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    Missing Missouri Baby Found Dead; Mother Charged Near St. Louis

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    A 13-month old baby's body was found near St. Louis on Tuesday. The mother of Tyler Dasher, Shelby A. Dasher, has been charged with second degree murder in the baby's death. Here are some facts in the case, some of which are eerily similar to the Lisa Irwin case in Kansas City.

    Case Moved Quickly

    Tyler was reported missing around 11 a.m. Tuesday. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports Dasher arrived home drunk around seven hours earlier at the house she shares with her mother and son. Prosecutors allege the mother beat Tyler to death around 7:30 a.m. after her mother left for work and Tyler wouldn't stop crying.

    Officials said Dasher then disposed of the body in a nearby cemetery. Area residents walking their dog at 3:30 p.m. discovered Tyler's body buried in freshly dug dirt. Prosecutors say Dasher admitted to killing her baby. Dasher is being held on $500,000 bond.

    Similarities to Lisa Irwin Case

    The case sounds eerily similar to another one on the other side of the state. Baby Lisa Irwin is also around 1 year old. CNN reports Lisa's mother, Deborah Bradley, told authorities she was drunk and passed out at sometime during the night of Oct. 3 when Lisa disappeared. Authorities focused their investigations around the parents first before interviewing other potential witnesses.

    Friends of the Irwin family are aghast that anyone would suspect Bradley of doing anything to neglect or hurt the baby. CBS News reported Bradley said the police accused her of murder which friends of hers repudiated. KSDK reports friends of Dasher's were shocked to learn of his death claiming she wouldn't harm her son.

    Differences to Irwin Case

    There are major differences between the cases. Prosecutors in the Kansas City, Mo., case haven't filed charges. Investigators haven't found a body, if there is one, nor has a motive been found for the disappearance of baby Lisa. There have been tons of leads, questions and searches but nothing concrete has turned up regarding the safety and well-being of Bradley's daughter.

    The Dasher case appears to be simple and clear-cut, yet just as tragic and unfortunate. Dasher is 20 years old and a single mom. She came home drunk and allegedly admitted she beat her son to death in a fit of rage. There has been no mention of how much Dasher's father was involved in his life. Tyler Ellington is the father and he lives elsewhere in St. Louis. Both of Lisa's parents live together and have been raising the baby together.

    William Browning, a lifelong Missouri resident, writes about local and state issues for the Yahoo! Contributor Network. Born in St. Louis, Browning earned his bachelor's degree in English from the University of Missouri. He currently resides in Branson.

