It’s a joyous time. The new baby finally arrives.

She has a full head of hair. She already seems to recognize her dad’s voice. Mom is recovering well.

Two days later, the new parents bring the infant home to settle into their new life as a family of three.

But what happens when all of that changes in an instant? When the worst thing imaginable happens?

That’s where a young military couple, Ashley and Albert Debelbot, find themselves in Columbus in May 2008.

The 11th season of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution’s true crime podcast, Breakdown , which launches Monday, tells the story of the Debelbots and their newborn daughter, McKenzy.

An intimate story told with investigative depth, “Three Days in May” traces how deep-rooted biases in the criminal justice system lead to devastating c

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