Father Sentenced to 50 Years to Life for Murder of Newborn Daughter

Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office announced Matthew Warner, 30, was sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for killing his 19-day-old daughter.

The defendant killed his daughter at their home in Newhall while the baby’s mother was at work on Jan. 23, the prosecutor said. Matthew Warner then claimed the newborn had been kidnapped and a search began to find her, the prosecutor added.

Warner eventually led authorities to the victim’s body which he had hidden in the cab of a truck parked in a nearby parking lot.

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