Family Ripped Baby from Pregnant Daughter's Womb: Police

The investigation was characterized by a chaotic exchange of blame among the family members. Brad Barthomalyu accused his wife, Courtney, and Rich Fowler of the murder, citing jealousy and a desire for Rich and Courtney to be together. Courtney, conversely, blamed Brad, claiming he acted out of revenge against Rich and that she only cut the baby out to save it at Rebecca's request. Kimberly Park, Rebecca's sister, also provided shifting stories, first implicating Courtney and Brad, then later accusing Rich of the murder to be with her.

Brad stated, 'I think her [Courtney and Rich]' did it due to 'jealousy' (38:18). Courtney claimed Brad said, 'I slit her bleeping throat. The deserved it' (42:48). Kimberly initially told police Courtney and Brad confessed to hitting Rebecca and taking the baby (54:11), but later accused Rich, saying 'I took care of it. Don't worry about it' (1:03:54).

Multiple motives were alleged, including Courtney's obsession with having another baby, Brad's desire for revenge against Rich for reporting his sex offender violations, and Rich and Kimberly's alleged plan to be together. Brad claimed Courtney wanted a child but couldn't adopt due to his sex offender status, making her capable of 'slicing open her own flesh and blood and taking a baby out' (40:43). Courtney alleged Brad's motive was revenge against Rich (42:14). Kimberly later claimed Rich killed Rebecca and the baby so 'he and Kimberly could be together' (58:02).

Brad stated Courtney 'is obsessed with wanting another baby' (40:49). Courtney claimed Brad said 'Rich mess with the wrong person' (42:39). Kimberly stated Rich 'told her that he killed Rebecca Park and that he wanted to protect Kimberly by not sharing details with her' (1:05:50).

Kimberly Park was arrested for tampering with evidence, lying to police, and making a false report, having participated in TikTok live streams and provided misleading information to investigators. She admitted to lying to protect Rich, who she claimed encouraged her to mislead the investigation. The widespread social media activity and rumors also created significant challenges for law enforcement.

Kimberly 'made statements on a social media live broadcast that she was aware of information that Courtney Barthamu and her husband Brad Barthamu had something to do with Rebecca Park's disappearance' (50:46). She later admitted to lying to the police, stating, 'If I didn't, I was going to end up like her [Rebecca]' (1:02:40). The Wexford County Sheriff's Department issued a statement about 'Social media rumors and online vitriol are creating significant challenges for our investigation' (3:54).

Brad Barthomalyu allegedly directed detectives to locations where he disposed of evidence, including the knife used in the stabbing and the baby's body. He claimed the baby's body was placed in a cooler bag and then a dumpster, but the baby's body has never been found.

Brad 'allegedly disposed of the knife that was used to stab his stepdaughter' in a GFL dumpster (44:37). He 'claimed that the child's body went back with them to the house where he was put into a small cooler bag and eventually put into a dumpster. This body has never been found' (41:11).