Prosecutors said Stinnett momentarily came to, attempted to fight back, then Montgomery strangled her to death. After being discovered laying in a pool of blood inside her house,
Stinnett was declared dead at the hospital, CBC News said quoting officials. The abducted infant sent up an Amber Alert, and tips led officials to Montgomery’s house.
According to the source, Victoria Jo, the preterm baby, survived the assault and was reunited with her father, Zeb Stinnett, in the hospital.
Montgomery claimed the infant belonged to her even though she was detained on site. She subsequently admitted, nevertheless, that she abducted the infant and killed Stinnett.
According to the Topeka Capital-Journal, Montgomery was married at the time and allegedly persuaded her spouse, Kevin Montgomery, she was pregnant and had given birth.
“I held that baby proudly,” he remarked according to the site. A jury decided in 2007 Montgomery was guilty of federal abduction resulting in death. According to prosecutors,
