Two years ago in episode 21, I told you the story of one-year-old Sereniti Sutley, whose mother found her gravely injured in her crib on the morning of October 7, 2017. Sereniti was rushed to the hospital in Conneaut, Ohio, where she was pronounced dead.

Although almost five years have passed since Sereniti’s death, the man accused of her murder, Joshua Gurto, still has not faced a jury for his crimes. In July of 2022, Ashtabula County Prosecutor Colleen O’Toole filed a motion with the court to dismiss six of the eight charges against him and to drop his remaining murder charge to mere involuntary manslaughter.

In this episode, you’ll hear my conversation with Sereniti’s great-aunt, Bobbie Blankenship; grandma, Melissa Sutley; and dad, Brandon Sutley, who shared with me their frustration over the length of the court process and the unwillingness of the current prosecutor to seek justice for the little princess they lost almost five years ago.

Sereniti deserves justice.

Links discussed in this episode:

Justice for Sereniti rally: https://www.facebook.com/events/5610584922294505

Contact Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost: https://www.ohioattorneygeneral.gov/contact

Contact Ohio Governor Mike DeWine: https://governor.ohio.gov/contact

Write to visiting Judge Patricia Cosgrove c/o April Daniels, Clerk of Courts: https://courts.co.ashtabula.oh.us/clerk_of_courts.htm

Contact Ashtabula County Prosecutor Colleen O’Toole: https://www.ashtabulacounty.us/directory.aspx?EID=13

OUR VIEW opinion article: https://www.starbeacon.com/opinion/our-view-lesser-charges-against-gurto-do-not-represent-justice/article_9d520d54-0b9b-11ed-baab-8f19e1a1e3ce.html

Article about family’s reaction: https://www.starbeacon.com/news/local_news/serenitis-family-reacts-to-possibility-of-lesser-charges-for-gurto/article_065093b6-0e8f-11ed-b98d-272ed2900542.html

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