Oct. 20, 2025

"FAMILY MATTERS STAR JAILED, TWIN KILLS AMISH KIDS ON METH & BABY MURDERED"

"FAMILY MATTERS STAR JAILED, TWIN KILLS AMISH KIDS ON METH & BABY MURDERED"

Reid Carter covers Darius McCrary denied bail after bizarre court appearance where Family Matters star represented himself saying "I'm here on special appearance" repeatedly - judge appointed public defender saying McCrary "unable to understand legalities." Twin sisters Samantha and Sarah Petersen sentenced - Samantha killed two Amish children while high on meth, tried to get twin to take the fall. Samantha gets 4 years, Sarah gets 90 days for lying. Jake Haro pleaded guilty to murdering 7-month-old son Emmanuel - body never found. Had prior child abuse conviction causing brain hemorrhage and cerebral palsy in another infant.

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Caalarogus Shark Media. Good morning, I'm reed Carter. Monday, October twentieth,

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twenty twenty five, Darius McCrary appeared in court Wednesday for

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the first time since his October fifth the rest the

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forty nine year old Family Matters star Eddie Winslow for

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nine seasons, chose to represent himself. Told the judge repeatedly,

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I'm here on special appearance. Judge confused, especially appearing for

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whom McCrary specially appearing for Darius McCrary. I'm here, I'm here.

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Judge appointed a public defender, saying McCrary is unable to

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understand and appreciate the legalities of these proceedings. Denied bail,

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ordered extradited to Michigan on child support warrant. September twenty fifth,

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twenty twenty three, Samantha Joe Peterson, high on methamphetamine, crashed

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her SUV into an amish bug in rural Minnesota. Killed

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seven year old Wilma Miller and eleven year old Irma Miller,

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injured their nine year old brother and thirteen year old sister.

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The children were riding to school, then Samantha tried to

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get her identical twins Sarah to take the fall. Both

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traded clothes at the scene. Text messages show the plan.

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This week, both twins were sentenced Samantha four years for

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vehicular homicide, Sarah ninety days for lying to police. And

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Jake Harrow pleaded guilty Thursday to murdering his seven month

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old son, Immanuel. No plea deal, faces twenty five years

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to life. Emmanuel's body has never been found. Jake had

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a prior conviction for child abuse involving another infant with

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his ex wife. The child suffered broken bones, brain hemorrhage,

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cerebral palsy. Jake got probation. Now that baby is dead,

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and this baby is dead, I'm reed. Carter. One celebrity

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in custody. Two Amish children killed by a meth addict,

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one infant murdered by his father. This is Celebrity Trials.

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October fifth, twenty twenty five, Darius McCrary was arrested by

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US Border Patrol near the US Mexico border in California

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fugitive warrant out of Michigan. Third time he's been arrested

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on the same charges twenty fifteen, twenty twenty three, and

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now twenty twenty five, all related to an ongoing child

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support dispute. McCrary was extradited from Los Angeles to Michigan

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in twenty twenty three for the same issue. Apparently that

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didn't resolve it. Wednesday, October fifteenth, mccrary's first court appearance

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since arrest San Diego courtroom, and he decided to represent himself.

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That rarely goes well. McCrary told the judge, I'm here

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on special appearance, not once, multiple times throughout the proceedings.

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The judge, understandably confused, asked especially appearing for whom mc

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cray responded, specially appearing for Darius McCrary. I'm here, I'm here.

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That's not how court works. Special appearance is a legal

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term meaning you're appearing to challenge the court's jurisdiction without

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submitting to it. But McCrary wasn't arguing jurisdiction. He was

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just there saying he was specially appearing for himself, which

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makes no sense. The judge recognized McCrary didn't understand what

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he was doing, appointed a public defender. The ruling McCrary

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is unable to understand and appreciate the legalities of these proceedings. Translation,

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he can't represent himself because he doesn't comprehend basic legal concepts.

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Prosecutors argued McCrary was in Mexico pursuing real estate deals

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when arrested. His defense claimed he was working with a

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group building homes for the homeless in Tijuana. His rep

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Anne Barlow, previously told Fox News he was doing a

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good deed when he discovered the felony warrant at the border.

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According to Barlow, the warrant stemmed from a missed court appearance.

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Oakland County mailed notice to mccrary's PO box with only

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three days to appear. McCrary had COVID, didn't check his

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PO box until after the court date, immediately notified the

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judge with a doctor's note, but that didn't matter. Warrant

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issued anyway. Prosecutors pointed out, this is mccrary's third arrest

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on the same charges. Twenty fifteen arrested on child support warrant.

