Uploaded February 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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A few years ago I came across a story about an American toddler who was held up to an open window on a cruise ship, and was accidentally dropped 11 floors to the concrete pier below. This video isn't so much about that tragic accident as it is about the aftermath: it's a true crime story about a heated battle in court and in the media, assigning and denying blame and shame. What happened to Chloe Wiegand, and who is responsible for her death?

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Media Reports
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9270467/Mother-Chloe-Wiegand-describes-breaking-video-deposition.html
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7922419/Doctor-cruise-ship-recalls-finding-toddlers-body-grandfather-dropped-her.html
news.yahoo.com/us-toddler-dies-fall-cruise-122427828.html
primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/notas/muere-nina-al-caer-de-crucero-en-san-juan
aol.com/article/news/2019/07/08/toddler-falls-to-her-death-royal-caribbean-freedom-of-the-seas/23765918/?guccounter=1
cbsnews.com/news/royal-caribbean-cruise-death-american-girl-falls-from-freedom-of-the-seas-window-san-juan-puerto-rico-2019-07-08
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7237859/Devastated-grandfather-toddler-died-falling-arms-cruise-ship-arrives-Chicago.html
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/toddler-s-family-says-she-died-after-falling-open-window-n1027636
abcnews.go.com/US/grandfather-charged-negligent-homicide-death-granddaughter-fell-cruise/story?id=66598409
southbendtribune.com/story/news/crime/2019/12/10/family-of-granger-toddler-who-died-in-cruise-ship-fall-to-announce-lawsuit-against-royal-caribbea/46365029
people.com/crime/toddler-cruise-ship-death-video-exonerates-grandfather-says-lawyer
nbcnews.com/news/us-news/family-chloe-wiegand-who-died-falling-cruise-ship-sues-royal-n1099576
foxnews.com/media/family-attorney-for-toddler-who-died-from-cruise-ship-fall-speaks-out-against-royal-caribbean
indystar.com/story/news/crime/2020/01/23/chloe-wiegand-family-attorneys-scene-proves-royal-caribbean-lying/4553751002
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9247237/Family-toddler-fell-Royal-Caribbean-ship-say-intentionally-destroyed-footage.html
indystar.com/story/news/crime/2020/01/23/chloe-wiegand-family-attorneys-scene-proves-royal-caribbean-lying/4553751002
cbsnews.com/miami/news/guilty-plea-salvatore-anello-grandfather-toddler-death-cruise-ship
dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9785441/Judge-throws-familys-case-against-Royal-Caribbean-Chloe-Wiegand-accidental-death.html

Press Conferences, Interviews
https://fb.watch/pGDffvC_XZ/
today.com/news/parents-toddler-who-fell-royal-caribbean-cruise-ship-share-unfathomable-t159158
youtube.com/watch?v=hUdwe4kNMkM
indystar.com/videos/news/2019/12/11/kim-wiegand-daughter-chloes-death-10-times-worse-than-you-could-ever-imagine/4397822002
youtube.com/watch?v=jti6d4kRPuw
youtube.com/watch?v=i4AKaZ6HcL8
youtube.com/watch?v=hUdwe4kNMkM

Leaked Video
facebook.com/watch/?v=754098988428111&paipv=0&eav=AfbtDRS1ps4itebtWePLHAenqUpl7FyrxQYFgWZXebDRkctn9wQ8E9wsrzS-CsO1pzM&_rdr

Court Docket, Filings
courtlistener.com/docket/16571573/wiegand-v-royal-caribbean-cruises-ltd
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.1.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.7.0_1.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.18.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.19.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.28.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.30.0.pdf
lipcon.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Ps-Motion-for-Sanctions-for-Spoliation_FINAL.pdf
abajournal.com/files/JudgeGrahamRCL.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.198.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.197.0.pdf
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925/gov.uscourts.flsd.562925.241.0.pdf
dropbox.com/s/t03fkyvfyslwac9/233-main.pdf?dl=0
law.justia.com/cases/federal/appellate-courts/ca11/21-12506/21-12506-2023-07-11.html

Misc.
royalcaribbean.com/guest-terms/guest-health-safety-and-conduct-policy/english
scribd.com/document/448924291/Salvatore-Anello-s-statement-to-CBS-News