WY - Basil Daly, 11-months, was missing from WY since Nov 19, shot & killed by non-custodial mother during police standoff in NM, 23 Dec 2025

[Unalienable Rights]

Officials Say Mother Of Missing Wyoming 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico. Authorities say the baby’s non-custodial mother, who…

cowboystatedaily.com

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico when the infant’s non-custodial mother allegedly shot and killed him as authorities attempted to negotiate a handoff.

Madeline Daly, 35, is being held at the Grant County Detention Center in Silver City, New Mexico, on a charge of first-degree murder, according to Grant County Sheriff Raul Villanueva.

Rather than cede custody, Wyoming woman allegedly takes son's life

Madeline Daly's alleged homicide ended a long flight from law enforcement

www.koat.com

A heartbreaking custody battle won by the father, followed by the disappearance of the mother and child, ended Tuesday with a tragedy beyond comprehension.

Madeline Daly, 35, had taken off with her 10-month-old son after a judge awarded custody to the child's father. The whereabouts of the Wyoming woman and her son, Basil Emeric Daly, were not known for over a month, until information surfaced that the mother and son were in the area of Mimbres, New Mexico.

Article continues at link. There is a lot of detail in this article.

 

[Unalienable Rights]

This article is from Nov 27, while they were still missing:

Father Of Missing Ten Sleep Baby Asks For Public’s Help In Finding Him

10-month-old Basil Daly was last seen in Washakie County on Nov. 16. He’s thought to be with his noncustodial mother Madeline Daly, who has absconded with…

cowboystatedaily.com

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It’s believed that Basil Daly's mother and noncustodial parent, Madeline Daly, has taken him and refuses to return the baby in defiance of court orders, said Washakie County Sheriff Austin Brookwell.

Daly’s last known address was at an RV park in Ten Sleep,

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Basil’s father, Jake Stoner, who lives in Kilgore, Nebraska, roughly 500 miles from where Daly was last seen, said it’s been an ordeal since he learned that his son was missing.

“It’s just very worrisome and heart-wrenching to know that you don’t know if he’s safe, or even have a vague idea of where he’s at,” Stoner told Cowboy State Daily.

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The couple, who were never married, have been embroiled in ongoing custody battles in recent months with Stoner attempting to force Daly to comply with his legal visitation rights with his son, according to Stoner’s lawyer, Christopher King.

Prior to her leaving town, the pair were supposed to meet for a court hearing on Oct. 21, but when Daly failed to show, Washakie County District Judge Bobbi Overfield granted Stoner temporary emergency custody.

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[Parsnip]

It sounds like MD was determined to be a single parent to baby Basil from the get-go. She wanted to be independent and fully in control with no concessions to Basil’s father, even to the point of shooting and killing her own baby.

I wonder what the custody order was (before the emergency order that issued when MD failed to appear for a scheduled hearing). The parents lived about 500 miles apart…maybe it was a week on/week off type of schedule? That can be hard on everyone, including the child. I’d be very interested in seeing that original custody order, but there is no free online search in Wyoming that I can find. The clerk of courts has a fee for requests.

MD is not yet listed for arraignment. I suppose the delay is due to the holiday.

MOO

Court links:

Grant County, NM (where murder occurred):

Grant County District Court Docket - Silver City, NM - Sixth Judicial District

Court hearings scheduled for the current day plus six days in the future are available. If you are unable to find a hearing or need additional information pertaining to a hearing, please contact the Court. Disclaimer: The hearing details may contain omissions and the Court makes no warranty...

sixthdistrict.nmcourts.gov

Washakie County, WY (where the custody case was handled):

District Court, 5th Judicial District, Washakie County - Wyoming Judicial Branch

www.wyocourts.gov

Edit: typo

 

[nhmemorymaker]

Such a beautiful baby....
Such a sad sad outcome
When evil comes at the Holiday... it just grinds even harder.
I also just keep wondering if her family could have or should have done something, or anything.

 

[lonetraveler]

Officials Say Mother Of Missing Wyoming 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico. Authorities say the baby’s non-custodial mother, who…

cowboystatedaily.com

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico when the infant’s non-custodial mother allegedly shot and killed him as authorities attempted to negotiate a handoff.

Madeline Daly, 35, is being held at the Grant County Detention Center in Silver City, New Mexico, on a charge of first-degree murder, according to Grant County Sheriff Raul Villanueva.

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Rather than cede custody, Wyoming woman allegedly takes son's life

Madeline Daly's alleged homicide ended a long flight from law enforcement

www.koat.com

A heartbreaking custody battle won by the father, followed by the disappearance of the mother and child, ended Tuesday with a tragedy beyond comprehension.

Madeline Daly, 35, had taken off with her 10-month-old son after a judge awarded custody to the child's father. The whereabouts of the Wyoming woman and her son, Basil Emeric Daly, were not known for over a month, until information surfaced that the mother and son were in the area of Mimbres, New Mexico.

Article continues at link. There is a lot of detail in this article.

How on earth did this woman get visitation rights after being in an earlier standoff with LE?
"He further outlined Madaline Daly’s alleged history of substance abuse and mental health issues, including an incident in Nebraska where she had an armed standoff with police that involved her threatening suicide."

