A Texas mother and father have been charged with murder s year after police discovered their 4-month-old daughter dead inside a hotel drawer.
Police alleged that the parents, identified as Destiny Campos, 21, and Jeremy Fancher, 38, placed the infant, Brookelynn Fancher, in the drawer to sleep in May 2024. They used a towel to secure the drawer shut, despites her “piercing” cries, police said, according to FOX 8.
The couple had been staying at a Days Inn & Suites on Rancho Mission Drive, in Harris County, for nearly a year when the incident happened, according to the Harris County Sheriff’s Office.
Click2Houston, citing charging documents, reported that Campos told investigators her husband sealed the drawer shut with a towel to keep the infant from kicking it open.
The Harris County Medical Examiner’s Office determined Brookelynn died from suffocation.
Following the infant’s death, Fancher told investigators he had gone to the store and returned to find the drawer closed. Campos allegedly said she was asleep and assumed Fancher had the baby.
“Campos stated that defendant Fancher complained [Brookelynn’s] screams were piercing his ears,” the complaint stated. “Defendant Fancher would feed the complainant a bottle to get her to be quiet. Regarding the complainant’s sleeping arrangements, defendant Campos stated defendant Fancher would place the complainant inside the drawer and would sometimes close it while also stuffing a towel around the edges to prevent the complainant from kicking the drawer open.”
A motel housekeeper reportedly took photos of Brookelynn in the drawer and then notified management.
Harris County Sheriff Ed Gonzalez announced Saturday that authorities had taken the infant’s parents into custody and charged them with murder.
“I’m glad our team has remained relentless and sought justice for this precious infant,” Gonzalez wrote in a statement. “Thanks to them, we are closer to securing justice for baby Brookelynn.”
A judge set Fancher’s bond at $850,000, while Campos’ bond has been set at $300,000.
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