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Cheryl Christensen’s disabled son was found dead on her bathroom floor. She had been his sole carer for over thirty years. What she told police about his final days was disturbing enough — but years later, just weeks before she was due in court, something happened that nobody could have predicted. This is the case of Cheryl Christensen. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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