April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month. This week we discuss the heartbreaking case of Gabriel Fernandez, an eight-year-old boy from Palmdale, California, who was brutally abused and murdered by his mother, Pearl Fernandez, and her boyfriend, Isauro Aguirre, in 2013. We explore the systemic failures that allowed the abuse to continue despite multiple reports from family, Gabriel's teacher, and a security guard. Links: The Trials of Gabriel Fernandez: https://www.netflix.com/title/80220207 Murder In America: The Torture and Murder of 8-Year-Old Gabriel Fernandez: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ep-99-california-the-torture-and-murder-of-8/id1547409175?i=1000600169959 Childhelp National Child Abuse Hotline: https://www.childhelphotline.org/ Like, subscribe, and follow us. Here's how:

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Secret Passage Podcast is hosted by Dana Vespoli and Shannon Rogers

Producer: Tim Rogers

Editor: Mitch Silver