Kari brandenburg biography sample

This is part one of a series on child abuse and the professionals who are tasked with handling these cases.Read part two and part three.

It was the culmination of five years of hard work—Krista Cruz was about to be sentenced for her role in the 2019 murder of her four-year-old son, after he suffered years of abuse. 

In the courtroom for the state, was Deputy District Attorney Savannah Brandenburg-Koch, who leads the Second Judicial District Attorney’s Office’s Special Victims Unit. 

Wearing black pants, a black shirt and a brown and black plaid coat, Brandenburg-Koch described in detail the abuse James Dunklee Cruz suffered for years before he died, and the injuries he sustained the day he was killed. 

She sat down, and the defense attorney began to speak. 

Brandenburg-Koch listened nervously.

She took a sip of water, jotted down some notes, and every now and then picked up a photo of James, gazing at the young boy. She didn’t look at Cruz.