Woman Admits Kidnapping Mother-to-Be, Trying to Cut Fetus Out to ‘Claim’ as Her Own [Video]

McDonald County Detention Center / Benton County Sheriff’s Office

A Missouri woman has admitted to a violently failed attempt to steal a pregnant woman’s baby so she could “claim” as her own. Instead, both the mother-to-be and her unborn baby died.

Amber Waterman (above center), 44, formally pleaded guilty to one count of kidnapping resulting in death and one count of causing the death of a child in utero during an appearance at the Western District of Missouri federal court in Springfield.

She had previously pleaded not guilty to these charges.

“This horrific crime resulted in the tragic deaths of two innocent victims,” said U.S. Attorney Teresa Moore in a statement received by Law & Crime. “Today’s guilty plea holds this defendant accountable for her actions and ensures that justice will be served. She is now subject to a mandatory sentence of life in federal prison without parole.”

Jaime Waterman (above right), husband to the defendant, has also been …