Justin Price, Brandon Quester and Evan Wyloge, Arizona Center for Investigative Reporting//December 19, 2016//

Crystal Reyes swings at a pinata as her mother, Anna Reyes, guides her. (Editor’s note: The following account is based on dozens of police reports, court...

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