Because of the crimes gruesome nature and the series of events leading up to her death, zahra s murder received worldwide. For the first time on wednesday night, eyewitness news is hearing from the only person convicted in the murder of. Read the indictment pdf wbtv interviews adam baker. Because of the crimes gruesome nature and the series of events leading up to her death, zahra s murder received worldwide media coverage.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. She and adam concluded they couldnt report it to authorities because adam baker is undocumented. A north carolina woman was sentenced to up to 18 years in prison on thursday for the murder of her disabled 10yearold stepdaughter. The life and death of zahra baker profoundly impacted those who. Documents reveal new possible suspects in zahra baker death. The autopsy reports on this website have already been made available to the public. Please note that these are unofficial copies of the coroners findings. Adam baker, the father of north carolina 10yearold zahra baker. Hickory, nc wbtv on the same day in which elisa baker was indicted on seconddegree murder charges in the death of her stepdaughter, zahra, the state medical examiners office also released its autopsy report about how the 10yearold girl was killed.
Zahra s autopsy is not yet complete, but the file is stuffed with recorded interviews, reports and detailed backgrounds on zahra, her parents and other relatives. Autopsy of zahra bakers remains fails to reveal cause of. New autopsy report lists homicide as zahras cause of. Most people remember hearing about the death of zahra baker, a disabled 10yearold who was gruesomely murdered and dismembered in 2010.
Police believe discovered human remains are those of the missing girl. Thats when her stepmother, elisa baker, told police in hickory, north. Police are investigating reports that zahra baker, the 10yearold disabled girl who was killed in north carolina, may have been raped prior to her death, according to. Zahra baker media links only no discussion page 19. Nc dss team issues final report in response to zahra baker.
The skull was found by a hunter in caldwell county last april, and now police can confirm that it belonged to zahra baker, the 10yearold cancer survivor who. Newser north carolina today charged elisa baker with seconddegree murder, alleging that she alone brutally killed and dismembered her frecklefaced stepdaughter, zahra baker. She survived childhood cancer, but the fate awaiting zahra baker when she moved. Missing skull, open questions beset 10yearold girl.
Zahra baker, wa killeds th, e investigation was reclassified as a homicide investigation. Lack of specific cause of death complicates zahra baker case. The zahra baker mystery 2011 what really happened to the 10yearold. Investigators linked a skull fragment found by hunters in caldwell county to zahra baker based on a dna comparison with a toothbrush they collected from her home, according to an updated autopsy report obtained by the observer.
A new autopsy report released monday lists homicidal violence as 10yearold zahra baker s cause of death. Shocking mystery of girl who fell down garbage chute to her death 60 minutes australia. But evidence from the whole investigation convinced doctors. Zahra clare baker november 16, 1999 september 24, 2010 was born in wagga wagga, australia, and was reported missing on october 9, 2010. The zahra baker mystery 2011 what really happened to.
Nc dss team issues final report in response to zahra baker s death catawba county, n. Zahra baker was born on november 16, 1999, however, the exact date of her death could not be determined. Elisa baker also pleaded guilty to obstruction of justice in the case, and to charges unrelated to zahra s death, including obtaining property by false pretenses and financial identity fraud. Elisa baker claims zahra died from the cancer that blighted her childhood despite reports she was in. Her body was scattered across catawba, caldwell and burke. There were multiple reports of child abuse at the baker house, according to social services. Recently passed away celebrities and famous people. The medical examiners office is still searching for answers in the zahra baker case. Zahras autopsy mentions at least 2 different cutting. Zahra baker was born on november 16, 1999 and died on september 24, 2010. Autopsy of zahra baker s remains fails to reveal cause of death mcclatchy washington bureau.
Anger builds in case of nc disabled girls death fox news. Search warrants that were recently made public show that the burke county sheriffs office investigated a claim that zahra baker may have been raped by a pair of cousins. The stepmother of australian girl zahra baker has pleaded guilty to her death, nearly a year after the 10yearold disappeared in the us. We were informed that caldwell county social services had attempted to initiate a report that they received regarding the baker family on july 12, 2010. Elisa baker charged with stealing oldest daughters.
Only 10 years old at the time of her death, her dismembered remains were found in november 2010. Last week, hickory police turned over the majority of their investigation to the d. An autopsy report said zahra s death was caused by undetermined homicidal violence. Search warrants in zahra baker case reveal new details. Since her family had been involved with the catawba department of social s ervices within the. From miracle to murder at the hands of the woman she called mom kindle edition by newell williamson, sarah, gould, richard, boggs, kent. Today, as she did then, elisa baker claims zahra died from the cancer that blighted her childhood despite reports she was in remission at the. The biological parents of zahra baker begged elisa baker, the woman who pleaded guilty to murdering and dismembering the disabled north carolina girl, to tell them the location of the rest of the. I think eb accidentally killed zahra in a fit of rage, the cause being obvious while zahra s body remained intact. Elisa baker, 42, was charged with seconddegree murder monday and authorities said she desecrated zahra baker s remains to cover up the slaying. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading stepmonster.
No one has been charged with causing the disappearance or death of zahra, although the office of capital defender has assigned elisa baker an attorney through a process normally used only after. I honestly dont think that adam had any real idea of how eb was treating his child because most fathers would have difficulty coming to terms with such a thing. Only 10 years old at the time of her death, her dismembered remains were. The case file and the autopsy report gibbs revisits can be described as graphic, and he concluded zahra baker was the victim of blunt force. In the weeks and months following zahras death, more of her bones were found. The case was, at first, a mystery resulting in worldwide media coverage. Elisa baker speaks from prison about murder of 10yearold.
Elisa baker speaks from prison about murder of 10yearold zahra hickory, n. Adam baker was never charged in connection with zahras death, but he was in the country illegally and was deported back to australia more. Inside indiana state prison s1 e1 meeting americas death row inmates. Inside the zahra baker case with investigator who identified remains. Just hours after baker was indicted on monday, the state medical examiners autopsy report was released regarding zahra s death, which was classified as undetermined homicidal violence. On july, 2010 at 4pm, catawba county social services ccss received a child protective services report request to assist caldwell county social services. That elis annetta e baker is known to us many aliases. According to the office of chief medical examiners report, the cause of zahra s death was. Elisa baker claims zahra died from the cancer that blighted her childhood despite reports she. Lack of specific cause of death complicates zahra baker. Hickory record zahra baker s death certificate was filed with the catawba county register of deeds office tuesday. The most evil stepmother and the death of zahra baker.
Her body was identified through dna obtained through zahra s toothbrush. New autopsy report lists homicide as zahra s cause of death. Elisa baker speaks from prison about murder of 10yearold zahra. Circumferential ligature abrasions about the neck natural.
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