Mass. woman killed, fetus removed from womb

[samanthajane13]

WORCESTER, Mass. – A pregnant woman was found dead in her apartment with her fetus cut from her womb, and police on Wednesday were trying to find the missing baby, which they said could have survived.

Authorities said 23-year-old Darlene Haynes was about eight months pregnant and the child would have needed immediate medical attention to survive.

The exact cause of Haynes' death had not been determined Tuesday, but Detective Capt. Edward J. McGinn Jr. said the autopsy indicated Haynes suffered head injuries.

Her body was found Monday by her landlord, William Thompson, who told WCVB-TV that a "horrifying smell" led him to Haynes' bedroom, where he found her body wrapped in bedding in a closet. Police said the victim had apparently been dead for several days, and that she hadn't contacted family or friends since Thursday.

Officials say Haynes also has a 1-year-old daughter who is safe with relatives.

Police said Tuesday that they had interviewed the father of Haynes daughter, Roberto Rodriguez.

Haynes had a restraining order against Rodriguez, who allegedly pushed her into a glass table in June and cut her arm, then grabbed her by the throat and slapped her, the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester reported, citing court records.

Court records also showed Rodriguez was charged with hitting Haynes in 2008 in a case that was continued without a finding.

In June, Haynes described the 24-year-old Rodriguez as her boyfriend of several years. Her landlord said Rodriguez moved out of the apartment last month.

In an interview with WCVB, Rodriguez said Haynes was "a nice girl."

"She had her problems, you know, but nobody deserves to go (through) what she went through," he said.


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[JLette]

OMG!!! why does this keep happening?!?!?!?!

this is probably the third story about pregnant women being murdered and their babies ripped from their bodies that i have read this summer. what is wrong with the world?!

this is scary and really hits home for me because i also am pregnant almost in my 9th month now. there is no reason for this :cuss::(

[SaraSidle]

OMG!!! why does this keep happening?!?!?!?!

this is probably the third story about pregnant women being murdered and their babies ripped from their bodies that i have read this summer. what is wrong with the world?!

this is scary and really hits home for me because i also am pregnant almost in my 9th month now. there is no reason for this :cuss::(

Great news JLette. I think some of the time it is a demented woman wanting a man who wants a baby. She pretends to be pregnant and then steals a baby. this time I have concerns over the father of the baby. for some reason I think he is involved IMO sara

[JLette]

Great news JLette. I think some of the time it is a demented woman wanting a man who wants a baby. She pretends to be pregnant and then steals a baby. this time I have concerns over the father of the baby. for some reason I think he is involved IMO sara

the most recent one i can remember happened in Oregon, a woman befriended a pregnant woman online and lured her to her home with promises of baby clothes, the woman never came home so her mother calls police, police find out where she was, go to the other woman's house and low and behold they find the pregnant woman murdered and stuffed into a crawl space under the home with her baby gone. the woman who killed her took the baby, then took the baby to the hospital and said she had recently given birth and her baby wasn't breathing, the hospital could not save the infant, and also determined with a physical exam that the "mother" had never given birth.

[SaraSidle]

the most recent one i can remember happened in Oregon, a woman befriended a pregnant woman online and lured her to her home with promises of baby clothes, the woman never came home so her mother calls police, police find out where she was, go to the other woman's house and low and behold they find the pregnant woman murdered and stuffed into a crawl space under the home with her baby gone. the woman who killed her took the baby, then took the baby to the hospital and said she had recently given birth and her baby wasn't breathing, the hospital could not save the infant, and also determined with a physical exam that the "mother" had never given birth.

I remember it well. I was so very angry about it and the poor baby died.
Used to be women would steal babies from nurseries. this has become more violent. not sure why either. it is like more and more people do not care about what is right and wrong. Just what they want... sick sick sick.

[samanthajane13]

"Used to be women would steal babies from nurseries. this has become more violent. not sure why either."

