Woman Is Convicted Of Cutting Baby From Womb
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A woman whose attorneys had argued that she was delusional when she killed an expectant mother, cut the baby from her womb, and took the infant home was found guilty yesterday.
Jurors convicted Lisa Montgomery, 39, of kidnapping resulting in death in the 2004 attack on 23-year-old Bobbie Jo Stinnett in the northwest Missouri town of Skidmore.
The jury deliberated for about four hours before rejecting Montgomery’s insanity defense. Jurors could have acquitted her outright or found her not guilty by reason of insanity.
Prosecutors said they plan to seek the death penalty.
