The Death of Matthew Golder

Trigger warning for, all of the things! child abuse, child death, domestic violence, suicide*

In 1971 it was determined that a 4 month old baby boy had lost his life in a horrible accident, that involved, his nearly 2 year old sister, Tracey, having thrown him from his crib resulting in a head injury.

As his sister grew up, she had never known the true cause of her little brothers death, and her mother Kathie had often given her conflicting stories. It was not until Tracey was older, with children of her own that she thought to request baby Matthews medical records, and that was when she learned the devastating news that she was listed as the reason for his passing.

Many things did not add up for Tracey, but when she watched her own 18 month old daughter struggling to pick up a gallon of milk that they had just brought home from the store, she couldn't help but wonder how, at such a young age she was able to do what she was being accused of. To lift a 4 month old high enough to get him out of a crib, just did not add up. So Tracey decided to look into the circumstances surrounding Matthews death, a little closer.