Collateral Damage: The DCF Chronicles
Buried in Plain Sight: How a Child Vanished While Kansas Child Welfare Looked Away
Kennedy Natalie Jean Schroer vanished from every system that should have kept her safe. Her remains were later found in the backyard while benefits kept flowing and a warning to DCF was screened out. This story documents how a child slipped past caseworkers, contractors, and secrecy until it was too late.