Officials Say Mother Of Missing Wyoming 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico. Authorities say the baby’s non-custodial mother, who…

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[Parsnip]

How on earth did this woman get visitation rights after being in an earlier standoff with LE?
"He further outlined Madaline Daly’s alleged history of substance abuse and mental health issues, including an incident in Nebraska where she had an armed standoff with police that involved her threatening suicide."

Officials Say Mother Of Missing Wyoming 11-Month-Old Killed Baby During Standoff

A monthlong search for a missing 11-month-old Ten Sleep boy ended in tragedy Tuesday in New Mexico. Authorities say the baby’s non-custodial mother, who…

cowboystatedaily.com

I actually paid $15 to obtain those records from Nebraska. I was able to print them out but could not save them, so I cannot post them here, unfortunately. I will just say that the incident happened over a decade ago, and the final charges are inconsistent with what was reported in the article you reference. I suspect the truth lies somewhere in the middle, moo.

 

[Parsnip]

MD’s criminal docket link for current charges in NM:

Stale Session

caselookup.nmcourts.gov

Link to 2 older cases in Nebraska (fee for retrieval):

https://www.nebraska.gov/justicecc/ccname.cgi

 

[Parsnip]

“A woman wanted for kidnapping her 11-month-old son reportedly told authorities she doesn’t know why she shot and killed the boy, but that in her mind, she couldn’t let her ex or his family have him.

“Even if the rest of life is worthless she would do it again just so to make sure that the (family) didn’t touch him,” Detective Lt. Jason Jordan of the Grant County Sheriff’s Office in New Mexico wrote in an affidavit of probable cause filed in the case and made available Friday.”

Mom Says She Doesn’t Know Why She Shot 11-Month-Old, Was Too Slow To Kill Herself

A woman who fled Wyoming with her baby boy more than a month ago told authorities she doesn’t know why she shot and killed him Tuesday. She also said she…

cowboystatedaily.com

 

[24Roses]

Another little one gone too soon, but forever safe with Jesus.

 

[Niner]

From the court site - no date yet for a hearing, but I shall keep my eye out.

Case Number Party Name DOB Party Type Party # Case Title Case Judge Court Filing Date
M-20-ER-202500002 DALY MADELINE V 1990 Defendant 1 State of New Mexico v. Madeline V Daly Grijalva, Hector C. BAYARD MAGISTRATE 12/24/2025
[out of State fugitive]

D-608-CR-202500266 DALY MADELINE VERONIQUE 1990 Defendant 1 State of New Mexico v. Madeline Veronique Daly Stewart, Tom F. SILVER CITY DISTRICT 12/26/2025

State of New Mexico v. Madeline Veronique Daly
Case Detail
Case Number Current Judge Filing Date Court
D-608-CR-202500266 Stewart, Tom F. 12/26/2025 SILVER CITY DISTRICT
Parties to this Case
Party Type Party Description Party # Party Name
D Defendant 1 DALY MADELINE VERONIQUE
P Plaintiff 1 STATE OF NEW MEXICO
ATTORNEY: SILVA JOSEPH PATRICK

Criminal Charge Detail
Party Count Seq # Statute Charge Class Charge Date Cit # Plea Disposition Disp Date
D 1 1 1 30-2-1(A)(1) First Degree Murder (Willful & Deliberate) FC 12/23/2025
D 1 2 1 30-6-1(D) Child Abuse - First Degree Felony F1 12/23/2025
Register of Actions Activity
Event Date Event Description Event Result Party Type Party # Amount
12/26/2025 MTN: for Pretrial Detention 5-409
State's Expidited Motion for Pretrial Detention and Request for Concurrent Setting of Preliminary Examination
12/26/2025 WITNESS LIST P 1
List of State's Witnesses
12/26/2025 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE P 1
12/26/2025 WAR: WARRANT SERVED
Defendant arrested on 12/24/2025
12/26/2025 OPN: CRIMINAL INFORMATION / COMPLAINT

Judge Assignment History
Assignment Date Judge Name Sequence # Assignment Event Description
12/26/2025 Stewart, Tom F. 1 INITIAL ASSIGNMENT

link: Stale Session

 

[Parsnip]

Thanks, @Niner ! I think there will be federal charges at some point. I don’t have a Pacer account to check, though. We’ll wait and see…

 

[Niner]

She does have this charge which she had a hearig on 12/24/25. No update on the murder charge, but NM is slow in updating their court site.

Criminal Charge Detail
Party Count Seq # Statute Charge Class Charge Date Cit # Plea Disposition Disp Date
D 1 1 2 31-4-13 Out of State Fugitive F4 11/25/2025 No Plea
Hearings for this Case
Hearing Date Hearing Time Hearing Type Hearing Judge Court Court Room
12/24/2025 3:00 PM First Appearance Grijalva, Hector C. BAYARD MAGISTRATE COURT Judge Grijalva Google Meet

Register of Actions Activity
Event Date Event Description Event Result Party Type Party # Amount
12/24/2025 Conditional Order of Appointment
12/24/2025 INDIGENT DETERMINATION APPROVED
12/24/2025 INDIGENT DETERMINATION FOR DEFENDANT FILED D 1
12/24/2025 ADVISEMENT OF RIGHTS READ D 1
12/24/2025 Documentation Presented
Warrant
12/24/2025 Documentation Presented
Hit confirmation from central dispatch
12/24/2025 OPN: CRIMINAL COMPLAINT FILED

link: Stale Session