Iowa Newborn Murder: Sentencing Scheduled for Mother Who Put Infant in Trash Bag, Alive, Before Tossing Him in Ditch

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An Iowa woman who tossed her newborn son away in 2023 is scheduled for sentencing this month. Law&Crime reports that Megan Staude pleaded guilty earlier this year to second-degree murder. She took a plea deal with the prosecution, which dropped her initial charge of first-degree murder. As CrimeOnline previously reported, Megan Staude confessed in 2023 …

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