Tag: Baby Andrew

DNA evidence admissible after baby found dead in ditch with tears frozen to his tiny cheeks

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A woman accused of killing her baby in Idaho will not be able to suppress DNA evidence that she claimed was taken illegally. On Monday, Second Circuit Court Judge Susan Sabers ruled that DNA evidence found on items in Theresa Rose Bentaas’ trash can will be allowed at her trial in April, the Argus Leader …

March 11, 2019

Mother who tossed newborn in ditch & left him to die is arrested almost 40 years later: Police

A South Dakota woman accused of leaving her newborn in a ditch almost 40 years ago has been charged with the infant’s death, police say. ABC 8 reports that authorities used genealogy sites and DNA testing and determined the mother’s infant was Theresa Rose Bentaas. The infant, nicknamed Baby Andrew, was found deceased in a ditch …