IA IA - Newborn Kayleen Blaha, still missing, drowned by parents Brandon Thoma and Taylor Blaha to hide meth in child's system - 12/11/22 *2 guilty*

[Niner]

Fort Dodge woman gets 50 years in prison for death, disappearance of her newborn

A Fort Dodge mom pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her newborn's death. The baby's remains have not been found.

eu.desmoinesregister.com

Aug. 18, 2023

A Fort Dodge woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her newborn.

Taylor K. Blaha, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday at the Webster County Courthouse and requested an immediate sentence following her plea, court documents show. The investigation began in November with the disappearance and death of Kayleen Lee Blaha, who was born Nov. 16.
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Judge Christopher Polking sentenced Blaha to 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. She also was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution.

Thoma, 31, pleaded guilty to child endangerment resulting in death and abuse of a corpse in July, court records show. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

On Aug. 18, Blaha pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the death of her newborn baby. She was sentenced to 50 years in prison with a chance of parole after 35 years, KCRG reported.

According to court documents obtained by Our Quad Cities, Blaha gave birth to Kayleen Lee at the couple’s apartment in Fort Dodge on Nov. 16, 2022, and the parents allegedly drowned the baby in a bathtub a short time later

The court documents allege Blaha and Thoma had planned to give the child to a relative to adopt, but killed the baby because they feared the girl’s crying would draw neighbors’ attention and they would phone police. The couple, the legal papers state, didn’t want authorities to take their 2-year-old son from their custody if they found out the newborn had methamphetamine in her system.

An arrest affidavit states Thoma allegedly gave Blaha the drug to deal with the pain of the home delivery, WLS-TV reported.

Iowa Mother Murdered Newborn Girl Because She Worried Cops Would Learn She Took Meth to Deal With Pain of Home Delivery: Police

Couple was worried the cops would determine their newborn baby had meth in their system, so they killed her.

radaronline.com

 

[nao]

Fort Dodge woman gets 50 years in prison for death, disappearance of her newborn

A Fort Dodge mom pleaded guilty to second-degree murder for her newborn's death. The baby's remains have not been found.

eu.desmoinesregister.com

Aug. 18, 2023

A Fort Dodge woman was sentenced to 50 years in prison after pleading guilty to killing her newborn.

Taylor K. Blaha, 24, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder Friday at the Webster County Courthouse and requested an immediate sentence following her plea, court documents show. The investigation began in November with the disappearance and death of Kayleen Lee Blaha, who was born Nov. 16.
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Judge Christopher Polking sentenced Blaha to 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. She also was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution.

Thoma, 31, pleaded guilty to child endangerment resulting in death and abuse of a corpse in July, court records show. His sentencing is scheduled for Sept. 1.

Who is the $150,000 restitution for. She will be 55 with police record, she is not going to be able to pay that.....moo

 

[JerseyGirl]

Sentencing still on for tomorrow?

 

[Niner]

Sentencing still on for tomorrow?

Looks like it!

Docket # Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
D0077 VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT DRISCOLL DARREN DANIEL 08/30/2023 08/31/2023 08/31/2023

D0078 VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT DRISCOLL DARREN DANIEL 08/30/2023 08/31/2023 08/31/2023

D0079 VICTIM IMPACT STATEMENT DRISCOLL DARREN DANIEL 08/30/2023 08/31/2023 08/31/2023

D0076 PRE SENTENCE INVESTIGATION REPORT PSI DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS CENTRAL OFFICE 08/29/2023 08/30/2023 08/30/2023

D0075 ORDER APPROVING WITHDRAWAL OF COUNSEL STOEBE KURT J. 08/23/2023 08/24/2023 08/24/2023
Comments: DOUGLAS HAMMERAND

D0074 MOTION TO WITHDRAW COUNSEL HAMMERAND DOUGLAS DELBERT 08/23/2023 08/23/2023 08/23/2023

D0073 ORDER FOR PSI STOEBE KURT J. 07/26/2023 07/26/2023 07/26/2023
Comments: SENTENCING HEARING 09/01/2023 10:00 AM CT2.

link: https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/TIndexFrm

 

[Niner]

Friday, September 1st:
*Sentencing Hearing (@ 10am ET) - IA - Kayleen Lee Blaha (newborn) allegedly drowned by parents to hide meth in her system, Nov. 16, 2022, Fort Dodge. The couple alleged to have disposed of her remains somewhere near the Kenyon Road Bridge across the Des Moines River, but Kayleen's body is yet to be found. - *Brandon David Thoma (31/now 32) arrested (12/7/22), charged (12/8/22) & arraigned (1/3/23) with 1st degree murder & abuse of a corpse. Plead not guilty. $1, 050,000 Cash Bond.
Trial was set to begin 8/8/23 was vacated as Thoma plead guilty on 7/26/23. Sentencing hearing on 9/1/23.
Case & court info from 12/7/22 thru 7/6/23 reference post #32 here:
https://www.websleuths.com/forums/t...-meth-in-childs-system-12-11-22.650714/page-2
7/13/23: Appearance (D57) amended filed by Ryan Baldrige. Other Order (D58) See Order. Other Order (D59) Raising security level of the 7/13/23 Order. Next continuance of suppression motion hearing on 7/25/23 @ 9am.
7/21/23: Motion in Limine filed by Douglas D. Hammerand (D60); Additional minutes of testimony filed by Ryan Baldridge (D61). 7/24/23: Order for Continuance filed by Kurt J. Stoebe (D62). 7/26/23: Motion to Strike (witnesses) filed by Michelle K. Wolf (D63). Resistance to defendant's motion to suppress filed by Ryan Baldridge (D64); Proposed Exhibits (D63, D66 & D67) filed by Ryan Baldridge. Next motions hearing on 7/26/23 @ 9am.
7/26/23 Update: MTS Exhibit A-proposed by Michelle K. Wolf (D68). Other event: Subpoena documents from Community Health Center (D69). Court reporter memorandum & certificate: Stoebe/Schaffner plea (D70). Amended trial info (d72) Other Order: Approving amended trial information (D71) Order for PSI: Sentencing hearing on 9/1/23 @ 10am. (D73). Thoma was initially charged with one count of murder in the first degree in December 2022. On Wednesday, he pleaded guilty to lesser charges of child endangerment resulting in death & abuse of a corpse, 8/23/23: (D74): Motion to withdraw counsel Hammerand. (D75): Order approving withdrawal of counsel Douglas Hammerand. (D76) Pre sentence investigation report. 8/31/23: (D78-D75) Victim impact statements.
*Taylor Kay Blaha (24/now 25) – Plead guilty (8/18/23) & sentenced to 50 years in prison with the possibility of parole after 35 years. She also was ordered to pay $150,000 in restitution.

 

[Niner]

Thoma:

Docket # Event Filed By Filed Create Date Last Updated Action Date
D0081 COURT REPORTER MEMORANDUM AND CERTIFICATE - WITH FEE STOEBE KURT J. 09/01/2023 09/01/2023 09/01/2023
Comments: STOEBE/WEBER/GUILTY PLEA, SENTENCING HRG/09/01/23

D0080 ORDER OF DISPOSITION STOEBE KURT J. 09/01/2023 09/01/2023 09/01/2023
Comments: GUILTY

link: https://www.iowacourts.state.ia.us/ESAWebApp/TIndexFrm

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