A psychiatric expert says that a term known as “maternal desire,” which can kick in after a failed relationship or pregnancy loss, is what prompts some women to steal babies. “The desire to have a child can become pathological,” Asim Shah, the Chief of Psychiatry for Ben Taub Hospital and executive vice chair of Community …
A North Dakota man was sentenced to life in prison Monday for his role in the August 2017 fetal abduction of a pregnant woman who was found dead days after her disappearance. William Hoehn, 33, was acquitted of conspiracy to murder Savannah LaFontaine-Greywind, 22, but had pleaded guilty to kidnapping her baby and lying to …
The woman accused of kidnapping and killing pregnant North Dakota woman Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind changed her plea on Monday. Brooke Crews, one of two suspects facing charges, appeared in the Cass County Courthouse and pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit murder, kidnapping, and providing false information to police. Crews had previously pleaded not guilty. Crews will be sentenced …
The woman charged in connection with the abduction and murder of pregnant North Dakota woman Savanna LaFontaine-Greywind is reportedly set to change her not guilty plea. According to The Bismark Tribune, Brooke Crews will update her plea at a December 11 hearing. Crews and live-in boyfriend William Hoehn have pleaded not guilty to conspiracy to kidnap and …
A Bronx, New York, woman who killed her pregnant friend before cutting her baby girl from her body and claiming the newborn as her own was sentenced to 40 years to life on Wednesday. WABC reported that Ashleigh Wade, 24, will spend 25 years to life in jail for Angelikque Sutton’s murder and 15 years for kidnapping …
A jury found a Bronx, New York, woman guilty of butchering her friend and ripping her baby out of her body. DNAInfo reported that Ashleigh Wade, 24, cried as she was convicted of second-degree murder and kidnapping. It took a jury less than five hours to convict Wade on charges that could put her behind bars for the …
