Mom Sentenced After Daughter Found Dead, Her Body "Crawling" With Maggots

Murder Files Unsealed · Jan 27, 2026 · 30m · transcript

This episode recounts the harrowing case of Doraelia Espinoza, an Albuquerque mother sentenced to fifteen years in prison for the extreme neglect and subsequent death of her disabled daughter. In 2022, the sixteen-year-old victim was brought to a hospital severely malnourished, weighing only forty pounds and showing signs of advanced decomposition despite her mother's claims of a sudden medical emergency. Investigations revealed a home filled with filth and waste, highlighting a history of missed warnings by child protective services and law enforcement dating back to 2019. The narrative…