True Crime Writer Chelsea Hoffman

A British father has admitted to violently murdering his six-month-old daughter, in order to avoid standing trial for her death. The International Business Times reports that 33-year-old Lee Parker killed the little girl on Christmas Day, 2016, in a drunken rage. The manner in which the six-month-old infant died is absolutely heartbreaking, but it's fortunate that her killer is accepting his responsibility for what happened.

Parker admits to being highly intoxicated on the day of the incident -- after drinking two bottles of wine and part of a bottle of vodka. At sometime during his drinking binge, the British dad became enraged with the six-month-old infant, and started to bash her head against a bathroom door in his home. The helpless baby suffered fatal injuries, and emergency workers were unable to save her.

At the time of the incident, Parker told authorities that he had no recollection of what happened to his daughter. He admitted to being drunk at the time, and had simply blacked out. A drug test later revealed that the man had Cocaine and THC in his system as well.

This is a horrible tragedy that has left a family without their child, and now -- possibly -- a man without his life. Lee Parker will be sentenced on the 4th of July. It's possible that he could get a life sentence, but due to his admission in court, his punishment could be more lenient. It's hopeful that justice is served for this infant, who died by the hands of her own drunken father.

Authorities in Colorado have arrested the father of slain child Dylan Redwine -- nearly five years after the boy was initially reported missing from the man's home. Now it seems that Dylan's case is nearing a conclusion, but will his loved ones get the justice they deserve?

The arrest of Mark Redwine doesn't come as a shock, but a sort of bittersweet development in this years-old case. We've all waited for this moment -- but it has taken many years. What led to the much-anticipated arrest of Dylan Redwine's father? This is a question being asked by numerous people right now -- especially with some of the evidence against the man coming to public light. It seems that it's been known for quite some time, by authorities, that Mark Redwine killed his son.

Official police documents reveal that human blood was found in multiple points of Mark Redwine's home early in the search for Dylan. That blood was determined to belong to the then-missing 13-year-old boy. Furthermore, cadaver dogs hit on points in the home which determined that a dead body had been in the residence. There's close to no doubt that that body was Dylan's.

My podcast, in 2015, featured an interview with Elaine Hatfield (Hall), the mother of Dylan Redwine. It was during this podcast that she revealed that Dylan saw disturbing images of his father on his computer. Those images depicted Mark in cross-dresser getup, eating feces. It was also during this podcast that Mark Redwine himself called in to defend himself. Listen to the special broadcast below:

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It's fortunate that Mark has finally been arrested, but it may take a long time for justice to be served. Currently, the father of Dylan Redwine is fighting extradition from Washington state to Colorado, where he faces second-degree murder charges.

Authorities in Winnebago County, Illinois are looking for Emily Anderson. The 25-year-old woman has been missing now for over a month, and there are a lot of different theories regarding what may have happened to her. Through all of the speculation, worries and questions, one fact remains: This young woman still hasn't been found, and her loved ones need answers.

Emily Anderson was last seen on June 19, during late night/early morning hours. She was reportedly last seen leaving a restaurant known as the "Steak and Shake" in Love's Park, Illinois. Authorities say that she was driving a 2002 Pontiac Grand Am, Silver, with front end damage. Neither she or her vehicle have been located or spotted over the course of the search for her.

When a person disappears with their vehicle, multiple theories are to be considered. A vehicular accident could easily be speculated in a situation like this one. It's especially possible because this missing woman is reported to have issues with seizures. Emily Anderson suffers from epilepsy, and could have had an accident while driving her vehicle late at night. However, no evidence of a car accident has been found in the search for her. With it being over a month since she was last seen, it's likely that bodies of water have been searched with no success.

So is this missing woman the victim of foul play? Or did she leave the area on her own, voluntarily?

It's been over a month and there has been very little information on which to speculate. Right now, her loved ones are worried that this is not an ordinary disappearance -- that something bad may have happened to Emily.

