Goodbye, My Little Ones: The True Story of a Murderous Mother and Five Innocent Victims

By: Charles Hickey, Todd Lighty, John O'Brien

Narrated by: Kelley Huston

The true story of a murderous mother and five innocent victims. Charles Hickey, Todd Lighty, and John O’Brien bring the story of a mother not fit for the title.

Waneta Hoyt’s first baby died. Then her second. Then her third. Nobody, including her husband, suspected Waneta Hoyt - or stopped her from having more babies. Then her fourth baby died. Then her fifth. And the famed medical expert declared they had died of sudden infant death syndrome and use them to support his theory that SIDS ran in families.

One man, however, did not except the diagnosis. District Attorney Bill Fitzpatrick set out to expose the truth about a crime hard to imagine. To do so meant convicting a woman who had won the hearts of all. And just proving a doctor who had climbed to the top of his field with the help of little corpses.

Brace yourself for a true story of motherhood, medicine, and murder you will remember every time you hear a baby crying.

©2018 Charles Hickey, Todd Lighty, John O'Brien (P)2019 David N. Wilson

Heartbreak At Its Finest

I had not heard of Waneta Hoyt before listening to this book, now the name chills me to the bone. This heartless woman ultimately murdered 5 of her children and blamed it on SIDS (sudden infant death syndrome). As you are reading this, you are probably asking yourself why would anyone kill their own child.....the reason for Waneta is easy, she wanted the attention that she received from their deaths. How pitiful is that???

I do have to share with you that this was a very hard book for me to finish, not because of the narration, but because of the subject matter. As a female, who wanted children so badly and had a difficult time achieving this goal, only to have another woman toss the angels out like they were trash brought tears to my eyes.

The narrator did a fantastic job with such a challenging subject.

This audiobook was provided by the author, narrator, or publisher at no cost in exchange for an unbiased review courtesy of AudiobookBoom

It's Mommy dearest on steroids

I stumbled on this one almost by accident and after reading the synopsis I thought this would be crazy interesting, especially since this is a true story. Well, I was not disappointed. It almost seems like this should be fiction. I also felt that the female narrator did a great job - very easy to listen to and engaging.

An interesting view into sudden infant death syndrome.

I found this book extremely interesting and I learned quite a bit about the phenomenon of sudden infant death syndrome. It’s scary to think how many infant murders have been covered up using this diagnosis.

The performance was good however the readers tone is a bit nasal and takes a minute to get used to.

This audiobook was provided to me in return for my honest review. I would recommend it to anybody that loves true crime stories.

Gripping story of a mother not fit for the title

After watching The Act on Hulu, I became interested in the topic of mothers who hurt their children so that they can get attention and sympathy. I came upon Waneta Hoyt's story and purchased this audiobook so I could learn more. As a mother, I found this book difficult to listen to and also hard to put down. The story was heartbreaking and frustrating. How could so many people have turned a blind eye to her abuse? How could a doctor actually amplify his career by manipulating facts to support his research? Overall, I really enjoyed this book. It may not be a good fit for those that aren't interested in medicine or court litigation, because there is a lot of that in this story. The narrator did a great job bringing the story to life and was easy to listen to.

Good book.

Very interesting story of Munchausen by Proxy. Highly recommended. Excellent narration.

It takes a few turns that almost made me lose interest, but keep listening. It’s all fascinating and necessary to the story.