'Killed her and the baby': Pregnant woman attacked, raped, murdered, and mutilated by group of 'total strangers' who kidnapped her, family and cops say

Eight radical are facing charges successful Rhode Island, including murder and kidnapping, successful transportation with the decease of a pregnant woman whose mutilated assemblage was recovered successful a wooded area, according to her household and police.

"They killed her and the baby," said Erica Bader's stepmother, Crystal Smith, successful an interrogation with section NBC affiliate WJAR. "They should beryllium ashamed of themselves for what they've done," Smith said.

Bader's household says she was attacked, raped and murdered successful Central Falls by members of the radical who are presently charged successful transportation with the 24-year-old's death, according to The Boston Globe. Five individuals person been charged with execution and kidnapping, portion the 3 others are charged with kidnapping, conspiracy, and nonaccomplishment to study a death. Bader's assemblage was recovered successful the woods of Pawtucket connected Oct. 27.

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The suspects charged with execution person been identified arsenic Andrew Cornell, 28; Joshua Brunelle, 35; Elizabeth Durand, 41; Stephanie Bletzer, 37; and Brittney Terpening, 34. The others are Christopher Kordalewski, 22; Joanne Miller, 26; and Cheryl Blakely, 36.

"What happened to Erica is perfectly heartbreaking and horrific," Central Falls Mayor Maria Rivera said successful a connection to local media outlets.

"My deepest condolences spell to her family, her friends, and everyone who loved her," Rivera said. "No household should ever acquisition this benignant of symptom oregon heartbreak."

Bader's stepmother told WJAR that Bader did not cognize her alleged killers until she started staying with them astatine a location successful Central Falls. "They're conscionable random people," Smith said. "They were similar full strangers to her."

The household says Bader had been abused astatine the location and tried to determination out, but was forced to enactment by the suspects. "She tried to tally distant 1 time, she didn't get far," Smith alleged. "They dragged her in, pulled her successful that location and held her hostage, basically."

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Police person not shared details astir however Bader was killed, but her household says she was attacked and sexually assaulted earlier being murdered and dumped successful the woods.

"They killed her portion she was pregnant," the victim's aunt, Stephanie Bender, told WJAR.

A payment cheque was conducted astatine the location successful Central Falls wherever Bader was staying successful April, but she was not astatine the residence. It's unclear erstwhile she was killed exactly. A hunt of the location successful aboriginal November led to 46 cats and 4 dogs being removed owed to atrocious surviving conditions, according to section officials.

"It's bittersweet for her to person been successful a spot wherever she couldn't get away," Smith said. "I anticipation they ne'er get out."