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Winona Mother Sentenced in 'Baby Angel' Infant Death
Baechle told the court she dropped the newborn after a contested paternity hearing and while facing questions about the baby’s death.
- On Wednesday, May 6, Jennifer Baechle pleaded guilty to gross misdemeanor interference with a dead body in Winona County District Court, ending the 15-year-old Baby Angel case.
- Boaters discovered the infant floating in the Mississippi River on Sept. 5, 2011, initiating a decade-long investigation by the Winona County Sheriff's Department into the newborn's death.
- A 2024 DNA breakthrough identified Baechle as the biological mother, with genetic results 570,000 times more likely to occur in a biological child of the defendant than in someone unrelated.
- Under the plea agreement, the court dismissed two felony second-degree manslaughter charges and sentenced Baechle to two years of probation, 40 hours of community service, and a $400 fine.
- Former Winona County Sheriff Dave Brand criticized the plea deal, stating the manslaughter evidence should have gone to trial, while the Forst family waited 15 years for justice in the Baby Angel case.
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Baby Angel infant death case concludes with plea agreement in Winona County court
Two misdemeanor convictions have brought an end to the Jennifer Baechle manslaughter case in Winona County, also known as the Baby Angel case. Baechle In April of 2025, Baechle was arrested on suspicion of placing the body of a baby girl in a bag, which was discovered in the Mississippi River in 2011. There were angel figurines also placed inside the bag, leading to the name of “Baby Angel.” Baechle told authorities she had an unplanned pregnan…
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Family who found ‘Baby Angel’ in Mississippi River reacts to plea deal
During Wednesday’s hearing, Jennifer Baechle and her attorney also shared information about the circumstances around the birth of the infant.
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