Ten Words on a Phone Screen Turned My Family’s Breakfast Upside Down
“She gave a formal sworn statement.”
I reached for the packet.
The paper felt heavy and cold in my fingers.
“She brought a public defender with her to the station,” Mark said.
“She didn’t talk to the detective alone.”
I turned to the first page.
The typed words blurred for a second before my eyes adjusted to the stark font.
Vanessa told the detective she’d been standing at the sink.