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”

house now, and I need Vanessa Brooks held for questioning, not released.”

“She’s already given her statement and left.”

My stomach dropped. “She left the station?”

“About ten minutes ago. Said she was going home to rest. Nobody had grounds to hold her at that point, the assault claim was still just her word against your father’s.”

“It isn’t anymore,” I continue reading …