Mother pleads guilty to murder after abducting 11-month-old to block custody
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A Wyoming mother, Madeline Daly, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder after abducting her 11-month-old son Basil Stoner and taking him to New Mexico, where she fatally shot him in an RV in December 2025 to prevent the child's father from gaining custody under a court order; she violated the emergency custody arrangement, and prosecutors say she faces life in prison.
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