April Hodges is a girl who was abused by her grandmother, Nora Hodges, to use her for conning people out of thousands of dollars. Nora started by poisoning April with mercury to make her look like she had cancer so Nora would receive "charity" funds.
History[]
Her mother was a drug addict who abandoned her after she was born while there was never any father in her life. As a result, April was raised by her grandmother Nora.
When billionaire Billy Tripley was accused of child sexual abuse, Nora coached April into a false accusation in hopes of collecting on a settlement. But when April's mercury poisoning was found out, the case was thrown out and Nora was arrested. Tripley was absolved in court, and April was distraught a relative who was supposed to love her instead endangered her health. She was cured and placed into foster care. (SVU: "Sick")