OH - Annabelle Richardson, newborn, found in shallow grave, Carlisle, 7 May 2017 #1

[Gardenista]

I wondered if she was in denial about the pregnancy and scared so didn’t return for appointments, tried to block it out.

I’m not sure how far along she was when the baby came but could it be true it was stillborn. Like because she wasn’t eating for pregnancy she could have gotten listeriosis and/or having a home birth there might have been something that went wrong.

The message to her mother about her tummy... she might have noticed it deflate and thought it’s be noticeable so wanted to get in early and make a comment about it, like trying to say nothing suspicious to see here.

Being a scared teen in denial doesn’t make me immediately take the jump to murder. What does cause of death say?

There is no cause of death. Which is why most of the talking head attorneys think this is a ridiculous case.

 

[Seattle1]

ngenette Levy‏Verified account @Angenette5
A second deputy who is a crime scene investigator photographed the burn pit in the Richardson’s backyard. Blue circle shows burial area @Local12

11:45 AM - 4 Sep 2019

 

[Seattle1]

Angenette Levy‏Verified account @Angenette5
Deputy Kelly McKay testifying about the crime scene photos taken at the Richardson home in the summer of 2017. Richardson appears to be looking at the photos as the deputy identifies them @Local12

11:05 AM - 4 Sep 2019

 

[Seattle1]

Confirming the defendant was a minor when baby born, and her mom Kim went to obgyn appointment with defendant but waited in waiting room.

Brooke Skylar Richardson Trial: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Sept 4, 2019

After a two year delay, the murder trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, has begun. Richardson is an Ohio woman charged in the 2017 death of her baby daughter.

The Carlisle resident was 17 years old when she gave birth in her bathroom on May 7, just two days after her prom, then buried the infant’s body in her family’s backyard. The child’s remains were discovered by detectives on July 17.

DNA confirmed that the child was conceived after Richardson, who goes by her middle name Skylar, had a brief relationship in with a young man named Trey Johnson. Johnson, who was the first witness during the trial, testified that the two began seeing each other in 2016. They had sex twice, once unprotected. He added that Richardson never told him she was pregnant.

[...]

Richardson told Andrew she wasn’t ready to tell her parents she was pregnant. She needed a prescription for birth control to show her mother, who was in the waiting room. Andrew hesitantly gave Richardson the prescription but insisted that she return as soon as possible for prenatal care. Over the next several weeks, Andrews office tried calling Richardson for follow-up exams but never received a response.

 

[Jewels53]

After pointed opening statements in the Brooke Skylar Richardson trial and testimony by doctors who treated the Carlisle teen accused of killing her newborn daughter in 2017 and burying her in parents’ backyard, the prosecution’s case will continue today with forensic experts.

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The prosecution is expected to call additional forensic scientists who examined the baby’s remains to the stand this morning.


Carlisle buried baby case: Prosecution to call forensic experts today

 

[Niner]

Thursday, Sept. 5th:
*Trial continues (Day 3) (@ 8:45am ET) - OH - A few hours old baby girl Annabelle “Baby Jane Doe” (May 7, 2017, Carlisle, baby found buried on July 14, 2017) - *Brooke 'Skylar' Richardson (18/now 20) arrested (8/4/17), charged & indicted (8/4/17) & arraigned (8/7/17) on multiple felony charges including aggravated murder (special felony,) involuntary manslaughter (1st degree felony), endangerment of child (3rd degree felony), tampering with evidence (3rd degree felony), & gross abuse of corpse (5th degree felony); allegedly killing, burning & burying her newborn baby in backyard of her Carlisle home. Free on $50K bond. House arrest & is placed on a curfew from 9pm to 7am, GPS monitoring, random drug tests & unannounced home visits will continue & surrendered passport.
Trial set to begin on Sept. 3, 2019 (to 9/13/19 on court site). Jury selection begins 9/3/19 with an initial jury pool of 70 people.
9/3/19 Day 1 Jury Selection. The jury and three alternates have been selected. 5 men, 7 women, 3 alternates (1 man, 2 women). Judge Oda addressing the jury about rules and staying away from any media coverage or social media coverage. He also told them not to drive by the Richardson residence during the course of the trial. Day 2 of trial will begin tomorrow, 9/4 at 8:45 with opening statements.
9/4/19 Day 2: Opening Statements by both sides. State shows Jury interrogation tape of Richardson during opening statements. State witnesses: Trey Johnson (baby's father, no name given) Ashley Sparkman (Medical assistant at Hilltop OBGYN). Dr. William Andrew (OBGYN doc who treated Richardson). Allison Campbell (an employee of Hilltop OBGYN). Defense and prosecution arguing about admitting Richardson's alleged confession statements. Defense lost. After lunch-State witnesses: Dr. Casey Boyce (from Hiltop OBGYN). Warren County Deputy Kelly McKay (crime scene investigation unit at the sheriff's office). Warren County Deputy Sarah Vaught (crim scene investigator). Deputy John Smith (Crime scene unit member). Warren County Coroner Dr. Russell Uptegrove. Court will resume at 8:45am Thursday, 9/5.

