Who Is Brooke Richardson's Baby's Father? Everything We Know So Far

So far the identity of Brooke Richardson's child’s father is unknown, however this is everything we know concerning the accused murderer and her alleged crimes.

In May of 2017, it seemed the most important thing taking place in Brooke Skylar Richardson's existence was promenade and her drawing close commencement from Carlisle High School in Carlisle, Ohio. But before summer time was over, the college-bound 18-year-old (who is going via her middle title) stood accused of killing and discarding the remains of the infant she'd been secretly pregnant with throughout the latter a part of her senior year.

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Now 20, Richardson's trial started jury variety and opening statements this week. As the trial unfolds, more information about what transpired main as much as and immediately after the dying of "Baby Jane Done" might develop into clearer. One primary thriller so far is the identification of the father of Brooke Skylar Richardson's child. But this is everything we do know so far.

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Brooke Skylar Richardson broke up with the scholar believed to be her baby's father in August 2016.

Details are skinny in regards to the guy who was in Richardson's lifestyles the summer time sooner than her senior yr. They had handiest been relationship for a month in step with a pre-voir dire commentary given by way of Warren County Assistant Prosecutor Julie Kraft. 

The state's case so far signifies Richardson cut off all contact with the father and it doesn't sound like he even knew she was anticipating, nor is he suspected of involvement in Baby Jane Doe's loss of life.

In truth, the only different particular person who knew Richardson was pregnant used to be her OBGYN. The teen had struggled with consuming disorders, and her family and friends felt aid rather than suspicion after they noticed her placing on some weight over her senior yr.

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Richardson's boyfriend, Brandon, isn't believed to be the father.

In the winter of 2017, Richardson began seeing a junior named Brandon, who also used to be unaware of her being pregnant over several months of relationship. At her mom Kim's recommendation, Skylar Richardson went to look a gynecologist about getting on delivery keep an eye on in April of 2017, which is when a being pregnant check printed she used to be pregnant, consistent with interviews with family.

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She was instructed she used to be most likely 32 weeks along, however the physician gave her a prescription anyway so her mom would not be suspicious. However, consistent with Richardson's family, the doctor did this in conjunction with urging her to let her circle of relatives know the reality as soon as imaginable. 

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Richardson's tale, in line with her defense, is that she thought she had 10 weeks to inform her circle of relatives and that the newborn was born upfront, simply two days after she celebrated promenade with her classmates. 

"Skylar thought she had 10 weeks to tell her mom, listen to her anguish, tell her boyfriend who didn’t know she was pregnant," defense attorney Charlie Rittgers said in his personal introductory commentary to potential jurors. 

"She thinks she has two months: eight to 10 weeks. She thinks she can go to prom and graduate from high school before her mother gives her angst for being pregnant.”

But according to Richardson's family and her attorney, her baby was stillborn, and her guilt and panic that she may have been responsible for her baby not surviving led her to bury its body in the middle of the night.

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The defense says Baby Richardson was born dead; the prosecution sows doubt.

According to a press conference given in August 2017 by district attorney David P. Fornshell, Baby Jane Doe was born alive and the defendant killed her and buried the body. 

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He alleged that Richardson burned the corpse with a lighter, though this is one of the many claims her defense attorney disputes. Rittgers says the doctor who suggested this in an initial report later recanted the claim, but prosecutors and detectives made no adjustment to their case against his client.

While Richardson admitted to trying to "cremate" the body during an interview with police, her attorney says she did this only after hours of questioning by investigators "broke her down." The defense says their case will establish reasonable doubt on all the charges, the severest of which is aggravated murder. Richardson also faces charges of child endangerment, evidence tampering, and "gross abuse of a corpse." She faces a possible lifestyles sentence if convicted.

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