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Texas woman ID’d as kidnapped baby from 51 years ago

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After more than a half-century of searching and wondering, the Highsmith family finally received the closure they had been longing for when the Fort Worth Police Department confirmed the identity of Melissa Highsmith, who was abducted as a baby in 1971. With the help of a DNA test from 23andMe, the family was able to establish a matching connection with Melissa’s children, and as soon as they met her, Jeff Highsmith, Melissa’s brother, said he …

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Father confesses to shaking his newborn to death when the baby wouldn’t stop crying

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Oliver Mailey, 26, confessed to violently shaking his eight-week-old son, Abel-Jax, resulting in the infant’s death. He claims to have acted out of a sudden fit of madness when the baby was crying. At the beginning of their relationship, Mailey was skeptical when his girlfriend Mollie Gorton became pregnant after only five months. Despite his doubts, he was stunned to discover that the baby was indeed his. As a result, the couple had to face …

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Parents Kill Their Newborn Baby To Avoid Losing Custody Of Their Toddler

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Two people are facing charges in the death of a newborn baby in Fort Dodge, Iowa. The parents did not want the child and planned to let their sister adopt her. The Webster County Sheriff’s Office said Taylor K. Blaha, 24 gave birth to a baby girl in the bathroom of her Fort Dodge apartment on November 16. She shared this apartment with Brandon D. Thoma, 31. Authorities said the couple worried their neighbors would …

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Baby Overdoses On Fentanyl After Playing In The Grass At Public Park

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A 10-month-old baby was exposed to fentanyl while playing at Moscone Park in San Francisco’s Marina District. The pediatric patient was found in cardiac arrest at this public park. Medics performed life-saving measures and revived the patient, who was transported to a local emergency room. The baby’s father posted on Nextdoor that his son accidentally ingested fentanyl and “barely survived”. The toxicology report shows the child was given Narcan to reverse an opioid overdose and …

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The Dallas Zoo Says Hello To A New Baby Hippo

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Just a day before Halloween, the Dallas Zoo announced the arrival of a baby hippo. A healthy hippo calf was born to Boipelo, its mom, around 5:30pm on Sunday, Oct. 30. As Boipelo’s birth window approached, the animal team closely monitored her. When Boipelo started labor mid-afternoon that Sunday, the team monitored her progress with cameras in the barn. She was allowed to deliver the calf privately. Her labor went smoothly and quickly, according to …

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Man Abandons Baby In Shed After Being Hit By A Train

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After finding an injured baby alone in a shed outside their Livingston home, a husband and wife took the baby to the hospital for treatment. It was alleged that the father threw the baby in a ditch before taking off in a stolen vehicle on Sep. 24. “I turned around and told my wife, ‘Call 911. There’s a baby in there.’ She was like, ‘Huh?’ She said, ‘What are you talking about?’” homeowner John McClain …

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Retired Nurse Jumps Into Action Mid-Flight To Save 3-Month-Old Baby

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As a result of a nurse’s heroic actions, a baby who had stopped breathing on a flight from Pittsburgh to Orlando was saved. About 30 minutes after takeoff, Tamara Panzino, a nurse on Spirit Airlines Flight 1691, saw baby Anjelé suffer a medical emergency, according to Fox affiliate WOFL in Orlando. It was then that she jumped into action and started massaging the baby’s chest and legs. It didn’t take long for the baby to …

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5-Month-Old Baby Hit In The Head By Bullet During Chicago Street Shooting

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Mother Seeks Answers in Chicago Shooting Death of 5-Month-Old Baby – NBC Chicago Cecelia Thomas was shot in the head while sitting in the backseat of a vehicle on the evening of June 24, according to police. The 5-month old Cecelia was shot in the head on the South Side, and a 41-year-old man was shot in the eye. Both were taken to the hospital, and the baby girl died at the hospital. Police are …

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3-Month-Old Baby Kidnapped, 3 Suspects in Custody

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San Jose Kidnapping: 3-Month-Old Baby Found, Suspects in Custody – NBC Bay Area In a shocking turn of events, three suspects took a 3-Month-Old Baby from an unsuspecting Grandmother in San Jose, California.  Fortunately, with the rapid response of the San Jose police department, FBI, and statewide alert broadcasts, the suspects and the baby were found.  The grandmother only left the baby boy Brand Cuellar for two minutes while she went from her apartment to …

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