Case 20
Stoni Blair & Stephen Berry
When 35-year-old Mitchelle Blair was evicted from her Detroit home in March 2015 for failing to pay rent, authorities conducting a routine check of the property made a horrifying discovery. Hidden inside a freezer in the living room were the bodies of two of Mitchelle’s children, Stoni Blair and Stephen Berry.
Mitchelle was charged with murder, for which she showed no remorse. The investigation and subsequent court proceedings revealed one of the worst cases of child abuse Detroit had ever seen. What could drive a mother to commit such unspeakable crimes against her own flesh and blood?
CREDITS
EPISODE:
Research & writing – Anonymous Host
Narration – Anonymous Host
MUSIC:
‘Flatline intro’ and ‘Come play with me’ intro and outro – www.dl-sounds.com
Audio production – Mike Migas
Scoring – Mike Migas
OTHER:
Logo and website design – Paulina Szymanska
RESOURCES
ARTICLES:
Focus turns to mom after kids found in freezer – Detroit News
Authorities: Years of abuse in house of horrors – Detroit News
Mom was babysitting when frozen bodies discovered – WCNC
Two children’s bodies found in Detroit freezer; mother taken into custody – The Sydney Morning Herald