‘Worth It’: Mother Admitted to Kidnapping, Killing Her 11-Month-Old Son because She Did Not Want to Give up Custody
Madeline Daly admitted she killed her 11-month-old son after a custody fight, and she faces life in prison.
- On Monday, August 24, Madeline Veronique Daly pleaded guilty to first-degree murder for killing her 11-month-old son, Basil Stoner, inside a New Mexico RV in December 2025.
- Daly kidnapped Basil from Wyoming against a court order that granted emergency custody to his father, Jake Stoner, before fleeing to a rural New Mexico property.
- As deputies closed in on the RV, Daly fatally shot the infant with a 9mm handgun and later told police the act was "worth it" to prevent his father's access.
- Following the December 23, 2025, shooting, medical staff confirmed they could not save the child, leading to murder charges filed by the 6th Judicial District Attorney.
- Prior to the killing, Daly had refused to include Stoner on the birth certificate and sent text messages stating he would "never be a part of the child's life.
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Mother Shoots Her Baby In The Face, Then Claims It Was Worth It So The Father Can Never See Him Again
SILVER CITY, N.M. — A Wyoming mother who kidnapped her infant son during a bitter custody fight and then shot the baby in the face as deputies closed in has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder, telling investigators the killing was “worth it” if the boy’s father never saw him again. Madeline Veronique Daly, 36, entered the plea Aug. 24 in Sixth Judicial District Court in Silver City. Judge Tom F. Stewart accepted the agreement and set a later…
Wyoming mother pleads guilty after infant son killed during interstate custody dispute
A Wyoming woman has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in the death of her 11-month-old son after authorities said she took the child across state lines in violation of a custody order and fatally shot him as law enforcement closed in on an RV in rural New Mexico, Cowboy State Daily reported. Authorities announced this week that 36-year-old Madeline Veronique Daly entered the plea in Grant County, avoiding a trial that had been scheduled for …
The 36-year-old took the child from Wyoming in violation of a court order and shot him when police found her.
A mother shot her 11-month-old son in the face so that his father would never be able to get custody in the United States, writes the New York Post
A mother shot her 11-month-old son in the face so that his father would never be able to get custody in the United States, writes the New York Post.36-year-old Madeleine Daly took the boy from Wyoming to New Mexico, violating the court's decision to...
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