The FBI has reportedly 'exonerated' comedienne Kathy Griffin, bringing an end to a pretty unnecessary investigation. The notorious funny-woman announced the update on Twitter, undoubtedly celebrating in relief after getting way more attention that she had bargained for. Now that Kathy's "in the clear," what's next for her?

Kathy Griffin has been under FBI investigation ever since she sparked outrage over some over-the-top performance art. The comedienne participated in a photoshoot, which depicted her holding the bloodied, severed head of President Donald Trump. Not only did this crazy photo anger pretty much everyone, it angered our thin-skinned Dorito-in-Chief, who claimed that his own 11-year-old son saw footage of the photoshoot on television. Trump claimed that it horrified the child, which only attracted further negative backlash.

Certainly Trump's followers are going to be angry at the latest news surrounding the comic, but they'll probably be pleased to hear that Kathy Griffin is still pretty much unemployed. Griffin told Time that the Trump family "broke" her, and she expressed belief that she'd never have a job again because of this incident.

Do you support Kathy Griffin? Or do you think she should have been prosecuted? Sound off in the comments!

A Florida man has been charged in association with the death of his own nine-month-old child. Police say that 25-year-old William Francis Hendrickson let his nine-month-old son suffer in a hot bedroom in his home, which ultimately led to the lad's death. This is a heartbreaking story that comes with more than just one warning to parents.

Police say that the nine-month-old child died on Thursday, after being kept in a mobile home bedroom, which reached temperatures as high as 109 degrees F. Another child in the home was fortunate enough to survive the incident, but has been hospitalized and treated for dehydration. The infant reportedly suffered in the sweltering bedroom, which caused his own body temperature to rise to approximately 105 degrees.

Police have revealed that they had been at the home just days prior, and had warned the father that the bedroom was far too hot for the children. They say that he was warned against keeping them in the room, to prevent the situation which did ultimately happen.

This time of year, stories of children left in hot cars dominate the media -- which is mind-blowing in and of itself. After all, we are all mostly aware of the dangers associated with leaving defenseless children in hot vehicles, where they can't escape the stifling heat. However, few media reports warn of the dangers associated with the heat and our own homes. Letting a bedroom in a home get as hot as 109 degrees is downright bizarre, and it's incredibly reckless to keep children in such a room, even against the warnings of police officers. It seems unlikely that the rest of the home was this hot, so it really doesn't make any sense to ignore police and leave the children to suffer in the heat.

What do you think of this heartbreaking story out of Florida?

Update: Missing girl has been located safely.

Police in O'Fallon, Missouri are looking for a six-year-old girl. No photos of the girl have been released, nor has the child's name been made public. However, a description of the girl has been provided to the public.

Police describe the missing six-year-old child as being Caucasian, with shoulder-length, dirty-blonde hair. She's approximately 3 1/2 feet tall, and was last seen wearing capri pants and a light colored top.

The child was reportedly last seen around the area of the 500th Block of St. John in the Forest Park Subdivision, in O'Fallon. If you have seen this child, or if you believe you have information regarding her disappearance, please call 911 immediately.

Just days after reported missing, the decomposing body of 13-year-old Janessa Shannon has been located. Now Florida authorities are investigating a murder, while speculation and accusations make their way to media reports. Who killed this missing teenager? Was she the victim of random violence, or did someone far closer to her take her life? There are a variety of disturbing details in this case, including how it has been handled by authorities and the mainstream media.

Janessa Shannon was reported missing on or around July 3rd, but because she had been noted as an habitual runaway, the 13-year-old Florida child's disappearance was not publicized. In other words, this was a disappearance that garnered no attention -- when it's absolutely clear that it indeed needed it.

Just days after she was reported missing, the decomposing body of a young female was located in the Triple Creek Nature Preserve, in the town of Riverview, Florida. Now that the body has been positively identified as the missing girl, mainstream media reports are crawling all over the story. Is it a bit too little, too late? Possibly, but who can blame the media, when law enforcement itself didn't see the need in pushing out media alerts regarding her disappearance?

