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Colorado mother charged with second-degree murder after allegedly enabling 16-year-old daughter's fatal alcoholism

By

Shelly Bradbury

3h ago· 5 min readenNews

Summary

A Colorado mother, Gretchen Ryan (55), has been charged with second-degree murder in the death of her 16-year-old daughter Grace Ryan. According to police affidavits, Grace had begged her mother for help with her alcoholism, messaging "I'm in so much pain I can't keep doing this. Do something," but Gretchen dismissed her concerns. Investigators found that Gretchen enabled and encouraged her daughter's drinking even as Grace's health deteriorated to the point of vomiting blood and becoming incontinent. The case highlights parental responsibility and the tragic consequences of enabling substance abuse in minors.

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I'm in so much pain I can't keep doing this. Do something.
If you're going to do this to me you need to take me t
I feel like I killed her
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Gretchen Ryan is charged with murder in the 16-year-old’s death after police found she enabled and encouraged her daughter’s alcoholism.

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