November 21, 2025
The Christmas Abandonment Case That Shocked America
They Left Their Kids Alone on Christmas and Flew to Mexico — Inside the 1992 Case That Outraged the Nation and Changed Illinois Law Forever In December 1992, a quiet Chicago neighborhood became the center of a national debate after a discovery so unsettling that it dominated front pages, fueled talk-show outrage, and pushed lawmakers to confront gaps in child-neglect statutes. What unfolded was a story of two young sisters left entirely on their own during the holidays, while their parents boarded a plane to Acapulco. It was a case that horrified the country not only because of its details,