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Twenty twenty three, arrested and extradited from Los Angeles to Michigan.

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Twenty twenty five, arrested at the Mexican border. Pattern established.

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The judge denied bail, ordered McCrary extradited to Michigan. Oakland

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County now has thirty days to transfer him from San

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Diego jail. If they don't extradite within thirty days, McCrary

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appears in San Diego court again. November fourteenth, Barlow released

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a statement, we are gearing up for the fight with

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Oakland County as they have repeatedly violated mister mccrary's due

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process and rights. But here's the problem. McCrary missed a

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court date, whether he had COVID or not, whether he

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got proper notice or not, He's now been arrested three

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times for the same issue. That suggests he's avoiding resolution,

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not fighting for his rights, avoiding accountability. Darius McCrary is

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best known for playing Eddie Winslow on Family Matters two

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hundred and fifteen episodes from nineteen eighty nine to nineteen

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ninety eight. The responsible, oldest son, the one who made

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good decisions, went to college, became a cop. The character

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audience is loved. Now McCrary is in jail, representing himself

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with nonsensical legal arguments, arrested at the Mexican border, denied bail,

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awaiting extradition on child support charges. That's a long fall

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from Eddie Winslow. The child support dispute details aren't public.

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We don't know how much he owes, who he owes

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it to, or why it's been unresolved for a day,

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but we know it's serious enough that Michigan issued felony

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fugitive warrants, serious enough to arrest him three times, serious

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enough to deny bail and order extradition. McCrary is fifty

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nine years old. His family matter's residual should be substantial

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syndication streaming international distribution, but something in his life led

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to chronic child support issues and multiple arrests. If Michigan

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extradites within thirty days, McCrary will be in Michigan custody

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facing whatever charges they file. If they don't extradite, he's

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back in San Diego court November fourteenth. Either way, he's

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not going home anytime soon more. In a moment September

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twenty fifth, twenty twenty three, rural Minnesota, Fillmore County, a

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silver SUV driven by Samantha Joe Peterson, thirty five, is

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traveling on a country road. Samantha is high on methamphetamine.

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Blood tests later show meth amphetamine and THHC in her system.

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She's driving while profoundly impaired. An Amish buggy pulled by

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a horse is on the same road. Inside four children

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riding to school, Wilma Miller seven, Irma Miller eleven, their

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nine year old brother, their thirteen year old sister. Samantha's

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SUV crashes into the buggy. The impact kills Wilma and

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Irma instantly, seriously injures the nine year old and thirteen

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year old kills. The horse destroys the buggy. Deputies arrive

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at the scene find two identical women, Sarah Beth Peterson,

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Samantha's twin sister, immediately tells deputies she was driving, that

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she caused the crash, that she's responsible, but investigators notice

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something wrong. Squad car video suggests the women traded clothes

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at the scene. One deputy left his voice recorder running

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while Sarah was in his squad car. Audio captures Sarah

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telling Samantha, I think one of the guy is on

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to me, but I really don't care, and there's no

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way they would ever know the difference between the two

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of us, so they can't tell. Text messages obtained by

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law enforcement show Samantha tried to get Sarah to take

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the fall because Samantha was high on meth and feared

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going to prison. The plan, Sarah claims she was driving

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Samantha avoids drug charges and vehicular homicide. Why would Sarah

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agree because Samantha had cared for Sarah's children while Sarah

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was in federal prison on drug charges. Sarah was convicted

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January twenty twenty two of conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance,

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Still on parole at the time of the crash. She

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owed her sister, but the cover story quickly unraveled. Samantha

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worked as a baker at a nearby supermarket. The district

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manager told investigators Samantha had messaged him and HR saying

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she messed up and was under the influence of meth.

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At the time of the crash. She told an HR person,

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I just killed two Amish people. They were kids. Investigators

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found a search on Samantha's phone what happens if you

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get in an accident with an Amish buggy and kill

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two people. That search happened after the crash, Samantha looking

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up the consequences of what she'd done. February twenty twenty four,

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Samantha charged with twenty one counts including criminal vehicular homicide

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and driving under the influence. Sarah charged with aiding and

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a betting taking responsibility for criminal acts of another. March

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thirty first, twenty twenty five, Sarah's sentencing. She pleaded guilty

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to two amended counts of taking responsibility for criminal acts

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of another. Faced up to nineteen and a half months

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in prison, but prosecutors agreed to recommend no more than

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six months in jail. Sarah addressed the court tearfully. I

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deeply regret the pain my actions caused the Miller family

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and the entire Amish community. No words I say can

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possibly make their hearts hurt any less. My first instinct

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was to try to shield her from any harm. Judge

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Jeremy Kleinfelter described Sarah as particularly amenable to probation and

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commended her for accountability and remorse, but pointed to her

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history of lying to police and pretending to be her sister.

