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THE KILLING OF A CHILD IS
A PARTICULAR ACT OF HORROR,
BUT WHAT IF THE ACCUSED
IS THE MOTHER? AND WHAT
IF THAT MOTHER INSISTS SHE!
INNOCENT? WE INVESTIGATE.
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Amanda Lewis
inzote
that Connerkilledhislittesisterandthen
‘committedsuicide, Butwhat happened!
At4.80pmon23September2019, Snr
called 911 tllingthemshe acl found her
children hangingfromadog!
abeaminthebasement,underneathtwo
upturned chairs, Paramediesarrivedat
4Ipmandthechikdrenwereairlitedto
hospital, buttragicallydied minutesapart
thrvedayslater,whendoctorsremovedtheir
lifesupport.Snyderhad told police, “They
cadtied to
play downstairs inthebasementall thetime”
Shesaid Conneraskedithecould take the
kitchen chairsdownanduse thedogleadto
ireedto. Afterten
rminutes.she wenttosceifthekids wanted
build fort, whichshe
nd “observedboth hanging” Snyder
toldpoliceshetriedtolifther40lbdaughter
Brinley up,butwassweatingprofusely with
snsiety and wasunabletoundothelead
ShealsotriedtoliftConner,whoweighed
i
Ib, but wastinabletodoso,
Followingtheirdeaths, Snyertold
investigatrsthal Conner was eingbullied
‘andhaaltoldheronmultipleoecasionsthathe
Lows daughter
[Adriannadrowned
wanted tod, but that
he'didntwanttogo
alone” sohe killed his
Sister. too, Lnvestigators
interviewedsehoo!
officialsanel family
smembersand found
evidence tosupport Snyder's
claimsofConnerssuieidal thoughts
infael,hewassaidtahavebeenahappy
boy withlenty friends, Furtherevidence
cast doublonSnyder'smurder suicide
story.asConnerhadaphysicalimpairment
that prevented him romeventyinghis
‘ownshoelaces Assistant District Attorney
Margaret McCall
“Theboy didnothavethedesteritytofasten
thedogleadintotwonooses. Conner
\wasineapableofd
Hewasineapable of doingthistohissister:
Whe
investigators found she had Googled"earbon
rmonoxideinacarhowlongtodie" "hanging
yourselland“I(Almost) Got Away With It
[atrue-crimeshow}best episodes” Shealso
imtoldapressconference
wsthistohimsel
nyderscomputerwasexamined,
searchedhowtohangapersonusing
vdhadordered
anew dogleadonline.On2 December 2009,
ashort dropsuspensio
shewasarrestedand charged with first-degree
‘murder, third-degreemurder.endangering
thelifeofachild,havingsexwithananimal
andanimaleruelty Thelatterchargesrelated
tographiephotosand Facebookexchanges
founelonhercomputerofSnyterengaging
insexualativitieswith hefamily dog
Shydercont
childrenandstillblamesConnerforthedeath
ofBrinley. Nodatehasheensetforhertral,
wes toddeny murderingher
and\ithoutany witnesses, only Snyderknows
\whatreally happened toher youngehildren
InFebruary2008,AmandaLewis
‘was found guiltyofmurdering
herseven year-olddaughter
Adriannaby