But he said with time off for good behavior, she could serve as little as 35 months. Should Ms. Drexler serve 35 months, her imprisonment would last slightly longer than the expected stays of the two figures in another widely publicized infanticide case involving New Jersey teen-agers. Peterson, the first one to strike a deal to cooperate with the prosecution, received a month sentence, while Ms. Grossberg received a month sentence. Kaye said of the Drexler case. He said that in his 15 years as county prosecutor there had been 12 other cases of killings of newborns.
All but one resulted in plea agreements and similar sentences, he said. The one exception went to trial in and the defendant, Patricia Giles, was found guilty and sentenced to the maximum of 30 years. Kaye and the senior prosecuting attorney, Elaine Leschot, speculated that a continuing remoteness from what had happened could account for Ms. Drexler's emotionless tone of voice at the hearing today. Echoing the findings of prosecution and defense psychiatric examinations, Mr. Kaye described Ms.
Drexler as someone who, upon becoming pregnant by her boyfriend, John Lewis of Barnegat Township, apparently isolated herself from her own emotions.
As the hearing unfolded in Judge Ricciardi's courtroom, the Greek-Revival courthouse was surrounded by an army of television trucks. Clutches of photographers were stationed at all the entrances in hopes of getting a picture of Ms. Drexler as she entered or left the courthouse. In the time since she was first arrested more than a year ago, she has lightened her once-dark brown hair to a medium blond.
As a result, some reporters who had older published photographs took little notice of the blonde woman who, nonchalant and unaccompanied, walked past them, entered the well of the courtroom and sat down at the defense table minutes before the start of today's proceedings. Kaye, speaking after the court session ended, gave more details about the case than Ms. Drexler had revealed in her court statement. He said that his investigation had determined that Ms. Drexler had arrived at the prom between and P.
Kaye said that Ms. Drexler delivered the baby, whom he described as ''born perfect,'' into the toilet. She retrieved him and apparently cut the umbilical cord with the serrated edge of a paper towel dispenser that hung on the wall in the restroom stall.
Tests of the baby's lungs for signs that it may have drowned were ''inconclusive,'' Ms. Leschot said. Kaye said that the prosecution experts and a well-known forensic pathologist, Dr.
Michael Baden, who was brought in by Mr. Secare and Donald A. Venezia, the defense lawyers, differed on their explanation for this. Baden argued that it was possible that the child was stillborn and the air found in the lungs was put there by emergency medical technicians who tried to resuscitate the baby when they arrived about an hour after the birth. Speaking about Ms. Drexler's likely sentence, Mr. Kaye did note that if the baby's death had taken place three days later, she would have been subject to a new state law that requires that those convicted serve at least 80 percent of their sentence before becoming eligible for parole.
New Jersey Charges Woman, 18, With Killing Baby Born at Prom By Robert hanley - The New York Times June 25, The New Jersey teen-ager who gave birth in a bathroom stall at her senior prom was charged with murder today after the authorities concluded that she had delivered a healthy boy, cut the umbilical cord, choked him and put him in a plastic bag that she knotted and threw away.
The woman, Melissa Drexler, 18, of Forked River, was charged after an autopsy determined she had choked the baby and smothered him either with her hands or with the plastic bag, said John Kaye, the Monmouth County Prosecutor. In the midst of it, Mr. Kaye said today, a girlfriend who had heard sounds from the bathroom stall asked Miss Drexler if she felt ill.
The Prosecutor said she replied: ''I'll be done pretty soon. Go tell the boys we'll be right out. A few minutes later, leaving blood on the floor of the bathroom stall, Miss Drexler went to the dance floor with her boyfriend and prom date, John Lewis, ate a salad and danced one dance.
The case -- which recalled that of another New Jersey teen-ager, Amy Grossberg, and her boyfriend, Brian Peterson, who were charged with killing their newborn son in a motel and discarding his body -- stunned Miss Drexler's friends and relatives and attracted headlines across the country.
Those who knew her said they had no idea the high school senior was pregnant. In her hometown in southern New Jersey, there was little sympathy for Miss Drexler. Most people agreed with the sentiments of Michelle Donally, a year-old neighbor, who said, ''My heart goes out to her parents, but not to her.
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Scott Lamb - - Tuesday, June 6, Please read our comment policy before commenting. John List Devout Lutheran John List knew he had to figure out a way to continue paying for his room mansion in Westfield after he lost Omega stereo job as vice president of a local bank.
He also had a family to support, a wife and three kids, so the job hunt began. He made the decision to kill his family to make their lives, and his life, easier. On the morning of Nov. List cleaned up, ate lunch and Mslissa for his children to arrive home from school. His daughter Patti, 16, was shot first and his youngest son Frederic, 13, was next. The bodies were tidied and lined Melissa drexler now side-by-side in the ballroom along with a letter List wrote to his pastor, outlining the details of the murders.
List immediately fled to New York that day. Home News Tribune. A few years later, List began a new life in Denver as Robert Clark. He married again, had more children and moved his new family to Virginia. A former neighbor from Denver recognized List and contacted police.
List was arrested 11 days later and was convicted of five counts of first degree murder and sentenced to five life terms in He died from complications with pneumonia in March John List's former home in Westfield.
Courier News. John List left with members of his family in this photo. Wife Helen centerdaughter Patricia 2nf form the leftJohn Jr.
List, who was wanted for the slayings of his family in Bender's busts, including this one showing what List would look like after 18 years as Melisssa fugitive, have helped police solve crimes after appearing on Fox Broadcasting Company's television show "America's Most Wanted. John List being put into a unmarked police car after his arrest in Virginia. CN file photo. After the death of his mother at age 17, Cullen decided to enlist in the Navy where another drxler attempt had him discharged early.
He went on to attend the Mountainside School of Nursing in Montclair and got a job as a nurse at the St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston in Yengo in June The patient had an allergic reaction to a blood-thinning medication and was admitted to St. Barnabas where Cullen was assigned as his nurse. Cullen gave him a lethal dose of medication that killed him during his stay Darkeater midir the medical center.
His murderous spree continued for 16 more years as he administered lethal drugs to dresler 40 innocent patients at six different hospitals in New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Suspicion began to arise while Cullen was working at Somerset Medical Center in when the New Jersey Poison Information and Education System began to look into the high number of patient overdoses at What is dab drug hospital. He was fired from Somerset in October and police kept Cullen under surveillance until they had enough evidence to arrest him on one count of attempted murder on Dec.
In Aprilhe pleaded guilty to killing 13 people at Somerset Medical Center. Seven months later, he pleaded guilty to killing six more people in Pennsylvania. Cullen currently faces 18 life sentences and is eligible for parole in years. Now, those who Author: W. Scott Lamb. Melissa Drexler, now 23, was released Author: AP. On June 6, , Drexler gave birth in a toilet stall at her senior prom. Image via rusyat. Drexler as she entered or left the courthouse.
Characteristics: Infanticide. Born alive, the infant was suffocated.
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