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A Mother Fights A System That Lost Her Child | Episode 413

What happens when a mother asks a court, a sheriff, and social services the simplest question—where is my daughter—and no one can answer? We sit down with Sarah Davis of Kentucky for a raw, detailed account of a custody battle that veered into disappearance, intimidation, and a system that lost sight of the child at its center. Her story stretches from childhood lessons in a county’s court culture to frontline experience in a local jail, where she describes drug overdoses, a contraband tunnel, and invitations to off-the-record “parties” that blurred the line between influence and exploitation.

Across nearly an hour, we unpack the mechanics that keep families trapped: perverse incentives, paperwork that outlives truth, and the subtle ways power discourages complaints. Sarah shares the moment she finally hugged her daughter in a courthouse hall and felt how much weight she had lost. She explains how evidence can be sidelined, why parental alienation cuts so deep, and what it’s like to be asked to travel hours for an interview at a half-built police post. If you’ve ever wondered how corruption survives, listen to how fear, rumor, and fatigue are used as tools—and how careful documentation, public meetings, and community support push back.

Still, this isn’t a story of despair. Sarah names hope as a strategy: control what you can, let go of what you can’t, and keep walking with purpose. We talk about building safer routines, protecting your paper trail, and interrupting generational harm by insisting on mental health care, transparency, and independent oversight. For parents, advocates, and anyone who’s been told to be quiet “for your own good,” this conversation offers both a warning and a roadmap. If this moved you, subscribe, share the episode with someone who needs it, and leave a review telling us what accountability should look like in your community. Your voice might be the one that breaks the cycle.

Chapter Markers

0:00 Welcome And Mission Of The Show

2:12 Sarah’s Early Exposure To The System

5:25 Family Entrapment And County Corruption

8:33 The Custody Crisis Begins

10:30 “Where Is My Daughter?”

13:40 A System That Refuses To See

17:20 Holding On To Hope Amid Loss

21:15 Breaking The Cycle For Future Generations

24:45 Inside The Jail: Drugs, Tunnels, Parties

28:50 Social Services And Unanswered Evidence

31:55 Intimidation, Travel Tactics, And Fear

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