Durbin kept the drug in her bra or in a drawer in a nightstand next to her bed, according to the probable-cause statement. Since the girl was able to walk and move around without assistance, both Durbin’s bra and the nightstand drawer would have been accessible.
The male told police he saw Durbin use fentanyl the night the girl came into Durbin’s care, as well as the day the girl died, according to the statement. He said Durbin did not get out of bed on the day of the incident, and he checked on her and the girl periodically throughout the day. He told investigators he fell asleep on a couch in the residence that afternoon, and when he woke up at roughly 6 p.m., he checked on the girl who he said appeared to be asleep, but was unresponsive.
According to the probable-cause statement, Dr. Douglas Beal, medical consultant to the Missouri State Technical Assistance Team (STAT), said a “lethal dose would have started working in 2-3 minutes after exposure, and the child’s death would have rapidly ensued a few minutes later.”
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