So who killed Janessa Shannon? If detectives in Florida have any idea, they're not really letting out clues. However, some media reports have indicated that there are accusations of child abuse between the girl's biological parents. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the once-missing teen's parents "traded accusations of abuse," before she disappeared. It's hard to determine whether or not these accusations could hold any relevance to Janessa's murder, because they were accusations that were flung about during a heated court battle. Janessa's mother reportedly accused the girl's biological father (and his family members) of having violent tempers, and an inability to control them. It should be noted, however, that these accusations against the slain girl's dad have never been proven.

So is it possible that this "habitual runaway" met her fate at the hands of her allegedly abusive father? Or did she bite off more than she could chew when she chose to run away from home once again?

Regardless of any speculation that can circulate in this case, it's most important that authorities do their jobs and find out who killed this girl.

A sign alerting to the disappearance of 35-year-old Crystal Rogers has been stolen, and police in Bardstown, Kentucky have made an arrest. The person responsible for this nonsensical (and suspicious) theft is none other than Crystal Maupin -- the girlfriend of the man once suspected in the disappearance of Rogers. While it seems that the Kentucky woman's alleged actions were done in order to keep attention away from this two-year-old case, she absolutely achieved the opposite effect. Now all eyes are on Maupin, and the #1 question to ask this woman is simple: Why the shady behavior?

Crystal Rogers disappeared on July 3, 2015, under circumstances that have long been deemed suspicious. She was last seen by her boyfriend at the time, a man named Brooks Houck. Houck told detectives that they had been out during the afternoon of July 3rd, and then returned home for the evening. He has long-claimed that he went to bed, leaving Rogers alone, who stayed up on her phone. Not long after she was last seen, Crystal's car was found with a flat tire. Her car contained items that would not have been intentionally left behind: Her purse, cellphone and other personal effects. Furthermore, the car was left unlocked with the keys still inside.

Fast-forward to over two years later: Brooks Houck (the former boyfriend of Crystal Rogers), is now dating Crystal Maupin. Authorities in Bardstown are accusing Maupin of tearing down and stealing a sign which was installed to inform the public of Rogers' disappearance. Detectives say that video evidence shows Maupin at the Circle K Mini Mart stealing the sign. She was arrested on Sunday morning in association with the incident.

Her idiotic (and suspicious) behavior is only drawing more attention to the fact that Brooks Houck has been, and remains, the only person of interest in the disappearance of Crystal Rogers. Recently, detectives have searched family members' homes associated with Houck, in belief that they may find evidence against him. They believe that the man killed Crystal Rogers, but she remains missing and they lack the evidence to arrest and charge him.

Brooks Houck/Crystal Rogers

So why exactly did Crystal Maupin allegedly remove and steal the sign? Could it be jealousy for the fact that this woman once dated the man she is currently dating? Could it be that his status as a suspect in her disappearance is attracting trouble in their lives -- and the removal of the sign was some kind of catharsis? All that is known right now is that she has been arrested for this heinous act, and her boyfriend remains a person of intense focus in regards to the disappearance (and presumed murder) of Crystal Rogers.

Authorities in Carson City, Nevada are looking for 16-year-old Andrew Pinedo, who has been missing now for over a month. This young man is classified as a runaway, but there are details in this case which make his disappearance a disturbing one. With it being more than a month since he was last seen, the odds of finding this missing teen alive have dwindled incredibly. However, authorities are continuing the search while his loved ones hold onto hope.

Andrew Pinedo is 5'11" and of average build, with brown hair and brown eyes. His cellphone has been turned off, making any attempts at reaching him impossible. He has not reached out to any friends or family members since his disappearance, making it harder to locate him. While it's believed that this 16-year-old is "voluntarily missing," the elements hovering over his case have people concerned for his safety.

Andrew's father committed suicide in Reno, which undoubtedly had a impact on the young man. His loved ones say that he was last seen on Father's day at the location, in Reno, where his father had taken his own life. The teen had also been expressing comments that were disturbing in nature, but no reports are clarifying on these details.

