The Death of Candace Newmaker: When Therapy Becomes Torture
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Joe
4.9 • 638 Ratings
🗓️ 23 September 2025
⏱️ 14 minutes
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Summary
Sometimes the people we trust most to help our children are the ones who cause the most harm. In April 2000, ten-year-old Candace Newmaker traveled from North Carolina to Colorado for what her adoptive mother hoped would be life-changing therapy. Instead, it became a 70-minute session that ended in tragedy. This is the story of how pseudoscientific treatment masquerading as legitimate therapy killed a little girl, and how her death changed laws across the country. We'll explore the dangerous world of attachment therapy, the warning signs that were ignored, and the adults who failed Candace when she needed them most.
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| 0:23.3 | ispre-tirement.org, brought to you by AARP and the Ad Council. Ten-year-old Candace Newmaker |
| 0:31.6 | went to Colorado for therapy that was supposed to help her bond with her adoptive mother. Instead, |
| 0:38.9 | she was wrapped in flannel, |
| 0:40.9 | pinned down by four adults, |
| 0:42.8 | and told to fight her way out while they pressed their full weight on her small body. |
| 0:46.4 | For 70 minutes, she begged for air. |
| 0:49.5 | For 70 minutes, they told her to keep fighting. |
| 0:52.7 | She never made it home. |
| 1:22.9 | Music minutes, they toldton, North Carolina. |
| 1:28.8 | Back then, her name was Candice Tierra Elmore, and her life started in a way that no child should have to experience. |
| 1:30.8 | Born into a family where neglect was the norm, Candice lived with her birth parents, Angela |
| 1:35.4 | and Todd Elmore, alongside her siblings, Michael, and Chelsea. |
| 1:39.4 | But here's the thing about child protective services. |
| 1:42.2 | They don't remove children from their birth families lightly. |
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