It was a brisk morning in Hanover Township, Ohio, in March of 2018 with temperatures dipping to below 0 degrees. Jason Wesche helped his three-year-old daughter, Hannah, pull on her coat before driving her over to the nearby babysitter’s home. He kissed her goodbye and continued on his way to work. Within a matter of minutes, however, he received a phone call from the babysitter telling him he needed to turn back immediately…
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Audio Sources:
“Lindsay Partin Trial Prosecution Closing Argument”
“Lindsay Partin Trial Defense Closing Argument”
“Lindsay Partin Trial Verdict”
“Lindsay Partin Trial Day 7 Part 1 Defendant Takes the Stand”
Sources:
Associated Press, 12 March, 2018 – “Baby Sitter Accused of Abusing Child Who Was Left Brain Dead”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 12 March, 2018 – “Babysitter Who Admitted to Shaking 3-Year-Old Who Family Says is now Brain Dead”
CBS – 17 WNCN, 12 March, 2018 – “Babysitter Abused Toddler Girl”
CBS – 4 KMOV, 12 March, 2018 – “3-Year-Old Abused by Babysitter Hanging on by a Thread”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 13 March, 2018 – “Babysitter Accused of Assaulting 3-Year-Old Bonded”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 14 March, 2018 – “Woman Accused of Assaulting 3-Year-Old was Perfect Babysitter on Paper”
Associated Press, 15 March, 2018 – “Babysitter Accused of Abusing Child Indicted”
CBS – 4 KMOV, 18 March, 2018 – “3 Year Old Girl Abused by Babysitter Dies”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 19 March, 2018 – “Toddler Assault Case Going Back to Grand Jury”
Associated Pres, 26 March, 2018 – “Baby Sitter Accused of Murdering Child Charged with Murder”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 26 March, 2018 – “Butler County Babysitter Now Charged with Murder
CBS – 7 WHIO, 9 April, 2018 – “Outbursts Outside, Inside Courtroom”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 16 April, 2018 – “Babysitter Abused Toddler for Dumping Ketchup in Toilet”
Independent – 3 KTVK, 16 April, 2018 – “Ketchup in Toilet Lead Babysitter to Abuse”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 28 November, 2018 – “Trial of Babysitter Accused of Murdering Toddler Still in Flux”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 2 April, 2019 – “Babysitter Trial”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 3 April, 2019 – “This Expert Said Toddler’s Death was Homicide”
CBS – WHIO, 4 April, 2019 – “Hannah, Wake up”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 5 April, 2019 – “Babysitter Murder Trial”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 8 April, 2019 – “Babysitter Murder Trial Enters its Second Week”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 9 April, 2019 – “Child’s Father Testified in Babysitter Murder Trial”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 10 April, 2019 – “It Was Not Me”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 11 April, 2019 – “Jury Begins Deliberations in Babysitter Murder Trial”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 12 April, 2019 – “Child’s Father Reacts to Babysitter Lindsay Partin’s Murder Conviction”
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, 9 May, 2019 – “Babysitter Receives Maximum Sentence in Death of 3-Year-Old Girl”
CBS – 7 WHIO, 9 October, 2019 – “Babysitter Appeals Conviction in Death of 3-Year-Old Girl”
Journal-News, 20 April, 2020 – “Butler County Babysitter Continues Fight Against Conviction”
Journal-News, 17 August, 2020 – “Court Hears Arguments in Appeal of Butler County Babysitter”
Journal-News, 30 September, 2020 – “Appeal Denied”
