Rebecca Park's Killers Placed Baby's Body In Lunch Cooler: Court Docs

WEXFORD COUNTY, MI — Court documents revealed more disturbing details in the disappearance and murder of Rebecca Park and her unborn child.

Park, 22, was found dead on Nov. 25 in the Manistee National Forest in northern Michigan, nearly three weeks after she was reported missing. Prosecutors said she had been stabbed to death with her abdomen cut open.

On Nov. 3, prosecutors say Rebecca's biological mother Cortney Bartholomew and her husband lured Rebecca, who was 38 weeks pregnant, to their Wexford County home. The couple then forced Rebecca into a vehicle, which took her into the woods, officials allege. That's where prosecutors said the couple stabbed Rebecca and forced her to lie on the ground while they cut out her baby, resulting in the death of both.

Court documents released Monday outline what prosecutors allege the couple did with the baby. According to the filings, the couple left Rebecca's body in the woods and took the baby back to their home, which was roughly 2.5 miles away. Once there, they tried performing CPR on the baby, before placing the infant into a garbage bag, which they then put into a lunch cooler and threw in the trash, court documents show.

Cortney Bartholomew and Bradly Bartholomew were each charged with multiple felonies in the killing, including first-degree murder, felony murder, torture and conspiracy to commit torture. Each of those charges carries up to life in prison. Other charges include assault on a pregnant person causing miscarriage or stillbirth, unlawful imprisonment and removal of a dead body.

They were both placed in jail without bond. Their next court date was scheduled for Tuesday.

Anyone with information about the incident can call the tip line at 231-306-2072 or the Wexford County Sheriff’s Department at 231-779-9216.

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