Well, hospital nurseries have state-of-the-art security now, and video cameras are EVERYWHERE in the hospitals.

"it is like more and more people do not care about what is right and wrong. Just what they want... sick sick sick."

I totally agree.

[SaraSidle]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32200999/ns/us_news-crime_and_courts/

Well I was wrong. the baby is alive and well. 2 killers have been arrested

sara

[samanthajane13]

Thanks so much for the update, Sara!!! You beat me to it!!

Found another...


Baby taken from slain mom's womb found; 2 arrested
By BOB SALSBERG, Associated Press Writer Bob Salsberg, Associated Press Writer – 19 mins ago

WORCESTER, Mass. – A baby girl who was cut from her mother's womb has been found alive and two people were arrested in the woman's killing, police said late Wednesday.

The girl, whose mother's body was found Monday in a closet at her Worcester apartment, appeared to be in "fairly good health" at a New Hampshire hospital, Worcester Police Sgt. Kerry Hazelhurst said.

Julie Corey, 35, of Worcester, Mass., and a male companion were arrested in Plymouth, N.H., where police found them with the child. Friends had told police they were suspicious of Corey's claims she had given birth.

Corey was charged as a fugitive from justice. She was in custody and could not be reached for comment late Wednesday. Police did not know whether she had a lawyer.

The baby's mother, Darlene Haynes, was eight months pregnant. Haynes' body was found by her landlord, William Thompson, who said a "horrifying smell" led him to her apartment, where he found her body wrapped in bedding in a closet. Her death was ruled a homicide.

Police said the 23-year-old had apparently been dead for several days, and that she hadn't contacted family or friends since Thursday. It was not until an autopsy Tuesday that authorities discovered the fetus was missing.

"It's horrific," Thompson said Wednesday. "There's no words to describe what's going on in this building today."

The exact cause of Haynes' death has not yet been determined pending toxicology tests, but Worcester Police Detective Capt. Edward J. McGinn Jr. said the autopsy indicated Haynes suffered head injuries.

Haysha Toledo, a 17-year-old neighbor, said she often saw Haynes walking in what she called "a nice quiet neighborhood." Toledo said neighbors used to hear fighting from the apartment Haynes shared until recently with her boyfriend, Roberto Rodriguez.

"We used to hear her crying and screaming but no one ever really did anything," Toledo said, adding that neighbors did not want to get involved.

Haynes had a restraining order against Rodriguez, who allegedly pushed her into a glass table in June and cut her arm, then grabbed her by the throat and slapped her, according to court records. Court records also showed Rodriguez was charged with hitting Haynes in 2008 in a case that was continued without a finding.

In June, Haynes described the 24-year-old Rodriguez as her boyfriend of several years. Her landlord said Rodriguez moved out of the apartment last month.

Rodriguez was interviewed by authorities. He told WCVB-TV that Haynes was "a nice girl."

"She had her problems, you know, but nobody deserves to go (through) what she went through," he said.

Family members said she had three other children.

Her youngest, an 18-month-old girl, is in state custody, according to Department of Children and Families spokeswoman Alison Goodwin. Family members had been looking after her.

Karl Whitney, Haynes' uncle who is acting as a spokesman for the family, said Haynes' grandmother, Joanne Haynes, is raising the two other children, Jasmine, 5, and Lillian, 3.

He told the Telegram & Gazette that Haynes had picked the name Sheila Marie for her fourth child.

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Associated Press writer Jeannie Nuss in Boston contributed to this report.


