Found Deceased IN - Samantha Fleming, 23, Anderson, 6 April 2015 *Arrest*

[TravelingBug]

Wow.

I'm stunned.

 

[TravelingBug]

This is so bizarre.

"She knew a lot about this mother, enough to convince her she was with CPS," Pawlak said. Detectives will have to determine how she was able to gather information about the woman.

I wonder why she targeted her? Young enough to be more gullible perhaps? She had to know so much in order to not only sound like she was with CPS, but enough details to convince her to go with her.

It seems like the only real likely possibilities are her somehow getting access to copies of records somewhere somehow, or else maybe a lot of sleuthing on social media?

 

[los2188]

Wow.

I'm stunned.

TravelingBug... You said it all. STUNNED. I did not expect this. While I was worried for the both of them, I expected that she needed some time away. This is sickening beyond belief. I hope it was worth it for the suspect. I'm sure she'll have plenty of time on her hands to think about it. I'm not the type to wish anything bad on anyone, however, I hope her conscious eats her up alive from this day for an eternity..... At the very least.

 

[modesty blaise]

oh my goodness I did not expect this ending ):

 

[modesty blaise]

Is this becoming a thing now? women harming other women and stealing their babies.

 

[Wolf Dreamer]

This is so bizarre.



I wonder why she targeted her? Young enough to be more gullible perhaps? She had to know so much in order to not only sound like she was with CPS, but enough details to convince her to go with her.

It seems like the only real likely possibilities are her somehow getting access to copies of records somewhere somehow, or else maybe a lot of sleuthing on social media?

If she was pregnant as the neighbour in http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...ung-mother-killed-st-0418-20150417-story.html reports, maybe there's some truth to the story that her child or children died. Would she have been likely to be at the same hospital as Samantha? Or was Serenity being treated at a hospital with a known children's department?

 

[Wolf Dreamer]

Is this becoming a thing now? women harming other women and stealing their babies.

sadly it's been a thing for a very long time; like most crime it's just that it gets more attention now we have social media.

 

[SugarQueen]

OMG! Out of all the possible endings I didn't think this would be it. It's one of those things that enter your mind but you figure that can't be it. I'm stunned and horrified.

 

[SugarQueen]

MzOpinion got it right. : (

 

[los2188]

Police find body, believed to be of missing woman
http://wgntv.com/2015/04/18/police-find-body-believed-to-be-of-missing-woman/

 

[los2188]

 

[Constance]

Anderson police who came to Gary Friday afternoon in search of a young mother and her newborn daughter who had been missing since early April believe they found her.

The body of a woman who matches her the description was discovered about 3 p.m. Friday at a home in the 1900 block of Cleveland Street.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/subur...ung-mother-killed-st-0418-20150417-story.html

 

[meanmaryjean]

OH NO!!!!!!!! NEVER suspected this......

 

[Ragamuffin]

OMG the boyfriend was telling the truth! RIP Samantha, glad Serenity is safe. This case is beyond bizarre.

 

[cuffem]

Wow!Sorry for doubting his story but it was unbelievable that someone would fall for it,she must have been scared to loose her baby.Thankfully the baby is ok,why is there many of these baby snatchings happening?

 

[MamaJoJo]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-missing-Indiana-mother-Samantha-Fleming.html

Police were led to Gary after Fleming's cell phone signal was picked up in the city, where the young mother's wallet was also found.
Fleming was reported missing by her boyfriend.

According to police, Fleming left the home they shared with her daughter Serenity after the woman who claimed to be from Child Protective Services told the new mother she had to appear at a hearing.

Police said the woman told Fleming the hearing was at Lake Superior Court in Hammond, which is 13 miles from the home where the body was discovered.

 

[petchie]

http://wishtv.com/2015/04/18/missing-anderson-woman-found-dead-newborn-safe/

An Anderson mother who went missing along with her newborn baby was found dead in a Gary home, according to police.

The newborn girl was found safe and returned to family.

 

[los2188]

So how did the alleged kidnapper know the mother??? I can't imagine the pain, agony, and worry that the mother went through before and during her death. Not knowing whether or not her newborn was going to be safe...thinking of her boyfriend, who, all of a sudden, we are all feeling his pain and sympathize with. I can only hope that she got to kiss and hug her baby goodbye and may have even been told that they baby was not going to be hurt.....sigh. I hate this so much. So cruel, so senseless. Since I don't hit women, can one of the lovely women that we have here convey what I am feeling towards this evil woman, who is innocent until proven guilty...grrrrrr.

 

[MzOpinion8d]

Wow. Even though I suggested this possibility I am still surprised, and so, so sad. Poor Samantha had to have been terrified. I am grateful the baby was safe and I hope she remains healthy. I keep thinking of Samantha's beautiful older daughter - if you've seen the public pics on FB you know what I mean, that child is breathtaking - and how hard this will be on her for the rest of her life.

I don't even know how you prevent something like this from happening. Young mothers who are frightened of losing their kids are easy victims for evil people. They won't feel like they have the option of questioning credentials or asking for ID or they'll be seen as being uncooperative.

ETA meaning someone posing as CPS worker.

 

[blefuscu]

How horrible. Poor Samantha. Her poor family. I can't imagine what they are going through.