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Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
« Reply #30 on: December 22, 2011, 06:41:23 PM »
Oh boy, the spammers are getting more creative.
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Mom Of Mummified Baby Heads To Court
« Reply #31 on: December 22, 2011, 09:25:25 PM »
Quote from: "Pile of Dead Kids"
Oh boy, the spammers are getting more creative.
They could even be trolls or stalkers ... masquerading as spammers. What a concept!

...At any rate, here's another article:

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KRCR·TV
Mom Of Mummified Baby Heads To Court

By Kerry Loring, Asst. News Director
POSTED: 11:33 am PST November 9, 2011
UPDATED: 2:08 pm PST November 9, 2011



Bradford, Jessica Nicole

WHITMORE, Calif. -- The young woman accused of letting her secret baby die and then decompose for six weeks at a boarding school for troubled teens is scheduled to be in court Wednesday.

Jessica Nicole Bradford, 23, is slated to be arraigned in a Shasta County courtroom to face murder charges in the death of the 4-day old baby. She faces two counts: 1) open count of murder and 2) willful harm or injury to child or death.

Bradford was arrested Sunday at the Julian Youth Academy on Tintagel Lane outside of Whitmore, east of Redding.

KRCR News Channel 7 has learned Bradford is a current employee of the academy and lived in a dorm on the 250-acre property on Tintagel Lane. She is originally from El Cajon, a suburb of San Diego.

The Shasta County Sheriff's Office says they were initially called to the school for reports of a deceased infant Sunday evening. Upon arrival, deputies found the mummified body of a infant girl and determined Bradford, the infant's mother, was responsible in the child's death.

A lengthy interview with Bradford revealed startling details about what transpired over the past few months. The Sheriff's Office says Bradford told them she got pregnant while working at the academy and that she gave birth on or about September 19th. She told investigators she hid the pregnancy from everyone, including her boyfriend of three years. She originally told investigators the baby was stillborn, but later admitted that it lived about four days before dying.

Bradford told investigators she thought about giving the baby up for adoption, but later decided against it. She admitted to neglecting the baby by not giving it any food or breast milk. She said she kept the baby in a vacant building on campus for the first four days it was alive and would check on it periodically while she still worked, visited her boyfriend and drove to Redding at least two times over those four days.

Bradford said she didn't name the baby because she didn't want to become attached to it.

After the baby died, she kept the child hidden in her room for six weeks until a co-worker discovered it. Sheriff's logs reveal employees found the infant wrapped in blankets in a laundry basket. On Friday, when she realized someone might have seen seen the baby, she moved it to a utility closet, where it was eventually discovered by deputies two days later.

According to the Sheriff's Office, the baby was in a mummified state of decomposition. It was a fully-developed, full-term baby.

Bradford is being held on $1,000,000 bail at Shasta County jail.

The Julian Youth Academy (JYA) is Christian residential boarding school for troubled teens. According to the organization's website, JYA was founded in 1993 as a non-profit private residential school for struggling teenagers in need of full-time supervision and redirection. It accepts students ages 12-17 and has another campus in Southern California. The academy has leased a 250-acre ranch formerly known as Shepherd's Ranch and the Cascade School, east of Whitmore, since 2009.


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Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
« Reply #32 on: December 23, 2011, 11:56:50 AM »
http://www.krcrtv.com/news/30057046/detail.html

Young Woman Accused Of Murdering Baby Waives Preliminary Hearing
POSTED: 11:43 am PST December 22, 2011

The young Whitmore woman accused of murdering her four-day old baby and hiding the mummified body waived her right to a preliminary hearing Thursday morning.

Twenty-three year-old Jessica Bradford chose to waive her hearing. She is scheduled to reappear in court Jan. 3 for possibly a date for a trial.

Bradford has pled not guilty to charges of murder, and child abuse.

Bradford was arrested on Nov 7, at the Julian Youth Academy in Whitmore after the body of a mummified baby was found in her laundry basket. Bradford worked at the Christian school for troubled teens. She told Shasta County Sheriff deputies she had the secret baby on September 19 under a deck at the school so no one would hear. She told deputies the baby was a stillborn, but she later admitted the baby girl lived for four days. Bradford told the deputies she hid the body in different parts of the school and that she never named the baby because she did not want to become attached.

Bradford is being held at the Shasta County jail. Her bail is set at $1 million.
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Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
« Reply #33 on: December 23, 2011, 12:03:46 PM »
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I seriously wasn't expecting to put a fucking four-day-old baby in the Pile.

It's a rather morbid, but important, role you play in the saga of the TTI. Do you not have a website where you list and give details of all of the kids killed in program?
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Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
« Reply #34 on: December 23, 2011, 05:28:52 PM »
Everyone in the Pile is reported on Fornits, whether it's the forum or the Wiki.
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Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
« Reply #35 on: December 23, 2011, 05:42:45 PM »
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Everyone in the Pile is reported on Fornits, whether it's the forum or the Wiki.

It's not necessary, but I thought you might have your own personal website like this one: http://www.teenadvocatesusa.org/INMEMORIAM.html
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Comments: "Mom Of Mummified Baby Heads To Court"
« Reply #36 on: January 14, 2012, 11:33:45 AM »
Comments left for the above article, "Mom Of Mummified Baby Heads To Court" (by Kerry Loring; November 9, 2011; KRCR·TV):


Claire Andresen · Top Commenter · Los Angeles, California · November 9, 2011 at 11:07pm
    STOP referring to the baby as "it". Thank you!
Cari Brown · Personal Banker at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. · November 11, 2011 at 1:00pm
    I was sent to this "boarding school" when I was 15 it was the WORST 8 months of my life! I hope it gets shut down!
    Bruce Morgan · Ridgewood High School · November 13, 2011 at 12:18pm
      Keep your negative crap to yourself, you self-centered d-bag.
    Bruce Morgan · Ridgewood High School · November 13, 2011 at 12:22pm
      And maybe if you used your time better while you were at the school, you could spell better than my 3-year old. E.S.A.D.
    Cari Brown · Personal Banker at Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. · November 13, 2011 at 10:35pm
      FYI- Jennifer Treadwell- Brown is my step mom and when she questioned their tactics and the "program" she was threatened!
    [/list]
    Krystal Canlas · Upland, California · November 12, 2011 at 11:29am
      I WENT TO THIS HORRIBLE PLACE FOR 18 MONTHS AND I AGREE THE STAFF HAD DIFFERENT SEXUAL PREFERENCES AND WERENT AT ALL ROLE MODELS OF ANY SORT.
    Jessica Duperon · LCC Intl University · November 12, 2011 at 9:40pm
      I hope she rots. What kind of heartless monster could watch a baby starve to death this makes me sick to my stomach.
      Alison Wonderland · Santa Barbara, California · November 30, 2011 at 1:25pm
        I can see her getting murder attempts a la Nadia Sulyeman. I wouldnt be at all surprised.
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      Jordan Courtney Wright · November 18, 2011 at 8:43pm
        Who is this Bruce Morgan? WTF he is in high school and talks to people this way? Must be Phil's son...
        BAHAHAHAH
        Alexandria Newlin · November 20, 2011 at 10:53pm
          Most likely related to Tiffany Morgan, the girl who didn't call the cops for two days! he is friends with her on fb. Hmmm just saying.
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        Alison Wonderland · Santa Barbara, California · November 30, 2011 at 10:46am
          Even though I am not condoning name-calling and sh! t fights, I always like that any site mentioning JYA initiates extreme controversy. It has continually been made clear that those of us who attended the school (I "graduated" the program in 2000 after 15 1/2 months in an honorable way) are not advocates of the program for many different reasons, including mental health-based and documented trauma, among many others. All I have to say AGAIN (myself and others have been trying to spread the truth about harmful programs for YEARS) is IT SHOULD NOT TAKE MORE TRAGEDY TO ALERT THE PUBLIC ABOUT THE SERIOUS NATURE OF THE HARM THIS AND MANY PROGRAMS CAUSE!
          If you are not outraged, YOU ARE NOT PAYING ATTENTION!
        http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08713t.pdf
        http://www.teenadvocatesusa.org/trouble ... ustry.html
        http://survivingstraightinc.com/home[/list]
        Alison Wonderland · Santa Barbara, California · November 30, 2011 at 10:49am
        http://www.cafety.org/

        http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/ ... l-programs

        http://democrats.edworkforce.house.gov/ ... s-act-2011

        http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 04652.html

        http://www.gao.gov/new.items/d08146t.pdf[/list]


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        Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved to death.
        « Reply #37 on: January 14, 2012, 11:43:07 AM »
        The arraignment back in November...