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[wind149]

This B*TCH needs the DP and now!!!! Last night I watched NG and she had a guest reporter in for her and we got a break about MJ to only learn about this horror and today, I read where they caught this skank in NH and I was relieved but so sad for the bio mom, but it sounds like she was pretty much a loser too, but that pales in comparison to this POS scumbag!! And this am, I watched a show called "Dying to give birth" and it showcased 8 other woman who have done this across the country from 1987 to present. The first reported case was in 1987 when a woman kidnaps another, brings her out into the boonies and beats her to death and rips the baby out of her with car keys and she got 30 years despite her lawyer's claims that she was insane at the time. After she serves her 30 years, however, she will be sent to a secure facility for probably life as the jury found her guilty, but mentally ill, but the jury wanted to make sure she was never free in society again. Another woman shot her victim and get this, buried her under a cement driveway that she cemented herself?? Neighbors thought that after just giving birth, she is out there doing her driveway? And they got suspicious especially after it is reported that her victim was missing and that the baby really did not look like her or her husband and LE put two and two together, especially after she refused to get medically checked out and she knew the jig was up and she blew her brains out and I felt so bad for her husband.

He truly believed she was pregnant and so was everyone else, she gained weight, complained about the usual pregnancy issues, but here remains the big ??? How is it this man was duped?? Surely one would know if their partner or wife was really pregnant???? In all of these cases, the husbands all were duped. Her husband not only lost his wife, but the child he thought was his? And the father of the baby, the horror of knowing how his wife died? How do you live with that?? Another woman knew a woman that bred the same dogs she did and she drove all the way from Topeka KS to Skidmore MO with the pretense of buying a puppy, just to take that woman's baby and she murdered the mother and she at the time of the taping was awaiting trial, but I knew the outcome, she got the DP!! Another one actually had a hysterectomy three years prior to her horror of a crime and she had relatives thinking that they too, could feel the baby kick and I was like huh? Did you not KNOW that she was fixed???? How does one forget their sister had a hysterectomy???

All of the babies but one on this show survived and are now doing well despite the ordeal and it is so sad, because of these loser needy broads, they have to grow up without their mothers and I feel because of that fact alone, all of these women should have gotten the DP! But MA is so afraid of passing it, too many liberal bleeding heart morons make up the state of MA, but let one of their kin be murdered, OH, THEN IT WOULD BE OK??? I can think of at least 10 horrific crimes committed in that state and WOOSTER can back me on this, that warranted the DP and some of these scumbags did not even get LWPOP! Some of these POS's will be up for parole for brutally raping and murdering a 7 year old boy!!! Another will be out on 20 years for raping a 6 year old girl and stuffing her into a dumpster???

[samanthajane13]

Woman with baby cut from womb claimed pregnancy
By HOLLY RAMER, Associated Press Writer Holly Ramer, Associated Press Writer – 38 mins ago

CONCORD, N.H. – Family and friends noticed something wasn't quite right when they saw Julie Corey with what she said was her newborn daughter. She kept the baby under a blanket while seeming to breast-feed her — with a bottle of formula nearby. The umbilical cord was tied with a ribbon, not a clamp.

Then they heard Corey's former neighbor had been found dead with a baby cut from her womb.

Corey, 35, of Worcester, Mass., was ordered held on $2 million bail in New Hampshire on Thursday, one day after being found with a 4-pound baby girl at a homeless shelter.

Appearing in Concord District Court via video from jail, Corey said little during the hearing and did not waive extradition to be brought back to Massachusetts to face kidnapping charges. Judge Gerard Boyle ordered all police affidavits in the case sealed and scheduled a hearing for Aug. 30.

Corey is accused of kidnapping an infant carried by Darlene Haynes, a 23-year-old mother of three who had been eight months' pregnant and was found dead Monday in her Worcester apartment. Authorities say she had head trauma, but an exact cause of death has not been determined. The missing fetus was discovered during an autopsy.

Neighbors say Corey and her boyfriend, Alex Dion, used to live in the apartment building where Haynes' body was found.

Dion's relatives told the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester that they met the baby at a family gathering Saturday, and something didn't seem quite right. They told the newspaper Corey appeared to be breast-feeding under a blanket although there was a bottle of formula. The baby's umbilical cord also did not look like it had been cut by a doctor, they said.

Police confirmed the baby was found with a ribbon wrapped around her umbilical cord.

Corey has not been charged in Haynes' death, and Worcester, Mass., District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. said investigators are still trying to determine who was involved.

