“Possessed” Woman Charged With Slitting Her Baby’s Throat

[Coyote]

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As her 9-month-old baby fights to live, a Camdenton mother stands accused of attempting to kill her own child. Blood, a knife, demonic possession, a baby and a mother make up the key parts of a chilling police report that led to the arrest of Bradie R. Simpson, 40.

Simpson is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action, both felonies, for cutting the throat and wrist of her 9-month-old child.

Camden County deputies went to Simpson's mobile home on Dry Ridge Road at 12:26 a.m. Saturday for their second visit in approximately two and a half hours. Simpson called the sheriff's office two and a half hours earlier to report that someone attempted to burglarize her home and that her neighbor had shot himself. Deputies found no signs of attempted burglary and found that the neighbor was alive and well.
Two and a half hours later, Simpson's son called the sheriff's office to report that he had found blood on a bed and a bloodied knife in the mobile home kitchen. He reported his mother and the baby were missing.

After searching for an hour and a half, deputies found Simpson sitting in the woods approximately 225 feet from the home at 4:00 a.m. A deputy saw that the baby had been cut across the throat and that it was unresponsive. The deputy immediately took the baby from Simpson's arms and called for medical help.

Deputies noticed that Simpson also had a laceration on her neck, and she was taken to the road near the mobile home for medical attention. Both Simpson and the baby needed what Camden County Det. John R. Stephens described as "emergency life-saving treatment." The baby underwent emergency surgery and is considered to be in critical condition.

Detectives have not disclosed whether Simpson remains hospitalized or has been taken to the Camden County jail. Her bond is set at $200,000 cash and $500,000 surety. She will not be allowed contact with the baby as her case proceeds. Stephens wrote in the statement of probable cause against Simpson that deputies found two metal spoons and a plastic bag in Simpson's bedroom. The spoons and bag contained a residue that field tested as the illicit drug heroin.

Approximately three months prior to the bloody discovery on the gravel road due east of Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Simpson warned a pastor that she might kill her baby. On Oct. 20, Simpson allegedly handed her baby to the pastor of the Camdenton church and told him that she was possessed and in fear that she might kill the baby.

http://www.lakenewsonline.com/newsno...nine-month-old

I can't find anything about her son who called the cops, I'm wondering how old he is.

[Valasca]

This her? http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn...00002078813214
If it is, son looks to be between 8 and 10.

[Silvahalo]

This her? http://www.facebook.com/?ref=tn_tnmn...00002078813214
If it is, son looks to be between 8 and 10.

From the picture (this larger one), looks like it's her.

She looks vacant.

Approximately three months prior to the bloody discovery on the gravel road due east of Ha Ha Tonka State Park, Simpson warned a pastor that she might kill her baby. On Oct. 20, Simpson allegedly handed her baby to the pastor of the Camdenton church and told him that she was possessed and in fear that she might kill the baby.

So did the pastor tell anyone? her husband, family?
that would have raised more than a brow for me.
With the use of heroine, I don't know how that all effects a person but being it's a depressant may have fucked w/ her mind big time, on top of that she probably has other fucked up issues. She'll likely say she's crazy. Yeah, crazy bitch.

I hope baby pulls through.

[spifftastic]

With the use of heroine, I don't know how that all effects a person but being it's a depressant may have fucked w/ her mind big time, on top of that she probably has other fucked up issues. She'll likely say she's crazy. Yeah, crazy bitch.

I suppose it could have different effects, but heroin doesn't usually make you go crazy. I could see her getting depressed and maybe killing the baby because of that, but the whole demonic thing doesn't sound like a typical heroin issue. Maybe she indulges in a variety of substances, one to go up, and the other to come down.

I think I'll go ahead and agree that she's fucking crazy.

[Coyote]

It was an adult son that notified police. In cases like this I usually blame the mother for not seeking help, but from what I understand in this case, she did ask for help, and as usual DFS dropped the ball.
As of the latest report, Bradie and the baby are both still hospitalized.

[Chinchillazilla]

I wonder what they did/said during the first call, where she claimed someone was dead who wasn't. Wonder if they talked to her long enough to realize she was psychotic. I would think crazy this severe would have been fairly evident that close to the attack.

