College student charged with killing her newborn had Casey Anthony images on phone, police say

U.S. newsCollege student charged with killing her newborn had Casey Anthony images on phone, police sayAnne Demegillo is accused of watching the baby drown in a toilet, putting her in a closet and going to perform a school play before returning and burying the child in her backyard. Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00ShareAdd NBC News to GoogleApril 7, 2026, 10:18 PM EDTBy Dennis RomeroA college student charged with murdering her newborn had images of Casey Anthony on her phone, the Florida sheriff's office investigating the case said this week.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Anne Demegillo, 20, gave birth early March 5 in a toilet at her Palm Coast home, watched the baby girl cry and drown, went to class, worked on a campus play and returned to bury the infant, sheriff's officials said in a news release.On Monday, a grand jury indicted Demegillo on charges of first-degree premeditated murder, aggravated child abuse and failure to report a death with intent to conceal evidence, court and jail records show. She remained in custody on no bail.Her defense lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment Tuesday.Demegillo was arrested March 6 and charged with aggravated manslaughter of a child, and she posted bail roughly a week later after her parents put up the residence they shared as collateral, according to court and jail records. In an affidavit, police said that she'd messaged a friend to tell her what she is alleged to have done and that the friend called police.According to the document, Demegillo told police she took the baby out of the toilet once she had stopped moving, wrapped the girl in a blanket, put her in a duffel bag, stored the bag in her bedroom closet and gone to perform a school play before she came back and buried the girl in a shallow grave in the backyard."She reported watching the infant moving inside the toilet with its head partially submerged, h...