"Broken & barely alive" | Uncovering the horrific child abuse, death of 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland

Before Chester County 12-year-old Malinda Hoagland died in May 2024, EMS found her "broken and barely alive."

Investigators say Hoagland died after months of evil abuse and torture at the hands of her father, Rendell Hoagland, and his girlfriend, Cindy Warren, who were both arrested in connection with Malinda's death.

Detectives became involved after a 911 call was made to report Malinda had crashed her bike into a tree but hospital staff found her injuries were not consistent with a bike crash.

CBS News Philadelphia investigative reporters Liz Crawford and Joe Holden dug deeper and looked through the documents in the case — line-by-line — where they discovered a volume of red flags were missed in the system.

Could Malinda's death have been prevented?

Warning: Descriptions of what happened to Malinda Hoagland contain graphic and disturbing details of child abuse.

More on our investigation into the death of Malinda:

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Chapters:
00:00 Who was Malinda?
00:47 911 call prompts investigation
01:31 Where did this happen?
01:55 Who was involved?
02:58 What did investigators find?
04:32 Malinda tortured and starved
05:19 Malinda is rushed to the ER
06:37 Did anyone love Malinda?
07:48 Cindy Warren's history of child abuse
09:51 More red flags
12:08 Hear what Cindy Warren and Malinda's father have to say

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