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        Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved to death in Whitmore, report says

        By Jim Schultz
        Posted November 9, 2011 at 11:26 p.m.



        Jessica Bradford appears in Shasta County Superior Court on Wednesday. Bradford, 23, is accused of murdering her 4-day-old daughter in mid-September.

        As her parents sat discreetly in the back row of the courtroom, a 23-year-old woman accused of murdering her 4-day-old daughter was arraigned Wednesday in Shasta County Superior Court.

        It did not appear that Jessica Nicole Bradford made eye contact with her parents, who quickly left the courtroom following her brief appearance before Superior Court Judge James Ruggiero.

        "They are devastated," said Shasta County sheriff's Detective Eric Magrini, who flew down to the San Diego area earlier this week to talk to the parents and to also interview other family members and childhood friends of Bradford. "It's been very hard on them."

        None of those interviewed, he said, had been aware that Bradford had been pregnant, including her parents.

        "The joy of being grandparents was taken from them," Magrini said.

        Bradford, who did not enter a plea and is scheduled to return to court on Nov. 16 for further arraignment, is charged with murder, child abuse and a related enhancement.

        She faces life in prison if convicted, said Senior Deputy District Attorney Kelly Kafel, who is prosecuting the case.

        Kafel said the circumstances surrounding Bradford's case are hard to bear.

        "It's heartbreaking," she said. "A victim doesn't get any more innocent."

        Deputies arrested Bradford on Monday for allegedly allowing her 4-day-old daughter to starve to death.

        "It's unbelievable," said sheriff's Sgt. Steve Grashoff, saying the case is among the most gruesome and troubling he's encountered during his 21-year law enforcement career.

        "It's one of them," he said.

        As investigators continue to interview witnesses and develop more information, Detective Brian Jackson said the baby's mummified body was found Sunday afternoon at the Julian Youth Academy in the 12000 block of Tintagel Lane in Whitmore after a school employee alerted authorities.

        Bradford is a former student at the private Christian boarding school for troubled teens and had been a staff worker there for about three or four years.

        According to a sheriff's two-page summary of events filed Wednesday in Superior Court, a woman identified as Tiffany Morgan called an emergency dispatcher around 5:45 p.m. on Sunday.

        She told authorities a dead baby had apparently been seen in a staff member's room inside a laundry basket around 11:30 p.m. Friday while other staff members were looking for a blanket.

        Although it's still not clear why deputies were not alerted earlier, Bradford told detectives she gave birth to the child on Sept. 19, but believed the baby was stillborn.

        Bradford said she kept the baby hidden in a laundry basket in her room for about a month and a half after she died, but moved the body into a utility closet Friday after realizing the blankets covering her had been disturbed that day.

        She said she did not tell anyone that she was pregnant, including her boyfriend of about three years, who has not been identified.

        Kafel said Bradford apparently was able to hide her pregnancy by wearing baggy clothes.

        During subsequent interviews with investigators, however, Bradford changed her story, admitting the baby was not stillborn and had lived for about four days, the sheriff's report said.

        Although she had thoughts of giving the baby up for adoption, she chose not to for various reasons, the sheriff's report added.

        Bradford told deputies she kept the baby in a vacant residence on campus and would occasionally check on it.

        She continued to go to work, see her boyfriend and drove to Redding at least twice for personal business, the report said.

        She told sheriff's investigators she didn't feed the baby, but tried to give the girl water when she cried, the sheriff's report said.

        "Bradford admitted she neglected to care for the baby by not feeding it or being able to provide breast milk for feeding," the sheriff's report said.

        Bradford also told detectives she never told anyone about the baby or her pregnancy because she feared she would lose her job and her lifestyle.

        "She did not want to tell her boyfriend about the baby because she did not want to affect his life and her life," the sheriff's report said.

        Bradford is being held in Shasta County jail in lieu of $1 million bail.


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        Re: Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved...
        « Reply #38 on: January 14, 2012, 11:54:21 AM »
        Doc included with the just above article, namely, the actual charges filed against Bradford:


        This is actually a small collection of docs (6 pp total), which include the charges, police reports, etc.

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        (stamped:)
        F I L E D
        NOV 09 2011
        CLERK OF THE SUPERIOR COURT
        BY: TRACY FISHER,
        DEPUTY CLERK



        File No. F-11-06931
        STEPHEN S. CARLTON
        DISTRICT ATTORNEY
        Shasta County
        1355 West Street
        Redding, CA 96001
        (530) 245-6300
        shastada@co.shasta.ca.us

        Attorney for Plaintiff



          IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF SHASTA
          Redding Branch
          [/list]

          THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
          Plaintiff,

          vs.

          JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
          AKA: JESSICA N BRADFORD

          Defendant(s)

              No. 11-06931

              AMENDED
              COMPLAINT-CRIMINAL
              Felony

              Next Court Date: 11/09/2011

          DA # F-11-06931
          SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT 1136058

          The District Attorney of Shasta County, by and through the undersigned Deputy District Attorney, on information and belief, complains and accuses defendant(s) of having committed, in the County of Shasta, State of California, the crime(s) of:

            COUNT 1[/list]
            MURDER, in violation of Section 187(A) of the Penal Code, a Felony.

            Defendant JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
            On or about the 23rd day of September, 2011, did willfully, unlawfully, deliberately, with premeditation and malice aforethought murder BABY JANE DOE, a HUMAN BEING.

            It is further alleged that the aforesaid murder was committed willfully, deliberately and with premeditation and is a serious felony pursuant to Penal Code section 1192.7(c).

              COUNT 2[/list]
              CHILD ABUSE, in violation of Section 273A(A) of the Penal Code, a Felony.

              Defendant JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
              On or about the 23rd day of September, 2011, did willfully and unlawfully, under circumstances and conditions likely to produce great bodily harm or death, cause and permit a child to suffer and did inflict thereon unjustifiable physical pain and mental suffering; and having the care and custody of a child, did cause and permit that child to be injured; and did cause and permit that child to be placed in a situation where her person and health were endangered.

                ENHANCEMENTS[/list]
                12022.95 PC SPECIAL ALLEGATION OF HARM OR INJURY RESULTING IN DEATH OF CHILD

                It is further alleged that defendant JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
                As to Count 2, did cause or permit any child to suffer, or inflict thereon unjustifiable physical pain or injury that results in death, or having the care or custody of any child, under circumstances likely to produce great bodily harm or death, willfully causes or permits that child to be injured or harmed, and that injury or harm results in death.

                < signature >
                KELLY KAFEL
                Deputy District Attorney

                Subscribed and sworn to before
                this 9TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2011

                Pursuant to Penal Code Section 1054.5(b), the People are hereby informally requesting that defense counsel provide discovery to the people as required by Penal Code Section 1054.3.

                KK/clo


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                  HOLDING ORDER

                _______ It appearing to me that the offense(s) in the within complaint has/have been committed, and that there is sufficient cause to believe that the defendant(s)

                  JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
                  AKA: JESSICA N BRADFORD
                is guilty thereof.
                The defendant(s)

                  JESSICA NICOLE BRADFORD,
                  JESSICA N BRADFORD
                having waived preliminary hearing to the offense(s) set forth in this complaint,

                Exceptions/Additions/Conditions:

                _______ I order that the defendant be held to answer to same. In my capacity as Judge of the Superior Court, I deem the within complaint to be an Information and order it filed in the Superior Court.

                _______ I order that the defendant be held to answer to same. An Information is to be filed by the District Attorney's Office within the statutory time limit for defendant's arraignment on said Information.



                Date: _______ Dept. _______ _____________________
                          Judge of the Superior Court
                          Sitting as Magistrate


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                  SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE

                Narrative: On 11-06-11 at 1725 hours, Tiffany Morgan reported one of her staff members (Kori Alugas) possibly saw a deceased baby in another staff (Jessica Bradford's) room on Friday 11-04-11 around 2330 hours. Deputy Ruiz and I arrived at 12069 Tintagel Lane #B2 and located a baby inside a laundry basket which was located inside of a laundry room adjacent to Jessica's residence. This investigation was turned over to Detective Jackson upon his arrival.


