL FERNANDEZ TORTURED DEAD

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 24 July 2020

⏱️ 37 minutes

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Summary

Gabriel Fernandez, 8, dies at the hands of his parents. He was beaten, shot, tortured. DCFS had received numerous reports from teachers about suspected abuse, but Fernandez remained in the home until he died. Charges are filed against the social workers who falsified reports on his care, but now in a stunning move, a judge instructs all charges to be dropped. Joining Nancy Grace today:Ashley Willcott - Judge and trial attorney, Anchor on Court TVDr. Bethany Marshall - Psychoanalyst, Beverly HillsJoseph Scott Morgan - Professor of Forensics Jacksonville State University, Author of "Blood Beneath My Feet"Nicole Partin - CrimeOnline Investigative Reporter

Transcript

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The

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Crime

0:06.0

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

0:10.8

An eight-year-old little boy dead.

0:15.1

When you hear what happened to this child's body and the way he was treated not only at

0:20.9

the time of his death, but for a long period of time of pure torture.

0:26.4

This little boy lived through.

0:28.8

Her blood is going to boil.

0:32.5

And the last hour is a bombshell decision by a judge.

0:36.6

A legal catastrophe.

0:40.2

Charges dropped.

0:42.7

I'm talking about the case of Gabriel Fernandez.

0:54.6

Crime stories with Nancy Grace.

1:03.4

I'm Nancy Grace.

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This is Crime stories.

1:05.6

Thank you for being with us.

1:06.9

Take a listen to this.

1:07.9

No one will need urgency.

1:08.9

Here I would like to.

1:09.9

My son is not breathing.

1:10.9

Your son is wet.

1:11.9

He's not breathing.

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