[tmdgirl]

http://articles.ky3.com/2012-02-06/baby-girl_31032378

CAMDENTON, Mo.-- A mother is charged with nearly killing her own baby, as the 9 month old girl fights for her life. 39 year old Bradie Simpson is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action.

The tragic weekend events come a few months after an episode at a Camdenton church, where Simpson pled for help

Deputies had no idea where the night would lead at this Camden County home. It started with a 911 call at 10 PM Friday night about an attempted burglary, and a gunshot next door.

"Talked to the lady and everything was good when they left there the first time," says Camden County Sheriff Dwight Franklin.

But two and a half hours later, Bradie Simpson's adult son called 911, saying she and the nine month old baby girl were missing. Deputies found a bloody knife in the bedroom. Sheriff Franklin says, "They immediately went outside and started searching for the baby and the mother."

Three and a half hours later, and after searching several acres of woods, officers found the mother and baby lying on the ground, the baby girl covered in her own blood. Her throad had been cut, and deputies first thought she was dead. "The baby raised it's head, indicated it was still alive. A deputy immediately snatched it up, applied pressure to it, covered it up and ran back to the ambulance with it," says Franklin.

The little girl went through emergency surgery and is still holding on. "It's a miracle it's alive. I think God had something to do with that," Franklin says.

A few months ago, perhaps a warning; Bradie Simpson drove to the First Baptist Church of Camdenton, parked very close to the building and ran in the front doors, with her baby in her arms. "She came running in, yelling take my baby, take my baby!" says Pastor Bob AuBuchon.

Pastor AuBuchon had never seen Bradie Simpson until that day. "I kind of stood up and stepped here. She more or less just tossed her baby into my arms and said, tie me down! Tie me up! And said Possession! Possession!" AuBuchon says.

AuBuchon says Simpson threw herself against the wall, yelled for a priest, and finally explained what she meant. "Then she kind of hit her chest a couple times and said- I'm being possessed; I'm being demon possessed- and about that time, she put her hand over her mouth and wouldn't say anything else," AuBuchon says.

Aubuchon says Simpson actually wrote on a piece of paper, "Do not let me harm the baby." He prayed with her and quoted scripture, but when she snatched the baby back and tried to leave, the church called 911.

"It makes you wonder, did I do enough?" Aubuchon says. Simpson's baby went with the Missouri Division of Family Services that October day. Now, a community is saddened, but thankful the little girl is alive. "Of course our concern is for the baby, but our concern is also for the spiritual welfare of the mother and those things, for her, so we're definitely praying in both regards," says AuBuchon.

The pastor says he was supposed to appear in court to testify about the occurrence at his church, but DFS called the day before, saying things had been settled and Simpson was receiving treatment.

In a search of Simpson's house, investigators found heroin. She too is hospitalized, suffering from a cut to the throat.

A search of Missouri court records shows one criminal charge in Simpson's past; possession of marijuana in 2005

A little more info on the background (DFS involvement, church/pastor)

[tmdgirl]

http://articles.kspr.com/2012-02-06/baby_31032405

A little more background--may explain what led up to this tragedy.

CAMDENTON, Mo. — We're learning more Monday about a bizarre and tragic story out of Camden County.

A mother is accused of slitting her baby's throat and then cutting herself.

Monday.

According to neighbors and officials the incident that happened Saturday night may have been brewing for months.

The trees on Dry Ridge Road tell two terrible tales. Early Saturday morning a mother hid among them holding her bleeding baby.

"If you remember in the movie 'Carrie,' the blood that was over the baby... it was scary. They initially thought the baby was dead," explains Camden County Sheriff Dwight Franklin.

Simpson is accused of slitting her infant's throat and her own in these woods behind her rural Camdenton trailer.



Franklin says deputies saved the child's life.

"When they were trying to talk to the mother the baby showed life and that's when they snatched her up, applied pressure to the gaping wound; she's covered in blood- they ran to the ambulance with her. I'm sorry if I get emotional," the sheriff says, pausing. "I've got nine grandkids and I can't understand anybody doing something like that."

Neither can Simpson's neighbor David Doyle, but he says Simpson hadn't been herself in months. In September, also found in the same woods, the body of Simpson's ex-boyfriend- the baby's father.

