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#322 - In 2007, two-year-old Mariah Alvarez was rushed to a hospital in Brownsville, Texas. She wasn’t breathing. Doctors were unable to revive her.
Within hours, suspicion turned toward her mother, Melissa Lucio.
After a lengthy interrogation, Melissa said four words that prosecutors would later present as a confession. She was charged with capital murder, convicted, and sentenced to death.
But over the years, serious questions have been raised about the case from the forensic conclusions surrounding Mariah’s death, to the interrogation tactics used by investigators, to testimony the jury never heard.
Forensic Tales is a Rockefeller Audio production.
The show is written and produced by Courtney Fretwell.
If you’d like to support the show and help fund research, production, and editing, you can do so with a small monthly contribution on Patreon.
Patreon supporters get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content.
You can learn more at Patreon.com/ForensicTales.
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And if you enjoy the show, leaving a positive rating or review really helps others discover it.
For a full list of sources used in this episode, visit ForensicTales.com.
Remember... not all stories have happy endings.
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#322 - In 2007, two-year-old Mariah Alvarez was rushed to a hospital in Brownsville, Texas. She wasn’t breathing. Doctors were unable to revive her.
Within hours, suspicion turned toward her mother, Melissa Lucio.
After a lengthy interrogation, Melissa said four words that prosecutors would later present as a confession. She was charged with capital murder, convicted, and sentenced to death.
But over the years, serious questions have been raised about the case from the forensic conclusions surrounding Mariah’s death, to the interrogation tactics used by investigators, to testimony the jury never heard.
Forensic Tales is a Rockefeller Audio production.
The show is written and produced by Courtney Fretwell.
If you’d like to support the show and help fund research, production, and editing, you can do so with a small monthly contribution on Patreon.
Patreon supporters get early access to ad-free episodes and exclusive bonus content.
You can learn more at Patreon.com/ForensicTales.
You can also watch Forensic Tales on YouTube. Just search Forensic Tales Podcast and be sure to subscribe.
And if you enjoy the show, leaving a positive rating or review really helps others discover it.
For a full list of sources used in this episode, visit ForensicTales.com.
Remember... not all stories have happy endings.
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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