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5 min readOn March 29, 2015, Cincinnati police detectives sat down with Andrea Bradley to question her about the injuries and death of her two-year-old daughter, Glenera. The interview, captured in the episode, is a raw, hour-long interrogation that reveals how Andrea initially tried to protect her boyfriend, Glenn Bates, before slowly admitting to a pattern of abuse that involved both of them.
The Interrogation Begins: A Mother's Account
Detectives open by telling Andrea that her eight-year-old daughter has already given them information that "matches the evidence." They press Andrea to stop protecting Glenn, who has already given his own version of events. Andrea begins by describing Glenera's medical history—she was diagnosed with "failure to thrive" as an infant, which Andrea attributes to her own mother's favoritism, feeding Glenera solid foods too early and causing her to swallow food whole without chewing.
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What you'll learn
- 1 (01:03) **Interview Begins: Andrea Bradley Questioned** - Detectives return to question Andrea Bradley about her daughter Glenera's injuries and death, focusing on her care and the events leading up to her being found unresponsive.
- 2 (03:53) **Establishing the Timeline: Glenn's Return and Family Dynamics** - Detectives begin building a timeline by asking about Glenn's recent return to the home and the family's relationship with Andrea's mother.
- 3 (07:26) **Confinement and Neglect: The Bathtub as a Bedroom** - Detectives probe the living conditions, specifically where Glenera slept and the use of a bathtub as a confinement space.
- 4 (14:48) **Discipline Methods: The Yellow Belt** - The interrogation turns to the specific tools and reasons for disciplining Glenera.
- 5 (17:04) **Shifting Blame: Andrea Begins to Implicate Glenn** - As evidence mounts, Andrea starts to shift responsibility for the most severe injuries onto Glenn Bates.
- 6 (19:36) **The "Tangle in Cash" Incident: A Fatal Drop** - Andrea describes a specific incident where Glenn caused Glenera to fall and hit her head.
- 7 (25:11) **Confusion and Contradictions: The Timeline of the Final Injury** - The detectives struggle to pin down the exact day of the fatal incident, revealing Andrea's evasiveness.
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