I think a common misconception is that AD never really spent time with Shaniya before that awful day. I think people think BL just had Carey drop her off into filth with a drugged out mother. That simply is not true.
I really wish I could find my Shaniya notebooks but I have misplaced them over the years.
I remember reports of elaborate lies AD fed Brad. He really thought she was clean and living in her own place and had a great job. Because that's what AD told him for months.
Looking over the Oprah page I found this interesting...
Brad said: Any time Antoinette asked to see her, I made arrangements that she was able to spend time with her daughter.
Aunt Carey said: When he's gone, Shaniya's with me. And on October 9, Antoinette had called me and asked me if she could visit with Shaniya. Shaniya loved her mother very much, and she did want to be with her.
As she had many times before, Carey says she dropped Shaniya off at her mother's house.
http://www.oprah.com/oprahshow/Shaniya-Davis-Murder/3