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FLASHBACK 1998: The short and painful life of Breanna Loveless could have served as a lesson for Utah's embattled foster care agency—but it hasn't.

Breanna was not rescued from the environment that was killing her, although officials from the State Division of Child and Family Services (DCFS) had been advised of her peril. The question is, "why?" Why was this nine-month-old baby allowed to be abused to death?

Utah Attorney General Jan Graham Rob Parrish holds a photo of Breanna Loveless In commemoration of City Weekly's 40th anniversary, we are digging into our archives to celebrate. Each week, we FLASHBACK to a story or column from our past in honor of four decades of local alt-journalism.

Whether the names and issues are familiar or new, we are grateful to have this unique newspaper to contain them all. Title: Tortured to Death Author: Andrea Moore Emmett Date: July 23, 1998 Three years after a much publicized settlement agreement by the state of Utah and Gov.

Mike Leavitt should have protected…

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