Bedtime Refusal Turns Tragic

A mother in Maplewood lost control over something as simple as bedtime. Sarah Thompson asked

her three children to brush their teeth before bed. They refused. What happened next

would shake an entire community and expose the dark reality of untreated mental illness lurking

in quiet suburban homes. The evening started normal. Kids playing in

the living room. Mother watching from the doorway. But Sarah had been drowning under months

of unbearable stress. Neighbors later told investigators they noticed nothing unusual that night.

No screaming. No warning signs. Just an ordinary house on an ordinary street where something

terrible was building. When the children refused again, something inside Sarah snapped.