Newborn dies, mother found dead in crawl space; woman charged

[Liberal_in_LA]

Source: CNN

From Janet DiGiacomo
CNN

(CNN) -- A 28-year-old Oregon woman has been charged with murder after the body of a new mother was found in the crawl space of her home.



Rescue crews first went to Korena Roberts' home in Washington County on Friday in response to a call of a newborn in distress. They found Roberts' boyfriend unsuccessfully trying to revive the baby using first-aid techniques.

Roberts told deputies the baby was hers, the county sheriff's office said. Medics noticed a lot of blood at the home, and sent Roberts and the baby to a hospital.

"Doctors at the hospital were not able to revive the baby," said Sgt. David Thompson of the Washington County Sheriff's Office in a news release. "They also discovered that Ms. Roberts had not delivered a child at anytime in the recent past."

Deputies returned to the home, where they found the body of 21-year-old Heather Snively in the crawl space under the kitchen, Thompson said.

Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2009/CRIME/06/07/oregon.pregnancy.murder/index.html

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What's with women trying to become mothers by murdering the pregnant. Shudder!

And shouldn't the boyfriend be charged? How could he have not known about the murder?

[Whoa_Nelly]

1. The pic and the story are very disturbing

Story is horrific, and one part of some sort of mental illness I will never understand.

The pic of the woman who was party to this crime kind of freaks me out.
She looks totally out of touch with reality.

Heartbreaking story all the way 'round. :(

[proteus_lives]

2. Fuck! What is wrong with some people!

[KG]

3. what is it with the crazy people in FL! oh, wait.

:eyes:

[dugaresa]

4. There are women out there who have a mental illness that appears to be related

to not being able to have their own child and they will abduct infants or even resort to murder to get a baby.

In Pittsburgh a woman was in locked up for some time for an abduction. They let her out years later and she then murdered a pregnant teenager to get at her baby. She actually delivered the baby by c-section and the child lived. The baby was returned to his mother's family if I recall, but that woman should never have been allowed out.