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Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

SHOCK: 3-year-old tot girl sent to daycare ALONE in LYFT!

Crime Stories with Nancy Grace

iHeartPodcasts and CrimeOnline

True Crime, News

4.28.1K Ratings

🗓️ 18 January 2021

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

Police investigate reports from daycare staffers after they can't reach a mom that doesn't pick up her two enrolled children. Officers later arrive at the home of Stephanie Goddu finding the mom allegedly “incoherent and disoriented." That's when officers also uncover that the 34-year-old mom endangering her 3-year-old by sending the child to daycare alone using Lyft. Police also find a urine-soaked baby strapped in an infant carrier. Joining Nancy Grace today:Ashley Wilcott - Judge and trial attorney, anchor at Court TV, www.ashleywillcott.com Dr. Jeff Gardere - Board Certified Clinical Psychologist, Prof of Behavioral Medicine at Touro College of Osteopathic Medicine  www.drjeffgardere.com, Author: 'The Causes of Autism” @drjeffgardereSheryl McCollum - Forensics Expert & Cold Case Investigative Research Institute FounderDaphne Young - National Chief Communications Officer, www.Childhelp.orgRay Caputo - Lead News Anchor for Orlando's Morning News, 96.5 WDBO

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0:00.0

I'm not getting in cars with people you don't know, not accepting rides, all about personal safety. I've even written a book on it.

0:29.0

Don't be a victim. And what does this mother do? A 34 year old mother? She puts her little girl into a car with a stranger and sends her off.

0:52.0

How did she know whether that lift driver was a registered sex offender, a closet purve? Who knows who he was a kidnapper?

1:04.0

How do I know he and his wife didn't always want a little girl just like her?

1:10.0

Crime stories with Nancy Grace

1:24.0

I'm Nancy Grace. This is Crime stories. Thank you for being with us here at Fox Nation and Series XM 111.

1:34.0

Well, I guess I know the answer to that, Cheryl McCollum. It does never end. It will not ever end. But you know what?

1:41.0

We can take care of this woman. What is her name? Stephanie Goodew. Take a listen to our friends a crime online.

1:49.0

New Hampshire police get a call that two of Stephanie Godews children had not been picked up from daycare.

1:54.0

Child care workers report they tried to call the 34 year old mother, but were unable to reach her.

1:59.0

Police begin an investigation finding out Godew also has a three month old baby. Officers go to Godews home and find her allegedly incoherent and disoriented.

2:08.0

Then they uncover that the mom sent her three year old to daycare alone using lift.

2:13.0

If there was any confusion that she sent the eight year old to school alone. No, no, let's be clear.

2:20.0

It was the three year old top girl that was sent alone with a man.

2:28.0

They've never seen before in their lives. They don't know him from Adam's house cat.

2:34.0

Two, who knows where daycare we hope. Have you ever heard of such a thing? Every day there's a brand new way to mistreat your child isn't there.

2:48.0

Let me introduce to you an all star panel to make sense of it all. First of all, James Schellnut, 27 years metro major case including SWOT.

2:58.0

Now lawyer at shellnutlawfirm.com renowned clinical psychiatrist and I mean renowned professor behavioral medicine at Turo College, Dr. Jeff Gardier dot com author of the causes of autism.

3:14.0

And I think several other books on Amazon Cheryl McCollum director of the cold case research institute and crime scene expert special guest joining me,

3:25.0

a young national chief communications officer at one of my favorite organizations. Child help dot org.

3:34.0

But first to the lead news anchor WDBO, Rey, it never ends. It never ends. I used to think Rey Caputo as I would sit in court.

3:45.0

I see Cheryl McCollum wander through as a witness. I would sit in court and I see about 100 new felons every week for me to figure out do I try them, do I plead them, do I cut them loose, not likely.

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