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You and your sister have apparently been doing this, at

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least in your instance, for some time. That should have

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ended in grade school, fooling the teachers. Sarah sentenced to

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ninety days in jail, given until April twenty third to report.

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She served it by now October sixteenth, twenty twenty five.

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This past Wednesday, Samantha's sentencing. She pleaded guilty to vehicular

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homicide and driving under the influence of methamphetamine. Samantha's attorney

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requested a downward departure from the plea agreement, citing her

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work achieving sobriety. I have rarely seen a defendant this remorseful,

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her attorney told the court. Samantha addressed the court, I

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need you to know how truly deeply sorry I am.

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I think about it every single day, and I know

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I will carry that weight for the rest of my life.

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There are no excuses for my actions that morning. Every

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day I wish I could go back and make a

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different choice. My addiction took a lot from me, but

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it took your world from you, and for that I

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will never be able to forgive myself. Every day I

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wish it would have been me instead of them. Prosecutors

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opposed any downward departure, cited Samantha's criminal history two prior

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dui convictions, one conviction for giving a false name to police,

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accused her of having remorse for herself rather than these children.

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Judge Kleinfelter said he believed Samantha's remorse was genuine, commended

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her for achieving sobriety, but wouldn't deviate from the plea agreement.

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I won't want to minimize the hard work that you've done.

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You've done un tremendous work, and nothing about this sentence

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takes that away. Samantha sentenced to forty eight months in prison,

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must serve at least two thirds thirty two months minimum

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before eligible for parole. Ordered to pay thirty nine thousand,

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five hundred twenty seven dollars and seventy three cents in restitution.

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Think about what Samantha destroyed that morning. Two children dead.

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Wilma Miller was seven, Irma was eleven, riding to school

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in their family's buggy, never made it. Two other children

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seriously injured physically and psychologically. That family shattered, and Samantha's

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first instinct wasn't to call nine one one, wasn't to

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help the injured children. It was to trade clothes with

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her twin and lie to police to avoid consequences. She

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stood at the scene of a crash that killed two

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children and focused on protecting herself. The Amish community in

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Minnesota is small, tight knit, everyone knows everyone. Wilma and

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Irma's deaths rippled through that community, and when they learned

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the driver tried to have her twin take the blame.

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That added insult to devastating grief. Samantha has a history

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two DUI convictions before this crash. She knew she had

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a problem with substances, knew she couldn't drive safely while impaired,

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did it anyway? Meth amphetamine THHC all in her system

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behind the wheel on country roads where Amish buggies travel.

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Four years in prison, out in about thirty two months

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with good behavior. Then what she's in her late thirties,

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history of drug addiction, history of DUI killed two children.

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That follows you forever. No job application, no relationship, no

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community will overlook that. But at least she's alive. Wilma

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and Irma Miller aren't. Their siblings will grow up without them,

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their parents will live with that loss forever, and Samantha

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will be released while those children are still dead. More

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In a moment August fourteenth, twenty twenty five, Rebecca Harrow,

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forty one calls nine to one to one in San Bernardino, County, California,

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reports her seven month old son, Emmanuel, has been abducted.

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Claims she was attacked in a store parking lot someone

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took her baby. Deputies respond. Rebecca tells her story she

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was shopping, someone attacked her in the parking lot, took

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a manual. She fought back but couldn't stop them. Her

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baby is gone within twenty four hours. The story falls apart.

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Surveillance footage shows no attack, no kidnapping, no struggle. Witnesses

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contradict Rebecca's account. San Bernardino County Sheriff Shannon Dykas the

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investigation revealed inconsistencies in the mother's The case shifts from

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missing child to murder investigation. Riverside County takes over charges

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filed August twenty third, twenty twenty five. Jake Harrow, thirty two,

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and Rebecca Harrow charged with murder, child abuse, and filing

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a false police report. Emmanuel's body hasn't been found, but

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prosecutors say they have enough evidence. Riverside County District Attorney

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Mike Hestron announces evidence shows Immanuel died from long term abuse,

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not one incident, not an accident, long term abuse over

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emmanual seven month life, repeated injuries that eventually killed him,

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and Jake has a history prior conviction for child abuse

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involving another infant with his ex wife. That child suffered

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broken ribs, a skull fracture, a brain hemorrhage, and permanent

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cerebral palsy, devastating injuries to an infant. Jake was prosecuted.

