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Couple Arrested for Desecrating Infant's Remains in Illinois

12/7/2025

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Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38, were arrested in Wilmington, Illinois, on charges of desecration of a corpse.
Police found the remains of a female infant buried in a beer box weighing five to seven pounds.
Investigators say the infant was born in a toilet and was 22 to 27 weeks gestation.
Further testing is pending.

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Nicole Pokrzywa, 36, and William Cosmen, 38, were arrested in Wilmington, Illinois, on charges of desecration of a corpse.
Police found the remains of a female infant buried in a beer box weighing five to seven pounds.
Investigators say the infant was born in a toilet and was 22 to 27 weeks gestation.
Further testing is pending.