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Woman slashes mother, takes newborn baby
21-year-old in serious condition; grandmother pleads for safe return
The Associated Press
Updated: 5:21 p.m. PT Sept 16, 2006
UNION, Mo. - A grandmother of a newborn girl stolen from a rural home pleaded Saturday for the baby’s safe return, as authorities searched for an abductor who stabbed and seriously injured the infant’s mother before fleeing with the child.
“The family’s in agony,” Raylene Ochsenbine said at a news conference. “Just give her back.”
The attacker walked into the home, told Abby Woods’ mother “I’m here to take your child,” then slashed the young mother’s throat and fled with the 1-week-old child.
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The baby’s pediatrician, Andy Zupan, said the abduction comes at a time when the baby is still adjusting to life. She is already overdue for a doctor’s visit, Zupan said, and had been breast-feeding.
“We just want her to just take her to a church or a hospital,” Ochsenbine said. “Just give her back.”
Franklin County Sheriff Gary Toelke said authorities had some good leads in their search for the attacker and the baby but “nothing has headed us in a certain direction.”
The child’s mother said she did not know her attacker, police said. Stephanie Ochsenbine, 21, was in stable condition Saturday following surgery.
“She’s torn apart,” Raylene Ochsenbine said.
The FBI, Missouri State Highway Patrol and the Missouri National Guard were helping with the investigation, Toelke said. The sheriff asked the public to report any woman who had talked about wanting a child or acted pregnant recently.
“The description is not locked in concrete,” Toelke said. “It could be someone who had a child die recently or could not have children and has told people they were pregnant and needed to steal a child so their lie would not be found out.”
Franklin County Maj. Mike Copeland noted that a sign celebrating Abby’s birth was displayed in the front yard and was plainly visible from a highway.
The attacker had gained entry to the family’s home in Lonedell, about 45 miles south of St. Louis, on Friday afternoon by asking to use Stephanie Ochsenbine’s telephone. Ochsenbine’s boyfriend and Abby’s father, James Woods, was at work at the time, police said.
They fought after the woman told Ochsenbine “I’m here to take your child,” and Ochsenbine was stabbed several times and her throat was slashed.
Ochsenbine’s 1-year-old son, Connor, also was in the house but was unharmed.
Ochsenbine passed out and police aren’t sure how long she was unconscious.
When she regained consciousness, she picked up Connor and went for help, trying two houses where no one was home before arriving at neighbor Pat Bearden’s home.
“She was standing there with blood all over her and said ’Somebody stole my baby,”’ said Pat Bearden, 69.
While no one has been ruled out as being involved, Ochsenbine and Woods are not considered prime suspects, Toelke said. “We’re not focusing on them,” he said.
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whoa 0.o
I heard about this..but differently. My friend told me she tried to commit suicide when her baby was taken. wait...is that the same story? 0.o
crazy man
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omgoodness! this is horrible!
and how the mother was hurt in the process is even more unfortunate.
i hope they get their baby back soon, safe and unharmed.
best of luck to them (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif)
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I really don't want to understand why someone would want to steal a baby (unless it's for ransom). Do they have any idea just how much work a baby is? Unless you don't consider 3 am feedings and diaper changes to be work.
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^It's actually happened before.
A woman killed a mother and stole her newborn baby and pretended it was her own. She was discovered because her neighbors knew she wasn't pregnant and thought something was wrong. The woman was unable to have children of her own...it made her crazy.
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) its sad how people literally kill to have a baby... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tears.gif)
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That's awful. I hope the mother is recovering quick from the slash on her throat. Who ever done this is crazy, hope she return the baby quick.
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(IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif) its sad how people literally kill to have a baby... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tears.gif)
and how others who don't want them have so many... (IMG:style_emoticons/default/sad.gif)
Goodness, I hope whoever took her will bring her back safe and unharmed, then turn herself in. Or be cursed for life.
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whoa 0.o
I heard about this..but differently. My friend told me she tried to commit suicide when her baby was taken. wait...is that the same story? 0.o
crazy man
dats another story lol...its on soompi as well (IMG:style_emoticons/default/tongue.gif)
^It's actually happened before.
A woman killed a mother and stole her newborn baby and pretended it was her own. She was discovered because her neighbors knew she wasn't pregnant and thought something was wrong. The woman was unable to have children of her own...it made her crazy.
yeah dats wat this story reminded me of...but i heard that the baby was still in the mothers womb and she surgically took the baby out or sumthing like dat (IMG:style_emoticons/default/blink.gif)
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oh gooodness, this is terrible stuff... T_T saddning
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Who would do something like that?
What would they use the baby for? Religious sacrafice?
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wow.. i know adoption is hard nowadays but still gosh theres no need for that
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omg that is horrible. who the hell would do that?
hope the baby is alright
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This has been all over the radio in my region. They found the girl and they found the baby. They baby has been returned and the girl is in custody.
Turns out the attacker had a misscarriage the same day and as she was returning home she saw a yard that had, Welcome home (name of lady) and your newborn baby! and congratulations and all that. She then pulled up, asked to use the phone and sliced the ladies neck taking the newborn baby.
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wow its amazing that she went around telling people that her baby was stolen instead of thinking about her injuries.
the power of a mother is so strong
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omg if she wanted a baby that bad why not go and adopt one or have your own.... this is insane
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ohh this is so saddening =(
instead of trying to murder someone and steal their baby, the woman should have just gone to adopt one..there are plenty of kids out there who need a home..(but if i knew she was this crazy, then i definitely wouldn't want her as a mom o__O)..
i really hope she comes to her senses and returns the baby soon..
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weird people these day...cant they go to the foster home???
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__ that is one crazy woman
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Why the heck.. why would she do that O-o thats horrible!!
