Published 9 months ago

Fort Dodge couple charged with drowning their newborn baby plead not guilty

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Brandon Thoma and Taylor Blaha welcomed a baby girl in their apartment in November. To ease the pain of childbirth, Blaha used methamphetamine. The couple became worried that with the baby's cries, neighbors would contact police. Fearing that they would lose custody of their two-year-old child, the couple held their newborn under water until she died.

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KWWL

Fort Dodge couple charged with drowning their newborn baby plead not guilty

FORT DODGE, Iowa (KWWL) -- A Fort Dodge couple charged with drowning their newborn baby in a bathtub in November are each pleading not guilty. Both are charged with first-degree

9 months ago·Waterloo, United States

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KCRG

Two charged in death of Fort Dodge newborn plead not guilty

The two people charged in the death of their newborn baby in Fort Dodge pleaded not guilty on Tuesday.

9 months ago·Cedar Rapids, United States

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Radio Iowa

Fort Dodge couple pleads not guilty to murdering newborn - Radio Iowa

The Fort Dodge couple who allegedly drowned their infant daughter shortly after she was born on November 16th have pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder. In a Webster County District Courtroom on Tuesday, 24-year-old Taylor Blaha and 31-year-old Brandon Thoma submitted written pleas of not guilty during their arraignment. Both were arrested and charged with […]

9 months ago

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