They also want to know if Corey really was pregnant.

"She had presented herself as pregnant, and as early as last Friday she did have (Haynes') baby with her and was presenting it to family and friends as her own," Early said.

The baby was in good health and is in the custody of the Massachusetts Department of Children and Families, Early said. A custody hearing is scheduled for Monday in Worcester Juvenile Court. Early said several people are seeking custody of the baby.

Haynes and her boyfriend, Roberto Rodriguez, were friends with Corey and Dion. Dion — who was with Corey at the homeless shelter in New Hampshire — was taken into custody and later released to a family member. Haynes had a restraining order against her boyfriend, and her landlord said he moved out of the apartment last month.

Earlier this month, Corey was arrested on assault and battery charges after Dion told police she had beaten him. Dion told authorities involved in that case that Corey was nine months pregnant, Early said.

Haynes' uncle Karl Whitney, acting as a family spokesman, said it was too early to condemn Corey.

"At this point in time, I've got to be grateful to her because she kept the baby alive," he said.

The family is trying to make funeral arrangements while they sort through custody issues.

"This has been one of the most horrific ordeals that our family has ever had to deal with," he said.

Agnes Brady, a neighbor, described Corey as very friendly and recalled her once baking a lasagna for all the neighbors in the apartment building. Brady's son, Randy LaRose, said Corey had an 11-year-old son from a previous relationship who also lived in the apartment.

Corey, Dion and the baby arrived at the homeless shelter in Plymouth, about 40 miles north of Concord, Tuesday night, director Catherine Bentwood confirmed. She said the girl looked comfortable. Corey identified herself as the mother and agreed to have the baby seen by a local pediatrician.

Bentwood said the shelter received a call about 5 p.m. Wednesday asking if staffers could keep Corey there. Officers arrived shortly afterward and arrested her.

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Associated Press writers Bob Salsberg, Jeannie Nuss and Rodrique Ngowi in Boston contributed to this report.


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[samanthajane13]

Man believed he was father of baby cut from womb

CONCORD, N.H. – The boyfriend of the Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby girl who had been cut from her slain mother's womb says he was convinced he was the infant's father.

Alex Dion, who was with Julie Corey when she was arrested in New Hampshire on Wednesday, tells the Boston Herald that Corey told him she was pregnant shortly after a breakup in October. He says Corey told him she gave birth early on July 24.

Dion says he thought he had a "brand-new daughter" and was surprised when police with guns drawn surrounded the car that he, Corey and the baby were in outside a New Hampshire homeless shelter.

Dion was released after questioning. Corey remains jailed. Authorities are investigating the death of 23-year-old Darlene Haynes, who was found dead Monday in her apartment.


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[samanthajane13]

Family believed baby cut from womb was theirs
By JAY LINDSAY', Associated Press Writer Jay Lindsay', Associated Press Writer – 1 hr 22 mins ago

WORCESTER, Mass. – Little things nagged at Cindy Dion while her son's girlfriend, Julie Corey, was pregnant: One month Corey said she was four months' pregnant — the next it was eight. Her due date pushed back drastically as it neared. And Corey suddenly refused to let Dion's son, Alex, accompany her to the doctor.

But Dion put her questions aside when her granddaughter was born last week and her son couldn't stop smiling. The family even held a cookout to welcome the child, whom he and his girlfriend planned to name Alida Nevaeh.

Now, the baby is in state custody and Julie Corey — Alex Dion's on-and-off girlfriend of two years — is in jail on $2 million bail and has been charged with being a fugitive from justice. She also faces an accusation that she kidnapped an infant who was cut out of her mother's womb. The mother, Darlene Haynes, a friend of Corey's, was found dead Monday in Worcester. Police have not yet charged anyone in her death.

Cindy Dion said Friday it's devastating that she got a chance to hold and love the baby when Haynes never did. She struggles to speak when she considers she might never see the baby she thought was her granddaughter again.

