At 2:27 a.m., My Dad Called: “Your Sister-in-Law Beat Me with a Baseball Bat—But She Told Police I Attacked Her Because I’m Mentally Ill”

every objection he raised as further proof of mental decline.

“I have it under control,” I told her, and ended the call before she could push further.

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I turned back to the desk. “Officer Porter, dispatch a unit to my father’s house and preserve it as a potential crime scene. Record every additional statement Vanessa makes. Do not allow continue reading …