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65-Year-Old Charged with Murder in 'Baby Rebecca' Case

4/14/2026

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Nancy Jean Trottier, a 65-year-old woman, is charged with felony murder in the April 1981 'Baby Rebecca' case.
The infant's body was found near Valley City State College in North Dakota.
Investigators reopened the case in 2019, and DNA testing matched biological material near the infant's body to Trottier.
Trottier is held at the Stutsman County Correctional Center with a $750,000 bond.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21.

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Story summary

Nancy Jean Trottier, a 65-year-old woman, is charged with felony murder in the April 1981 'Baby Rebecca' case.
The infant's body was found near Valley City State College in North Dakota.
Investigators reopened the case in 2019, and DNA testing matched biological material near the infant's body to Trottier.
Trottier is held at the Stutsman County Correctional Center with a $750,000 bond.
A preliminary hearing is scheduled for May 21.