Perhaps I'm a failure too, then. I can understand her reasoning: it's cold, kid's asleep in the car, so leave it running so that the heater will stay on.....
Had it been me, I'd have turned the car off and locked the doors. In retrospect, the lady made a bad error. Personally, I blame the thief/murderer, but maybe that's just me.
The mom is going to spend the rest of her life regretting her decision, but the thief is the criminal who is responsible for the child's death.
Don't ever leave your young child in the car alone. I've been tempted alright, believe me, come very close-- but it's clearly not worth it. I personally know someone who did something quite similar to the mother in this one and had her car stolen with her infant inside. Luckily, that one turned out okay when the thief ditched the car after seeing the infant inside it.
how bizarre now looking back to know the killer was mom and boyfriend....
sorry I just had a gut feeling on this one.