When Tracy were Keel Burns was two years old, her baby brother died.
I was told that Matthew died in an accident, and no one really talked about it.
Her parents told police she had killed him.
It states child brand from.
My sister.
Medical records said that I killed my baby brother.
Could that be true?
Really?
Tough family dynamics fueled much of what happened in this case. She was the keeper of secrets. I'm Nancy Glass. Join me for Burden of Guilt, the new podcast that tells the Truth. An incredible story of a toddler who was framed for murder and how she grew into an adult determined to get justice and protect her family.
While we had prosecuted some cold cases, this was the coldest. This was frigid.
But how does it two year old get blamed for murder?
She said, we wanted a new life. You just don't know what it's like when you'll do anything for somebody.
Did that anything include a sinister cover up?
She woke me in the middle of the night and took me to a state hospital. It was a very scary, terrified place. I think she was just trying to get rid of me.
But no one could stop Tracy Raquel, and what she learned would shock authorities, devastate her family, and amaze everyone who knew her.
It was game on.
It isn't justice that we seek, it's truth. Her justice can be served. Listen to Burden of Guilt starting on October eighteenth on the iHeartRadio app, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts