Her Seven-Year-Old Son is the Key Witness to her Murder Trial
The Murder of Adrianna Hutto
[August 8, 2007 | Florida]
It’s over a hundred degrees in the small town of Esto, Florida. Single mother Amanda Lewis had the day planned out for the children; to stock up on her children’s school supplies.
Her 6-year-old son, A.J, and her 7-year-old daughter, Adrianna, wanted to go for a swim in their backyard pool. Understandably so with the weather, but Amanda was busy preparing for them to head out, so she forbade them from it. Instead, she let the two children play in the backyard, knowing at the back of her mind the above-ground swimming pool is locked.
A.J came into the house and said,
“Mama, Adrianna is in the pool.”
Amanda thought that she was just next to the pool, shrugged,
“OK, well, tell her to come in.”
Only when Amanda looked out of their backdoor, did she realize something went wrong. Adrianna was not next to the pool, and A.J was raking the water. Amanda shot out of the house, but it was too late. Adrianna was pale and blue.
Amanda performed CPR and desperately pleaded for help in her 911 call. Adrianna was airlifted to a nearby hospital and regained a pulse, but they…
