HEARTBREAKING 6-Year-Old Escapes Abusive Parents Only to Be Allegedly Killed by Neighbor

Six-year-old Jersey Bridgeman never really had a chance in life. The little girl's body was found two days before Thanksgiving, and now a neighbor -- Zachary Dewayne Holly -- is charged with capital murder, kidnapping, and residential burglary in connection with her death. But that isn't the only time little Jersey has been in the news.

Just last year, her father and stepmother were arrested for chaining the little girl to the dresser because she got into medication and other things around the house. Both David and Jana Bridgeman pleaded guilty and are now in jail. It was unclear who Jersey was living with and where her biological mom is. But one thing that is clear: This little girl never stood a chance.

Some cases just haunt you. This is one for me.

This little girl was born into a family where parenting was clearly not the priority and then she fell into the hands of some kind of predator. It's unclear what her life was like in the middle years, but the arrests of her father and stepmom give us some notion'

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(CBS/AP) BENTONVILLE, Ark. - Jersey Bridgeman, the 6-year-old victim in a child abuse case last year who was found dead last week in a vacant home in her neighborhood, was suffocated and apparently raped, Arkansas authorities said in a court document released Wednesday.

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Jersey died of asphyxia or lack of oxygen, and physical evidence also showed signs of her being sexually assaulted, according to the document.