In June 2011, two‑year‑old October “Toby” Perez was rushed to a Salt Lake City hospital with catastrophic injuries—injuries prosecutors later said were the result of months of hidden abuse inside a cramped Great Falls, Montana home. Her mother’s boyfriend, David Wayne Hyslop, was soon charged with deliberate homicide, a crime that would expose alarming failures in the systems meant to protect vulnerable children.

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Recent tragedies cast doubt on Montana's child-protection services

Death of toddler October Perez: Hyslop guilty

Hyslop relief request denied – Hi-Line Today

Murder by Child Protective Services in Great Falls Montana - Lawless America

Judge denies Hyslop's request for post-conviction relief