Mom's Boyfriend Killed Her Son While She Was At Work -- So SHE Was Convicted Of Murder!
12.02.2022 - 06:07
/ perezhilton.com
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Imagine any parent’s worst nightmare. The person you’re dating has been home watching your child while you’re at work, and you come home to find your child’s lifeless body. Even worse, it was your partner who killed them.
It’s an almost unimaginably horrific scenario. But now add on that YOU get charged for the murder.
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That’s what happened to Rebecca Hogue. The Oklahoma native got home from a 12-hour shift as a casino cocktail waitress on New Year’s Day 2020 and went to sleep next to her 2-year-old son Ryder, who was already in bed.
But when she woke the next morning she realized the toddler wasn’t breathing. Her boyfriend, Christopher Trent, had already left for work by the time she woke up. She called 911 and tried to resuscitate Ryder, but it was too late; he was pronounced dead when he arrived at the hospital. The damage was just too severe.
Rebecca was unable to reach Christopher, and it soon became apparent why.
The coroner’s report later revealed the 2-year-old had been the victim of blunt force trauma. Strands of his hair were found embedded in the drywall of their home. Christopher had beaten the child to death.
Naturally police went after the boyfriend, but he couldn’t be found for 4 long days… when his body was discovered in the Wichita Mountains. He was dead by suicide, apparently having gone into the wilderness to end things over the guilt of what he had done. He left a sort-of note — he carved into a tree the words:
But the prosecutors weren’t willing to let the matter rest. They charged Rebecca with first-degree murder. Under Oklahoma’s “failure to protect” laws, the parent