                Case status: Forward to Major Crimes


                (stamped:)
                IMAGED
                NOV 09 2011
                By < initials >

                Report No. 11-36058
                Officer ID No. 174


                (stamped:)
                RECEIVED
                Nov 09 2011
                SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF


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                187 PC: Murder
                (S) Bradford, Jessica

                Case No# 11-36058
                Summary of Events
                Detective B. Jackson ID# 150

                  Summary of Events[/list]

                  INVESTIGATION:

                  On 11/06/11, Sunday, at 1745 hours, Tiffany Morgan reported to dispatch a suspicious circumstance possible involving a deceased baby located at 12069 Tintagel Lane, Whitmore, CA (Julian Academy, a school for troubled teams). Morgan reported the deceased baby was originally seen in a staff member's room inside a laundry basket on 11/04/11, Friday at approximately 2330 hours while other staff members were looking for a blanket. The staff member's room was identified as belonging to Jessica Bradford.

                  Deputy Tippings responded to the location and spoke with Bradford who admitted the baby was hers. Bradford told Deputy Tippings that she originally gave birth to the baby on 09/19/11 outside the residence and believed the baby was stillborn at that time. Bradford admitted she kept the baby inside her room since then and moved it to a nearby utility room after she realized blankets covering the baby had been disturbed on 11/04/11. Bradford told Deputy Tippings that she did not tell anyone that she was pregnant which included her boyfriend of approximately three years and her immediate family.

                  Deputy Tippings telephoned me at my residence and I responded to the location with other detectives for further investigation due to the late reporting of the baby's death and suspicious behavior of Bradford.

                  I interviewed Bradford after transporting her to the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, Major Crimes Unit. Bradford initially told me she gave birth to the baby on 09/19/11 in the early morning hours. Bradford stated she gave birth outside of her room under a deck attached to her residence to avoid anyone from hearing her. Bradford stated after the baby was born, the baby was not breathing and was limp causing her to believe the baby was stillborn.

                  During this interview and subsequent interviews later in the day on 11/07/11, Bradford changed her story and admitted to me that the baby was not stillborn and lived for approximately four days. Bradford told me she did not name the baby which was suspicious. Bradford stated she had thoughts of giving the baby up for adoption however chose not to for various reasons. Bradford admitted she neglected to care for the baby by not feeding it or being able to provide breast milk for feeding. Bradford admitted she did not tell anybody, including her family, about the baby due to fear of scrutiny. Bradford kept the baby in a vacant residence on campus and would check on the baby periodically while she still worked, visited with her boyfriend and drove to Redding for personal business on at least two occasions. Bradford told me she tried to provide the baby some water when the baby cried. She did not tell her boyfriend about the baby because she did not want to affect his life and her life.

                  After the baby's death, Bradford kept the child secreted in her room in a laundry basket for approximately a month and a half until the baby was seen by another staff member. Bradford realized that someone had possibly seen the baby and decided to move the baby on Friday, 11/04/11 into a utility closet where the baby was ultimately located.

                  When located the baby was in a mummified state of decomposition; however was a fully developed, full term baby.

                  Bradford was subsequently arrested for 187 PC: Murder and 273a(a) PC: Willful Cruelty to a Child and booked into the Shasta County Jail.



                  Case Status: Refer to D.A. for Arraignment.

                  (stamped:)
                  IMAGED
                  NOV 09 2011
                  BY < initials >

                  B.Jackson ID# 150
                  11/08/11, 1600 hrs


                  (stamped:)
                  RECEIVED
                  NOV 09 2011
                  SHASTA COUNTY SHERIFF
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                  Comments: Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved
                  « Reply #39 on: January 14, 2012, 12:05:32 PM »
                  Comments left for the above article, "Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved to death in Whitmore, report says" (by Jim Schultz; November 9, 2011; Record Searchlight), #s 1-30:


                  Prancer3 writes: November 10, 2011 12:07 a.m.
                    Wow. There just isn't anything to say about this situation. May the Lord bless that poor little baby...the thought of her dying alone while that mother was out partying and carrying on with her own selfish life is unbelievable.
                  Epicsstyle writes: November 10, 2011 2:41 a.m.
                    Talk about selfish...Geesh!
                  DrSeuss writes: November 10, 2011 4:27 a.m.
                    She didn't tell the father because she didn't want to "affect his life"...really? And she doesn't think this will? Selfish beyond belief !! Lock her up UNDER the jail.
                  jazavac writes: November 10, 2011 4:48 a.m.
                    "who flew down to the San Diego area earlier this week to talk to the parents and to also interview other family members and childhood friends of Bradford"

                    Why would we pay for this in such a cut and dried case?
                  jazavac writes: November 10, 2011 4:54 a.m.
                    This is what we're teaching our children. Don't have a baby at a young age, it will ruin your life and your boyfriends life. I wonder how young she heard the message at.

                    Too bad that there is no one in her life that she felt she could tell who would have talk to her about other options.

                    Just because commenters CAN'T understand this doesn't mean they should get irrational and emotional.

                    The baby is with God. Let it be and care for the living. This young lady is likely to come into understanding of what she's done. When that happens I hope she has the help she needs.
                  UserNameUnknown writes: November 10, 2011 4:57 a.m.
                    I'm heartbroken. This is really beyond words. I would not want to be the attorney who has to build a defense for this lady. Seems almost sociopathic to do something like this and then carry on with life as normal.

                    I hope this young woman wasn't in any kind of mentoring position to the "troubled youths" at this school where she graduated.

                    How very sad. If she was truly trying to conceal the pregnancy, so as not to "affect" her boyfriend and herself and her lifestyle, and she had already dismissed the option of giving the baby up for adoption, in my mind, this shows some degree of premeditation on her part to end this baby's life. How very, very sad and heartless.
                  ReddingCritic writes: November 10, 2011 5:17 a.m.
                    "Bradford is a former student at the private Christian boarding school for troubled teens and had been a staff worker there for about three or four years."

                    Seems as if one can't tell the difference between the "troubled teens" and the staff. It is probably time to have the state licensing people investigate this institution.
                  cv73 writes: November 10, 2011 5:57 a.m.
                    You come into this world alone but you don't die alone, in our mind that baby was alone but spiritually the angels were around that little precious baby girl and then she went to her place in God's Kingdom she was not alone nor will you or I be either...
                  KimW writes: November 10, 2011 6:19 a.m.
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                    jazavac:
                      This is what we're teaching our children. Don't have a baby at a young age, it will ruin your life and your boyfriends life. I wonder how young she heard the message at.

                      Too bad that there is no one in her life that she felt she could tell who would have talk to her about other options.

                      Just because commenters CAN'T understand this doesn't mean they should get irrational and emotional.

                      The baby is with God. Let it be and care for the living. This young lady is likely to come into understanding of what she's done. When that happens I hope she has the help she needs.
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                    Thank you for a reasonable opinion.

                    The most facile opinion possible here is "lock her up and throw away the key."

                    Cases like this are hardly extreme rarities nationwide, and there is often a striking commonality to them, a girl or young woman who, inexplicably to most of us, feels trapped and entirely without options, who is not aware of assistance available, cannot avail herself of such assistance, or simply cannot avail herself of that assistance due to some personal nightmare of fear or embarrassment. Decades of imprisonment will do nothing for this young lady, or others like her, except to put her out of *our* minds, with a smug satisfaction that punishment has been meted out.

                    I find it hard to have any sympathy for this young lady, personally. What I do ask myself, however, is why do such unreasonable and cruel acts occur with such frequency? Why do the girls and young women who commit these acts have such similar stories?

                    To make a stupid and perhaps cruel analogy, and I apologize for it; It's satisfying to stomp on ants in your house. You can do it all day long, however, without any hope whatsoever of solving your ant problem. There's probably a reason they're in your house to start with. Unless you deal with *that,* you might as well like stomping ants, 'cuz you're going to be doing it forever.[/list]
                    KimW writes: November 10, 2011 6:30 a.m.
                        in response to
                      ReddingCritic:
                        "Bradford is a former student at the private Christian boarding school for troubled teens and had been a staff worker there for about three or four years."

                        Seems as if one can't tell the difference between the "troubled teens" and the staff. It is probably time to have the state licensing people investigate this institution.
                      [/list][/size]YOU-->""Bradford is a former student at the private Christian boarding school for troubled teens and had been a staff worker there for about three or four years."

                      ---

                      *This* is a very interesting point, I'd say.

