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Mother and Stepfather Charged in Murder of Rebecca Park and Unborn Child | Closing Arguments Podcast

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4.61K Ratings

🗓️ 5 December 2025

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The case against Bradly and Cortney Bartholomew, Rebecca Park’s mother and stepfather, charged with murdering her and cutting her unborn child from her womb, is examined. Plus, updates in the trial of teenage pageant queen Trinity Poague, who is facing charges in connection with a toddler's death.

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0:00.0

Happy holidays from all of us right here at Court TV.

0:04.3

The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are simply that.

0:08.8

Opinions. All are presumed innocent until proven otherwise in a court of law.

0:13.8

Sensitive topics are discussed. Discretion is advised.

0:19.8

Six-year-old Natalie Garcia vanished from her adoptive home, but grief and suspicion

0:25.1

hidden silence for years. In September of 2024, law enforcement unearthed her remains,

0:31.2

buried in a plastic bag under weeds in the family's backyard. Investigators say Natalie

0:36.9

likely died in November of 2020,

0:40.2

suffocated after being locked in a small box for punishment. Her adoptive mother, Christina Schroer,

0:46.8

pleaded no contest to second-degree murder, child abuse, and related charges, and was sentenced to

0:53.3

roughly 18 years in prison.

0:55.0

Today, Natalie's adoptive father was in court and everyone is questioning whether or not justice was served.

1:04.0

Meanwhile, a college freshman named Trinity Pope is accused of murdering an 18-month old boy in her dorm room.

1:12.6

The little boy's name, J.D.

1:15.6

And he was not her child, but was the son of her boyfriend, Jay Williams, who was out picking up a pizza when prosecutors say Trinity committed the crime.

1:25.6

Tonight, we take a look at the testimony of the boyfriend,

1:29.3

who the defense says is the one really responsible for the death of JD.

1:34.3

Who will the jury believe?

1:37.3

But first, 22-year-old Rebecca Park was nearly full term in her pregnancy

1:42.3

when she vanished on November 3rd after visiting family.

1:46.0

Weeks later, searchers found her body in a remote Michigan forest.

1:51.0

Prosecutors say her own mother and stepfather,

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