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From Serial: 'The Preventionist'

November 9, 2025·41 min·6-min readnarrativetrue crime
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This episode of 'The Preventionist' introduces a systemic crisis in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania, where parents are being falsely accused of child abuse based on misdiagnoses by a child abuse pediatrician, leading to the removal of their children and prolonged trauma. The story centers on

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Dyan Neary

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Dyan NearyMark PinsleyJeff BraceBen PhelanJanelle PeifferSarah Koenig

Companies

Lehigh Valley Health NetworkSerial ProductionsThe New York Times

Topics

Criminal JusticeInvestigative JournalismTrue Crime

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