Teen mom accused of strangling her newborn east of Colorado Springs enters plea; attorneys to evaluate her mental health
GazetteMay 13, 2022
May 13—An eastern
Though defense attorneys indicated Thursday that they are evaluating
Carr, now 20, appeared in handcuffs and an orange jail jumpsuit, wearing glasses and a mask. She did not speak to the court.
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"I hope no one finds it," Carr wrote to the baby's father on a social media site, deputies said in court documents.
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Carr first denied knowledge of the infant, then later told deputies it was stillborn before she buried the baby outside. She said the father was a customer at the McDonald's where she had worked.
Online records also suggest a woman who was trying to hide her pregnancy from others, deputies allege.
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The baby was buried without ceremony as Carr sought to hide her crime, deputies allege.
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