How A Four-Year-Old 'Superhero' Girl Helped Solve A Robbery Plot
On FEEL GOOD FRIDAY this week, we present to you a story about a very special little girl who foiled a robbery and cleared her neighbour's name at the same time.
By Sadho Ram — 27 Jun 2014, 06:27 PM — Updated over 10 years ago
Abby Dean's 17-year-old babysitter, along with her boyfriend and another man, ripped off the house while she was supposed to be babysitting the four-year-old
"The bad guys stole my kitty bank, they stole my iPod," says Abby, one lucky and capable four-year-old from Ferndale, Washington. That was part of "the worst day in my life," the day she witnessed a home invasion that occurred while she was under the care of a 17-year-old babysitter.
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But there's a twist to the scary story: The robbery was faked, and Abby was the one who helped expose the scam. Investigators say Abby's babysitter and her 16-year-old boyfriend staged a fake home invasion with another male suspect, then made up a story about two armed black men breaking into the home.
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"They told us to get out of the house 'cause they wanted to steal stuff," Abby recalled. "I think that was really her being bad. She's not a good babysitter."
dailymail.co.ukIt gets worse. The babysitter told the cops Abby's neighbour did it and the cops followed the lead.
Handcuffed: Neighbour Cody Oakes, pictured, was handcuffed after the babysitter said he matched the suspects' description
Image via dailymail.co.ukThe babysitter claimed one of the suspects resembled the next-door neighbour, Cody Oaks, who was subsequently handcuffed and questioned for several hours.
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That's when Abby took a stand. She told cops Cody couldn't have done it because "it wasn't the right skin colour."
While the 17-year-old babysitter said that the thieves were two armed black males — one of whom suspiciously looked like the next door neighbor — her story fell apart when Abby “described the suspects as having peach-colored skin as opposed to having dark colored skin,” Sheriff Bill Elfo told ABC News.
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