GUILTY SD - Sioux Falls, WhtMale, UP17189, Newborn, born alive, Feb'81 *ARREST in 2019* - Baby Andrew

[Gunslinging Granny]

When he was found, tears were discovered frozen to his cheeks.

I hope nobody pays this heartless, selfish creature's bail.
A Dead Baby Was Found in a Ditch in 1981. DNA Helped Charge the Mother With Murder.

 

[scmom]

Wow, Parabon Nanolabs helps nab another criminal through DNA and genealogy.

 

[foxbluff]

God bless Parabon !!

I hope all the killers out there who have enjoyed many years of life thinking they've gotten away with murder, will now go back to nervously looking over their shoulders in fear...

 

[watcher9]

Wow, Parabon Nanolabs helps nab another criminal through DNA and genealogy.

Linked this thread to Parabon thread.

DNA Solves Cold Cases/Parabon Nanolabs & GED/Match.

 

[YESorNO]

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=2022639167834893

 

[Niner]

Baby Andrew: Theresa Bentaas appears in court, trial date set


A Sioux Falls woman accused of leaving an infant on the side of a road in 1981 was arraigned on murder and manslaughter charges Monday morning.

Theresa Rose Bentaas was read her rights at an arraignment in Minnehaha County Monday morning in front of Judge Natalie Damgaard, and she was advised of the maximum possible punishment of her charges should she be convicted.
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Bentaas is being held on a $250,000 bond, and has pleaded not guilty to the charges.

Bentaas' case was assigned to Judge Susan Sabers, and a trial date was set for June 10, though that date may change as the case moves along if attorneys file motions and delays.

And of course no next court date....
If anyone sees one - please post!

 

[YESorNO]

 

[JerseyGirl]

A trial date was set for June 10.

June trial set for South Dakota woman in 1981 death of baby

 

[Triss]

When he was found, tears were discovered frozen to his cheeks.

This is beyond heartbreaking.

 

[Niner]

No access to this article (in EU) - can someone give a 10% synopsis on this please? I see @PommyMommy here.

Hearing scheduled for woman charged in death of Baby Andrew John Doe

 

[PommyMommy]

No access to this article (in EU) - can someone give a 10% synopsis on this please? I see @PommyMommy here.

Hearing scheduled for woman charged in death of Baby Andrew John Doe

The article is dated April 30, 2019 and is brief.

A woman arrested in the cold case investigation into the death of a newborn in Sioux Falls is scheduled to be in court on Tuesday.

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According to court papers, Bentaas admitted to hiding the pregnancy from family and friends; giving birth to the child in her apartment alone; then driving the baby to the place where he died. Bentaas is charged with alternative counts of murder and manslaughter.

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A motions hearing is scheduled for Bentaas Tuesday afternoon. KELOLAND's Brady Mallory will be in the courtroom and bring you details on the appearance later in the day on KELOLAND.com and KELOLAND News.

 

[Niner]

Thank you PommyMommy! I'll update my stuff.

 

[Niner]

Judge gives Baby Andrew murder suspect better shot of being released before trial


A Sioux Falls woman accused of leaving a newborn baby in a ditch 38 years ago has a better chance of being released until her trial.

A second circuit court judge adjusted a cash-only bond for Theresa Rose Bentaas, who is facing murder charges in a decades-old homicide case, to cash or surety, which allows defendants to work with a bail bondsman to post bond and be released while their case is pending.
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Bentaas made her case in court for a lower bond Tuesday afternoon. A judge adjusted her bond from $250,000 cash-only to $250,000 cash or surety, allowing Bentaas to work with a bail bondsman to possibly post bond and be released from jail until her trial.

If Bentaas is able to make that bond, she would have to abide by court-ordered conditions. She would be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor, hand over her passport, check in at her attorney's office once a week and live with a family member.
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Bentaas is scheduled to go to trial in June. She was charged in March, after police used DNA testing unavailable in 1981 to build a family tree and connect the case to her, according to court papers.

edited to add: I have June 10th as her trial date.

 

[PastTense]

A Sioux Falls woman who is accused of leaving a newborn baby in a ditch nearly 40 years ago has been released from jail on bond. The South Dakota Attorney General's Office victim's alert service indicated that Theresa Rose Bentaas was released from jail on bond Monday. She no longer appears on a jail inmate search on the county's jail log.

Theresa Bentaas, accused of leaving newborn baby in ditch, posts bond, released from jail

 

[PommyMommy]

Theresa Bentaas, accused of leaving newborn baby in ditch, posts bond, released from jail

Also noting:

She will be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor, hand over her passport, check in at her attorney's office once a week and live with a family member.

As of the last hearing, Bentaas is scheduled to go to trial in September.

 

[Niner]

Monday, June 11th:
*Trial set to begin (maybe?) (@ am CT) – SD – Andrew John Doe (Litz) (newborn, found Feb. 28, 1981, Sioux Falls, lying in a icy ditch) - *Theresa Rose Bentaas (57/19 @ time of crime) arrested (3/8/19), charged (3/11/19) & arraigned (3/11/19) with 1st degree murder, 2nd degree murder & 1st degree manslaughter. Plead not guilty. $250K Cash only bond changed (4/30/19) to $250K cash or Surety bond.
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Trial starts on June 10.
5/20/19: Bentaas was released from jail on bond Monday & will be required to wear a GPS ankle monitor, hand over her passport, check in at her attorney's office once a week and live with a family member. Article said trial is in Sept.

 

[PastTense]

"The trial for a Sioux Falls woman charged in a nearly 40 year cold case that was scheduled to begin today, has been postponed to September 3, 2019."

Trial for Sioux Falls Woman Charged in Cold Case Moved to September

 

[Niner]

Thank you PastTense!

 

[PommyMommy]

JUL 1, 2019
The last case ends up being the biggest for a Sioux Falls detective
Detective Mike Webb said he had many major cases throughout his 25 year career with the Sioux Falls Police Department, but his last case ended up being the biggest. It was a 38-year-old cold case that was pieced together as he retired in February. He had been working on it since 2009, but things didn't really start to come together on it until 2019.

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"When I see a big case on the news, you still have that feeling you want to be part of it. You want to be there with your partners and solve that case," he said. "There’s a lot of excitement in that job and a lot of satisfaction in putting the puzzle together."

But his last puzzle he put together was the biggest one of his career.

"There’s a weight that comes off you when you don’t have that any more, and maybe push those thoughts aside of what you’ve seen and dealt with the past 25 years and having freedom," he said.

 

[MsFacetious]

When he was found, tears were discovered frozen to his cheeks.

I hope nobody pays this heartless, selfish creature's bail.
A Dead Baby Was Found in a Ditch in 1981. DNA Helped Charge the Mother With Murder.

Is there a photo of his tears? I'm afraid that the quality may not be good enough but I do hope it is. That will be the nail in her coffin. I'd wallpaper her cell with that picture. Horrific.