     
    • Jill  •  1 mth 3 days ago
      She will serve less time for murder than most people serve in NH for driving without a license (they are both illegal) BUT...gezzz not hard to figure out which one is not tolerable!! For God's sake young girls are having babies and going out trying to hold ont their youth but you can't have it both ways! I had a baby at 22 years old, I was a great momma. and a few years after I gae birth I got divorced and stayed a single parent NO baby hurtn!! Patience, and MATURITY
    • Crystal Rohleder  •  Charlottesville, Virginia  •  4 mths ago
      tragic, sickening, angry, sad so may feelings on the subject.. Im a mom of 2. Lots of comments about birth control..thats not the problem. (I was actually on one with my first) The problem is the parent. Im not a huge fan of young mothers but not 100% against them either..Age isnt the matter here its maturity. Being a single mother doesnt mean that mother isnt a good one, there are lots of great single mothers. MATURITY, RESPONSIBILITY, are the problem. Going out partying all night is not mommy behavior in the first place again those same two words no matter the AGE of the parent...Anyway I say DEATH penalty to those who hurt children no 2nd chance, no life in prison, DEATH why use tax dollars to support the life of someone who doesnt deserve to live. DEATH to her and other child offenders.
    • Dance of the Animal Crack ...  •  4 mths ago
      I have 3 beautiful babies, one of which I've watched fight cancer since he was 3 months old, I cannot even FATHOM hurting my children!! WHY would parents do this? These are CHILDREN who LOVE US and DEPEND ON US and NEED US. We as parents are supposed to nurture and protect our children, not kill them because we can't "handle" the responsibilities! Parenting isn't easy if you ever thought it would be, then you are mistaken! It may be difficult sometimes but seeing their little smiles and their big beautiful eyes and getting those sweet sweet hugs and kisses and hearing "I love you Mommy" and the way they look at you like you are the most amazing person on earth....that is so worth it. Watching them grow up and reach for their dreams....that's an amazing feeling. WHY on earth would you want to take your children away from this world? Far too many people struggle to HAVE children and sickos are out there killing the children they were blessed to have. Too many families watch their children suffer and die because of childhood cancer and other awful illnesses and their children are gone forever after fighting for that child to help them survive, they can never bring that child back, then they read stories where parents are KILLING their children. That's a slap in the face.
    • J.B.  •  4 mths ago
      Men take responsibility for your actions don’t leave it up to the woman. Protect yourself.
    • J.B.  •  4 mths ago
      Young girls and women have babies to control and manipulate men when that doesn’t work they get rid of them… so sad….
    • Jess  •  4 mths ago
      Moral of the story? Get rid of this ridiculous abstinence-only education in schools and stop trying to shut down Planned Parenthood so these messed up young mothers will stop having babies they can't take care of in the first place.
    • ANGEL/ WHISPERER  •  St. Charles, United States  •  5 mths ago
      this story makes me sick I got pregnant six months before my wedding and miscarried my husband and I have been trying since then to have a baby. It makes me sick that some sicko can have a child and then murder there baby WHY its so nauseating revoke the womans bond lock her in solitary confinement with a tape of a baby crying all the time and pictures of her child posted all over and make her spend life in prison in that room or just execute the woman
    • JessicaW  •  Kansas City, United States  •  5 mths ago
      So when she cries in court, can we beat her to death, too? I will never ever be able to wrap my head around somebody who could do this to ANY child, much less their own, RIP Baby Tyler. =(
    • Wendy Winebarger  •  Owensboro, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I have four beautiful healthy boys and I can't wrap my head around why these people could do this. Just from my experience alone children that age are as alert as we are and they know whats happening around them . Those poor babies don't deserve to be treated in such a way the parents that do these kind of things should be put to death no exceptions as it should go for petafiles as well . Lets see how quick people change their ways and the world would be a better place without these predators to about.
    • desiree  •  Lincoln, United States  •  5 mths ago
      stress comes with parenthood i could never image hurting my children yes they make me mad at times yes i'd like time to myself, sleep in every once in awhile, go to the bathroom w/o someone saying mom ect. but never would i hurt my children out of anger i cant even spank them i may say iam going to but never follow through my children r what make me who im and i love them with all of my heart... so she beat him because he wouldnt stop crying iam sure he was crying the whole time she beat him to death she deserves to die.. if u dnt want the baby give the child to someone who does and is willing to give him the life he deserves the little man didnt ask to be brought into this world.. these stories make me sick i wish i could beat the #$%$ out of her
      • Jess 5 mths ago
        I agree except for the part about giving him to someone who wants him. Who? There are already thousands and thousands of unwanted children in orphanages who will never have a loving family. No one would have taken this child.
    • Cricket  •  Doylestown, United States  •  6 mths ago
      Has any law enforcement or lawyer stopped to see that as soon as Casey Anthony was acquited that babies all over have been disappearing? Useless Mother's now think that they won't have to face punishment! Oh,and this is for the prison system, stop protecting child offenders! Put them out with the general population! After a couple of them die in horrible ways, maybe the rest will learn to curb their actions for fear of what will happen to them. For those who hurt children,let's bring back the "eye for an eye" punishment!
      • Drew 5 mths ago
        Regardless of the Casey Anthony case, this is a normal occurrence. It just isn't televised and glorified as much as the Anthony case was. The whole hoo-ah about the C. Anthony case was bored media and rumor/scare mongering. I personally blame Nancy Grace for all the media attention that case has had.
      • Colleen 5 mths ago
        Cricket I could not have said it better. Since Casey got off it seems like it is open season on babies. And I just heard about one the other nite on Nancy Grace that has been missing since Sept. some where in the mid south. But, as a past correctional officer you need to understand; that once they are sentence to prison they become wards of the State. And, yes they probably would be killed or badly hurt if put in general population. But, are you as a Taxpayer prepared to have your state pay out a large amount of money to their relatives who would file a lawsuit becasue the State did not take due care to protect their relative?? This is the reason they are put there. Yes, most of us (correctiona officers) agree with you but it can't be done!!! Wards of the state prisoners or foster children are to be protected from harm regardless of the reason they are wards. So I understand where you are coming from but if we allow vigilante justice in the prisone system then we would have to allow it in the streets. And then we would have no Law and Order!!!! (no pun intended)
      • Colleen 5 mths ago
        Drew maybe where you live it didn't get that much attention and if Nancy hadn't give it so much attention to this and others like it some parts of the US would probably never hear about these cases. But I lived in the eye of storm of the Casey case and it was like a competition down here as to which of the 4 stations were going to report the best and the most about the case. For two yrs. if was crazy to try to watch the local news becasue you were sick of hearing about it and on top of that the newspapers had their own war going on. Even to this day if you go to some of the news stations website they still have a Casey Anthony link that you can read old and any new developements about her. It is rediculus she is being treated like a celebrity instead of a baby killer. Even her own father has had to face the truth and believes she did it; her mother is still delussional!!
    • Farah  •  Manitowoc, United States  •  5 mths ago
      As a married woman who has been trying to have a baby for the past twelve years this breaks my heart.
      • Gabriel's Mommy 5 mths ago
        Me too Farah. My husband and I tried for years. Eventually we turned torwards adoption. All these Mothers could have placed the babies up for adoption instead of killing them. It makes me sick!
      • The One and Only... 5 mths ago
        If you are trying to have a baby, look into Geritol. I know it sounds crazy, but just google "Geritol pregnancy" and you will see what I mean.

