Woman admits to helping kill pregnant Chicago teen Marlen Ochoa-Lopez
CHICAGO -- A mother has pleaded guilty to her part in the gruesome slaying of a teen mom whose baby was cut from her womb in 2019.Clarisa Figueroa admitted to murder charges in the slaying of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez. She will serve 50 years in prison.Figueroa's daughter, Desiree Figueroa, pleaded guilty to murder in January and agreed to testify against her mother in exchange for a 30-year sentence.
The two first met in person around April 1, 2019, when Ochoa-Lopez went to the Figueroas' house and left unharmed, prosecutors allege. The teen returned three weeks later to accept Clarisa Figueroa's offer of free baby clothes, and as Desiree Figueroa was showing Ochoa-Lopez a photo album of her late brother to distract her, Clarisa Figueroa sneaked up behind her and strangled her with a cord.
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