Prosecutors: Illinois Couple Disposed of Newborn in Toilet, Later Buried Body in Beer Box

Prosecutors: Illinois couple disposed of newborn in toilet, later buried body in beer box

Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38 | Will County Sheriff’s Office WILL COUNTY, Illinois (WBBM) — A man and a woman were charged after authorities said they buried an infant child at a home in Will County last year. Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38, were charged on Saturday with one count of desecration of a corpse. The Will County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday said it received information on an infant that was possibly buried …

Parents Tried To Push Newborn Down Toilet With Plunger Before Burying Her in Beer Box

Illinois police have arrested the parents of a newborn baby who was found in a shallow grave on Friday. Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, gave birth to a baby girl at a Wilmington home in October 2024. The baby was discovered in a toilet — where her father, William Cosmen, 38, tried to push her down the drain with a plunger, according to WSPY. The baby’s body was reportedly left in the toilet overnight before she was buried. According to WFLD, the baby was b…

Pair allegedly tried to dispose of baby in toilet before burying remains

Two people have been charged with desecration of a corpse after Will County authorities say they found the remains of an infant in a shallow grave in the 1900 block of Roberts Road in Wilmington on Friday.