https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ma...YnrWUsZ4w5kEYk
Suspicions confirmed. Shuffled around from foster home to foster home. Mother and grandmother unable to support her. Mother found neglectful. No mention of father.
Author, of course, blames foster care system which is by no means perfect but evidently some found the foster care situation a better solution than others.