It was a routine morning for the 911 dispatch centre in Arlington, Texas. But then a phone call came in that shattered the peace. A mother was on the other end of the line, and she said that her nine-year-old son was unresponsive.
Sources:
The Monitor, 27 July, 2004 – “Woman Arrested”
Fourt Worth Star-Telegram, 27 July, 2004 – “Body of Dead”
The Courier-Gazette, 28 July, 2004 – “CPS”
Forth Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July, 2004 – “History of Investigations”
The Courier-Gazette, 2 August, 2004 – “Abused Boy”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 August, 2004 – “Davontae Marcel Williams”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 25 August, 2004 – “Preliminary Report”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 October, 2004 – “Grant Targets”
The Dallas Morning News, 27 July, 2004 – “Boy, 9, Found Lifeless”
The Dallas Morning News, 28 July, 2004 – “Child Caseworker”
The Dallas Morning News, 1 August, 2004 – “Failed at Every Turn”
The Dallas Morning News, 1 August, 2004 – “He’s in a Better Place”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 October, 2004 – “CPS Needs More Staff”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 March, 2005 – “Protective Services Bill”
The Dallas Morning News, 25 March, 2005 – “Reforms Won’t Prevent”
The Dallas Morning News, 8 June, 2006 – “Woman’s Trial Opens”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 June, 2006 – “Prosecutors Detail”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 10 June, 2006 – “Boy was Covered in Scars”
Forth Worth Star-Telegram, 13 June, 2006 – “Sister Speaks”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 June, 2006 – “Defence Outlines”
The Dallas Morning News, 20 June, 2006 – “Woman Convicted”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 June, 2006 – “Woman was Abused”
The Dallas Morning News, 22 June, 2006 – “Woman who Starved”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 September, 2006 – “Mother Gets Life Sentence”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 26 August, 2010 – “Appeals Court Affirms”
Associated Press, 24 May, 2013 – “Woman Condemned”
Associated Press, 24 February, 2014 – “Supreme Court Rejects”
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 September, 2014 – “Arlington Woman’s Execution”
ABC – 8 WFAA, 17 September, 2014 – “Arlington Woman Executed”
