Lisa Montgomery was found guilty in a Kansas court for strangling expectant mother, Bobbie Jo Stinnett, and cutting the unborn baby from her womb in a gruesome 2004 kidnapping. The two women met online, both were Rat Terrier dog breeders. Montgomery knew that Stinnett was expecting people to come look at her dogs. Montgomery took advantage, knowing she would answer her door without suspicion, and was pregnant. Acquaintances stated she was desperate for a child. Police reports say that before her arrest in Melvern, Kansas, Montgomery was showing off the baby as her own. When police arrested Montgomery, she confessed to strangling Bobbie Jo Stinnett, and stealing the baby. Montgomery was sentenced to death for the slaying of Bobbie Jo Stinnett on April 4, 2008. Her defense attorneys say they will appeal.
Fast Facts:
- Stinnett was 8 months pregnant
- Montgomery met Stinnett online
- Montgomery was 36 at time on incident
- She had two school age children of her own
- Witnesses said she brought the baby to visit a pastor, and a local cafe
- Baby girl returned to her father, later named Victoria Jo Stinnett
- Is the third woman on federal death row
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Kansas City Crime Scene Blog: What Punishment will the jury give Lisa Montgomery? (October 25, 2007)
CrimeRant: Lisa Montgomery Gets Death Penalty (October 26, 2007
Crimerant: Lisa Montgomery: Guilty By Reason of Sanity (October 23, 2007
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