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Newborn vanished after secret birth, parents allegedly claimed baby 'was a prank': cops

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Newborn vanished after secret birth, parents allegedly claimed baby 'was a prank': cops
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Marshals Service and booked into the Richmond County Jail on fugitive of justice warrants. Detectives wrote that the infant appeared "visibly ill and malnourished" and showed "no signs of life" in what they described as the final known image. Marshals Service arrested the Florida couple at a property near Rockingham, North Carolina. (Richmond County Sheriff's Office - N.C.

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Canonical URLhttps://www.foxnews.com/us/newborn-vanished-after-secret-birth-parents-allegedly-claimed-baby-prank-cops
Publication timeSun, 26 Jul 2026 22:05:33 -0400
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North Carolina Newborn vanished after secret birth, parents allegedly claimed baby 'was a prank': cops Investigators say family members saw the newborn during its first month of life before the infant was never seen again By Stepheny Price Fox News Published July 26, 2026 10:05pm EDT Facebook Twitter Threads Flipboard Comments Print Email Add Fox News on Google close Video Fox News Flash top headlines for July 25 Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on FoxNews.com. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A Florida couple accused of claiming their missing infant never existed has been arrested in North Carolina after a yearlong investigation into the child’s presumed death.

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