Edwin Henry White wanted his infant to stop crying

[Unamused Cat]

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Edwin White

Byron, MN- A southern Minnesota man is facing 2nd degree murder charges in the death of his infant daughter. (2-1/2 months)

Olmsted county dispatch was called to a Byron home on May 15 early in the morning. There they found Carlee Jade White not breathing. They tried to revive her but the infant was unresponsive. She was pronounced dead at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester.

Autopsy results of the child revealed that she had recent and old injuries that included fractured ribs.

On July 9th, 25 year old Edwin Henry J. White came to the Olmsted County Law Enforcement Center for a voluntary interview with officials. During the interview White admitted to suffocating the infant by pushing her head down into a pillow. According to documents White told officials that he tried to administer CPR but was unsuccessful. He then put the child back in her crib and waited for approximately 30 to 45 minutes contemplating what to do next.

White is charged with 2nd Degree murder. The maximum penalty is 40 years in prison.

Source (http://www.kimt.com/mostpopular/story/Southern-Minnesota-Man-Faces-Murder-Charges-in/jZI--mRc1kiWIygosZKZVA.cspx)

[eliz1bef]

I will never understand how someone thinks that breaking a child's ribs or limbs will get it to quiet down. I realize that most of these fuck-ups are people with poor impulse control, so they aren't doing much math right before shaking their child into a coma, but it seems pretty self evident to me that pain=crying.

The almost creepily upbeat look on his face is fairly upsetting. He looks like he's posing for a driver's license, and not a booking photo for murdering his daughter. He doesn't look like he's even been in the same county with remorse.

[Dakota Valkyrie]

...waited for approximately 30 to 45 minutes contemplating what to do next.
He should have contemplated putting his own head into a pillow for an extended amount of time.

[jus shaking my head]

[He should have contemplated putting his own head into a pillow for an extended amount of time.

No, DV, he should have comtemplated putting his own head in a pillow before he killed his daughter. Not only comtemplated but followed through. Dirt Bag!

[ImmortalOne]

Castrate him... make him swallow it... as he holds his nose shut. That should smother his sorry fucking ass.

[crickett]

Castrate him... make him swallow it... as he holds his nose shut. That should smother his sorry fucking ass.

Nah....his dick prolly 'aint big enuf 2 choke on or plug up his windpipe...but castrating and making him swallow it is a good start

[thatsmallgrl]

Dammit! Babies cry! That's what they do. That's all they know how to do. It's how they communicate.

Me personally would be more worried if a baby wasn't crying.

Just walk away or try to figure out what the precious little thing wants.

I hope this mofo dies a horrible death.

[silvahalo68]

Carlee Jade White. You deserved a chance at life little one....so sorry. Rest now in the heavens.

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[tricia381]

I agree, I dont understand how these fuckers think that hurting a child will get it to calm down and be quiet. If he invested half the energy it took to kill the poor angel in soothing her he wouldnt be in this situation. Where was her mother?

[thequeenofsorrow]

i'd like to sit my fat ass on his face down head and smother him what a bitch

[Dakota Valkyrie]

http://i37.tinypic.com/29puhrt.jpgOn Tuesday, the 25-year-old Byron man was back in court, ready to be sentenced. He was expecting an 18-year prison sentence, one of the terms of his plea agreement. He won't be eligible for supervised release until he's served 12 years.

"I am tired," he told Olmsted District Judge Kevin Lund. "I lost my daughter in trying to take care of her the best I could. I am just tired."
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His attorney, Bill Wright, told Lund that White is "extremely remorseful."

"He feels extreme guilt and will have to live with it the rest of his life," Wright said. The 2 1/2-month-old baby's death was unintentional, he said.

Wright told Lund that White is from Guatemala, was abandoned by his birth family and was adopted. Wright said White and his wife suffer from mental illness.

After the baby was born, Wright said, White was the sole care provider because he wife had post-partum depression.

On the night Carlee died, Wright said, White was exhausted. The baby was agitated. Wright said White put her on her stomach on a pillow, something that had worked in the past to quiet the baby.

"But it didn't help," Wright said. White put his hand on her head, which ended in her suffocation, Wright said. "He was trying to settle her down and in the process caused her death.

"This is something that will be a nightmare for him. He will be punished emotionally the rest of his life."

Prosecutor Jim Martinson said few cases make less sense than the death of an infant.

"It was clear he didn't intentionally kill the infant," Martinson told the judge. "But clearly, the act (of putting his hand on the baby's head) was done knowing it could have an adverse effect."

Martinson said the infant was the victim of ongoing abuse.

White's wife, mother, other relatives and friends filled the courtroom as a show of support.

Lund followed the plea agreement and sentenced White to 216 months in prison, 18 years. He will receive credit for time served since his arrest. He was fined $50.http://news.postbulletin.com/newsmanager/templates/localnews_story.asp?z=2&a=418648

[katyk]

On the night Carlee died, Wright said, White was exhausted. The baby was agitated. Wright said White put her on her stomach on a pillow, something that had worked in the past to quiet the baby.

"But it didn't help," Wright said. White put his hand on her head, which ended in her suffocation, Wright said. "He was trying to settle her down and in the process caused her death.

Huh? Pressing the baby's head into a pillow usually calms her? I wonder why my parents never tried that when I was fussy.

I do not feel an ounce of sympathy toward this guy. He should be "punished emotionally for the rest of his life" as his attorney said.