Victim statements from family read out during Schwarz’s trial said that he showed no emotion during his daughter’s funeral. And Jaylin’s siblings also told the court during the trial that it was common for them to be forced to jump on the trampoline for hours as a punishment.

Jaylin, and her sister Jade, came under the care of the couple after Ashley Schwarz’s step-sister Alysha Anderton lost custody due to a battle with addiction. In 2020, Alysha spoke to the news outlet KOSA where she spoke about the tragedy. “What upsets me the most is that I never got to see her alive again. When they took them, I never got to say goodbye,” she said.

Alysha said that Jaylin had been living with the Schwarzes for four years and after losing custody the next time she saw her was in a coffin. “That’s not fair to me. There’s not a day that goes by that I don’t totally break down,” Alysha added.