<description>&lt;h3 class="wp-block-heading"&gt;by Robert Riggs&lt;/h3&gt; &lt;div class="wp-block-image"&gt; &lt;figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs.jpg"&gt;&lt;img decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3191" style="width:350px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/figure&gt; &lt;/div&gt; &lt;p&gt;This isn’t the kind of story I usually tell.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The police didn’t converge on the scene with sirens blaring and guns drawn.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;But what happened inside a Dallas apartment complex was just as devastating and just as unforgivable as a cold-blooded murder.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;In 2015, a silent killer slipped into the home of two young children. Not through malice, but through neglect, greed, and a rusted furnace exhaust pipe no one wanted to fix.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;The carbon monoxide gas that leaked out of it took their minds, leaving them permanently brain-damaged, trapped in silence.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;For nine years, their mother fought a legal battle against apartment owners and their insurance company, which denied everything.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;What followed was a story of delay, deception, and courtroom drama that will outrage even the most hardened true crime listener.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;This episode is a departure from my usual reporting, but it’s one I had to tell.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Because sometimes, the deadliest crimes aren’t committed with a weapon.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;They’re committed with indifference.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Legal Resources Mentioned In This Story:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://tedlyon.com/"&gt;Ted B. 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True Crime Reporter

Robert Riggs

Carbon Monoxide Poisoned Two Children’s Brains After Their Landlord Ignored the Danger

OCT 28, 202568 MIN
True Crime Reporter

Carbon Monoxide Poisoned Two Children’s Brains After Their Landlord Ignored the Danger

OCT 28, 202568 MIN

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<h3 class="wp-block-heading">by Robert Riggs</h3> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large is-resized"><a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs.jpg"><img decoding="async" width="1024" height="1024" src="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-1024x1024.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-3191" style="width:350px;height:auto" srcset="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-300x300.jpg 300w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-150x150.jpg 150w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-768x768.jpg 768w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs-400x400.jpg 400w, https://www.truecrimereporter.com/wp-content/uploads/Carbon-monoxide-cant-be-seen-or-smelled.-It-only-takes-minutes-to-cause-brain-damage.-True-Crime-Reporter®-Podcast-with-Robert-Riggs.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px" /></a></figure> </div> <p>This isn’t the kind of story I usually tell.</p> <p>The police didn’t converge on the scene with sirens blaring and guns drawn.</p> <p>But what happened inside a Dallas apartment complex was just as devastating and just as unforgivable as a cold-blooded murder.</p> <p>In 2015, a silent killer slipped into the home of two young children. Not through malice, but through neglect, greed, and a rusted furnace exhaust pipe no one wanted to fix.&nbsp;</p> <p>The carbon monoxide gas that leaked out of it took their minds, leaving them permanently brain-damaged, trapped in silence.</p> <p>For nine years, their mother fought a legal battle against apartment owners and their insurance company, which denied everything.&nbsp;</p> <p>What followed was a story of delay, deception, and courtroom drama that will outrage even the most hardened true crime listener.</p> <p>This episode is a departure from my usual reporting, but it’s one I had to tell.&nbsp;</p> <p>Because sometimes, the deadliest crimes aren’t committed with a weapon.&nbsp;</p> <p>They’re committed with indifference.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><strong>Legal Resources Mentioned In This Story:</strong></p> <p><a href="https://tedlyon.com/">Ted B. Lyon Personal Injury Lawyer</a></p> <p><strong>Science Resources for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning</strong></p> <p><a href="https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39348519/">Dr. Lindell Weaver</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.science.org/content/article/antidote-carbon-monoxide-poisoning">Science.org</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">PLEASE SUPPORT MY WORK</h2> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p>Click here to purchase my <strong><a href="https://premium.blubrry.com/texascrimestories/">&#8220;Texas Crime Stories&#8221; audiobook</a></strong>. It downloads into your podcast app.</p> <p>Click here to purchase the <strong><a href="https://www.amazon.com/gp/f.html?C=2YZ91DPTDXIF1&amp;K=3TIQWZMEFXQUZ&amp;M=urn:rtn:msg:20250112001000f659eef3db374aa5b0a3750f0c90p0na&amp;R=1NEPWMMENU4WU&amp;T=C&amp;U=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fauthor%2Frobertriggs%3Fref_%3Dpe_2466670_811284380&amp;H=RUD9WUCIQ5HSP5VDDZTBGB3OFQCA&amp;ref_=pe_2466670_811284380">Paperback &amp; Kindle editions on Amazon.</a></strong></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p><strong><a href="https://www.truecrimereporter.com/contact/">Schedule me to speak</a> </strong>at your social meeting or corporate event.</p> <p>My presentation, &#8220;Evil Walks Among Us,&#8221; features stories about serial killers and notorious criminals and personal safety tips.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <p>Step into the storied halls of the <a href="https://www.txprisonmuseum.org/"><strong>Texas Prison Museum</strong></a> and uncover the gripping tales of infamous inmates, daring escapes, and the history of justice in the Lone Star State.</p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">GET YOUR EXCLUSIVE DISCOUNT PROMO CODES</h2> <p><a href="https://cozyearth.com/discount/TRUECRIME">41% Off Cozy Earth Sheets, Pajamas and More</a></p> <p><a href="https://ericjavits.com/discount/TRUECRIME">20% Off Eric Javits Designer Hats Worn by True Crime TV Detectives</a></p> <p><a href="https://hypernaturalstyle.com/discount/TRUECRIME">20% Off HyperNatural Men&#8217;s Polo Shirts</a></p> <p><a href="https://tonaactive.com/discount/TRUECRIME">15% Off TONA Activewear Designer Gym Leggings</a></p> <p><a href="https://www.standshoes.com/discount/TRUECRIME">15% Off STAND+ Comfort Shoes For Extended Standing</a></p> <p><a href="https://akila.la/discount/TRUECRIME">10% Off AKILA Sunglasses and Eyewear</a></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity"/>