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Prosecutors asked for prison. A visiting judge sentenced him to

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probation and work release, probation for breaking an infant's ribs

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and skull for causing brain damage and cerebral palsy. District

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Attorney Hestron called that sentencing decision an outrageous error, said

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Emmanuel would still be alive if Jake had been behind

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bars where he belonged. After Jake's arrest, deputies searched for

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Emmanuel's remains. Jake was seen near a freeway while searchers

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combed the area. Extensive searches thousands of hours invested. Emmanuel's

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body was never recovered from jail. Rebecca gave an interview

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to the press Enterprise declared her innocence, said Jake would

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never hurt an infant, but the evidence said otherwise. October seventeenth,

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twenty twenty five. This past Thursday, Jake Harrow appeared in

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court pleaded guilty to all charges murder, child abuse, filing

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a false police report. No plea agreement, no deal. Jake

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was visibly emotional cried as he admitted to murdering his

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seven month old son. Km R reported he broke down

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during the plea. Without a plea agreement, the judge will

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determine the sentence. Jake faces twenty five years to life.

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Sentencing scheduled for November three. Rebecca pleaded not guilty, continues

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to face the same charges. Her preliminary hearing was scheduled

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for the same day Jake pleaded guilty. She maintains innocence

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while Jake admits guilt. District Attorney Hestren said after the hearing,

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everybody failed this baby that was close to him. Immanuel

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was seven months old when he died, seven months of

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life and according to evidence, suffered abuse throughout the prior

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case's devastating context. Jake broke another infant's bones, caused a

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brain hemorrhage. That child has permanent cerebral palsy. We'll never

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have a normal life because Jake abused them. As a baby,

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and Jake got probation. If that judge had sent Jake

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to prison, Emmanuel would have been born while Jake was incarcerated,

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would have been safe, would be alive today. But Jake

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got probation, got out, had another child, and that child

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is dead. Sheriff Bianco called Emmanuel's death preventable in numerous ways.

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The prior conviction, the light sentence, the failure to protect

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Emmanuel even after Jake's history was known, multiple points where

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intervention could have saved this baby. Think about Emmanuel's seven

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months born to parents who would abuse him, suffered injuries repeatedly,

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nobody noticed or reported it, died from those injuries, his

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body hidden, his parents lied about his death, created a

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fake kidnapping story, and a Manuel is in an unmarked

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grave somewhere in California, never recovered. Rebecca claimed Jake would

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never hurt an infant, but Jake admitted in court that

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he murdered his infant son. Either Rebecca knew and is lying,

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or she's in complete denial about who she married. The

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kidnapping story was elaborate. Rebecca told police she was attacked,

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someone took a Manuel, she fought back. That's detailed planning,

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not a spontaneous lie. Someone sat down and created that story.

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Someone decided to report a fake kidnapping to cover up

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their baby's murder. No plea deal means Jake isn't cooperating

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about where Emmanuel's body is. If he'd taken a deal,

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revealing the location could have been part of it. But

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he pleaded guilty without a deal. That suggests either he

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doesn't remember where he put am Manuel, or he's refusing

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to tell Emmanuel's body is still missing. His family can't

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bury him, can't give him a funeral, can't have closure.

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Jake admitted killing him, but won't give them their baby back.

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November three, Jake faces sentencing twenty five years to life.

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Likely he'll be in his fifties or sixties before parole eligibility.

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We'll spend decades in prison for murdering his infant son.

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Rebecca's case continues if convicted, faces the same sentence. But

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she's maintaining innocence while her husband pleaded guilty. That's a

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tough position the jury. We'll hear Jake admitted killing Emmanuel,

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We'll hear about the long term abuse. We'll wonder how

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Rebecca didn't notice her baby was being abused to death.

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That Celebrity Trials from Monday, October twentieth, twenty twenty five.

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Darius McCrary denied bail after bizarre court appearance. Judge appointed

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public defender, saying the family matters star can't understand basic legalities,

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awaiting extradition to Michigan. Samantha Peterson sentenced to four years

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for killing two Amish children while high on meth. Her twins, Sarah,

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got ninety days for lying about who was driving. Jake

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Harrow pleaded guilty to murdering seven month old Emmanuel, body

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never found. Had prior conviction for abusing another infant, faces

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twenty five to life. I'm reed, Carter see it tomorrow.

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