{"id":2532402,"date":"2026-01-10T19:29:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:29:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-jailed-after-gruesome-discovery-made-in-light-bulb-box-buried-in-back-yard\/"},"modified":"2026-01-10T19:32:48","modified_gmt":"2026-01-11T00:32:48","slug":"woman-jailed-after-gruesome-discovery-made-in-light-bulb-box-buried-in-back-yard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/woman-jailed-after-gruesome-discovery-made-in-light-bulb-box-buried-in-back-yard\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman Jailed After Gruesome Discovery Made in Light Bulb Box Buried in Back Yard"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwoman-jailed-after-gruesome-discovery-made-in-light-bulb-box-buried-in-back-yard%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2532402&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-cnn-publish-this-tweet-that-refers-to-comments-from-the-dalai-lama-as-white-nationalist-talking-points\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did CNN Publish This Tweet That Refers To Comments From The Dalai Lama As \u2018White Nationalist Talking Points\u2019?\">article recounts<\/a> a December case in Kentucky in which 35-year-old Melinda Spencer was arrested after she allegedly took abortion pills, reported burying a fetal body in a shallow grave, and later told police where it was located. Authorities reportedly found a grocery bag containing a wrapped box and a syringe in her coat; Spencer told investigators she had become pregnant by a man outside her relationship and wanted to hide the evidence. She was initially charged with first\u2011degree <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-vermont-approve-limitless-abortion-measures\/\" title=\"California, Vermont Approve Limitless ... Measures\">fetal homicide<\/a>, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence, but the fetal homicide charge was later dropped under a Kentucky law that exempts women from criminal prosecution for abortion. The piece places the case in the broader post\u2011Roe context, saying the 2022 overturning of Roe v. Wade was a pro\u2011life victory while warning of increased use of abortion pills. It also includes explicit editorial views: praising former President Donald trump and the Supreme Court for the Roe reversal, calling for closing legal &#8220;loopholes,&#8221; promoting adoption and renewed church involvement in care for children, and urging prayer and continued efforts to end abortion. The article mixes factual reporting of the arrest with <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >strong pro\u2011life commentary<\/a> and moral condemnation.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022 marked a victory for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/covid-has-killed-her-hundreds-of-thousands-but-abortion-has-killed-her-tens-of-millions\/\" title=\"COVID Has Killed Her Hundreds of Thousands, But ... Has Killed Her Tens of Millions\">pro-life movement<\/a>, but since that decision, there has been a rise in abortion pills used to murder children.<\/p>\n<p>One instance came from Kentucky in December as 35-year-old Melinda Spencer was arrested, being charged with first-degree fetal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence.<\/p>\n<p>She allegedly took abortion pills on Dec. 26, the abortion occurred the next day, and she reported to a healthcare clinic on Dec. 31 that she buried her dead child in a shallow grave.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fox56news.com\/news\/kentucky\/court-documents-offer-new-information-after-ky-woman-charged-in-abortion-burial\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WDKY-TV<\/a> reported that when she met with police, she explained that she buried the remains at her home, and after obtaining a search warrant, they found a white grocery bag which contained a light bulb box covered in wrapping paper.<\/p>\n<p>She explained that she became pregnant by a man outside of her relationship and wanted to get rid of the evidence. A syringe was also found in Spencer&rsquo;s coat pocket, which she told authorities was for using methamphetamine.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>After the 2022 decision, Kentucky has stern restrictions on abortions at clinics and the use of abortion pills.<\/p>\n<p>Though Spencer still faces charges for abuse of a corpse and tampering with physical evidence, the charge for fetal homicide was dropped &mdash; because pro-life laws in Kentucky have a <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AbolitionistFAA\/status\/2009768370615308484\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">loophole exempting women<\/a> from criminal prosecution for abortion.<\/p>\n<p>Although the pro-life movement has largely sympathized with mothers in a pro-abortion culture, Spencer allegedly killed a child and then buried the corpse in her backyard.<\/p>\n<p>She apparently wanted to hide infidelity, and decided her child needed to die to make it so.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kentucky State Police say 35-year-old Melinda Spencer of Campton is charged with first-degree fetal homicide, abuse of a corpse, and tampering with physical evidence. More tonight at 5:30 and 7 on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/LEX18News?\">@LEX18News<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Rwkw5tuzB2\">pic.twitter.com\/Rwkw5tuzB2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Annie Brown (@AnnieBrownNews) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AnnieBrownNews\/status\/2007120710175789242?\">January 2, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If expectant mothers see this news and it gives their children a chance at life, Kentucky&rsquo;s laws are working.<\/p>\n<p>But the loopholes letting some women get away with murder need to be closed.<\/p>\n<p>Adoption is an option, but we also need to reintroduce the church as the center of caring for children when families are not available.<\/p>\n<p>Aside from the abortion aspect of the story, women who are thinking about being unfaithful should also take heed.<\/p>\n<p>Childbearing should not be taken lightly; these are human beings, not an inconvenience to be thrown away.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, in the Roe era, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/nrlc.org\/communications\/more-than-64-million-unborn-children-have-died-since-roe-v-wade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National Right to Life<\/a>, 64 million children have been treated like this.<\/p>\n<p>It&rsquo;s a heartbreaking figure and almost unfathomable. We are not talking about a war or a revolution, but sweet innocent babies.<\/p>\n<p>It is almost hard to grasp that degree of evil.<\/p>\n<p>We should absolutely applaud President Donald Trump and the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n<p>Because of his appointments and their work, Roe is no longer authorizing murder across the country.<\/p>\n<p>But there is still a lot of work to be done, even in conservative states.<\/p>\n<p>Above all, we must never forget this evil still exists, and we must always keep these children in our prayers, begging our Lord Jesus Christ to allowing us to bring a complete end to abortion.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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