        Regarding this story, it is indeed tragic. My daughter is the most important thing to me and I could never imagine myself harming her, much less spanking her. Heck, I can't even yell at her when she does something wrong. And my friends' children all regard me as "Uncle." When I see things like this being done, it makes me want to administer some REAL justice on these "parents"...
      • Linda Smith 5 mths ago
        Farah, don't give up hun! I have been trying for 12 yrs and back in 2004 was told I couldn't have kids. Now I'm 6 months pregnant with TWINS! No fertility drugs or anything. When (not if) u do have a baby or babies, you can show women like the one in this story how a REAL mother should be :)
    • Peggy  •  Washington, United States  •  5 mths ago
      To all these young people wanting to have SEX....buy comdoms by the gross and carry them in your possession so when the urge to have sex, you make sure that he puts one on or no sex. They also have condoms for women. I also think they have pills to prevent pregnancy but not sure. Investigate, its your body.
      • Jess 5 mths ago
        If we had better sex ed. programs more people might listen to this advice.
      • Jennifer V 5 mths ago
        uhh jess your momma or dad should teach you that but lookin at you, you wont need it cause your not hetting laid @peggy if you dont know they have birth control pills shut the f up!
      • Peggy 5 mths ago
        JenniferV. This was my whole response regarding condums. As you can read, I did say that I also think they have pills to prevent pregnancy but not sure.... so who is suppose to shut your mouth. Notice I did not say, shut the F..up. You are a miserable #$%$ with no education whatsoever. The next time you open your mouth to correct someone, wash your mouth with strong soap.
    • Glory  •  Collinsville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      so many people out there can NOT have children and want babies..why kill a baby? it makes me sick!
    • CassandraD  •  Charlottesville, United States  •  5 mths ago
      why does no one know anything about birth control anymore. if you are still wanting to go party with friends please dont have a baby that no one really wants or will take care of.
    • Timothy  •  Birmingham, United States  •  5 mths ago
      Wow I am tired of couples getting together , having a baby , then can't handle it . Kill the baby and throw it away like trash . Wake up these babies are the future of the country and the world . If they can't deal with it find a family that will . I am very sure that there is a loving and caring family out there somewhere that will raise them . The justice system needs to throw the book at these people. I hope I didn't offend anyone , I am just plain old mad.
      • Lee 5 mths ago
        The new generation is a mass of sociopaths... think about why? No nuture while they were young because day care workers while many are excellent cannot offer what loving parents in their lifes offer...
      • Timothy 5 mths ago
        You have me there Lee , I just think its sad . I see these news stories everyday it seems like . The thing that galls me is they mostly get away with it .
    • Jess  •  5 mths ago
      We need better support and education for people, especially new mothers. I don't know that it would have saved this poor child's life, but she was already drinking and had who knows what sort of mental or emotional problems and then a crying baby caused her to snap. I'm in no way defending the mother, but if we actually supported people in tough situations instead of taking away the programs that could help them we might hear about fewer cases like this.
    • richard jr  •  Milwaukee, United States  •  5 mths ago
      I personally have three children of my owm and at times it is frustrating but iI could never harm my baby,MY OWN FLESH AND BLOOD. THEY NEED TO GET the DEATH PENALY these are little babies who cannot defend themselves against monsters, Let alone be their own mom who carried that little one for 9 months and then go do such a crime. She needs to be put to death a quit paying to house them!!!
    • cara  •  Youngstown, United States  •  5 mths ago
      why, why, WHY!!!! If these poor excuses for human beings would just USE BIRTH CONTROL....we wouldn`t have so many poor innocent babies.....who had NO chance to experience life....murdered!! I wish the authorities could do the same to her. Let her FEEL what she put that baby through!
      My heart aches for that baby and may he rest in peace.
    • kathy  •  Des Moines, United States  •  5 mths ago
      why have children, she needs AA amoungst other things!
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