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Updated December 17, 2020
Lisa Montgomery was convicted of killing 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett in the northwest Missouri town of Skidmore in December 2004
In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim’s uterus so she could kidnap the girl.
Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime and how to prevent it in future.
“It’s such a horrific act to do and it takes a lot of planning,” says Ann Burgess, a professor at Boston College who has studied the rare phenomenon of fetal abduction since the 1990s.
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Death row inmate Lisa Montgomery seen in a photo released in 2004 is set to be the first woman executed by the US federal government in nearly 70 years - Text size
In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim s uterus so she could kidnap the girl.
Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime and how to prevent it in future. It s such a horrific act to do and it takes a lot of planning, says Ann Burgess, a professor at Boston College who has studied the rare phenomenon of fetal abduction since the 1990s.
Chicago: In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim s uterus so she could kidnap the girl.
Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime - and how to prevent it in future. It s such a horrific act to do and it takes a lot of planning, says Ann Burgess, a professor at Boston College who has studied the rare phenomenon of fetal abduction since the 1990s.
John Rabun, a senior consultant on infant abductions to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC), says the crime has been more visible in the last 15-20 years.
She Strangled Woman, Cut Baby From Womb; 16 Years On, Set To Be Executed She Strangled Woman, Cut Baby From Womb; 16 Years On, Set To Be Executed Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime and how to prevent it in future.
The US Justice Department called the crime especially heinous in announcing an execution date.
Chicago, United States:
In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim s uterus so she could kidnap the girl.
Thursday, 17 Dec 2020 10:38 AM MYT
CHICAGO, Dec 17 In 2004, Lisa Montgomery strangled a pregnant woman to death and used a kitchen knife to remove the unborn baby from the victim’s uterus so she could kidnap the girl.
Sixteen years on, the United States is preparing to execute her, and experts are still studying the case so they can understand what prompts such a crime and how to prevent it in future.
“It’s such a horrific act to do and it takes a lot of planning,” says Ann Burgess, a professor at Boston College who has studied the rare phenomenon of foetal abduction since the 1990s.