A convicted killer will face the death penalty after the highest court in Arkansas rejected an appeal claiming double jeopardy, after she lured a pregnant woman and cut out her baby. According to Law & Crime, the Arkansas Supreme Court last week denied Amber Waterman’s appeal, ruling that her federal kidnapping convictions do not prevent …
A Missouri woman who previously pleaded not guilty changed her plea Tuesday in a Missouri federal court. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, Western District of Missouri, Amber Waterman, 44, pleaded guilty to kidnapping resulting in death and causing the death of a child in utero. She’s now facing a mandatory life sentence without …
A Missouri woman accused of kidnapping and killing an expectant mother so she could steal her baby is denying the allegations, setting the stage for a trial early next year, KNWA-TV reports. On Friday, 42-year-old Amber Waterman was in federal court, where she pleaded not guilty to the charge of kidnapping resulting in death. Authorities …
An expectant mother who was kidnapped and fatally shot was allegedly targeted by another woman who wanted to take the victim’s baby for herself, KHBS-TV reports. The disturbing allegations come after federal prosecutors on Thursday charged Amber Waterman with one count of kidnapping resulting in the death of 33-year-old Ashley Bush. Waterman’s husband, Jamie Waterman, is …
A pregnant Arkansas woman was found shot dead in Missouri on Thursday, a day after the baby she was carrying was found in a separate location. Amber and Jamie Waterman, both 42, have been arrested on kidnapping charges, Benton County Prosecutor Nathan Smith said, according to KHBS. The couple has not been charged with the …
