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Septic
Hosted by The Roanoke Times · EN
Ashley White took a nap in 2015, leaving her children alone. When her 5-year-old son Noah is found dead in the family’s septic tank, the backlash was stronger than anyone could have imagined.
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Septic Update
Dec 17, 2018Tap to summarizeAshley White’s legal case has been resolved six months after Septic was released and more than three years after Noah Thomas’ death.
Transcribe →Septic Trailer
May 21, 201800:02:01Tap to summarizeAvailable now from The Roanoke Times.
Transcribe →Small town angel
May 14, 201800:32:43Tap to summarizeA rural Virginia county rallies together when a child goes missing in 2015. When the boy is found dead in a septic tank four days later, many rally together to condemn his parents.
Transcribe →Pulaskis own
May 14, 201800:31:40Tap to summarizeThe people searching for Noah don’t know much about the child’s parents, other than Ashley White’s history with drug addiction. For many, that was enough.
Transcribe →The whole Ashley
May 14, 201800:25:08Tap to summarizeThough Noah’s death is one of the most high profile cases in Pulaski County history, it wasn’t the first time his mother found herself at the center of tragedy.
Transcribe →Four days
May 14, 201800:20:07Tap to summarizeThe discovery of Noah’s body inside the family’s septic tank sets of a series of rumors about the way he got inside. But what does the evidence suggest?
Transcribe →A bad idea
May 14, 201800:30:35Tap to summarizeAshley White testifies she only left Noah for the length of a shower. She knows now that was a bad idea.
Transcribe →16,776 hours
May 14, 201800:44:36Tap to summarizeIt might seem like Noah’s death is unique and unprecedented. It isn’t. Children die in septic tanks each year, but unlike Paul and Ashley, few of their parents see the inside of a courtroom.
Transcribe →Remembering Noah
May 14, 201800:20:28Tap to summarizeNoah’s preschool teacher Stacy Arnett gave a eulogy at his funeral. She wanted to make sure people remembered him as a joyful little boy instead of just a life cut short by tragedy.
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