Woman, 65, charged in infamous abandoned baby ‘Rebecca’ case from 1981: ‘Maybe it was me’

NewsWorldAmericasUS Crime NewsWoman, 65, charged in infamous abandoned baby ‘Rebecca’ case from 1981: ‘Maybe it was me’Rebecca was found to be 3.481 quadrillion times more likely to be the child of Nancy Jean Trottier and her husband than another individual, according to authoritiesOwen Scott Tuesday 14 April 2026 12:30 BSTBookmarkBookmark popoverRemoved from bookmarksClose popover{"translations":{"comments":"Go to comments","share":"Share","copyLink":"Copy link","bookmark":"Bookmark","removeBookmark":"Remove bookmark"},"showComments":false,"showBookmark":true,"articleId":"b2957220","articleMeta":{"url":"https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/crime/rebecca-north-dakota-nancy-jean-trottier-b2957220.html","title":"Woman, 65, charged in infamous abandoned baby ‘Rebecca’ case from 1981"}}CloseNew Jersey police drop off food order after arresting DoorDash driver during deliveryThe latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekdayYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USYour briefing on the latest headlines from across the USEmail*SIGN UPI would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our Privacy notice{"className":"sc-1ge0fwe-0","newsletterData":{"regSourceNewsletter":"IND_Evening_Newsletter","regTitle":"Evening Headlines","subscriptionGroup":"us_evening_headlines","subscriptionGroupId":"4326e634-422a-4447-8e1e-604a937cd3b5","type":"daily_news","pathPrefix":["/us","/news/world/americas","/news/world/americas/crime"],"title":"The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday","mobileTitle":"Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US","imageSrc":"https://static.independent.co.uk/static-assets/images/newsletters/usEveningHeadlines1_1.png","label":"I would like to receive morning headlines Monday - Friday plus breaking news alerts by email","newsletterKey":"receiveEveningHeadlinesUSNews","regSourceSection":"US Cr...