Missouri woman admits kidnapping and killing a pregnant Arkansas woman

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Missouri woman admits kidnapping and ******** a pregnant Arkansas woman

A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting in court that she kidnapped and ******* a pregnant Arkansas woman in what prosecutors say was an attempt to claim her baby.

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, 44, of Pineville, Missouri, pleaded guilty Tuesday in US District Court in Springfield to one count each of kidnapping resulting in ****** and causing the ****** of a child in utero. US Attorney Teresa Moore said Waterman’s mandatory sentence will be life in prison without parole. Formal sentencing is October 15.

In her plea, Waterman admitted that she used a false name to contact Ashley Bush of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, on

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. Bush, 33, was about 31 weeks pregnant at the time.

Federal prosecutors said Waterman and Bush agreed to meet at an Arkansas convenience store on October 31, 2022, under the guise of Waterman helping Bush get a job. Instead, Waterman drove Bush to Waterman’s home in Pineville.

Hours later, first responders were called to the home on a report that a baby was not breathing. The baby was pronounced *****. Waterman at first claimed she had given birth. In her plea, she admitted the baby was Bush’s. Bush was also the mother of three other children.

Bush’s body was found in a separate location. Arkansas authorities said she ***** from a gunshot wound, but police and prosecutors declined to provide more information on how the baby *****.

Waterman’s husband, Jamie Waterman, was charged with being an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping dispose of Bush’s body. His trial is scheduled for October.

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