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Kayden Powell

Oct 27, 2014

Judge gives kidnapper minimum 25 years in prison (UPDATE)

A federal judge sentenced a Colorado woman Monday to 25 years in prison for kidnapping her newborn nephew from a Wisconsin home and leaving him for dead behind an Iowa gas station as police closed in, calling her a chronic liar who would have let the child die.

Jun 25, 2014

New indictment in kidnapping of 5-day-old nephew

Federal prosecutors in Madison have filed a new indictment against the Colorado woman accused of kidnapping her 5-day-old nephew from Wisconsin and leaving him overnight in freezing temperatures outside an Iowa gas station.

Feb 27, 2014

Woman pleads not guilty in newborn kidnapping

A woman accused of abducting her newborn nephew in Wisconsin and abandoning him outside a gas station in Iowa has pleaded not guilty to a federal kidnapping charge.

Feb 20, 2014

Woman indicted in newborn’s kidnapping

A Colorado woman was indicted Wednesday on federal charges alleging that she kidnapped her half sister's newborn from Wisconsin and left him behind an Iowa gas station in freezing weather.

Feb 19, 2014

Kidnapping suspect to make Wis. court appearance

The woman charged with kidnapping a Wisconsin newborn and leaving him behind an Iowa gas station is scheduled to make her initial federal court appearance Friday.

Feb 14, 2014

Suspect in baby’s kidnapping due in court in Iowa

A woman charged with kidnapping a Wisconsin newborn and leaving him behind an Iowa gas station is due in court Friday.

Feb 13, 2014

Suspect in Wis. newborn kidnap is charged in Iowa (UPDATE)

An Iowa prosecutor added a child endangerment charge Thursday against a woman suspected of kidnapping her half sister's newborn and leaving him behind a gas station for more than a day in freezing temperatures.

Feb 7, 2014

Court papers: Woman faked pregnancy, stole baby

An hour after a woman reported her newborn son missing from a Wisconsin home, police were questioning her step-sister — found with a prosthetic pregnancy belly, baby clothes and a stroller, but no baby, according to court documents.

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