This story begins with a question that plagued investigators, doctors, and a jury: how did the life of an infant end, and how can we tell who was responsible when science and the law collide? In the hours, days, and years after Garrett Michael Wilson’s death, explanations moved from natural causes to something far more deliberate. As grief gave way to scrutiny and accusation, a case that had remained a family tragedy led to a criminal prosecution.

Join us for Crime or Tragedy? The Garrett Wilson Story. In this episode, we follow the evidence that moved the case from the realm of unexplained loss into a courtroom, the testimony that carried extraordinary weight, and the decisions that closed the case officially while leaving lasting questions behind. This is not a story about reopening a verdict, but about understanding how investigators and courts decided that a death was a crime.

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48 Hours: "Unmasking the Mastermind," CBS News, 7/20/2001.

Criminal Minds & Methods, Garrett Wilson – Crime Library, retrieved 4/16/2026.

While Innocents Slept: A Story of Revenge, Murder, and SIDS by Adrian Havill, 2011.

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