With their lapel cameras rolling, Artesia police stood inside Alexee Trevizo’s hospital room as an emergency department doctor informed her of the discovery of a dead newborn in a restroom trash bin down the hall.

Trevizo’s response, “I’m sorry — it came out of me — I didn’t know what to do,” became key evidence for prosecutors. In May 2023, they filed first-degree murder charges against the then-19-year-old high school senior, who faces life in prison if convicted.

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