{"id":10317,"date":"2025-07-15T00:11:03","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:11:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10317\/"},"modified":"2025-07-15T00:11:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-15T00:11:03","slug":"alabama-seeks-court-order-for-genetic-sample-in-child-abuse-and-homicide-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/10317\/","title":{"rendered":"Alabama seeks court order for genetic sample in child abuse and homicide case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. (WBMA) \u2014 The State of Alabama has filed a motion in the Circuit Court of Fayette County seeking a genetic sample from Wendy Pamela Jean Bailey.<\/p>\n<p>Bailey faces multiple charges including aggravated child abuse, domestic violence in the first degree, corpse abuse, and criminally negligent homicide <a href=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/nation-world\/remains-missing-child-burn-pile-1-year-old-kid-children-kids-baby-toddler-burned-body-corpse-car-crash-killed-months-sheriffs-office-investigation-search-investigate-searches-pit-fire-domestic-violence-abuse-criminal-negligence-negligent\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/nation-world\/remains-missing-child-burn-pile-1-year-old-kid-children-kids-baby-toddler-burned-body-corpse-car-crash-killed-months-sheriffs-office-investigation-search-investigate-searches-pit-fire-domestic-violence-abuse-criminal-negligence-negligent\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">in connection to the deaths<\/a> of her one-year-old son Kahleb Collins and 2-year-old daughter Ryleigh Collins.<\/p>\n<p>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/alabama-appeals-court-upholds-murder-conviction-in-2020-birmingham-shooting-montrel-dwight-austin-emilio-elliott-jr-24th-street-and-9th-ave-south#https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/alabama-appeals-court-upholds-murder-conviction-in-2020-birmingham-shooting-montrel-dwight-austin-emilio-elliott-jr-24th-street-and-9th-ave-south#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/alabama-appeals-court-upholds-murder-conviction-in-2020-birmingham-shooting-montrel-dwight-austin-emilio-elliott-jr-24th-street-and-9th-ave-south#https:\/\/abc3340.com\/news\/local\/alabama-appeals-court-upholds-murder-conviction-in-2020-birmingham-shooting-montrel-dwight-austin-emilio-elliott-jr-24th-street-and-9th-ave-south#\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Alabama appeals court upholds murder conviction in 2020 Birmingham shooting<\/a><br \/>SEE ALSO: <a href=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/newsletter-daily\/jefferson-county-deputies-investigate-fatal-shooting-on-letson-street-in-brighton-alabama-news-working-for-you-abc-3340#\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/abc3340.com\/newsletter-daily\/jefferson-county-deputies-investigate-fatal-shooting-on-letson-street-in-brighton-alabama-news-working-for-you-abc-3340#\" class=\"themeColorForLinks\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Woman arrested and charged with Capital Murder in Saturday homicide in Brighton<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The motion, submitted by Andrew C. Hamlin, District Attorney for the 24th Judicial Circuit of Alabama, requests the court to mandate Bailey to provide a genetic sample. <\/p>\n<p>The state argues that this sample is necessary for a comparative analysis to determine if Bailey is a contributor to biological evidence collected during the investigation.<\/p>\n<p>The motion states, &#8220;Good cause exists for believing that the requested disclosures are relevant and material to the merits of the charge.&#8221; It further asserts that obtaining the genetic sample would not constitute an unreasonable intrusion or affront to Bailey&#8217;s dignity.<\/p>\n<p>The court&#8217;s decision on the motion is pending.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"FAYETTE COUNTY, Ala. 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