"Actually you really couldn't tell from the swelling and all the vultures where they'd gotten a hold of him- you couldn't really tell, it was just pretty much a mess," Doyle remembers of the body.

Edwin Duncan's cause of death was never made public and things only got worse for Simpson.

Simpson's behavior first became questionable- at least that we know of- back in October.

She handed her infant to a pastor at a Camdenton church. She told the pastor she believed the child was possessed and she feared she might kill her.

Neighbors say authorities briefly took the baby away.

Doyle is convinced drugs were involved; a spoon with heroin residue was found in the house.

Those close to the situation are haunted by what tragic truths were found amongst these trees.



"My first concern would be the baby," says Doyle.

"Sometimes it's hard to separate yourself from it," concludes Franklin.

Simpson's 19-year-old son also lives in the trailer and he was the one who reported mother and baby missing early Saturday morning, just two and a half hours after Simpson called deputies to her trailer to report a burglary and that her neighbor had shot himself.

Deputies say there was no evidence of any of that.

Simpson is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action, but she told deputies a third party is responsible for what happened. Both she and the child are expected to survive.

[princessgrandma]

She looks vacant.

You're right. The lights are on but nobody's home. This woman was already a whackjob. The drugs just added to it.

As for the pastor asking if he could have done more.... hell yeah, you could have done more. If you had, this latest incident might never have happened b/c I seriously doubt if she'd still have custody of either of her children.

Thank goodness the baby was a fighter and lived in spite of her whackjob mother. Get well, little one. Grow and thrive in a loving home far FAR away from your birth vessel.

[tmdgirl]

You're right. The lights are on but nobody's home. This woman was already a whackjob. The drugs just added to it.

As for the pastor asking if he could have done more.... hell yeah, you could have done more. If you had, this latest incident might never have happened b/c I seriously doubt if she'd still have custody of either of her children.

Thank goodness the baby was a fighter and lived in spite of her whackjob mother. Get well, little one. Grow and thrive in a loving home far FAR away from your birth vessel.

He called 911, DFS took custody of the baby that day. He was supposed to testify against her regarding the incident in his church, but DFS told him it was settled. The ball was in their court and they dropped it, not the pastor.

[Whisper]

Mom from Camden County is charged with cutting baby daughter's throat
Sheriff's deputies found Bradie Simpson and the girl in the woods early Saturday.
http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-mother-n...ory?hpt=ju_bn5

[Abroad]

Simpson hadn't been herself in months. In September, also found in the same woods, the body of Simpson's ex-boyfriend- the baby's father.

"Actually you really couldn't tell from the swelling and all the vultures where they'd gotten a hold of him- you couldn't really tell, it was just pretty much a mess," Doyle remembers of the body.

Edwin Duncan's cause of death was never made public and things only got worse for Simpson.

Are they implying that she had something to do with his death? Or am I reading more into it than was meant?


Either way, that was a horrendous thing to know about the father of your child, even if you had no hand in it and was not the person to find him (I am assuming she wasn't?). Terrible things seem to be swirling around her......

[Rothase2]

I just thought I would toss this out there... Camdenton, where this fruitbat is from, is mostly rural and best known throughout the rest of Missouri as a speed-trap on the way to Lake of the Ozarks. Over 1/5th of the children in Camdenton live in poverty, and, let's face it, rural Missouri is notorious for meth. I am surprised they found heroin in her trailer- I would have expected the meth. Camdenton is also over 95% white, and ever-so Jesus-y. Ha Ha Tonka State Park, which is mentioned in some of the articles, is so lovely and has some fine hiking and scenery. You can drive to it, or take a boat, as it is right on the lake. If you are into camping, I would suggest it. Only skip the meth. This update brought to you by the Missouri Tourism Board.... ok, not really.

[Silvahalo]

Aubuchon says Simpson actually wrote on a piece of paper, "Do not let me harm the baby." He prayed with her and quoted scripture, but when she snatched the baby back and tried to leave, the church called 911.

"It makes you wonder, did I do enough?" Aubuchon says. Simpson's baby went with the Missouri Division of Family Services that October day. Now, a community is saddened, but thankful the little girl is alive. "Of course our concern is for the baby, but our concern is also for the spiritual welfare of the mother and those things, for her, so we're definitely praying in both regards," says AuBuchon.