It's highly likely that Andrew Pinedo disappeared in order to take his own life. However, until any evidence of such a thing is found, it's impossible to really determine what happened. People don't hide themselves after committing suicide, so unless he went somewhere purposely obscure to end his own life, there could still be a shred of hope in this case.

Hopefully authorities in Carson City get to the bottom of what happened to Andrew Pinedo before too much time passes.

A sex trafficking ring has been busted, and authorities have revealed a slew of disturbing details. Multiple teenage girls have been rescued, and multiple arrests have been made, in a sex ring that detectives say stretched across multiple major cities across the United States.

CBN News reports that three people have been arrested in Los Angeles, and charged with numerous crimes in association with trafficking underage victims for sexual servitude. Quinton Brown, 30, Gerald Lavell Turner, 32, and Mia McNeil, 32, are all accused of exploiting missing teenagers and using them in sexual performances for monetary gain. The trio is also accused of transporting multiple girls over state lines, where they were exploited in cities across the country -- as far as Texas. Las Vegas, Nevada was also a popular destination for these children, who were sexually trafficked.

Detectives say that some of the teenage girls were classified as missing persons, and have been reunited with their loved ones.

Have you seen this missing woman? Police in Las Vegas, Nevada are looking for Kelly Achter, who has been missing now for over a month. While there doesn't appear to be any outright evidence of an involuntary disappearance, the missing woman's loved ones are worried. In particular, her mother has reached out for help in locating her. Is this woman wandering somewhere in the city, unaware that she's been reported missing -- or has she fallen victim to some kind of foul play?

The missing woman's mother says that she hasn't been heard from since the 14th of June. She says that the 28-year-old left a note saying she was going to visit a friend at Budget Suites on Boulder Highway, but she has not been in contact with her since then. To the concern of the missing woman's mother, she also hasn't logged on to social media since she was last seen.

Kelly Achter suffers from a laundry list of conditions, including bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. She is in need of medication, and does not own her own phone. All of these circumstances are adding further worry to her loved ones, who are hoping that someone can help them locate her. Her mother notes, however, that Kelly is considerate enough to borrow someone else's phone to contact her, which is something she has not done in over a month. This is a worrisome element in her disappearance, that makes it hard not to speculate on the worst possible scenario.

If you know anything about Kelly Achter's disappearance, or if you believe you may have seen this missing woman, please do not hesitate to contact the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department at (702) 828-2907 or (702) 828-311. Any information could prove useful in bringing this family closer to finding the answers they need.

Authorities in Fresno, California are looking for Lucy Xiong. The 20-year-old woman went missing July 28, and hasn't been in contact with loved ones since that day. There are disturbing circumstances surrounding this case, which make it easy to believe that this missing woman came to some kind of harm. Did someone harm the California woman, or are the circumstances to her disappearance nothing more than coincidence?

Nobody has seen Lucy Xiong in three days, but the night she vanished she was on the phone with a friend. That friend says that something bizarre took place in the final moments of being in contact with the missing woman. The friend, who isn't being named publicly, claims that Xiong "acted surprised" and then dropped their call abruptly. This is the last time anyone had spoken to the missing woman, and now her loved ones are worried.

They have good reason to worry. The scenario described by Lucy Xiong's friend sounds suspiciously like a kidnapping or some other kind of violent incident. It is very likely that someone preyed on the 20-year-old woman while she was on the phone with her friend, causing her to disconnect the phone call. Police say that this incident took place at around 12:35 a.m., after the missing woman had left her home. So the environment seems about right: The young woman was out by herself in the middle of the night, and now she is missing under some downright suspicious circumstances.

There are details that need clarification: Was she on foot? Is this friend that claims to had last spoken to her male or female? Does Lucy Xiong have a history of disappearing or living a high risk lifestyle? Did she just recently end a relationship?

