Missouri Woman Held in Infant’s Abduction
<i> United Press International</i>
LIBERTY, Mo. —
An 18-year-old woman was being held in the abduction of a 2-day-old infant from an Oklahoma City hospital, the FBI said Sunday.
Heather Lynette Brewster of Butler was arrested Saturday after a tipster identified the missing infant from a photograph broadcast on television, authorities said. Brewster will be charged with kidnaping today, police said.
The infant found living with Brewster was identified by her footprints as Whitney Ryan Morse, who was abducted June 20 from Deaconess Hospital, authorities said.
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