Amber Waterman is a killer from Missouri who would kidnap and murder pregnant Ashley Bush in order to steal her unborn child
According to court documents Amber Waterman had been telling Ashley Bush that she would be able to find her a job in order to establish trust. Ashley would be dropped off at a store where she would be picked up by Waterman. Ashley would later tell her fiance they were headed back to the store however the fiance would see the pair drive past. That was the last time Ashley was seen alive
Ashley Bush body would be found two days later near a property owned by Amber Waterman. The unborn baby body would be found in a separate location
Amber Waterman would be arrested and would ultimately plead guilty to kidnapping and murder. She will now be sentenced to life in prison without parole.
Ashley Bush lived in Arkansas which is why this case was in Federal court
Amber Waterman Case
A Missouri woman will spend the rest of her life in prison after admitting in court that she kidnapped and killed a pregnant Arkansas woman in what prosecutors say was an attempt to claim her baby.
Amber Waterman, 44, of Pineville, Missouri, pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Springfield to one count each of kidnapping resulting in death and causing the death of a child in utero. U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore said Waterman’s mandatory sentence will be life in prison without parole. Formal sentencing is Oct. 15.
In her plea, Waterman admitted that she used a false name to contact Ashley Bush of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, on Facebook. Bush, 33, was about 31 weeks pregnant at the time.
Federal prosecutors said Waterman and Bush agreed to meet at an Arkansas convenience store on Oct. 31, 2022, under the guise of Waterman helping Bush get a job. Instead, Waterman drove Bush to Waterman’s home in Pineville.
Hours later, first responders were called to the home on a report that a baby was not breathing. The baby was pronounced dead. Waterman at first claimed she had given birth. In her plea, she admitted the baby was Bush’s. Bush was also the mother of three other children.
Bush’s body was found in a separate location. Arkansas authorities said she died from a gunshot wound, but police and prosecutors declined to provide more information on how the baby died.
Waterman’s husband, Jamie Waterman, was charged with being an accessory after the fact for allegedly helping dispose of Bush’s body. His trial is scheduled for October.
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