Murder-Kidnapping Suspect Asks for Lawyer
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From Times Wire Reports
A woman accused of killing an expectant mother and cutting the baby from her womb asked for a public defender during a brief court appearance in Kansas City.
It was not immediately known whether a lawyer was appointed for Lisa Montgomery. She is accused of strangling Bobbie Jo Stinnett, who was eight months pregnant, and taking her baby during a Dec. 16 attack at Stinnett’s home. The infant, named Victoria Jo Stinnett, survived.
Montgomery is charged with kidnapping resulting in death.
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