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Well… I guess Coroner Goodwin cleared it up for us a bit:Updated Timeline
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Timeline | The kidnapping and murder of pregnant Arkansas mother and her unborn baby
An Arkansas woman, pregnant and hopeful for a job, was kidnapped by a stranger she met online with a motive to take her unborn child.www.5newsonline.com
If you listen to the federal prosecutor speak it is heartbreaking.
Goodwin says the memorial service for the baby was scheduled for 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 2. He says that morning the Benton County Coroner called asking for a DNA swab from the baby.
He says he was very cautious as it seemed "far-fetched" and the Waterman's family said Amber had already miscarried four times, so they were very "emotionally upset."
Goodwin alleges the Watermans tried to dispose of Bush’s body the same day they showed up for the baby’s memorial service.
"They got cleaned up after burning and disposing her body and showed up for a funeral," Goodwin said.
He says the funeral was exactly what you would expect of parents who lost a child. Goodwin says nothing was out of the ordinary at the time and less than a dozen people were there.
Goodwin says the baby was a "beautiful" girl and that Amber was a "cold-blooded killer" and a "good actor."
According to Goodwin, the Benton County Coroner arrived after the memorial service to take the baby for an autopsy. Goodwin says the Waterman’s demeanor changed when they found out an autopsy would be performed, and Amber allegedly asked multiple times if DNA tests would be performed. He says as soon as Jamie heard that, he “got up and ran out of funeral home.”
“Hands down craziest things I have ever dealt with as a coroner for 16 years," Goodwin said.
Goodwin says the Watermans had named the baby Dakota.