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SENTENCED

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 04.14.2013 | Miami
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MIAMI — A woman who once cared for missing foster child Rilya Wilson was sentenced Tuesday to 55 years in prison for kidnapping and child-abuse ...

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Verdict Back In Rilya Wilson Case

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 03.27.2013 | Miami
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MIAMI -- A former caretaker was convicted Friday of child abuse and kidnapping in a 4-year-old foster child's disappearance more than a decade ago, bu...

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Will Justice Be Served?

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 03.26.2013 | Miami
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MIAMI — Jurors said Thursday they had reached verdicts on child abuse and kidnapping charges but were deadlocked on a murder count against a wom...

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Prosecutor: Caretaker Grew To Hate Little Girl

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 03.24.2013 | Miami
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MIAMI — The caretaker of foster child Rilya Wilson grew to hate the 4-year-old because of defiant behavior, finally smothering the girl with a p...

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No Forensic Evidence

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 01.09.2013 | Miami
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MIAMI -- The prosecution has rested in the murder trial of a South Florida woman accused of killing 4-year-old foster child Rilya Wilson, whose body h...

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WATCH: Guardian's Emotional Testimony At Rilya Wilson Trial

AP | CURT ANDERSON | Posted 12.18.2012 | Miami
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MIAMI -- The legal custodian of missing foster child Rilya Wilson testified Monday that she suspected the worst when the girl abruptly disappeared in ...

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Boy Charged With Murder, 13, Had Harrowing History Of Abuse

AP | TAMARA LUSH | Posted 11.16.2012 | Miami
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JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- A decade before he was charged with murder, a 2-year-old Cristian Fernandez was found naked and dirty, wandering a South Florida...

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Florida Couple Cares For More Than 90 Foster Children

Posted 08.16.2012 | Impact
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After Lisa and Jorge Alvarez accepted the devastating news that they couldn't conceive, the couple found another way to realize their dream of having ...

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