CPS Podcast

CPS Podcast

CPS is a true crime podcast investigating and sharing real stories from inside child protective services. Public dialogue is often shaped by limited knowledge or a single viewpoint, which leaves many important perspectives overlooked. CPS aims to change that by offering a fuller picture of the system through stories told with honesty, compassion, and respect for everyone who navigates its complexity.

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May 24, 2026 37 mins

CPS, Episode 4, shares the story of Little Michael Webb. His life taken by his adopted parents, Christina and Johnathan Miranda, in September 2025.

The case is still unfolding, as less than nine months have passed since the tragic death of Michael Webb, and his adoptive parents have been charged with capital murder but have not yet been tried or convicted. Michael’s biological mother and grandmother allege that his biological aunt, ...

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At 19, the eldest child of the Jackson family was only forty-five pounds and starving when the New Jersey child abuse hotline was called. His large adopted family appeared to be a pillar of the community, but this was far from the truth.

Episode 3 takes a deeper look When into what went wrong within the Jackson family and how it took so long for the community to take notice. Faheem Williams (episode 2) and his brothers are forever t...

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CPS PODCAST Season 1, Episode 1: The story of Little Mary Ellen


Our first Child Protective Services podcast takes us all the way back to where laws and practice to prevent child abuse began. This is because of the long and interesting life of a little girl named Mary Ellen Wilson. Much of the controversy begins in 1874, the year Mary Ellen’s caregiver was taken to court for abuse.

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CPS PODCAST

For episodes two and three at CPS podcast, we cover the first of two cases in New Jersey that changed the landscape of the state’s child protective services agency which ultimately changed it’s name from the Division of Youth & Family Services (DYFS) to the Division of Child Protection & Permanency (DCPP). The state agency only just got out from outside oversight in 2022 with the harrowing case of Faheem Williams...


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