                      The school's primary purpose, it seems, is to deal with troubled youth. Presumably *other* staff is present who might be expected to recognize psychological and behavioral problems and the symptoms of those problems in the youths they deal with. Most of us who work with others, on the job, certainly recognize puzzling behavioral changes and other symptoms of problems in our co-workers, and often discuss them among ourselves, and with the person involved. What happened here?[/list]
                      scobechay writes: November 10, 2011 6:39 a.m.
                        Everybody finds this story disturbing, but this is an act by a selfish girl, not the Christian boarding school. What I have read is that they were unaware of this girl's pregnancy, along with her friends and parents.
                      BANDOLERO58 writes: November 10, 2011 6:56 a.m.
                        What a shame. Even an animal would defend its cubs to the death. Here we we have this...I could never understand why we humans act this way. Too bad, she is a beautiful girl too.
                      Jack_Bauer writes: November 10, 2011 7:31 a.m.
                        (This comment was removed by the site staff.)[/list]
                        5Minutes writes: November 10, 2011 7:33 a.m.
                          Having worked at JYA for a little more that a year and an experienced at risk high school teacher , let me put some minds at ease. JYA is an outstanding school that works with troubled youth that many have given up on. Phil and his staff have a passion for these kids and a hearts desire to see them set straight and equipped for adult life.
                          The young lady in this story most certainly has issues that we can not begin to guess or understand fully, so I wont try to here. It is beyond sad to see an innocent life terminated in this or any fashion; especially considering the baby had no ability to defend itself against it. The true definition of an innocent victim.
                          Now, lets think about this for 5 Minutes...
                          We have come to the defense of this baby, it died tragically and needlessly and its cries to be saved went unheard...
                          Under legal protection people kill hundreds of babies every day just as tragically, just as needlessly. They can not defend themselves and their cries go unheard. The minds and hearts of people, especially the youth, have been numbed against this barbaric action we call abortion; however is it really any different than what Jessica B did? I am NOT defending her actions by any means, I just see the value of life being diminished day by day and we now see the results in stories like this.
                          Think about it for 5 Minutes, it may change your mind.
                        LucidDream writes: November 10, 2011 7:40 a.m.
                            in response to
                          KimW:
                            YOU-->""Bradford is a former student at the private Christian boarding school for troubled teens and had been a staff worker there for about three or four years."

                            ---

                            *This* is a very interesting point, I'd say.

                            The school's primary purpose, it seems, is to deal with troubled youth. Presumably *other* staff is present who might be expected to recognize psychological and behavioral problems and the symptoms of those problems in the youths they deal with. Most of us who work with others, on the job, certainly recognize puzzling behavioral changes and other symptoms of problems in our co-workers, and often discuss them among ourselves, and with the person involved. What happened here?
                          [/list][/size]Clearly the parents recognized there were issues, thus sending her to the place. It seems that praying couldn't fix this girl's underlying issues, though. Not that I'm surprised. And since she was actually considered such a success story that they hired her to work there, I'd say that the place gets a big fail.[/list]
                          Puddin1 writes: November 10, 2011 8 a.m.
                              in response to
                            Jack_Bauer:
                              (This comment was removed by the site staff.)[/list][/list][/size]Certainately NOT the appropriate forum for such smug and idiotic comments such as yours. Maybe next time you should think before you speak. Reminds me of a quote I once heard that said "It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid" Try a little human dignity and sensitivity in light of the situation next time my friend.[/list]
                              TheKid writes: November 10, 2011 8:06 a.m.
                                She looks like a pretty scary person to begin with. She probably planned to do this from the beginning of the prenancy.
                              AlohaSpirit writes: November 10, 2011 8:19 a.m.
                                I guess next to suicide, this would be the ultimate selfish act. So many innocent people hurt by this.

                                I too find this incredibly hard to imagine, but as has been said, it is happenning with greater frequency. too many selfish people, I guess.

                                For four days of sufferring, Baby will get to spend eternity without pain, hunger, crying, etc. God bless you, Little One.
                              Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 8:19 a.m.
                                  in response to
                                Puddin1:
                                  Certainately NOT the appropriate forum for such smug and idiotic comments such as yours. Maybe next time you should think before you speak. Reminds me of a quote I once heard that said "It is dangerous to be sincere unless you are also stupid" Try a little human dignity and sensitivity in light of the situation next time my friend.
                                [/list][/size]I welcome it over all these phony people who like to cry about a baby, a family, and curse a girl they no nothing about. Its princess Diana candlelight vigil syndrome all over again. No one understands what her mentality is and just wants to get out the torchs and pitchforks. My favorite so far in real insensitivity is Bandelero's comment about her being attractive. As if she were societally unattractive, this would be different. The whole problem with this is that its not our problem to judge. We should just understand.[/list]
                                AlohaSpirit writes: November 10, 2011 8:22 a.m.
                                  And, Puddin, I think Jack was attempting to be humorous with dripping sarcasm, but I agree that it isn't the right forum for that. A bit too disrespectful of the loss so many are sufferring.

                                  Two wasted lives. So sad.
                                Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 8:39 a.m.
                                    in response to
                                  Prancer3:
                                    Wow. There just isn't anything to say about this situation. May the Lord bless that poor little baby...the thought of her dying alone while that mother was out partying and carrying on with her own selfish life is unbelievable.
                                  [/list][/size]Apparently there is something to say as it seems you find a way to comment on about every story on here. No one on here knows this woman so who are we to say anything. At best, this is a ridiculous and phony attempt at empathy.[/list]
                                  Jack_Bauer writes: November 10, 2011 8:42 a.m.
                                      in response to
                                    AlohaSpirit:
                                      And, Puddin, I think Jack was attempting to be humorous with dripping sarcasm, but I agree that it isn't the right forum for that. A bit too disrespectful of the loss so many are sufferring.

                                      Two wasted lives. So sad.
                                    [/list][/size]Actually I was just pointing out the BLATANT hypocrisy of abortion supporters who lament a dead baby who suffered because of the mother's neglect but if the mother had been smart enough to have called an abortionist a few days earlier she could've not only gotten away legally scot-free, but abortion lovers would've cheered her for exercising her "right" to kill her baby!

                                    This sad incident reminds me of this Philadelphia story:

                                    http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/0 ... of-murder/[/list]
                                    crzyppl writes: November 10, 2011 9:14 a.m.
                                        in response to
                                      Cynicalone:
                                        I welcome it over all these phony people who like to cry about a baby, a family, and curse a girl they no nothing about. Its princess Diana candlelight vigil syndrome all over again. No one understands what her mentality is and just wants to get out the torchs and pitchforks. My favorite so far in real insensitivity is Bandelero's comment about her being attractive. As if she were societally unattractive, this would be different. The whole problem with this is that its not our problem to judge. We should just understand.
                                      [/list][/size]Here you go again with your with you hypocritical judging of people for "judging" this girl. Stories like this, is what brings out emotion and opinions from people. That is human nature. When someone hears something that is upsetting and states that their disgust for the actions taken by someone, that is their right. You criticizing everyone for appall with this horrific story is your way of trying to act like you are better than someone for not "judging". Yes a person that can do something like this obviously has metal issues, but the fact that she knew what she was doing ( her own statements point out that she knew better, but didn't care!) is what is disturbing to people. So I don't know what side of the bed you rolled out on (you obviously keep choosing the wrong side) but, again get over yourself. Her own parents were at the court case, obviously disgusted and upset with the actions of their daughter. Meaning, she wasn't brought up in some horrific child hating abusive house hold that would condone such actions. This girl is sick and deserves no sympathy. She doesn't need people like you defending her and having some bleeding heart for her actions while making up excuses. She did it, admitted to it, and doesn't care, end of story.[/list]
                                      suku writes: November 10, 2011 9:20 a.m.
                                          in response to
                                        Jack_Bauer:
                                          Actually I was just pointing out the BLATANT hypocrisy of abortion supporters who lament a dead baby who suffered because of the mother's neglect but if the mother had been smart enough to have called an abortionist a few days earlier she could've not only gotten away legally scot-free, but abortion lovers would've cheered her for exercising her "right" to kill her baby!

                                          This sad incident reminds me of this Philadelphia story:

                                        http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2011/0 ... of-murder/[/list][/list][/size]Whoa. I think you'd be happier in Mississippi. A few days earlier? Blatant hypocrisy? Abortion lover? Cheered? What's the matter with you? Did your mother threaten you with abortion as a child? Is this the male version of penis envy? Freud calls it castration anxiety but I think he was too fixated on male anatomy for his terminology to make the corresponding leap from penis to uterus. It's not yours to make decisions for, you can't have one and never will. PLEASE get used to the idea ... unless you'd like us women (and other men) to take civil liberties with the capabilities of your penis.

