Episode 166: Serenity Robinson

Suffer the Little Children

Suffer the Little Children Pod

True Crime, Social Sciences, Science, Society & Culture

4.6 • 937 Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2024

⏱️ 85 minutes

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Summary

On February 17, 2020, police in Fort Myers, Florida responded to a horrific single-vehicle accident in which a minivan carrying two women and a three-year-old girl veered off the road, hit several palm trees, and flipped over. The little girl, Serenity Robinson, was not in a car seat and was unrestrained. Her mother, Leslie Joe Zeagler, was found to be impaired by multiple controlled substances and survived with minor injuries. Serenity was not so lucky.

Leslie was arrested and charged with manslaughter. Later, Fort Myers police officer Tyler Williams was also charged after prosecutors learned he had pulled Leslie over a month earlier, found illegal drugs in the van, and let her go because he didn’t feel like calling DCF that morning. Even though this officer’s intervention likely would have saved Serenity’s life, a judge dismissed the charges, and the only person prosecuted was her mother.

In this episode, you’ll also hear my conversation with Serenity’s father, Randy Robinson, who hasn’t given up on getting justice for his baby girl.

This is the infuriating story of Serenity Robinson.

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0:00.0	Oh, he's cute. Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling. He's hugging his pillow like a sloth on a branch.
0:10.0	He couldn't sleep before. Now listen to him. Sounds like an elephant with a chest infection.
0:15.0	Well, they call him a dreamer. And now they're right.
0:19.0	All aboard, Mr. I can never sleep when I'm traveling.
0:23.0	Find all the comfort you need in the quiet lounge.
0:26.0	Piando Ferries, there is another way.
0:29.0	Ah, she's brilliant.
0:31.0	Miss, I finally got plans out the group chat. We get it.
0:34.8	Four votes for a festival, three for a city break. It's hard to adhere to everyone's needs.
0:38.8	There's Betty with her oversized tent. Sarah and her six foot eight boyfriend.
0:43.2	All right.
0:44.0	Roger Jr. and his dog, Roger Senior.
0:46.8	And don't get us started on Mel.
0:49.4	But, like a marriage counselor, she's the one keeping things together.
0:52.6	All aboard Miss I finally got plans out the group chat.
0:55.6	Keep everyone's plans alive when you travel with us.
0:58.0	P and Dau Ferris, there is another way.
1:00.0	This podcast contains descriptions of violence against children and adult language and is not suitable for all audiences.
1:06.8	Listen or discretion is advised. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh Hi everyone and welcome to suffer the little children the podcast giving voices back to victims of child abuse murder and their families.
1:56.0	I'm your host, Lane, and this is episode 166, Serenity Robinson.
2:05.0	On February 17th, 20th, 20, police in Fort Myers, Florida responded to a horrific single vehicle accident
2:10.0	in which a minivan carrying two women and a three-year-old girl veered off the road, hit
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