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LONGMONT, Colo. — Residents of Longmont are rallying together in support of Michelle Wilkins, the pregnant woman who was stabbed and had her fetus removed after answering a Craigslist ad for baby clothes that were for sale. Alisha Bunker, a lifetime Longmont resident, didn’t know Wilkins before last week but as a mother feels connected […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — Residents of Longmont are rallying together in support of Michelle Wilkins, the pregnant woman who was stabbed and had the fetus removed after answering a Craigslist ad for baby clothes that were for sale. Over the weekend, hundreds of people showed up to support Wilkins and her family. Wilkins had surgery after […]

DENVER — Here are your 10 Things to Know for Monday, March 23, 2015. 1. Police praise pregnant woman hurt in Craigslist attack Michelle Wilkins was seven months’ pregnant when she responded to a Craigslist ad about baby clothes for sale only to be attacked and have the fetus cut out of her. First responders are […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — When Longmont police officers Billy Sawyer and Phil Piotrowski responded to a 911 call from a pregnant woman who was stabbed and had her fetus ripped out, they weren’t prepared for what they would see. “She was covered from head to toe in blood,” Sawyer said. “So I put some gloves on […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — The community is coming together to bring hope to a woman whose baby was cut out of her womb Wednesday. The White Heart Project encourages people to decorate a white heart for Michelle Wilkins, 26, who lost her 7-month old baby in a brutal attack. She’s now recovering at Longmont United Hospital. “We’re […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — In a home filled with grief, heroes never lose their way. “I started yelling and Michelle yelled back, very faintly, and it was muffled help me! help me!” said Longmont police officer Bill Sawer. Along with his partner Phil Pitrowski, the two responded to the call Wednesday. They found Michelle Wilkins, she […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — A Facebook posting in January on a site dedicated to breastfeeding moms is especially eerie in light of the arrest of 34-year-old Dynel Lane for the stabbing of a 26-year-old Michelle Wilkins. “It`s haunting to look back and read those words and see that I said this is possible,” said Elizabeth Petrucelli.  […]

WARNING: The call included in the video includes some audio that some listeners might find disturbing. LONGMONT, Colo. — Two lives intersected in the most unfortunate way when a woman was attacked in Longmont on Wednesday. Many are saying Michelle Wilkins may not have survived had it not been for the dispatcher who stayed on […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — Officials on Thursday released the 911 call that was made by 26-year-old Michelle Wilkins after she was stabbed by another woman in Longmont Wednesday. Wilkins said she answered a Craigslist ad for baby clothes. The pregnant woman’s baby was “removed” from her womb and she could be heard groggily telling a dispatcher […]

DENVER — The importance of being careful when answering online ads is highlighted by what happened to Michelle Wilkins Wednesday afternoon. The pregnant 26-year-old answered a Craigslist ad for some baby clothes. 24-year-old Dynel Lane is accused of beating, stabbing and cutting Wilkins’ baby out of her womb. Wilkins was seven months along. The fetus […]

LONGMONT, Colo. — A 26-year-old woman who was seven months pregnant is recovering in the hospital after she was stabbed in the stomach while answering a Craigslist ad for baby clothes and her fetus was then cut from the womb. Officers with the Longmont Police Department were called to the 1600 block of Green Place […]