News report on the hearing Thursday, Sept 4.
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Wish there was a transcript. Lot of little details in this video, including Richard Baptiste's father (R's grandfather) says his son is innocent.
The preliminary hearing is today, no more details. Will check news this evening for reports.
Lawmakers hold oversight meeting on Arizona DCS
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/we-have-a-system-that-isnt-working-lawmakers-hold-oversight-meeting-on-dcs-after-3-girls-were-murdered/ar-AA1LPCx6?ocid=BingNewsSerp
"On Wednesday, lawmakers held the first in a series of oversight committee...
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/rebekah-baptiste-prosecutors-file-to-try-murder-defendants-together-new-reports-and-documents-released
"The new court filing also details Rebekah’s injuries, including a traumatic brain injury and spinal fracture.
Baptiste and Woods told...
https://www.abc15.com/news/local-news/investigations/rebekah-baptiste-prosecutors-file-to-try-murder-defendants-together-new-reports-and-documents-released
Updates in this article include prosecutors wish to try the two adults together.
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"Prosecutors have previously said in court that they...
News report with interviews of Rebekah's last neighbors, and video context of where they lived (how isolated and desolate).
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/crime/neighbors-tell-different-story-in-rebekah-baptiste-murder-case/ar-AA1LPfr7?ocid=BingNewsSerp
Much more details from Sheriff regarding July 27 interaction with Rebekah's custodial adults, what they said about her injuries, etc.
https://www.azfamily.com/2025/08/11/sheriffs-report-details-abuse-before-girls-death-northern-arizona/
Police bodycam footage released of the day Rebekah was taken to the hospital. Rebekah Baptiste laid to rest as bodycam video released of police interaction
"Police records indicate that the Phoenix apartment where the family lived was the subject of 12 police calls in the last two and a half...
In this video, reporter is at scene of the yurt-like home the family lived in for a month before Rebekah was killed. The voice-over indicates that Richard Baptiste inherited the property. It is useful to watch the video and read the text, because there is different information in each...
Agreed that this child should have been taken care of LONG before this. To be clear, I have never seen a school withhold a child. Have had CPS say that the child could not go home until they interviewed the child, and on one occasion they sent police to keep child safe until they could get...
Phoenix PD contacted DCS 5 times after contact with Rebekah Baptiste and her siblings This article makes the hole that DCS (CPS) has fallen into even deeper.
POLICE contacted DCS five times. First time in 2018. The last 4 were Dec 2023 to April 2025, which were all in the 3 years Rebekah was...
That is interesting to hear. There have been several cases in the south west (AZ, NM, UT NV) which align with what you said. Kids who should have been rescued long before their deaths. Not like these cases where people have hidden children and no one knew what was happening, but out in the...
It has to be really bad. As in, not going to let the child go back to that environment. Injuries that need immediate medical attention or disclosure of horrific abuse. Have seen it happen two times (once for disclosure of sexual abuse, and once for a huge bruise on a kid's eye and their...
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