I Found My Five-Year-Old in the Garage Freezer—Then Her Mother’s Signed Statement Changed the Story I Had Been Told

Evelyn’s account placed her away from the property by then.

Taylor’s account said she was away too.

The event did not by itself disprove either statement, because another authorized person or a different action could account for the door cycle.

But it gave us a specific point to test against witness evidence.

Ruth added it to the timeline with its limits written beside it.

“Time, person, proof,” she said.

“At eight forty-one we have time.

We don’t yet have the person.”