Chapter 6 - The Wiretap at the PrecinctAt the State Police Headquarters, Ethan broke down during interrogation within ninety minutes of his arrest.
Faced with wiretap recordings, forensic video logs, and thirty years in prison, Ethan surrendered his motherâs personal phone logs and financial transfers.
âShe told me Claire would be too weak after nursing school and childbirth to fight back,â Ethan sobbed into the official tape recorder. âShe said if we framed her for drugs at her graduation, the embarrassment would make her leave the state without the baby.â
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The district attorney charged Diane Walker with four counts of felony conspiracy, wire fraud, and grand forgery.
Bail was officially set at five million dollars, which Diane could not pay after the probate court froze all Walker family trust assets pending the criminal trial.
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Chapter 7 - The Unmasking in CourtSix months later, the high-profile criminal trial of State of Massachusetts v. Diane Walker commenced at the Suffolk County Superior Court.
Chapter 8 - Cracks in the Spineless HusbandEthan accepted a plea deal, testifying against his own mother in exchange for a reduced sentence for his role as co-conspirator.
Chapter 9 - The Handcuff VerdictThe presiding judge delivered a scathing sentence from the bench:
Chapter 10 - A Legacy RestoredOne year after the graduation exposure.
