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Authorities on Tuesday charged a woman and her husband with murder in the death of her pregnant biological daughter, whose body was found in a michigan The forest three weeks after his disappearance.
Rebecca Park, 22, was in the final days of her pregnancy when she was last seen on November 3. Prosecutor Johanna Carey said in court that the child had been dismembered when his remains were found last week.
“Clearly, this is the evil personality,” Carey said.
Courtney Bartholomew, 40, and Brad Bartholomew, 47, were charged with murder, torture and other crimes in Wexford County, 200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest. detroit,
“Mr. Bartholomew brought Rebecca to his home, forced her into another vehicle and drove to the woods, where he stabbed her, forced her to lie on the ground, while he bit her baby, ultimately killing her and the baby,” Carey said.
Bartholomew appeared in court by video from jail and was denied bail. Public defender Robert Champion declined to comment about the case.
A motive was not disclosed by the prosecutor. Dozens of people filled the courtroom, many of whom were searching the park. There were messages on cars in the parking lot: “Justice 4 Rebecca and Baby Park.”
Courtney Bartholomew was Park’s biological mother, but Park was raised by a couple who adopted him and his siblings.
“She deserves to be remembered as the sweet girl she was when she was little,” mother Stephanie Park told 9&10 News.