BEAVERTON, Ore. -- The body of a 21-year-old pregnant woman was found in the crawl space of a Beaverton home, and the woman who lives there faces murder charges.
Police held on to the details of the bizarre murder scene for more than 24 hours after making the gruesome discovery.
According to authorities, a 9-1-1 call was placed at 2:42 p.m. on Friday reporting a newborn baby in distress at a home on NW Mill Creek Drive in Beaverton.
Members of Tualatin Valley Fire and Rescue responded to the address and found a man and a woman, 28-year-old Korena Roberts, who said she had just delivered the baby. The baby was rushed to the hospital but could not be revived.
At that time, authorities learned Roberts had not recently delivered a baby, either.
Police returned to the home and found the body of a 21-year-old pregnant woman in the home's crawl space.
Police arrested Roberts, who faces murder charges.
Detectives are waiting for the results of the autopsy to determine how the child was delivered.
Later that night, the victim’s boyfriend, and father of their child, reported that she was missing and she was in her third trimester of pregnancy.
Police have not yet released the identity of the victim.