 

[mike balto]

Confirming the defendant was a minor when baby born, and her mom Kim went to obgyn appointment with defendant but waited in waiting room.

Brooke Skylar Richardson Trial: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Sept 4, 2019

After a two year delay, the murder trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, has begun. Richardson is an Ohio woman charged in the 2017 death of her baby daughter.

The Carlisle resident was 17 years old when she gave birth in her bathroom on May 7, just two days after her prom, then buried the infant’s body in her family’s backyard. The child’s remains were discovered by detectives on July 17.

DNA confirmed that the child was conceived after Richardson, who goes by her middle name Skylar, had a brief relationship in with a young man named Trey Johnson. Johnson, who was the first witness during the trial, testified that the two began seeing each other in 2016. They had sex twice, once unprotected. He added that Richardson never told him she was pregnant.

[...]

Richardson told Andrew she wasn’t ready to tell her parents she was pregnant. She needed a prescription for birth control to show her mother, who was in the waiting room. Andrew hesitantly gave Richardson the prescription but insisted that she return as soon as possible for prenatal care. Over the next several weeks, Andrews office tried calling Richardson for follow-up exams but never received a response.

 

[mike balto]

It is shocking they would give her birth control while she is pregnant just to appease her mom. Everybody was in on the ruse. All these dishonest adults, how was she supposed to be honest?

 

[Peppery]

I’m a guy so naturally I’m a little confused on a few things.

- she obviously didnt want the child. How could she under her own power induce delivery?
-during delivery, wouldn’t this have been dramatic in some way, shape or form where one of her parents would have been woken from the noise? I’m sure this wasn’t as smooth as passing gas in your sleep.

Delivery can’t just be induced without drugs. A woman naturally goes into labor due to hormones around 40 weeks gestation. There are many medical conditions that can cause premature labor, some can be managed/controlled by proper medical care throughout pregnancy and some cannot. Teen pregnancy and poor diet are risk factors for premature birth and low birth weight. We don’t know exactly how far along she was, I’ve seen anything from 32-39 weeks. At 32 weeks, an infant would likely need additional breathing support as the lungs aren’t fully developed yet. If she had gone to the hospital in labor at 32 weeks, they would’ve given her medication to stall labor and steroids to help the babys’ lungs mature faster. If those were unsuccessful, and she delivered anyway, the baby is usually taken immediately to neonatal intensive care unit (NCIU) where it gets...intensive care, oxygen, medications, continuous monitoring. At home, those breathing issues could be fatal if not cared for. If she was 39 weeks, she would’ve been considered full term and allowed to deliver. Normally 39-weekers can breathe just fine on their own and don’t need additional care in the NICU, but sometimes they do. Especially if mom didn’t receive proper prenatal care, the baby could have other problems. Babies are born with fluid and mucus in their lungs and bellies that the doctor will suction out and baby will cough out the first few days.