"It's killing me. I've got a hole in my heart," Dion said before breaking down and weeping.

Dion said Corey was clearly expecting when the family held a shower for her in May. But looking back, Dion said, Corey's behavior during the pregnancy was odd.

She told the family she was four months' pregnant in April but said she was eight months' pregnant by the shower a month later. She wouldn't let Alex Dion accompany her on doctor's visits after a test indicated the baby might have developmental problems. The baby was originally due in mid-June, but Corey, 35, told the family she was going to have a cesarean section in late July.

Dion said she was set to go the hospital July 24 to be with Corey after the procedure, but Corey called her the night before to say she was about to give birth. Then, Corey called Friday morning to ask her to visit the baby at her home, not a hospital.

The blood in the baby's ear and the neck was odd — she thought hospitals cleaned newborns much better than that.

Still, Cindy Dion believed the baby was Corey's until her distraught son called from New Hampshire on Wednesday, the day police arrested Corey. He told her, "The baby's not ours."

Dion said her biggest question is what happened to Corey's pregnancy. Did she miscarry? If so, what happened to the child's body? "I want to know where my grandbaby is," she said.

Corey said little during a hearing Thursday in Concord District Court via video from jail. She did not waive extradition to be brought back to Massachusetts to face kidnapping charges. Judge Gerard Boyle ordered all police affidavits in the case sealed and scheduled a hearing for Aug. 30.

Corey's lawyer, Louis Aloise, could not be reached for comment late Friday. He told the Telegram & Gazette of Worcester that he wouldn't comment on the case. Corey told police the baby was hers.

Alex Dion couldn't immediately be reached for comment Friday, but he told the Boston Herald he never doubted the child was his. "I thought I had a brand-new daughter," he said.

His mother said her 27-year-old son was racked with grief on the ride home from New Hampshire.

"He cried so hard he couldn't catch his breath," she said. "I had to climb over the front seat and sit with him. And he hugged me like he was a little kid."

Donna Scoville, a neighbor who drove the mother and son back from New Hampshire, said she turned to Alex Dion and said, "I'm sorry." Scoville said his response to her was: "I don't want you to be sorry for me. Be sorry for that baby's mother."


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[samanthajane13]

Hearing postponed in baby cut from womb case
The Associated Press
Updated: August 28, 2009, 1:01 PM

The Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb is staying in New Hampshire for now.

Julie Corey had the baby with her when she was arrested July 29 at a homeless shelter in New Hampshire and was held on $2 million bail. She faced a hearing Friday on a fugitive from justice charge in Concord District Court. That was postponed until Sept. 11 at the request of prosecutors, who says Massachusetts needed more time to prepare paperwork requesting that Corey be returned there.

Corey, in court briefly Friday, faces a kidnapping charge in Massachusetts.

DNA tests have confirmed that the baby was cut from Darlene Haynes' womb. Haynes' body was found in her Worcester, Mass., apartment on July 27. No one has been charged in her killing.


http://www.buffalonews.com/260/story/777679.html

[SaraSidle]

Hearing postponed in baby cut from womb case
The Associated Press
Updated: August 28, 2009, 1:01 PM

The Massachusetts woman accused of kidnapping a baby who had been cut from her mother's womb is staying in New Hampshire for now.

Julie Corey had the baby with her when she was arrested July 29 at a homeless shelter in New Hampshire and was held on $2 million bail. She faced a hearing Friday on a fugitive from justice charge in Concord District Court. That was postponed until Sept. 11 at the request of prosecutors, who says Massachusetts needed more time to prepare paperwork requesting that Corey be returned there.

Corey, in court briefly Friday, faces a kidnapping charge in Massachusetts.

DNA tests have confirmed that the baby was cut from Darlene Haynes' womb. Haynes' body was found in her Worcester, Mass., apartment on July 27. No one has been charged in her killing.


http://www.buffalonews.com/260/story/777679.html

I wonder who gave her the baby???