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September 16, 2025 6 mins
This is the heartbreaking story of Jamie Drain, a two-year-old child whose life was tragically cut short in Bertie County, North Carolina. Her death, a horrific case of unsolved homicide, has exposed a devastating failure of the child welfare system that was supposed to protect her.

On the day she died, Jamie was in the custody of her mother. Now, with a homicide investigation underway, her mother has vanished and cannot be located. We'll examine the shocking failures of Bertie County DSS, who allegedly ignored a father's desperate pleas and evidence, and the unprecedented state takeover that followed. Join us as we explore the disturbing timeline of events and the chilling questions that remain unanswered. Was this a case of a single tragic failure, or a systemic breakdown that led to a child's death?

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