Melissa Calusinski has been behind bars in Illinois for 16 years in a case plagued by allegations of evidence manipulation, coerced confession and flawed medical opinions.

In January 2009, when a toddler named Benjamin Kingan was killed at a daycare center, shockwaves were sent across the community while grief took over his family and loved ones. As the case unraveled ...

Melissa Calusinski was convicted and sentenced to 31 years in prison for the death of a 16-month-old in her care, but her ...

The Lake County, Illinois, prosecutors blame a young woman for Ben's death: Melissa Calusinski. She was 22 years old at the time, working as an assistant teacher. "I would never, ever hurt a child ...

Former daycare worker Melissa Calusinski is serving 31 years at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, Illinois for murdering 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan, an act she said in a videotaped interview ...

The clemency petition for Melissa Calusinski is now in the hands of Gov. J.B. Pritzker, for a determination, with no timeline ...

A former daycare worker convicted of murdering a toddler in her care has served 16 years of her 31-year prison sentence, but she has long insisted she is innocent. "48 Hours" has been investigating ...

Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for the death of Benjamin Kingan, a 16-month-old whom she cared for at an Illinois day care center. She has long insisted she is ...

Former daycare worker Melissa Calusinski is serving 31 years at Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln, Illinois for murdering 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan, an act she said in a videotaped interview ...

(CBS) Lincolnshire, Illinois -- Assistant State's Attorneys Matt DeMartini and Stephen Scheller say 16-month-old Benjamin Kingan should not have died on Jan. 14, 2009. "There's no victim more innocent ...

Melissa Calusinski has served 16 years of a 31-year prison sentence for the death of Benjamin Kingan, a 16-month-old whom she cared for at an Illinois day care center. She has long insisted she is ...