This week, Drewby and Yergy head out to Las Vegas to tell the story of Aurelius Dees, a toddler who first responders found dead inside of his suburban home. Aurelius was rail thin, and based on the state of his tiny body, had been dead for some time. But what started as a story about Aurelius' death turned out to be so much more. He and his siblings had been abandoned in a trash filled home by their mother, Philena Dees. It was 90 degrees INSIDE of the home due to a broken AC unit, and the family hasn't had running water in months. Inside of this hell hole, Aurelius' 8-year-old was being held captive inside of her own bedroom because Philena's pervert ex-boyfriend, Juan de la Cruz, couldn't keep his filthy hands to himself. 

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Source Material:

https://lawandcrime.com/crime/mom-of-dead-toddler-locked-8-year-old-girl-in-room-for-over-a-year-for-her-safety-after-she-was-sexually-assaulted-by-boyfriend-who-was-allowed-to-stay-because-he-was-paying-the-bills-police/

https://money.yahoo.com/las-vegas-mother-charged-1-233400886.html?guccounter=1

https://www.8newsnow.com/investigators/las-vegas-mother-kept-girl-7-locked-in-room-for-year-for-her-safety-after-witnessing-sexual-assault-before-1-year-old-died-docs/

https://ground.news/article/las-vegas-mother-kept-girl-7-locked-in-room-for-year-for-her-safety-after-witnessing-sexual-assault-before-1-year-old-died-docs

https://www.crimeonline.com/2023/07/01/8-year-old-girl-locked-in-her-room-for-her-safety-because-man-who-raped-her-was-paying-the-bills/

https://www.websleuths.com/forums/threads/nv-philena-dees-locked-8-year-old-daughter-in-filthy-room-after-accusing-mothers-boyfriend-juan-de-la-cruz-of-sexual-assault-june-25-2023.682474/

https://news3lv.com/news/local/mother-arrested-after-baby-found-dead-inside-residence-3-others-also-found-neglected