Baby passed as suspect's own following mom's killing

Sunday, December 19, 2004

MELVERN, Kan. -- A woman charged with killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb was showing the child off to people at a cafe and to her pastor hours before she was arrested, residents said Saturday.

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