Prosecutors in Jefferson County, Colorado, are charging a 55-year-old woman over her astonishing actions in parenting.
Gretchen Leanne Ryan was charged with second-degree murder following the tragic death of her 16-year-old daughter, Grace. Sources shared more about how her daughter was found by emergency responders inside a bathroom.
A police search of the teenager's bedroom uncovered a staggering 173 empty alcohol bottles that mostly featured hard liquor and vodka inside. These were hidden under the teen's bed and also inside her closet.
Forensic analysis of various electronic devices shared a horrifying story of neglect. Moreover, digital communications showed how Ryan and her daughter routinely took in alcohol and marijuana all at the same time. Despite the teenager constantly texting her mother about being very ill, vomiting blood, and expressing a major fear that she would die, Ryan carried on arranging regular alcohol deliveries.
Ryan actively took steps to highlight the major substance abuse by the girl's dad. An autopsy shared how the 16-year-old passed away from aspiration pneumonia that came from chronic alcohol abuse, noting that she possessed a very abnormal condition of fatty liver. Months of neglect made the situation worse, and she finally passed away in the end.