US EditionMother Charged with Capital Murder for Strangling Child, Leaving Body in Gadsden Funeral Home Hearse
Terica Pearl faces capital murder charges after strangling her 1-year-old daughter and leaving the body in a funeral home hearse, police said the investigation led to arrest within 12 hours.
- On Saturday, Aug. 9, 2025, West Gadsden Funeral Home staff found 1-year-old Blessence Pearl in a hearse; her mother was charged with murder.
- Gadsden police treated the incident as a homicide 'until we can prove otherwise,' and Lieutenant Dusty Ford said, police secured an arrest in under 12 hours.
- Robinson said he returned about 8pm on Friday and routinely left the hearse unlocked, where employees mistook the body for a doll before discovering the child.
- Gadsden Mayor Craig Ford called Blessence’s death a 'tough case for everyone involved' and said the arrest brings the community closer to justice.
- A preliminary hearing is set for Pearl, who is charged with capital murder and held without bond at the Etowah County Jail on Monday.
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Mother allegedly dumped strangled body of her 1-year-old baby in hearse at funeral home: cops
Terica Pearl's 1-year-old baby, Blessence Pearl, was discovered by an employee at West Gadsden Funeral Home when someone said they had thought they'd seen a doll in the hearse, WSAW reported.
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