It’s hard to say about the pain of delivery. Much of it is determined by the size of a woman’s pelvis and size of the baby. Just because Skylar is petite, doesn’t mean she would have trouble birthing an average sized baby. It sounds like she was in early labor at prom and delivered 2-3 days later—normal for a first time mom. Sometimes birth goes a lot quicker than expected, some women have a much higher pain tolerance, and there are quiet ways to deal with the pain. We don’t know for sure no one in the house heard anything, if they heard something but dismissed it as something else, if they totally knew she was in labor and helped her, where her room is related to everyone else, if anyone slept with a tv or radio on and many other factors. Delivery is not usually like you see on tv with women screaming and panicking.

Imo.

 

[Peppery]

It is shocking they would give her birth control while she is pregnant just to appease her mom. Everybody was in on the ruse. All these dishonest adults, how was she supposed to be honest?

The doctor who prescribed birth control to a pregnant woman should get in trouble. If she started taking the pills, she could’ve caused harm to the baby. It’s unethical at best.

 

[iluvmua]

Confirming the defendant was a minor when baby born, and her mom Kim went to obgyn appointment with defendant but waited in waiting room.

Brooke Skylar Richardson Trial: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know | Heavy.com

Sept 4, 2019

After a two year delay, the murder trial of Brooke Skylar Richardson, 20, has begun. Richardson is an Ohio woman charged in the 2017 death of her baby daughter.

The Carlisle resident was 17 years old when she gave birth in her bathroom on May 7, just two days after her prom, then buried the infant’s body in her family’s backyard. The child’s remains were discovered by detectives on July 17.

DNA confirmed that the child was conceived after Richardson, who goes by her middle name Skylar, had a brief relationship in with a young man named Trey Johnson. Johnson, who was the first witness during the trial, testified that the two began seeing each other in 2016. They had sex twice, once unprotected. He added that Richardson never told him she was pregnant.

[...]

Richardson told Andrew she wasn’t ready to tell her parents she was pregnant. She needed a prescription for birth control to show her mother, who was in the waiting room. Andrew hesitantly gave Richardson the prescription but insisted that she return as soon as possible for prenatal care. Over the next several weeks, Andrews office tried calling Richardson for follow-up exams but never received a response.

She was 18 when she gave birth. Her birthday is March 9, 1999.

If you look up her mugshot from 2017, it lists her DOB.

 

[Gardenista]

The doctor who prescribed birth control to a pregnant woman should get in trouble. If she started taking the pills, she could’ve caused harm to the baby. It’s unethical at best.

One of the doctors who testified said the BCPs would not have harmed the baby.

 

[Tssiemer]

They recended the prescription before she was able to get them filled.

 

[Jewels53]

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[Spellbound]

They're not releasing the autopsy I don't think

With the body being basically just loose bones, can they even tell the actual cause of death?

 

[Ksprincess2]

With the body being basically just loose bones, can they even tell the actual cause of death?

Yeah I don't think there was a cod determined since baby was skeletal by the time she was found. They have released skull was fractured though. And now from the first day of court we know baby was not stillborn since Skylar said she moved and breathed for 5 minutes.

As also agreed with whoever made the comment about Mom or maybe it was Aunt saying they'd never heard the name Annabelle before, really how bizarre is this family? It's not some unique made up name.
And between her text about losing her belly to her Mom and her gym selfie where it's extremely obvious that she has that very unique looking postpartum belly when days before at prom she absolutely looks pregnant her family was complicit or dumb and blind.

 

[Jewels53]

Lauren Pack@LPackJN
Back in court for Day 4 of the Brooke Skylar Richardson trial. Scheduled to begin at 8:45
@journalnews

 

[Jewels53]

Lauren Pack@LPackJN
Warren County Prosecutor David Fornshell in back in the courtroom this morning. He was here for openings. Something is up
@journalnews

Charles Rittgers Sr. is missing from the defense table.
@journalnews

 

[SeesSeas]

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Watch Live: Skylar Richardson Allegedly Killed Newborn Daughter Shortly After Prom

 

[Jewels53]

Lauren Pack@LPackJN
"We are not ready to forward this morning," Oda tells the jury. There is a 1/2 hour break.
@journalnews

Trial now scheduled to begin about 9:15 a.m. Not sure where Rittgers Sr. is
@journalnews