Hopefully detectives in Fresno can get to the bottom of what happened to this missing woman before it's too late. It's already been three days since she vanished, and with each day that passes, the likelihood of finding a missing person alive diminishes (if she isn't missing voluntarily).

Lucy Xiong was last seen wearing a grey t-shirt and white denim jeans. She was carrying a pink purse with a gold chain strap. She is petite and Asian with brown eyes and medium-length black hair (as pictured above). If you have seen this woman, or if you believe you have information related to her disappearance, please do not hesitate to contact the Fresno Police Department at (559)621-7000.

An Alabama man is in jail after authorities say he held an elderly woman captive for at least two days. CBS News 47 reports that 33-year-old Lance David McClendon faces a variety of charges in association with the shocking incident, which has left the woman with multiple severe injuries.

The 65-year-old victim had been reported missing by her loved ones in Georgia, who were unable to make contact with her over a course of multiple days. Sheriff's deputies in the town of Albertville, Alabama were able to track her down at the home of 33-year-old McClendon, who has been described as the victim's boyfriend. The victim's loved ones gave police his address, describing him as someone that she had "known for a couple of years," but they had expressed worry, which triggered a welfare check.

It's a good thing police showed up at McClendon's home, because there is no telling what may have happened to the unnamed victim. Police say that the 65-year-old woman had been kept locked in the living room of the man's home with no access to a phone or any other facilities. She was denied access to food, water or a restroom, and all doors and windows of the house were reportedly screwed shut. There was no doubt, according to police, that the Alabama man had been keeping this woman captive.

Not only had the elderly Georgia woman been held against her will, she had suffered multiple beatings at the hands of her captor. Police say that the victim is suffering from a collapsed lung, cuts to her head and bruising throughout her face and body. She is currently being treated for her injuries, fortunate to be alive.

Lance David McClendon has been charged with second-degree domestic violence and unlawful imprisonment. He is also charged with the unlawful use of a credit card. he is currently being held in jail on bond in the amount of $250k.

A search is currently underway for missing Utah man Paul Swenson. The 30-year-old missing man vanished around July 27th, and hasn't made any contact with his loved ones. There are some suspicious elements in this case, and I also can't shake the negative vibes I am getting. Did something horrible happen to this man? My gut feeling is telling me 'yes.'

Swenson was last seen at around 3:00 p.m., on the 27th. He left his family's home in his black 2016 BMW, which was later found abandoned near the Parkview Elementary School in Salt Lake City. Police say the manner in which the car was found was "under suspicious circumstances."

The missing man's cellphone has also been turned off -- an immediately suspicious fact.

Other suspicious elements have come to play, which have sparked speculation and rumors that drug use (or even trafficking) could be involved. However, authorities in Utah have declared that there is no evidence of any of these things having anything to do with Paul's disappearance.

What is being considered, heavily, is that Paul Swenson is voluntarily missing. However, something just doesn't feel right about that. While he may have been battling emotional or mental demons, there hasn't been any reported history of disappearance with this man. Furthermore, there appears to be some kind of need for authorities to play this case close to their chests. In other words, I don't think all of the information has made its way to the public.

What should happen in this case? Obviously authorities need to figure out whether or not Paul Swenson is missing voluntarily. I have a gut feeling that this man is not missing voluntarily, and I hope authorities fully investigate until they can get to the bottom of this disappearance. Police have worded that the way his car was abandoned was "suspicious," which makes me wonder if someone dumped it there. So who dumped it there?

The people closest to this missing man need to be looked at very closely.

The remains of a woman have been discovered in a freezer, and police believe she's a woman who was reported missing last month. Two people have been arrested in association with the grisly find: The missing woman's former boyfriend, and his new girlfriend. This story is truly stranger than fiction, with some downright bizarre details.

Police have arrested 31-year-old Arturo Novoa and 34-year-old Katrina Layton, and have charged both of them with abuse of a corpse. The couple was arrested after a friend of theirs discovered the remains of the woman in a locked freezer, and then immediately called the police on them.