                                        http://civilliberty.about.com/od/aborti ... _legal.htm[/list]
                                        Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 9:31 a.m.
                                            in response to
                                          crzyppl:
                                            Here you go again with your with you hypocritical judging of people for "judging" this girl. Stories like this, is what brings out emotion and opinions from people. That is human nature. When someone hears something that is upsetting and states that their disgust for the actions taken by someone, that is their right. You criticizing everyone for appall with this horrific story is your way of trying to act like you are better than someone for not "judging". Yes a person that can do something like this obviously has metal issues, but the fact that she knew what she was doing ( her own statements point out that she knew better, but didn't care!) is what is disturbing to people. So I don't know what side of the bed you rolled out on (you obviously keep choosing the wrong side) but, again get over yourself. Her own parents were at the court case, obviously disgusted and upset with the actions of their daughter. Meaning, she wasn't brought up in some horrific child hating abusive house hold that would condone such actions. This girl is sick and deserves no sympathy. She doesn't need people like you defending her and having some bleeding heart for her actions while making up excuses. She did it, admitted to it, and doesn't care, end of story.
                                          [/list][/size]Where do you get me judging people when I clearly say that we have no right to judge and should just attempt to understand this woman. Why do you keep reitterating what she did? No where in my comment am I defending her. I guess it is human nature to go and bother ourselves about something we know nothing and can/will do nothing about. So now that all the crying is over on this, why dont we move on to the homeless man who was killed, I noticed there were only 4 comments on him this am. "metal issues" That is awesome.[/list]
                                          idealistic writes: November 10, 2011 9:33 a.m.
                                              in response to
                                            Cynicalone:
                                              I welcome it over all these phony people who like to cry about a baby, a family, and curse a girl they no nothing about. Its princess Diana candlelight vigil syndrome all over again. No one understands what her mentality is and just wants to get out the torchs and pitchforks. My favorite so far in real insensitivity is Bandelero's comment about her being attractive. As if she were societally unattractive, this would be different. The whole problem with this is that its not our problem to judge. We should just understand.
                                            [/list][/size]Are you kidding? It may not be our place to judge, but you want us to 'just understand'? How outrageous is that? She knew what she was doing, considering that she 'occassionally checked" on the baby. Wow. I am just dumbfounded by your opinion...[/list]
                                            Treebones writes: November 10, 2011 9:34 a.m.
                                              Trying to equate this action by a mentally disturbed women with abortion is ridiculous.

                                              Quite the stretch of the imagination to make a political point.
                                            NotBornYesterday writes: November 10, 2011 9:35 a.m.
                                                in response to
                                              jazavac:
                                                This is what we're teaching our children. Don't have a baby at a young age, it will ruin your life and your boyfriends life. I wonder how young she heard the message at.

                                                Too bad that there is no one in her life that she felt she could tell who would have talk to her about other options.

                                                Just because commenters CAN'T understand this doesn't mean they should get irrational and emotional.

                                                The baby is with God. Let it be and care for the living. This young lady is likely to come into understanding of what she's done. When that happens I hope she has the help she needs.
                                              [/list][/size]Good points! This is a side that should be thought about however, I tend to believe that there is no other explanation for this girls behavior than she definitely has to have some mental health issues. How did she obtain these issues? I won't presume to know but, I do know I heard those same messages at a young age and I chose to not have a baby as a teen, if I would have, I would never have considered to hide it in a laundry basket. Something else made this girl fear that baby.

                                              The baby is in the best place it could be, may god bless you little baby....[/list]
                                              Jack_Bauer writes: November 10, 2011 9:41 a.m.
                                                  in response to
                                                suku:
                                                  Whoa. I think you'd be happier in Mississippi. A few days earlier? Blatant hypocrisy? Abortion lover? Cheered? What's the matter with you? Did your mother threaten you with abortion as a child? Is this the male version of penis envy? Freud calls it castration anxiety but I think he was too fixated on male anatomy for his terminology to make the corresponding leap from penis to uterus. It's not yours to make decisions for, you can't have one and never will. PLEASE get used to the idea ... unless you'd like us women (and other men) to take civil liberties with the capabilities of your penis.

                                                http://civilliberty.about.com/od/aborti ... _legal.htm[/list][/list][/size]So you see nothing wrong in the situations where a "mother" can have an abortion 8 months and 29 days into the pregnancy, but if the baby is born a day later, that baby now has a right to life when just the day before it didn't? At some point the uterus ends and another person begins... When is that magic point for you?

                                                Now, I'm not an extremist and think the pill should be legal (and probably even over the counter), but I see something wrong in the situation where a "fetus" becomes a "person" based purely on whether the "mother" decides she wants it or not, even in the third trimester. The fact is if this so-called mother had just gone to an abortionist a few days before giving birth that baby would've been just as dead, and not a peep would've been said or heard about it.[/list]
                                                crzyppl writes: November 10, 2011 9:48 a.m.
                                                    in response to
                                                  Cynicalone:
                                                    Where do you get me judging people when I clearly say that we have no right to judge and should just attempt to understand this woman. Why do you keep reitterating what she did? No where in my comment am I defending her. I guess it is human nature to go and bother ourselves about something we know nothing and can/will do nothing about. So now that all the crying is over on this, why dont we move on to the homeless man who was killed, I noticed there were only 4 comments on him this am. "metal issues" That is awesome.
                                                  [/list][/size]Where do I get you judging people? In every comment of yours, that's where. You respond to every comment that has someone stating a personal opinion and observation of how they feel by this story. You keep telling everyone they need to stay neutral because we don't know the mental state of this girl. Well the mental state of this girl is "messed up beyond repair", that's her mental state. She admitted to this, meaning she was of conscience mind while performing these acts. She tried to quiet the baby, she tried to hide the whole thing, she knew what she was doing was wrong. She said she thought about surrendering the baby to a safe house, but decided against it. To me, at that point it is premeditated murder. Thinking about not doing this then deciding to do it is a decision she made. We didn't make this up.
                                                  As for the homeless guy that was stabbed I A) didn't see this story and B) think that this story is more disturbing and horrific than someone who lives a life or risk like that getting stabbed. Don't take me wrong, I'm not saying that it is ok or that I don't care, I'm just saying that this story, as a parent, touches home with me more.[/list]


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                                                  Comments: Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved
                                                  « Reply #40 on: January 14, 2012, 12:13:50 PM »
                                                  Comments left for the above article, "Mother arraigned in death of newborn; baby starved to death in Whitmore, report says" (by Jim Schultz; November 9, 2011; Record Searchlight), #s 31-53:


                                                  Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 10:12 a.m.
                                                    Once again, you are repeating the facts of the story. Not sure why, its not going to change.
                                                    For clarification, I did not repond to every comment on here by someone who has an opionion. I am not arguing that her mental state is unbalanced. "Messed up beyond repair" is not in the DSM so will have to find a translator for that. What interests me is how she got there because thats the only benefit that will be served. Maybe we can help our children and our friends if we see signs of this kind of problems. Cursing her does absolutely no good; it is too late. Yes, she needs to go away so she cant do this again. Tomorrow, and everyday from here on out, you can find something else to be touched by and cry about. See where that gets you.
                                                  33432 writes: November 10, 2011 10:19 a.m.
                                                      in response to
                                                    5Minutes:
                                                      Having worked at JYA for a little more that a year and an experienced at risk high school teacher , let me put some minds at ease. JYA is an outstanding school that works with troubled youth that many have given up on. Phil and his staff have a passion for these kids and a hearts desire to see them set straight and equipped for adult life.
                                                      The young lady in this story most certainly has issues that we can not begin to guess or understand fully, so I wont try to here. It is beyond sad to see an innocent life terminated in this or any fashion; especially considering the baby had no ability to defend itself against it. The true definition of an innocent victim.
                                                      Now, lets think about this for 5 Minutes...
                                                      We have come to the defense of this baby, it died tragically and needlessly and its cries to be saved went unheard...
                                                      Under legal protection people kill hundreds of babies every day just as tragically, just as needlessly. They can not defend themselves and their cries go unheard. The minds and hearts of people, especially the youth, have been numbed against this barbaric action we call abortion; however is it really any different than what Jessica B did? I am NOT defending her actions by any means, I just see the value of life being diminished day by day and we now see the results in stories like this.
                                                      Think about it for 5 Minutes, it may change your mind.
                                                    [/list][/size]Uh, yes - abortion is a lot different than what she did. Abortion (whether you are for or against it) is quick and decisive. What this person did was choose to have the baby, then kill it over the course of a few days. MAJOR DIFFERENCE. Good luck trying to downplay what she did with that line of reasoning.[/list]
                                                    ReddingCritic writes: November 10, 2011 10:22 a.m.
                                                      The body was discovered on Friday, but not reported until Sunday. This raises several questions:

                                                      1. Was failure to report the find itself a crime?
                                                      2. Was someone else involved in the cover-up?
                                                      3. What kind of staff do they have at this place anyway? Did someone fail to make a mandated report to CPS?
                                                      4. Why is the name of this home for "troubled teens" not disclosed by the Record Searchlight?
                                                      5. Is the state's licensing board involved in the investigation?
                                                    Mephistopheles writes: November 10, 2011 10:48 a.m.
                                                      "The joy of being grandparents was taken from them," Magrini said.

