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prom night dumpster baby!Melissa drexler is a prom night dumpster child. |
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'''Melissa Drexler''' (born 1978, a.k.a. "The Prom Mom", as labeled by the American media), gained infamy for delivering a baby in a restroom stall at her [[high school]] [[prom]] and putting the body in the trash before returning to the dance. She pled guilty to [[murder|aggravated manslaughter]], and was sentenced to fifteen years of imprisonment.<ref name="nyt2" /> After serving nearly 37 months, she was released on [[parole]].<ref name="bergen" /> |
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Drexler attended [[Lacey Township High School]] in [[Forked River]], [[New Jersey]]. Over the course of nearly nine months she kept her pregnancy secret from the baby's father, her parents and classmates. Five feet seven inches tall, and weighing 60 kg (130 pounds), she apparently showed no signs of her pregnancy.<ref name= "nyt1" /> |
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On June 6, 1997, Drexler gave birth in a toilet stall at her senior prom. She then retrieved the baby from the toilet bowl,<ref name="sara" /> cut the [[umbilical cord]] on the serrated edge of a [[sanitary napkin]] dispenser,<ref name="notorious">''Fatal Beauty: 15 Most Notorious Women'', E! Network, June 6, 2009.</ref> wrapped the baby in several garbage sacks, and deposited the bundle in a trash can. She then returned to the dance floor. |
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The baby was discovered by a [[janitor]] who responded to reports of blood in the restroom and who became suspicious of the weight of the trash bag.<ref name="nyt3" /> Emergency workers attempted to resuscitate the baby for two hours. |
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Originally charged with [[murder]], Drexler pled guilty to aggravated [[manslaughter]] on August 20, 1998,<ref name="nyt2" /> and Judge John A. Ricciardi sentenced her to 15 years in prison, the maximum penalty. On November 26, 2001, she was released on parole after serving a little over three years.<ref name="bergen" /> |
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The [[Nickelback]] song "Throw Yourself Away", which appeared on their 2003 album [[The Long Road]], is about Drexler. The case, along with that of [[Amy Grossberg and Brian Peterson]], also inspired the ''[[Family Guy]]'' musical number ''Prom Night Dumpster Baby'' in the episode ''[[Airport '07]]''. |
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==See also== |
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* [[Infanticide]] |
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==References== |
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<ref name="nyt2">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/08/21/nyregion/guilty-plea-by-mother-20-in-prom-death.html?pagewanted=all |
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|title=Guilty Plea By Mother, 20, In Prom Death |
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|last=Smothers |
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|first=Ronald |
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|date=August 21, 1998 |
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|publisher=[[The New York Times]] |
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|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name="nyt1">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1997/06/10/nyregion/decision-whether-to-charge-prom-mother-awaits-tests.html?n=Top%2fReference%2fTimes%20Topics%2fPeople%2fD%2fDrexler%2c%20Melissa |
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|title=Decision Whether to Charge Prom Mother Awaits Tests |
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|last=Barron |
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|first=James |
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|date=June 10, 1997 |
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|publisher=The New York Times |
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|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name="nyt3">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.nytimes.com/1998/01/07/nyregion/metro-news-briefs-new-jersey-new-trial-site-wanted-in-prom-baby-death.html?pagewanted=1 |
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|title=Metro News Briefs: New Jersey; New Trial Site Wanted In Prom Baby Death |
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|date=January 7, 1998 |
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|publisher=The New York Times |
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|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name="bergen">{{cite news |
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|url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P1-48449924.html |
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|title=Prom night baby-killer to be freed from prison |
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|last=Lima |
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|first=Paulo |
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|date=24 November 2001 |
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|publisher=The Bergen County Record |
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|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> |
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<ref name="sara">{{cite news |
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|url=http://news.google.co.uk/newspapers?id=-7scAAAAIBAJ&sjid=QH4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6537,254164&dq=melissa-drexler+bowl&hl=en |
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|title=Melissa Drexler avoids a trial. She could receive up to 15 years for aggravated manslaughter |
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|last=[[Associated Press]] |
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|date=21 August 1998 |
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|publisher=[[Sarasota Herald-Tribune]] |
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|accessdate=26 January 2010}}</ref> |
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}} |
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==Sources== |
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* [http://www.karisable.com/drexler.htm Karisable.com] |
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{{Persondata <!-- Metadata: see [[Wikipedia:Persondata]]. --> |
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| NAME = Drexler, Melissa |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = 1978 |
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| PLACE OF BIRTH = |
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| DATE OF DEATH = |
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}} |
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Drexler, Melissa}} |
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[[Category:1978 births]] |
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[[Category:Living people]] |
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[[Category:American people convicted of manslaughter]] |
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[[Category:Filicides]] |
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[[sh:Melissa Drexler]] |
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Revision as of 03:01, 1 December 2011
prom night dumpster baby!Melissa drexler is a prom night dumpster child.