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Zahra Baker's Dad: Marrying Elisa Was 'Biggest Mistake of My Life'

The father of a slain 10-year-old girl calls his decision to get involved with Elisa Baker "the biggest mistake of my life." Elisa Baker was indicted Monday on a charge of second-degree murder in the death of her stepdaughter, Zahra Clare Baker. Zahra was hearing-impaired and had lost a leg to bone cancer. "I hope Elisa...

Stepmother Charged With Murder in Death of Zahra Baker

Elisa Baker was indicted today on a charge of second-degree murder in connection with the death of her disabled 10-year-old stepdaughter, Zahra Clare Baker, whose remains were found in various locations around North Carolina. The indictment handed up by a grand jury in Catawba County, N.C., asserted that Baker had "a...

Stepmother Indicted in Death of Zahra Baker

HICKORY, N.C. -- The stepmother of a disabled North Carolina girl was indicted Monday on a murder charge in the girl's death. Elisa Baker was charged with second-degree murder. Authorities planned to discuss the case at a news conference later in the day. Elisa Baker had previously been charged with obstructing justice...

Slain NC Girl's Stepmother Charged With Bigamy

A North Carolina grand jury has indicted Zahra Baker's stepmother on a bigamy charge. Elisa Baker is accused of marrying the slain disabled girl's father, Adam, before divorcing her previous husband. The indictment, handed up Tuesday in Catawaba County Court, alleges Elisa Baker was still married to her previous husband...

'Chainsaw Massacre' Role-Play Revealed in Warrants

NEWTON, N.C. -- Past allegations of child abuse, a tangled relationship history and online "chainsaw massacre role-playing" were among the subjects probed by police investigating the death of a disabled 10-year-old girl in North Carolina. Hundreds of newly unsealed court documents released Tuesday reveal that scrutiny in...

Background on zahra baker

Zahra Clare Baker (November 16, 1999 - September 24, 2010) was born in Wagga Wagga, Australia and was reported missing on October 9, 2010. Only 10 years old at the time of her death, her dismembered remains were found in November 2010. Because of the crime's gruesome nature and the series of events leading up to her death, Zahra's murder received worldwide media coverage.

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