                                                      What a load of pandering BS.
                                                    suku writes: November 10, 2011 10:53 a.m.
                                                        in response to
                                                      33432:
                                                        Uh, yes - abortion is a lot different than what she did. Abortion (whether you are for or against it) is quick and decisive. What this person did was choose to have the baby, then kill it over the course of a few days. MAJOR DIFFERENCE. Good luck trying to downplay what she did with that line of reasoning.
                                                      [/list][/size]Um. So, if she'd quickly and decisively strangled the baby, THAT would have been okay? I think I understand the point you tried to make but I could be wrong. That wording was skewed a bit. Abortion is legal. Late term even but I'm pretty sure there has to be a valid medical reason to do late term abortions because the life of the fetus is viable (can survive on its own with medical assistance) and if it is viable, it is its own person. When a person becomes viable is generally between 21 and 26 weeks into gestation according to doctors but the States have defined that line differently. I tend to believe in doctors before I believe people in general or the people they've elected to represent them.

                                                      That answer is also for Jack_Bauer.[/list]
                                                      Jack_Bauer writes: November 10, 2011 10:55 a.m.
                                                          in response to
                                                        33432:
                                                          Uh, yes - abortion is a lot different than what she did. Abortion (whether you are for or against it) is quick and decisive. What this person did was choose to have the baby, then kill it over the course of a few days. MAJOR DIFFERENCE. Good luck trying to downplay what she did with that line of reasoning.
                                                        [/list][/size](This comment was removed by the site staff.)[/list]
                                                        crzyppl writes: November 10, 2011 10:59 a.m.
                                                            in response to
                                                          Cynicalone::
                                                            Once again, you are repeating the facts of the story. Not sure why, its not going to change.
                                                            For clarification, I did not repond to every comment on here by someone who has an opionion. I am not arguing that her mental state is unbalanced. "Messed up beyond repair" is not in the DSM so will have to find a translator for that. What interests me is how she got there because thats the only benefit that will be served. Maybe we can help our children and our friends if we see signs of this kind of problems. Cursing her does absolutely no good; it is too late. Yes, she needs to go away so she cant do this again. Tomorrow, and everyday from here on out, you can find something else to be touched by and cry about. See where that gets you.
                                                          [/list][/size](This comment was removed by the site staff.)[/list]
                                                          Jack_Bauer writes: November 10, 2011 11:11 a.m.
                                                              in response to
                                                            suku:
                                                              Um. So, if she'd quickly and decisively strangled the baby, THAT would have been okay? I think I understand the point you tried to make but I could be wrong. That wording was skewed a bit. Abortion is legal. Late term even but I'm pretty sure there has to be a valid medical reason to do late term abortions because the life of the fetus is viable (can survive on its own with medical assistance) and if it is viable, it is its own person. When a person becomes viable is generally between 21 and 26 weeks into gestation according to doctors but the States have defined that line differently. I tend to believe in doctors before I believe people in general or the people they've elected to represent them.

                                                              That answer is also for Jack_Bauer.
                                                            [/list][/size]"Late term even but I'm pretty sure there has to be a valid medical reason to do late term abortions because the life of the fetus is viable (can survive on its own with medical assistance) and if it is viable, it is its own person. When a person becomes viable is generally between 21 and 26 weeks into gestation according to doctors but the States have defined that line differently."

                                                            Correct in that states define it differently, but partial birth abortion is practiced in California. I got no problem with cases where the abortion is performed because the baby will be severely deformed and will suffer a very short life, that's up to the parents to make that agonizing decision... But to leave it up to the "health of the mother" option as determined by the doctor can be ludicrous because that definition includes mental health, as in "Having this baby will drive the woman insane, so we're gonna kill it". That's CRAZY to me and it DOES happen, and it probably could've happened here as I'm sure that an insanity defense will be claimed... And yes, I know that it's extremely rare and very few cases happen every year, but so what? Is it any less wrong if it happens rarely or frequently?[/list]
                                                            MyBad writes: November 10, 2011 11:14 a.m.
                                                              It amazes me that the ones here who are voiceing their shock and grief of this terrible event, has been mocked and attacked by other posters! Who gave you the right to "judge" the feelings behind comments as heartfelt or not!!

                                                              If I say I believe this woman is truly insane for the acts she committed against this child and the reasons she gave for doing it, am I judging her or just believing something is terribly wrong with her mind for her to be able to turn her heart and mother-spirit against this little baby!

                                                              What she did was just plain horrible! Days after hearing about it, it still almost makes me literally sick to my stomach to think of that poor little girl crying to live and her MOTHER thinking her 'lifestyle' was more important than that beautiful little infant!!

                                                              Somehow the comments have turned into a debate on abortion instead of concentrating on the precious little girl who was deliberately tortured and murdered! Yes, she's no longer suffering. That "mother" should be judged and put in a prison with inmate-women that love and miss their own children...let them take care of her!
                                                            Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 11:16 a.m.
                                                                in response to
                                                              Mephistopheles:
                                                                "The joy of being grandparents was taken from them," Magrini said.

                                                                What a load of pandering BS.
                                                              [/list][/size]I hope Im surfing the lake of fire by dusk for saying this Meph, fantastic choice of words. Keep up the good work.

                                                              @crzyppl: didnt quite catch that. sorry :)[/list]
                                                              suku writes: November 10, 2011 11:17 a.m.
                                                                Now that I've said that, I started thinking about how a lot of modern medicine has been learned. Many of those men and women who used those methods were doctors. Yeesh. Evolve/devolve. Where's the line?
                                                              Prancer3 writes: November 10, 2011 11:26 a.m.
                                                                Sorry...(and please do not put yourself out commenting on my comment...cycliclone or whatever your thing is, not interested)...

                                                                This girl...mother or whatever she is being called...imo is not "mental"...she is a spoiled rotten brat who didn't want this little baby to screw up her and her boyfriends' partying lifestyle sounds to me like. No sympathy here for anybody except that innocent little murdered baby girl. Does she even have a name, poor little thing.
                                                              crzyppl writes: November 10, 2011 11:30 a.m.
                                                                  in response to
                                                                crzyppl:
                                                                  (This comment was removed by the site staff.)[/list][/list][/size]Really? There wasn’t even anything that violates your "rules"....

                                                                  So I will say it again.

                                                                  I am repeating the facts because you clearly didn’t read them. "Messed up beyond repair"=beyond help. Not that hard to comprehend...Being upset about a story like this does not constitute me being "touched" and "Crying" about everything. Keep opening your mouth and see where your idiocy gets you.[/list]
                                                                  gungal writes: November 10, 2011 11:34 a.m.
                                                                      in response to
                                                                    Treebones:
                                                                      Trying to equate this action by a mentally disturbed women with abortion is ridiculous.

                                                                      Quite the stretch of the imagination to make a political point.
                                                                    [/list][/size]I can see a connection in the mind set.
                                                                    And what they are trying to impart.

                                                                    Jessica did not want to be pregnant but got pregnant for whatever reason and she did not get an elective abortion (Many of the same people who are here and horrified that she killed her new born would have told her to get one).

                                                                    There are similarities in that she wanted to keep her life the way she wanted and was scared of anyone knowing(like many women who choose to have an elective abortion...making a fear based choice) but the fact that she did nothing , had Baby girl and then let her die slowly over four days is where it becomes different.

