He was 13 years old, but he weighed only 35 pounds—the average weight of a 4-year-old. In 2022, that was the final weight of Kadaris Maddox when his body was discovered in a Clarksville home. At an age when most boys are entering their teenage years and reaching nearly double that weight, Kadaris was found emaciated, a victim…
This question began to form in my mind last year as I watched the tragic details of her life and death unfold on Court TV. Her story immediately struck a chord, not just because she was a child with special needs in the foster care system—a path I have also traveled—but because of the sheer…