Holly Sheppard, 29, was handed a second life sentence this week after pleading guilty to the 2018 murder of a newborn in her care. The ruling adds to an existing term she is serving for a 2023 child abuse case.
Sheppard advertised babysitting services on Facebook in 2018 when a 22-day-old infant was left in her care. The baby suffered non-accidental abusive head trauma and died days later. No charges were filed at the time.
A judge in West Virginia sentenced Rebakah Weikle to two consecutive life terms for murdering her 4-year-old daughter in 2022. The killing stemmed from jealousy over attention the child received from her father. Weikle pleaded guilty to first-degree murder and child abuse resulting in death.
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A 24-year-old Wisconsin woman received probation after pleading no contest to child neglect charges for leaving three toddlers alone in a parked vehicle for nearly 90 minutes.
Kelly Ward pleaded no contest to child neglect causing great bodily harm after leaving her 3-month-old daughter outside in cold weather overnight in 2023. A judge withheld adjudication and sentenced her to 48 months of probation with conditions including a substance abuse evaluation and parenting classes. The infant suffered life-altering injuries consistent with shaken baby syndrome.
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Logan Kruckenberg Anderson, now 21, received a life sentence with possible release after 45 years for fatally shooting his newborn daughter in 2021. The case continues as his defense filed a post-sentencing motion. Prosecutors described the act as an attempt to erase a problem.