The pastor says he was supposed to appear in court to testify about the occurrence at his church, but DFS called the day before, saying things had been settled and Simpson was receiving treatment.

So did she kill her bf? and was that what put her over?

So this is good to read that she WAS seeking help and the church/pastor responded, and did try to help. What ticks me off in cases like this, all too often you read that no one heeded warnings. She not only vocally said she was possessed (or baby, not sure what she meant by that), but wrote it on paper. I'm not saying she's possessed but she sure as hell needs help and she was telling people that. Very serious issues and appears she was getting treatment.

In the interest of the baby I sure hope she gets help and recovers and stays the fuck away from drugs. Don't know if I'd ever trust her around the baby tho and I'm assuming she killed her bf. I really don't think she'll get baby back or her life for that matter.

[Coyote]

The baby found cut and bleeding in the woods near a rural Camdenton home is said to be gaining strength at a hospital. His mother, 39-year-old Bradie R. Simpson, remains hospitalized under the guard of Camden County sheriff's deputies.

"Everybody is improving," Capt. Kelly Luttrell of the Camden County Sheriff's Office said of the mother and baby involved in a bloody scene that played out early Saturday morning at a mobile home on Dry Ridge Road.

The baby underwent emergency surgery and is said to be improving after suffering cuts to his throat and wrist. Simpson is charged with first degree assault and armed criminal action. In his official request for Simpson's arrest warrant, Camden County Prosecuting Attorney Brian Keedy wrote, "the defendant cut the throat and the wrist of (the victim), and such conduct was a substantial step toward the commission of the crime of attempting to kill (the victim)."

Missouri law has no classification or definition for "attempted murder." Under Missouri law, Capt. Luttrell says first degree assault is, "the highest level crime you can be charged with without actually being charged with murder."

When deputies found Simpson and the child in the woods off of Dry Ridge Road at 4:00 a.m. Saturday, the baby was unresponsive. Simpson also had a laceration on her neck and was rushed to a hospital. She remains hospitalized under the watch of at least one Camden County deputy at all times. Deputies work in shifts standing guard when an arrested person is hospitalized, which Luttrell explained is standard operating procedure.

Because of her medical condition, Simpson does not have a set date to be arraigned in court. She will eventually be held in jail on a $200,000 cash and $500,000 surety bond.

http://www.lakenewsonline.com/featur...degree-assault

[Morbid]

CAMDENTON, MO –*Police have charged a woman with first degree assault and armed criminal action after she slit her baby’s throat. This came months after she told a minister she was possessed by demons and was afraid she was going to hurt her daughter. According to the probable cause statement, Tyler Tebrock called police to report that his mother, 39-year-old Bradie Simpson, and his 9-month-old sister were missing. He was concerned because he had found blood and a*bloody*knife in his mother’s bedroom. Police searched the area and would find Simpson holding her blood-soaked*baby in some woods nearby a few hours later. The infant was unresponsive, suffering from a neck wound and Simpson would not say a word to police. They were both rushed to the hospital where the baby underwent emergency surgery and is expected to*make*a full*recovery.*Doctors say that had it not been for the cold weather and the quick responses of all involved, the little girl would have probably died. So far no motive has been given, but police did find a plastic baggie and two spoons in her room, one of which tested positive for heroin. There’s also the fact that at one point, Simpson thought she was demon possessed. Last October, Simpson walked into First Baptist Church of Camdenton*and handed the pastor her baby telling him that she was possessed by demons and feared she would kill her baby. “She more or less just tossed her baby into my arms and said, ‘Tie me down, tie me up’ and said ‘Possession, possession,’” Rev. Bob Aubuchon*said.*”Then she said, ‘I’m being demon possessed,’ and about that time, she put her hand over her mouth and wouldn’t say anything else,” Aubuchon added. He decided that some*mumbo jumbo prayer and saying abracadabra quoting scripture was the best way of to help Simpson in her time of need, but Simpson grabbed her baby back from the crazy man and left.
This article is from The Dreamin' Demon, the Internet's self-appointed buzzkill.


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[Coyote]

I just read that the baby has been released from the hospital into protective custody. Better late than never I guess?