About this episode

Andrea explores the unresolved case of John Stewart and the lack of accountability in the death of a child.

John Stewart is arrested shortly after Knowellan’s death, but despite what appears to be strong evidence of abuse, the case against John is never taken to court. Andrea traces how we ended up here, ten years later, with no one held accountable for taking the life of a child. Featuring Experts: Dr. Sally Smith, Child Abuse Pediatrician Mike Weber, Former Crimes Against Children Detective Dr. Cathy Ayoub, Nurse Practitioner and Professor of Psychology at Harvard Matthew Torbenson, Assistant District Attorney *** Try out Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App: https://studio.com/apps/andrea/podcaster Order Andrea’s book The Mother Next Door: Medicine, Deception, and Munchausen by Proxy: https://read.macmillan.com/lp/the-mother-next-door-9781250284273/ View our sponsors: https://www.nobodyshouldbelieveme.com/sponsors/ Remember that using our codes helps advertisers know you’re listening and helps us keep making the show! Subscribe on YouTube where we have bonus content: https://www.youtube.com/@NobodyShouldBelieveMePod Follow Andrea on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/andreadunlop/ Buy Andrea's books: https://www.amazon.com/stores/Andrea-Dunlop/author/B005VFWJPI For more information and…

People in this episode

Host: Andrea

Guests: Dr. Sally Smith, Mike Weber, Dr. Cathy Ayoub, Matthew Torbenson

Topics covered

• child abuse
• accountability
• legal system
• true crime
• expert analysis

Keywords

• John Stewart
• child death
• abuse evidence
• legal case
• experts
• Munchausen by Proxy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: True Story Media, Harvard, YouTube, Amazon, Munchausen Support, American Professional Society on the Abuse of Children

Products: Andrea’s Podcaster Coaching App, The Mother Next Door

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