Pregnant woman, 22, is decapitated as her family planned baby shower: Horror as head is found in a dumpster outside house as police charge her ‘savage monster’ ex-boyfriend, 22, with murdering her and unborn child
- Liese Dodd, 22, was found decapitated outside her apartment in Alton, Illinois
- Police have arrested the pregnant woman’s ex-boyfriend Deundrea Holloway, 22
- The two had an on-and off relationship, but Dodd’s mother said he is not the father of the unborn child
The decapitated head of a 22-year-old expecting her first child has been found in a dumpster outside her apartment.
The remains of Liese Dodd were discovered by her mother in her Alton, Illinois home on June 9 after cops say she was ‘savagely, savagely killed, dubbing the killer ‘a monster’.
Police have arrested her ex-boyfriend Deundrea Holloway on suspicion of murder.
Holloway, 22, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of intentional homicide to an unborn child, dismembering a human body, offenses relating to motor vehicles, and concealment of a homicide death.
Dodd’s mother Heidi Noel said Holloway was not the father of the baby, but the pair had been in an on-and-off relationship for years.
‘While at the Police Department the suspect became aggressive with myself and Officers and had to be restrained’, said Gillespie Police Chief Jared DePoppe.
The suspect was transferred to the Macoupin County Jail without incident where he was later identified as wanted for questioning by the Alton Police Department.
Holloway is being held in jail on a $2,000,000 bond.
Liese Dodd, 22, was found decapitated outside her apartment in Alton, Illinois
Dodd was expecting a baby girl to arrive in late July, planning a baby shower that would have welcomed her first child into the world
Dodd grew up and went to school in Jerseyville, Illinois and just recently moved into a home in Alton.
‘A beautiful smile,’ said Noel, speaking with KMOV News 4 over the phone on Tuesday about her daughter.
‘She was just a bright light that cared for everyone. she had a big heart. She’d do anything for anyone. She’d go out of her way to help people.’
Dodd was expecting a baby girl to arrive in late July, planning a baby shower that would have welcomed her first child into the world.
‘We were planning her baby shower for the end of this month,’ said the mother. ‘I had just sent out invitations the prior Saturday for the baby shower. We were just excited and gathering the items you need to have a baby.
‘She wasn’t set on a name yet. [She] said ‘my little bean.’ So, we essentially were calling the baby, “baby bean”.’
Noel says she plans to have a ‘celebration of life’ for Dodd and her unborn baby.
The murdered woman’s ex Deundrea Holloway, 22, has been charged with two counts of first-degree murder, two counts of intentional homicide to an unborn child, dismembering a human body, offenses relating to motor vehicles, and concealment of a homicide death
Chief Pulido issued a statement regarding Murder charges being issued today, describing the crime as ‘beyond reprehensible’
‘I have a 3-year-old daughter, and I could not imagine, anybody putting their hands on her in any type of way, or having to find my daughter like that,’ said April Wooten, a neighbor.
‘I’m praying for her mom and her family as well, hoping one day they can get some type of peace.’
Chief Pulido issued a statement regarding Murder charges being issued today, describing the crime as ‘beyond reprehensible’.
Madison County State Attorney Thomas Haine said: ‘We believe the evidence will show that the defendant’s gruesome actions here killed both a young woman and the child she carried in her womb.
‘In the eyes of the law, both these killings are equal and he will now face justice for both.’
Neighbors told KMOV that they are praying for Dodd’s family.
Some of Noel’s classmates are planning a display to commemorate her daughter.
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