The body has not yet been positively identified, but authorities believe she is 28-year-old Shannon Graves, who was reported missing in June. However, it had been several months since anyone had last seen the Ohio woman.

When Graves disappeared sometime in February, her loved ones weren't alarmed. The woman had a history of disappearing for short periods of time on her own. However, after not hearing from her after several months, her family members decided it was time to report her missing. Unfortunately, they were far too late. Police aren't sure what happened to the woman in the freezer, but evidence suggests that the couple purchased the appliance together shortly after Shannon was last seen.

Also disturbing, detectives say that Katrina Layton -- the girlfriend of Arturo Novoa -- assumed the life of Shannon Graves soon after she vanished. She began caring for her dog, using her items, spending her money. She was also driving the car owned by Shannon Graves. For all intents and purposes, she was living Graves' life.

A friend of Novoa told police that he was asked to hold onto the locked freezer. The friend, who hasn't been identified in media reports, says that he became suspicious after a while and decided to break into it. That's when he found the remains of the young woman, which prompted him to call the police.

The search for missing woman Lucy Xiong is heating up, and now authorities are acknowledging that they do in fact suspect foul play in her disappearance. This revelation comes on the heels of reports sharing the strange and frightening circumstances of this disappearance. Was this missing woman murdered, or is she missing under other circumstances? The evidence in this case -- thus far -- could suggest a couple of different theories.

Fresno Police Department officials say that a phone call between Xiong and her boyfriend could indicate foul play. These claims confirm that the "friend" who last spoke to this missing woman is indeed her significant other. A tidal wave of other details have made their way to the media, including the hours surrounding Xiong's bizarre disappearance.

Her family members have admitted that they argued with the young woman late Friday night, when she had come home after a night of drinking. Family members say that she was intoxicated when she got into an argument with her mother. She reportedly "stormed off," abruptly leaving the residence on foot. Sometime after midnight, she spoke on the phone with her boyfriend. The unnamed man told police that she sounded "winded" for some reason (perhaps because she was walking?), and that their phone call was abruptly ended when she screamed and hung up the phone.

In this post, I speculated on the possibility of Lucy Xiong falling victim to foul play. The circumstances surrounding this phone call with her boyfriend (who had previously been reported as a "friend") make it easy to suspect that she could have been preyed upon by an opportunistic person. Knowing that she was intoxicated at the time, and angry, suggests that she was also in a vulnerable state of mind, which could have made her a target to a predator.

On the other hand, authorities in Fresno say that her boyfriend heard the sounds of her feet crunching on gravel while they talked on the phone -- a detail that could lend a clue to where she was at the time of the phone call. Police believe that she could have been walking near the streets of McKinley and First. This happens to be near a deep water canal, with a gravel embankment.

It's entirely possible that this young woman, who was angry and inebriated at the time of her disappearance, fell into the canal while walking and talking on the phone with her boyfriend. This theory is only further supported by reports of "sounds of a drowning" in the area on the night of her disappearance. However, police seem to be focused on the idea of "foul play," which is absolutely likely. Nonetheless, the canal needs to be searched, if at the least to eliminate drowning as a possibility.

The search for missing woman Lucy Xiong has taken a tragic ( but expected ) turn. The Washington Times reports that a body has been retrieved from a canal in Fresno, and authorities believe that it's her. If the body in the canal is positively identified as the missing woman, what could it mean about her case?

Detectives say that the body was found approximately a mile and a half from where Lucy Xiong was last seen. What is known about this case is that Xiong had left her mother's residence on foot, while allegedly under the influence of alcohol. After she "stormed off" during an argument with her mother, she talked to her boyfriend on the phone. However, the man told detectives that their phone call was abruptly ended with a scream.

The circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Lucy Xiong have led authorities to believe that she fell victim to foul play. However, as speculated in this post, it's quite possible that the young woman fell into the canal while on foot, intoxicated, and not paying attention while on the phone with her boyfriend.

