Heather Snively fought for her life.

The pregnant Tigard woman, killed with her unborn son, struggled against her attacker on the afternoon of June 5. According to court affidavits released Monday, Snively had "bite-like" marks on the back of her right elbow and a large cut along her abdomen, where the 21-year-old's baby was stolen from her uterus. Authorities also retrieved a "dark-colored hair" from one of Snively's hands.

Roberts had a five-inch scratch at the base of her neck, according to Washington County court documents, and more injuries appeared on Roberts' arms after being booked into jail.

....In one of the bedrooms, deputies found a collapsible metal asp, or baton, with apparent blood and hair on it.

....Someone called 9-1-1 at 2:42 p.m. saying a woman pregnant with twins had given birth to one infant that wasn't breathing. ... At 5:41, deputies returned to Roberts' home to search for the second baby and entered through the unlocked front door

....When deputies asked for consent to search the house, "right after that Korena said don't let the police in the house," the documents say. Shubin gave permission to search

As part of the investigation, authorities obtained search warrants and seized a pair of black gloves, a large black plastic garbage bag, a CD set of Agatha Christie murder mysteries, a black-handled steak knife, and numerous garments suspected to be smattered with blood.

Heather Snivelys family made a tribute to her, posted it on youtube, if you go there and watch, have kleenex handy!!

On the morning of Snively's death, Shubin left for work at 6 a.m. He returned to their Beaverton-area home just after 11 a.m. for lunch and Roberts made him a sandwich. Everything seemed normal, Shubin, 26, later told authorities.

At 2:30 p.m., Shubin left work at and headed to the bank. Roberts called him at 2:37 p.m., Shubin told investigators. I need you, Roberts said. She sounded like she was in pain.

Shubin raced home. When he arrived, he saw blood on the floor and headed to the bathroom. Roberts, wearing only a bra, sat in the bathtub holding the baby. The water was running.

Someone called 9-1-1 at 2:42 p.m. Dispatchers relayed CPR instructions. Firefighters and paramedics responded within four minutes. Roberts and the baby arrived at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center at 2:56 p.m. There, doctors pronounced the baby dead.

Doctors also determined Roberts had not given birth. According to court documents, Roberts spoke to a psychiatrist at the hospital, and Shubin told investigators that Roberts has been taking anti-depressants for at least five years.

At 5:41, deputies returned to Roberts' home and entered through the unlocked front door. They saw a large piece of white carpet that appeared to have blood-stained footprints and blood smears on it. Blood continued into the hallway and led to the bathroom, where bloody blankets and towels littered the floor.

At the hospital, Shubin and Roberts were alone only a couple of times, according to the court documents. But at one point, Roberts began to tell Shubin what happened before being interrupted by a nurse who walked in.

"According to Yan, Korena told him that she did a horrible thing," the court documents allege. Shubin eventually told police the body of the mother might be in the crawl space under the house.

Inside the house, authorities found a pool of blood under the carpet next to the crawl space. They used a flashlight to look under the house and saw a large mass covered by carpet. They pulled up the carpet and discovered Snively's mutilated body.

Newly released court documents detail a “violent struggle” as a pregnant woman was killed earlier this month.
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According to her boyfriend, Yan Shubin, "Korena was taking pre-natal pills,” and pretended to go to an ultra sound appointment. Shubin told detectives, his girlfriend “was taking mid-wife classes at PCC community college."

When her boyfriend found Roberts on the day of the murder, police suggest, "Korena was sitting in the tub with an infant… only wearing a bra."

She initially told medics, she'd just given birth. But, the documents show, Roberts later told her boyfriend “she did a horrible thing."

The search warrants outline various items seized from Roberts' home and car, including blood samples and a knife.

Lavonna: Am I reading that right? She has 2 kids? Are they twins because who would lay down with that once, let alone twice *shudder*

So Jaded: She told the boyfriend she was pregnant with twins? Where the fuck was she going to find another kid?

According to her father, the slain woman had only moved to Tigard from the Annapolis, Md., area a few weeks ago to join her longtime boyfriend, Christopher Popp. He had moved about a month ago to set up their apartment and new life in Oregon after he got a new job. The couple had been together since she was 18 and planned to get married, the father said.

"There was nothing more exciting in her life than this baby that was coming," he said.

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