Ernie Lopez And The Death Of 6 Month Old Isis

The Child Cases discusses cases and contains interviews from people wrongfully accused and sentenced for murder of young children. The main example PBS provided was Ernie Lopez and the death of 6 month old Isis. This video addresses the biased medical examiners opinions and how they can affect the trial and sentencing. Often the medical examiner can imagine things in order to find an answer for the death of a young child. Ernie was babysitting 6 month old Isis when he walked back from preparing her bath and found her unresponsive. She died the next day and Ernie was arrested immediately being suspected for her death. Medical examiners found shocking evidence that pointed to Ernie as he was the last person he was with. They found vaginal bleeding, bruising, and bite like marks. Ernie was sentenced to 60 years in prison. Ernie denies these ideas and had noticed illness in the infant in the days before her death.

The first examiner did not review any of the health history of the child. The police department also did not interview the child’s mother. Many acquaintances of the mother were questioned about her mothering during the interview and they all had the same concerns. She had an alcohol problem during which she would often level the child unattended. A live in nanny stated that she left the newborn at home following return from the hospital after birth. Often the children would arrive at Ernie’s care without clothing and soiled diapers. She may not have been questioned because of her work status, she was a physician. Even her coworkers noticed a downhill slide in her work and she was eventually asked to leave the