                                                                    There was thought of adoption but she did not chose that. Jessica knew Baby girl was hungry and needed breast milk/formula but she chose not to give it. She did fill her babies mouth and belly with water and gave her a blanket maybe to keep her quiet so as not to be discovered before she died. Jessica made the CHOICE to let her newborn baby die for what ever reason.

                                                                    Jessica needs to be accountable for what she did to Baby girl and she NEEDS to have her tubes tied.

                                                                    Who deserves the empathy in my mind? Baby girl, her father, and her grandparents(both sets)who had no choice in any of this...but who has, and will, suffer for Jessica's decisions and actions.

                                                                    I also get that some who empathize for Jessica...but I am not one of them. I will pray for them all but my sympathy's do NOT lay with Jessica at ALL.[/list]
                                                                    suku writes: November 10, 2011 11:35 a.m.
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                                                                      Jack_Bauer:
                                                                        "Late term even but I'm pretty sure there has to be a valid medical reason to do late term abortions because the life of the fetus is viable (can survive on its own with medical assistance) and if it is viable, it is its own person. When a person becomes viable is generally between 21 and 26 weeks into gestation according to doctors but the States have defined that line differently."

                                                                        Correct in that states define it differently, but partial birth abortion is practiced in California. I got no problem with cases where the abortion is performed because the baby will be severely deformed and will suffer a very short life, that's up to the parents to make that agonizing decision... But to leave it up to the "health of the mother" option as determined by the doctor can be ludicrous because that definition includes mental health, as in "Having this baby will drive the woman insane, so we're gonna kill it". That's CRAZY to me and it DOES happen, and it probably could've happened here as I'm sure that an insanity defense will be claimed... And yes, I know that it's extremely rare and very few cases happen every year, but so what? Is it any less wrong if it happens rarely or frequently?
                                                                      [/list][/size]So physical deformity of the child with possible early death rather than possible mental health of the mother is one of your dividing lines. I understand, that's a grey area for me too. We have to draw lines somewhere or we wouldn't be human.[/list]
                                                                      justamom writes: November 10, 2011 11:42 a.m.
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                                                                        5Minutes:
                                                                          Having worked at JYA for a little more that a year and an experienced at risk high school teacher , let me put some minds at ease. JYA is an outstanding school that works with troubled youth that many have given up on. Phil and his staff have a passion for these kids and a hearts desire to see them set straight and equipped for adult life.
                                                                          The young lady in this story most certainly has issues that we can not begin to guess or understand fully, so I wont try to here. It is beyond sad to see an innocent life terminated in this or any fashion; especially considering the baby had no ability to defend itself against it. The true definition of an innocent victim.
                                                                          Now, lets think about this for 5 Minutes...
                                                                          We have come to the defense of this baby, it died tragically and needlessly and its cries to be saved went unheard...
                                                                          Under legal protection people kill hundreds of babies every day just as tragically, just as needlessly. They can not defend themselves and their cries go unheard. The minds and hearts of people, especially the youth, have been numbed against this barbaric action we call abortion; however is it really any different than what Jessica B did? I am NOT defending her actions by any means, I just see the value of life being diminished day by day and we now see the results in stories like this.
                                                                          Think about it for 5 Minutes, it may change your mind.
                                                                        [/list][/size]IMO your wrong... There is no reason that Jessica could not have taken this baby to a hospital and dropped it off.. her and her bf lives would have stayed the same.. and she would not have killed this baby... Yes people have abortions everyday.. IMO i feel the only time that is ok is in a rape case or melostaion.. or if the baby is RH-.. Thier are to many familys out there with out a baby that want to love and care for someone elses child as if there own.. after seeing how she turned out.. not sure if giving this baby to the grandparents would have been the best thing for the child.. I am not one that thinks abortion should be used for the OOPPS REASON... their is Birth control out there if u dont want a baby then use it... Birth control is not a one way use... Both the man and the women need to use it every time they have sex..

                                                                        Here is what i would like to know.. Was Jessica full term when she had the baby.. or even 6-8 months along.. there is no way you can hide a naked belly... there is no way the Boyfriend would have not been able to look at her and not see that she had a baby bump... (even if it was little) And then have that bump slim down almost over night... and if you have ever had a baby you would know that you bleed for weeks after... hiding the baby from everyone else i can see.. but the boyfriend.. that would be hard... a guy is not going to go for months with out sex... JMO[/list]
                                                                        Cynicalone writes: November 10, 2011 11:44 a.m.
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                                                                          OnTarget writes: November 10, 2011 6:41 p.m.
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                                                                            TheKid:
                                                                              She looks like a pretty scary person to begin with. She probably planned to do this from the beginning of the prenancy.
                                                                            [/list][/size]How might you look, if you were being arraigned on a murder charge? Especially if you knew you were guilty?[/list]
                                                                            Cato writes: November 10, 2011 8:34 p.m.
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                                                                              5Minutes:
                                                                                Having worked at JYA for a little more that a year and an experienced at risk high school teacher , let me put some minds at ease. JYA is an outstanding school that works with troubled youth that many have given up on. Phil and his staff have a passion for these kids and a hearts desire to see them set straight and equipped for adult life.
                                                                                The young lady in this story most certainly has issues that we can not begin to guess or understand fully, so I wont try to here. It is beyond sad to see an innocent life terminated in this or any fashion; especially considering the baby had no ability to defend itself against it. The true definition of an innocent victim.
                                                                                Now, lets think about this for 5 Minutes...
                                                                                We have come to the defense of this baby, it died tragically and needlessly and its cries to be saved went unheard...
                                                                                Under legal protection people kill hundreds of babies every day just as tragically, just as needlessly. They can not defend themselves and their cries go unheard. The minds and hearts of people, especially the youth, have been numbed against this barbaric action we call abortion; however is it really any different than what Jessica B did? I am NOT defending her actions by any means, I just see the value of life being diminished day by day and we now see the results in stories like this.
                                                                                Think about it for 5 Minutes, it may change your mind.
                                                                              [/list][/size]THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU for your wonderful post!! It is the BEST thing I have ever read on this site. I couldn't agree with you more - Thank you for saying it so well!

