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An examination of the abuse that led to the murder of a three-year-old girl reveals the tendency of people to disregard or keep silent about predatory behavior, and brings to light many instances in which the abuse could have been stopped.
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Zacharias, a former crime reporter who now teaches journalism at Central Washington University, details the circumstances surrounding the child-abuse death of three-year-old Karly, the child of a young woman who lived with Zacharias's family for a while. She reviews court documents and newspaper reports, and interviews friends, family, law enfacement officials, and key witnesses, in an effort to figure out why law enforcement and social services were not able to step in sooner to help Karly. She also documents the passage of Karly's Law in Oregon in 2008, mandating quicker investigation of cases of children with suspicious injuries. Zacharias has been featured on Huffington Post, CNN, and NPR. Annotation ©2012 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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