2007 mein, Florida ke Esto sheher mein ek dil ko jhanjhor dene wala haadsa hua. Chhoti si umar ke 6 saal ke AJ Hutto ne apni saath khelne wali behen, 7 saal ki Adrianna Hutto, ko apne ghar ke swimming pool mein doobte hue dekha. Unki maa, Amanda Lewis, ne kaha ki Adrianna pool mein bugs saaf karte waqt fissal gayi thi. Lekin AJ ne dawa kiya ki unhone apni maa ko Adrianna ko saza ke roop mein paani mein doobate hue dekha tha, jo uski maut ka kaaran bana.
AJ ke is bayan ne poori jaanch ko nayi disha di. Unhone ek drawing bhi banayi, jo dikhata tha ki unhone kya dekha tha. Is saboot ke aadhar par, jury ne Amanda ko pehle darje ke hatya aur bachche ke prati atyachaar ka doshi paya. 2008 mein, unhe bina parole ke jeevan kaarawas ki saza sunayi gayi.
Is ghatna ke baad, AJ apne nana-nani ke saath rehne lage. Kuch samay baad, unhe ek doosre parivaar ne godh le liya, jinhone unki pehchaan ko gupt rakha. AJ ne apni maa se sambandh tod liya aur unse kabhi mulakat nahi ki.
Aaj, 2025 mein, AJ apni 20s ke madhya mein hain. Unki niji zindagi ke baare mein jankari uplabdh nahi hai, kyunki unhone apni prachar se doori banayi hui hai. Yeh maan sakte hain ki AJ apni nayi parivaar ke saath ek nayi zindagi jee rahe hain, apne ateet ke zakhamon se ubharte hue.
AJ ke bachpan ke is kathin anubhav ne unki zindagi par gehra prabhav dala. Unki himmat aur sachai ne unki behen ke liye nyay dilane mein madad ki, lekin is ghatna ne unki maa ko bhi hamesha ke liye unse door kar diya. Aasha hai ki AJ apni nayi zindagi mein sukh aur shanti pa rahe hain, apne ateet se aage badhte hue.