Victoria initially refused to cooperate with investigators.
She insisted that Chloe’s condition had been misunderstood and claimed Julian had handled every medical and funeral decision.
But several days after Chloe’s rescue, Victoria requested another interview.
Her attorney was present.
According to the account later presented in court, she admitted that Julian had pressured her to participate in a scheme connected to his financial problems.
She claimed he had convinced her that Chloe would only be temporarily sedated and that a staged emergency would allow him to escape creditors.
Her explanation raised more questions than it answered.
How could a mother believe that placing her child in a coffin was harmless?
Why hadn’t she stopped the funeral?
Why had she remained silent while relatives mourned a little girl who was still breathing?
Victoria admitted she had been terrified of Julian’s anger and financial threats.
But fear did not erase her responsibility.
