The call came just after dawn — the kind of call first responders dread.
A six-year-old girl wasn’t breathing.

By the time paramedics arrived, it was already too late. Dominique Moody was pronounced dead shortly after reaching the hospital. What doctors and investigators discovered next would horrify even the most seasoned professionals.

⚖️ A Body That Told the Truth
Dominique weighed just 27 pounds. Medical examiners documented healed restraint marks on her skin, broken bones that had never been treated, open wounds left to fester, and unmistakable signs of prolonged starvation. These injuries did not happen overnight.

This was not a single moment of violence.
This was systematic abuse — unfolding over months, possibly years.

🧷 A Childhood Spent in Captivity
Investigators say Dominique was frequently confined inside a dog crate. Text messages allegedly show her restrained with duct tape. Food was present in the home — yet she was deliberately denied it. While others lived their lives, Dominique slowly disappeared behind closed doors.

🚔 Charges Filed — But Too Late
Three women who lived in the home now face first-degree murder charges. Prosecutors say the evidence paints a grim picture of intentional cruelty and sustained neglect that ultimately cost a child her life.

📄 The Warnings That Went Unanswered
Perhaps most haunting are the records left behind. Police had been called to the home dozens of times. Social services received multiple reports alleging abuse. Red flags were raised again and again.

Yet Dominique remained inside.

🕯️ More Than a Case File
Dominique’s death is not just a criminal investigation. It is an indictment of silence, of missed opportunities, of systems meant to protect children that failed to act decisively.

She was six years old.
She should have been learning to read, laughing with friends, asking endless questions about the world. Instead, she suffered in isolation.

❓ A Question That Won’t Go Away
As the legal process unfolds, one question echoes through every report, every courtroom, every grieving heart:

How many warning signs does it take to save a child?

🕊️ Dominique Moody’s name must not fade into another headline. Her story demands accountability — not only from those charged, but from every system entrusted with protecting the most vulnerable among us.