                                                                              Sincerely, Cato's Wife[/list]
                                                                              wallablu writes: November 10, 2011 10:25 p.m.
                                                                                My child attended JYA as a troubled teen in the past.
                                                                                No doubt, Ms Bradford deserves to stay in jail forever. 23 yrs old is more than old enough to take full responsibility for her own actions. How absolutely horrifying. What if a student had found the body? How are the students coping now? How hard must it be for the staff to deal with this whole situation?
                                                                                I have JYA to thank for being able to yank my child from a bad situation into a safe and structured environment where she could re-examine herself and what her life meant to her. Rich or poor, good engaged parenting or lack thereof……does not matter. If a kid is hell bent on doing what he/she wants to do, then they will. JYA is really about behavior modification and is trustworthy and they would not be able to accomplish this without having dedicated caring staff. It’s one of the best out there.
                                                                                This is bad media for a school that I believe has helped improve so many lives. They did a great job of keeping order, properly disciplining and rewarding the youth in a merit system that works. The school deserves to be around for a long time to come.
                                                                                But this stmt made (printed by the San Francisco Examiner) by the owner Phil Ludwig regarding the incident needs to be called out. Academy director Phil Ludwig declined to discuss Bradford's position at the school.
                                                                                "This had nothing to do with the school," Ludwig told The Record Searchlight. "This was a private residence she rented; it did not directly involve the school in any way."
                                                                                Cut the crap.This had everything to do with the school.The homes are a part of the business property and is just the arrangements setup with the employees that reside there. They can literally walk out of their personal home and be on school grounds. Alot of the staff llive's on site. Ms Bradford did mentor the staff.
                                                                                Their manner of employing past students needs re-examining. Never was a fan of.....There should at least be some time of separation required between being a student and becoming a part of the staff. Not all students do well after graduation. The owner(office not at the school nor does he live in the same town but does visit the school)should make some changes. They have rules about the length of time that must pass before an ex-student whom has graduated can make contact with a staff member. Seems a little contradictory when you consider their employment practices. These girls become extremely close with one another and the staff. An ex student should only be considered for employment after they have proven themselves worthy based on how they conduct themselves back in their "real world" home life after graduation has occurred.
                                                                              blf9910 writes: November 11, 2011 7:57 a.m.
                                                                                Makes me sick to my stomach. Pathetic excuse for a woman. They will let you drop a child off at the hospital NO QUESTIONS ASKED! I hope you suffer, and never stop thinking about the disgusting horrible thing that you did. RIP beautiful baby girl.
                                                                              sourdoughnative writes: November 11, 2011 1:39 p.m.
                                                                                This is definitely disturbing. It breaks all our hearts to know that innocent baby lay in a vacant building crying and screaming for her life and the one person who could help her refused. That's what this case should be tried on. Instead of building a defense of her past issues and their impact. I don't apologize for saying at the age of 23 she most definitely knew the difference between right and wrong. She absolutely knew that letting that little angel cruelly succumb to her death through dehydration and starvation was against everything any human would consider "right". Thus as a "civilized society" we have laws that govern punishment for these specific actions enacted by any person. I am certain she will be justly tried and convicted. But we all have to live with the horror that her daughter went through in the first and last 4 days of her life......so sad, so very, very sad.
                                                                              IDKMuch00 writes: November 16, 2011 1:09 p.m.
                                                                                A few thoughts: 1) Sure, this is the place to share opinions. I believe it's called a "comment" section. So, if you wish to describe your belief in her mental state, guilt, or ideas about her punishment, etc. go ahead. 2) I think that the related topic of abortion is also just as morally reprehensible. I think the difference in this case is a psychological one. In an abortion you don't see the child before, during, or after the act, nor do you have much in the way of responsibility afterward. In this case, the child was born (alive), willfully neglected, and then kept in a clothes basket. The confrontation with the child's cries for help, as well as the physical body for over a month and a half is difficult to relate to. 3) On the other hand, in response to my first point, I think it is helpful if commentators could provide some context to this matter. I previously worked for Julian Youth Academy and I am acquainted with Jessica, parties involved, and the "academies" practices. I will note, the intention at the school is noble. However, as in the case of most institutions created for the management/rehabilitation of youth, the application is awkward at best. I have worked for and know many people who have, and do, work for many of the local "institutions." The problem is that the staff wind-up being treated as clients, if not worse. Jessica, I can be certain, knew that if she revealed that she was pregnant, would have been fired, kicked-out of her residence with a ridiculous time-frame for eviction (3 days), as well as her boyfriend being fired & subjected to the same treatment. Sadly, I personally know individuals who were customarily dismissed, denigrated, and cut-off without the time to reconcile what was taking place. Now, I'm not saying that Jessica should be absolved of her guilt because of these facts. I do, however, believe that this fear, as well as a clear sense of selfishness, contributed greatly to her incredibly poor choices. I think the school, as well as all local institutions (Victor Youth Services, Remi Vista, Open Line, etc.) should re-evaluate the prospect of how they treat their employees and the subsequent affect it has. I believe Jessica has committed a heinous crime, one in which will be duly punished by our legal system. Given the fact that she will undoubtedly spend many years in prison, and even if not, she will be haunted by these actions for a long time. Therefore, I believe more scrutiny should be leveled toward Julian Youth Academy and other local institutions, for their practices toward those in their employ. I Don't Know Much, but it is my opinion.


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                                                                              Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
                                                                              « Reply #41 on: January 14, 2012, 05:57:57 PM »
                                                                              We have talked about the child in Spft. We have decided not to include the unnamed child on the victim list because the child wasn't put in the program. It was born on the campus but it never became a resident in the program.

                                                                              We have just posted a blog entry where we mention the case: The 4 2011 deaths on the Fornits Wiki database covered.
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                                                                              Re: Julian Youth Academy employee arrested for killing baby
                                                                              « Reply #42 on: January 15, 2012, 02:49:21 PM »
                                                                              Quote from: "Oscar"
                                                                              We have talked about the child in Spft. We have decided not to include the unnamed child on the victim list because the child wasn't put in the program. It was born on the campus but it never became a resident in the program.

                                                                              We have just posted a blog entry where we mention the case: The 4 2011 deaths on the Fornits Wiki database covered.
                                                                              Well... I'm inclined to disagree with you re. that victim's list. It seems to me that the effects of Julian Youth Academy's program on Jessica Bradford ... directly impacted that baby's life. That baby, completely dependent on Jessica's frame of mind, self concept, and perception of reality, had no choice but be enrolled in that program by proxy, so to speak. This goes way beyond the mere fact of having been born on campus.

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                                                                              « Reply #43 on: January 15, 2012, 04:30:55 PM »
                                                                              Maybe include it as another unfortunate mention outside of the list.
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                                                                              New Details About Mummified Baby's Mom; Facebook Support Group Created

                                                                              By Shay ARTHUR
                                                                              POSTED: 10:33 pm PST November 10, 2011
                                                                              UPDATED: 11:05 am PST November 12, 2011




                                                                              New details about 23-year-old Jessica Bradford have emerged.

                                                                              KRCR News Channel 7 spoke with a friend and former colleague of Bradford's Thursday evening. She wished to remain anonymous, but said Bradford was a mentor to girls at the Julian Youth Academy in Whitmore. The Julian Youth Academy is a privately funded Christian boarding school.

                                                                              Bradford's friend said the school is a positive place for young people and believes Bradford's case is not typical of how the school operates.

                                                                              KRCR News Channel Seven found that Bradford worked for a program called F.A.C.E.S.S, which stands for Fighting Against Child Exploitation and Sexual Slavery. Bradford was seen as a role model to young women in the program and had helped many girls at the school. She was always viewed as "the funny one."

                                                                              The friend said Bradford often wore baggy clothes, so it was easy for her to hide her pregnancy. The young woman said she does not believe anyone at the school knew of Bradford's pregnancy, even her boyfriend of almost four years, who also worked at the school.

                                                                              She said Bradford even denied having any premarital relations with her boyfriend. She described Bradford's boyfriend as quiet and said he always appeared respectful.

                                                                              The anonymous friend said the campus of the Julian Youth Academy is large, with lots of vacant buildings so she could see how it was possible to keep the baby a secret.

                                                                              The young woman said she was shocked that Bradford hid her baby girl's body. She said she found it difficult to believe Bradford did not feel she could reach out to anyone for help.

                                                                              The former colleague said during the four days the baby was alive and allegedly hidden on the campus she said Bradfords acted strange and she often disappered, claiming she was checking on a friend.

                                                                              She also said Bradford's mood changed after she had the baby. She said she seemed nicer and more open with the people at the school.

                                                                              The young woman said she also remembers Bradford bringing a large fan into the room about a month ago, which she now thinks was being used to help hide the smell of the hidden baby.

                                                                              She also added said Bradford's personal behavior did not change during the months she knew she was pregnant and that she continued to drink every weekend.

                                                                              New information from court documents said the baby's body was found by staff member Kori Alugas in Bradford's laundry basket on Friday, Nov. 4 when she was looking for a blanket. She reported it to another staff member, Tiffany Morgan who then called Shasta County sheriff deputies Nov. 6. Bradford was arrested that day.

                                                                              The documents also said Bradford told sheriff's detectives she gave birth to the baby under a deck near her dorm room so that no one would hear. An autopsy was performed on the baby's body at the Shasta County Coroner's office Monday, but because the case is a homicide the Coroner's office is not releasing any information. The baby's body is still in their care.

                                                                              Bradford told to detectives she had the baby on Sept. 19. She said at first she believed the baby was a stillborn but later told detectives the infant lived for four days. Bradford told detectives after she gave birth to the baby girl she never gave her a name because she did not want to become attached to her. Bradford said after the baby died she kept the body in a utility closet then moved the body to a laundry basket, where it was eventually discovered in a mummified state.

                                                                              Bradford was arragined Wednesday, but did not enter a plea, she has been assigned a public defender. Bradford is originally from the San Diego area. Her parents were present at the arraignment. She is set to be back in court Nov. 16. Her bail is set at one million dollars.

                                                                              A "Support Jessica Bradford" Facebook page was created by a friend on Thursday. Listed in the "About" section, the page states "None of us agree with what Jessica did. But we still have a choice to love her through it... just as God loves us despite our sins." The page's name was later changed to "Choose To Love Jessica" because the creator did not want people to think the page was supporting what she did. The posts on the page's wall are a mixture of both positive and negative comments.

                                                                              The mother of a former Julian Youth Academy student contacted KRCR News Channel 7 and said former parents of students are working to create some kind of memorial for the dead baby girl and would like to name her Katie Rose.


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