The Rebekah Baptiste Case: Enduring Brutal Abuse and Neglect

Rebekah Baptiste, a 10-year-old girl, died on July 30th, 2025, three days after being found unresponsive, severely injured, dehydrated, and malnourished at the intersection of State Route 77 and U.S. Highway 180 in Holbrook, Arizona. She was discovered in a wash (a dry riverbed) by police responding to a 911 call from her father's girlfriend. Medical examinations revealed extensive injuries consistent with prolonged physical and sexual abuse, including bruises "black and blue from head to toe," missing toenails, brain bleeding that left her brain-dead, and signs of torture. She was airlifted to Phoenix Children's Hospital but could not be saved.

PART 1 (Case Details)

Richard Baptiste and Anicia Woods were arrested on July 27th, 2025, and charged with first-degree murder, kidnapping, and three counts of child abuse (including abuse of Rebekah's siblings). Prosecutors allege both were "equally culpable" in a "common scheme" of long-term abuse, supported by admissions, sibling statements, hospital records, and evidence from bodycam footage showing the couple's lack of emotion when confronted with photos of her injuries. In a September 4th, 2025, preliminary hearing in St. Johns, Apache County (what we are watching together on September 9th, 2025) prosecutors presented 95 pieces of evidence, including graphic photos and testimony from case agent Kole Soderquist detailing the abuse. The judge found probable cause and bound the case over for trial.

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