Darren West had just been released after serving a nine year sentence in prison. On the 12th of April, 2014, he was clearing out the home he had previously lived in with his wife and children. In the garage, he came across a box wrapped up in duct tape. What he found would horrify the entire community of Pleasant Grove, Utah, and the rest of the world.
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ABC – 6 WJBF, 13 April, 2014 – “Utah Woman Arrested After 7 Dead Babies Found”
Agence France-Presse, 13 April, 2014 – “Seven Babies Found Dead in Utah Home”
Associated Press, 13 April, 2014 – “US Woman Arrested After 7 Dead Babies Found”
Syracuse News, 15 April, 2014 – “Utah Dead Babies Mysteries”
FOX – 31 KDVR, 13 April, 2014 – “Police: Utah Woman Killed 7 Infants”
Honolulu Star-Advertiser, 13 April, 2014 – “Police Seek Answers”
NBC – 4 KFOR, 13 April, 2014 – “Boyfriend and Neighbours Shaken Up”
International Business Times, 15 April, 2014 – “Estranged Husband Claims he Never Fathered Babies”
The Daily Beast, 16 April, 2014 – “Utah’s Murderer Mom is a Monster”
The Deseret News, 16 April, 2014 – “Husband Tells Police he Didn’t Know About Pregnancies”
Associated Press, 17 April, 2014 – “Utah Police Enlist FBI”
Daily Herald, 19 April, 2014 – “Infant Deaths Draw Attention to Safe Haven Law”
The Plain Dealer, 27 April, 2014 – “Discovery of Babies’ Bodies Leaves Family Stunned”
Associated Press, 28 April, 2014 – “Utah Woman Charged with Murder”
St. Paul Pioneer Press, 1 May, 2014 – “Mom Couldn’t Recall”
The Salt Lake Tribune, 3 May, 2014 – “Search Warrant Reveals Grisly Details”
Associated Press, 8 July, 2014 – “DNA Shows Husband was Father”
Associated Press, 8 July, 2014 – “Mom Accused of Killing Babies was on Meth”
The Deseret News, 9 July, 2014 – “Mom’s Alleged Meth Use”
Associated Press, 8 December, 2014 – “Plea Talks to Begin”
Associated Press, 12 February, 2014 – “Utah Mother Pleads Guilty”
Associated Press, 20 April, 2015 – “Sentencing Begins”
Associated Press, 20 April, 2015 – “Utah Woman Gets up to Life”
FOX – 13 KSTU, 20 April, 2015 – “Killings of 6 Babies Described”
