Elizabeth Dessie

Elizabeth Dessie was a 3-year-old African-American girl from Nashville, Tennessee, whose short life revolved around her close bond with her father. Loved ones later remembered how she trailed after him everywhere, greeting his friends as if they were part of her own extended family and lighting up rooms with a shy smile and eager hugs. In remembrances collected after her death, her father spoke of how much he missed those embraces and how deeply the loss had hollowed out his world, turning what ...

Nashville woman sentenced for fire that killed 3-year-old daughter

Nashville mother charged with setting apartment fire that killed ...