The Punishment

Cold Case Files

A&E / PodcastOne

True Crime, Society & Culture, History, Talk Radio

3.8 • 8.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 July 2021

⏱️ 16 minutes

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Despite several mysterious and concerning clues, the drowning death of 6-year-old Sally Cheesboro is deemed a tragic accident. Over two decades later, Sally's sister is all grown up and determined to keep a promise she made to her baby sister. Check out our great sponsors! Credit Karma: Right now, visit creditkarma.com/winmoney to open your free account and start winning Instant Karma! Klaviyo: To get started with a free trial of Klaviyo - visit Klaviyo.com/coldcase Lifelock: Join now and save up to 25% off your first year at LifeLock.com/coldcase Scott's Cheap Flights: Join for free at Scottscheapflights.com/coldcase and never overpay for flights again! Talkspace: Match with a licensed therapist when you go to talkspace.com and get $100 off your first month with the promo code COLDCASE Warby Parker: Try 5 pairs of glasses at home for free at warbyparker.com/coldcase Progressive: Get a quote today at Progressive.com and see why 4 out of 5 new auto customers recommend Progressive!

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0:00.0	Thank you for listening to this Podcast One production available on Apple Podcasts and Podcast One
0:08.7	An A&E original podcast
0:12.0	This episode contains descriptions of violence and sexual assault use your best judgment
0:23.9	Sally cheesebroke was six years old in March of 1978
0:27.3	She and her older sister Nancy lived with her mother and stepfather and battle Creek Michigan
0:34.5	Sally was in kindergarten at post-elementary school and Nancy who was just a year older was in the first grade
0:42.0	They both went to church and more members of our girls club and organization that topped girls how to sew and cook
0:49.5	The sisters were close
0:51.5	They didn't have a lot of outside friends to talk with
1:01.2	On March 9th the girls wanted to put on fingernail polish
1:05.3	It was clear, but it probably still made them feel fancy
1:09.4	Bonnie the girl's mother had told them to wait until she woke up
1:13.6	But the girls didn't listen
1:15.6	Nancy opened the bottle and applied the polished tourist sisters fingers and then her own
1:22.2	Later on that same day an ambulance was called to their home
1:26.8	Six-year-old Sally wasn't breathing
1:29.4	Nancy had found her face down in the bathtub. This is Nancy
1:34.4	I just wanted to get her out and I walked in and she was laying face under the water
1:40.9	And I tried pulling her up and she was heavy
1:46.4	We're going to have a I don't think even at my age I am not I couldn't even back down up. I
1:51.7	Screamed at how is for Bonnie
1:55.8	Sally's obituary said that she had accidentally drowned and that her parents had tried to resuscitate her
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