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Grandmother Tied Girl, 8, To Bed, Forced Her To Eat Hot Chillis Before Beating Her To Death

Like many young children, eight-year-old Gizzell Ford was sweet, cheerful, clever, and loved school and making friends. She also regularly wrote in her diary, like many little kids, but within those pages were terrible horrible secrets.

Gizzell was found dead in her home on July 12, 2013. Earlier that year, she and her father and two siblings moved in with her grandmother and grandfather.

Her grandpa, Andre Ford, had a rare skin disease and Helen Ford, her 55-year-old grandmother, was the one taking care of the whole family. Read the full story here ▶