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Missouri Foster Mom of 200+ Kids Avoids Prison After Sending Teen to Unsafe Texas Home
October 15, 2026
More than 200 hotline calls were made about Winfield foster mother Brenda Deutsch over the decades. She kept her license until a teen in her care turned up living alone among exotic animals in Texas.
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