Warning: This episode contains graphic details of child abuse which some listeners will find disturbing. Listener discretion is advised.
On December 6th 1961 a 17 year old, unwed mother, a ward of the state, gave birth while living in a school for girls. She was forced to give the baby up for adoption, hoping that one day they would meet again. Years later when she began searching for her son she discovered he had died aged just 3 and a half. The search for her lost child ended almost as soon as it started, but her search for justice had just began.  

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A Death In White Bear Lake by Barry Siegal