A South Dakota woman imprisoned for the 1981 death of her newborn son was released after serving less than three months. The boy’s death wasn’t solved until 2019.
Bentaas gave birth to the baby when she was 19, but defense attorneys told the court that she didn’t know she was pregnant until the baby was born, when she found he wasn’t breathing.
• Lt. Melissa Liotta, who has served for five years in the reserves after three years of active duty, was installed as the first woman to command a Louisiana National Guard firing battery, leading nearly 90 soldiers.