The guilty verdict in Gina Emmanuel’s first-degree murder and child abuse trial brought to the light of day the horrors 7-year-old Samaya so tragically suffered before her death. No one could ever imagine that a trained nurse would beat, torture, and starve Samaya and her 2 adopted sisters as a means of instilling the defendant’s vision of discipline. The jury fully understood that she ultimately ignored the suffering of young Samaya which led to this child’s death. One should admire the courage it took for Samaya’s sister, 12-years-old at the time of the abuse, to come forward and testify in court, before judges, lawyers, jurors, and others in order for the truth to be told. The prosecution team of Assistant State Attorneys Cristina Diamond and Kristen Rodriguez deserve congratulations for performing a superb job of bringing all the distressing evidence and testimony to the attention of the court and the jury.