Few details are available at this time, concerning the recent discovery of a woman's body. However, police have revealed that there are suspects in association with the unlawful use of Xiong's credit card. The suspect told authorities that they located Xiong's purse along the bank of the canal. The suspect denies any involvement in the disappearance of Lucy Xiong, and authorities haven't confirmed whether or not they still believe foul play is likely in her disappearance and death. It does seem likely that she fell into the canal while intoxicated, and then this person innocently happened on her belongings. However, anything is possible in cases such as this one.

Authorities in Oklahoma are on a manhunt for a Cleveland County couple -- and a one-year-old girl who is believed to be in grave danger. KFOR News reports that an Amber Alert has been issued for one-year-old Bracie Schivers, who was allegedly kidnapped by her biological parents.

Arrest warrants have also been issued for Bryant Dwight Schivers, Jr., and Tara Springfield. The parents of the missing one-year-old infant do not have legal custody of the child, and took the child unlawfully. Authorities have not clarified on what kind of danger the infant may be in, but have stated that she is in "immediate danger of death," while in the custody of her non-custodial parents.

Police believe that three other children may be with the couple, and are referring to one-year-old Bracie Schivers as a "victim," but are not adding any further details.

If you have any information pertaining to this case, or if you believe you've seen the couple and the missing infant, please do not hesitate to call 911 immediately.

An Arizona mom has been sentenced to 20 years of imprisonment, after she was convicted in the horrifyingly gruesome death of her 17-month-old daughter. The details of this case are very graphic, and are indeed anger-inducing -- especially with knowing that this tragic case could have been prevented altogether.

The Dreamin' Demon reports that 23-year-old Ashley Attson intentionally murdered her own daughter, just two months after winning custody of her. The 17-month-old infant had been in the care of tribal social services for her entire life, albeit short. This was because her mother had used crystal meth during her pregnancy, causing the child to be born with the dangerous drug in her system.

Just two months after finally getting custody of her child, Ashley Attson decided she no longer wanted to be a mother. She placed the defenseless infant in a stroller and then pushed her into the desert, where she was left to cook under the Arizona sun for four days, and four nights. During these four days of excruciating suffering for the baby, Ashley went on with her life with no remorse. She posted selfies to Facebook, went out with friends and behaved as if she hadn't just callously murdered her own child.

After four days, Attson returned to where she had abandoned her baby, discovering that she had in fact died. Two days after this, she decided to crudely bury the child in an animal's den hole, in the desert on the Navajo Reservation.

The details make 20 years of imprisonment seem like such a tiny sentence. After all, Ashley Attson will be in her early 40s when she's released -- and that's only if she serves the entire sentence. She could be released early on good behavior, or for any number of reasons. That means she could potentially have more children in the future.

So has justice been served?

A Maryland dad has admitted to murdering his own infant son, in an absolutely horrifying case of child abuse murder. CBS News reports that Antoine Petty has pleaded guilty to first-degree child abuse resulting in the death of a child. This plea deal could put him in prison for up to 40 years, but has justice been served for the two-month-old infant that was brutally slain?

The murder took place in September 2016. The Maryland man admits to becoming enraged when his wife couldn't stop their newborn son from crying. Petty took the two-month-old infant from his wife and went outside with him. It was there that the Maryland father reportedly punched the infant in the face until he became unresponsive.

Antoine Petty admits that he and his wife observed that their son was badly injured. The child "showed signs of distress," before later dying in their care. At no point during this time did the parents ever call 911 or take the infant to any emergency care. Instead, they allowed him to die, and then put his body in their car -- a 1998 Lincoln Hearse. That is where the infant's body remained for more than 24 hours.

Approximately a month after the infant was reported missing by concerned family members (not his parents), his decaying remains were located. Antoine Petty led authorities to the location of the remains, bringing an end to the search -- and an end to the horrible secret that he and his wife had been keeping.

It must be stressed that the Maryland man could get up to 40 years of imprisonment for this horrendous crime. That means he could be released sooner than later. So does that look like justice will be served for the newborn infant that was heinously murdered and discarded like refuse?

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