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Rebecca Park, 22, was in the final days of her pregnancy when
she was last seen Nov. 3. The baby had been cut out of her when
her remains were discovered last week, prosecutor Johanna Carey
said in court.
"This is, frankly, evil personified,” Carey said.
Cortney Bartholomew, 40, and Brad Bartholomew, 47, were each
charged with murder, torture and other crimes in Wexford County,
200 miles (321 kilometers) northwest of Detroit.
“Mr. Bartholomew brought Rebecca to their home, forced her into
another vehicle and took her into the woods where they stabbed
her, forced her to lie on the ground while they cut her baby
out, ultimately caused her death and the death of the baby,"
Carey said.
The Bartholomews appeared in court by video from jail and were
denied bond. Public defender Robert Champion declined to comment
about the case.
A motive was not disclosed by the prosecutor. Dozens of people
filled the courtroom, including many who had searched for Park.
Cars in the parking lot had messages: “Justice 4 Rebecca and
Baby Park.”
Cortney Bartholomew was Park's biological mother, but Park was
raised by a couple who adopted her and her siblings.
“She deserves to be remembered as the sweet girl that she was
when she was younger,” mother Stephanie Park told 9&10 News.
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