After last week's cover story detailed the deaths of two troubled youth and the abuse of countless others at the Chad Youth Enhancement Center, officials in Montgomery County granted the Scene access to the sheriff's office investigative file on the 2005 death of Linda Harris. She was the first teen to die at the Midstate residential facility designed to treat children ages 7 to 17 who have severe behavioral issues.

Police reports and accounts of the incident that the Scene uncovered in state regulatory files were scant at best. But the sheriff's investigative file offers a more complete, if disturbing, glimpse into the life and death of Harris. More after the jump.

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