SC - 'Angel Hope', infant, homicide, York County, 1992 *mom charged in 2021*

[Proud Country Gal]

Woman arrested in 1992 cold case homicide of infant ‘Angel Hope’ in South Carolina


Woman arrested in 1992 cold case homicide of infant ‘Angel Hope’ in South Carolina
The baby was named Angel Hope, rather than Baby Jane Doe, by members of the community.
YORK COUNTY, S.C. (WBTV) - An arrest has been made in a 29-year-old cold case involving the death of an infant.

Three things to know:

• The homicide took place in 1992
• It was reexamined in 2020
• The community paid for the baby’s funeral and gravesite

Stacy Michelle Costner Rabon, 48, of Rock Hill, S.C. was arrested and charged with homicide by child abuse for the death of a baby in 1992 that was found floating in the Catawba River.

 

[Proud Country Gal]

https://www.thestate.com/news/local/crime/article253542269.html
Another article.....

 

[abr]

May she rot for stabbing a precious baby, her very own blessing.

 

[imstilla.grandma]

Rabon was arrested Tuesday and was being held at the York County Detention Center. It was unknown if she has an attorney who could speak on her behalf. The charge carries a prison sentence of 30 years to life in the event of a conviction.

"I am very thankful for the hard work of our detectives and DNA analysts. Their dedication and ability to work cooperatively has led to the closure of a case that has haunted our community for years," York County Sheriff Kevin Tolson said at a news conference.

A DNA match between the baby and Rabon was made after Rabon was arrested on a drug distribution charge in 2019, Tolson said. DNA was collected from Rabon after her arrest, Tolson added.

Rabon's DNA was sent to a national DNA database where it matched with evidence in the baby's case from 1992, Tolson said. While the initial DNA match pointed authorities toward a suspect, Tolson said, more investigation was needed before Rabon could be charged.

"This child deserved our best," Tolson said. "Maybe now she will be called Baby Angel Justice."
Sheriff: Arrest in '92 cold case death of baby girl in river


Stacy Michelle Costner Rabon, 48, of Rock Hill, South Carolina, faces a charge of homicide by child abuse in connection with the girl’s death in August 1992, news outlets reported. Only hours old when she died, the child was found wrapped in a bedsheet inside a plastic grocery bag that was discovered by a swimmer on the Catawba River, officials said.

Authorities said the child had stab wounds but a coroner’s report determined that the death was the result of suffocation — not drowning or the stabbings.
Newborn baby found dead on South Carolina river: Mother arrested in decades-old cold case

 

[JerseyGirl]

Trial begins for York County woman accused of murdering her infant in 1992

A woman accused of murdering her infant daughter is standing trial 30 years after that baby’s body was found floating in the Catawba River.

www.yahoo.com

 

[imstilla.grandma]

In her opening statement to the jury on Tuesday, Senior Solicitor Leslie Robinson pointed out the tragic irony of Angel Hope’s initial resting place.

“In that era, Sears’s slogan was ‘You Can Count on Me,'” she said in the release. “Her killer remained a mystery for three decades until DNA finally revealed the identity of the mother that she tragically could not count on.”

Mom convicted of killing 'hours-old baby' found stuffed in 'Sears shopping bag' floating in the river after more than 30 years

Stacy Michelle Rabon was convicted of killing her hours-old baby, found stuffed in a Sears bag and tossed in the river more than 30 years ago.

lawandcrime.com

 

[dotr]

Trial Underway involving a cold case from nearly 30 years ago - CN2 News

YORK COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – A trial is underway this week for a York County mother charged in the death of her infant daughter from nearly 3 decades ago. In 2021 The York County Sheriff’s Office arrested Stacy Michelle Costner Rabon in a 29-year-old cold case of an infant left in the Catawba...

www.cn2.com

'YORK COUNTY, S.C. (CN2 NEWS) – A trial is underway this week for a York County mother charged in the death of her infant daughter from nearly 3 decades ago.'

'16 Circuit Solicitor Kevin Brackett telling CN2 News on this Monday a motion and jury selection took place, and they hope for opening statements on Tuesday.'