In 1995, Annette Williams claimed she was pregnant. There was just one problem – she wasn’t. As the months passed and her lie unraveled, she and her boyfriend, Fedell Caffey, made a horrifying decision. They would take someone else’s baby.
Their victim was 28-year-old Debra Evans, who was nine months pregnant. The brutal attack that followed left three people dead and a newborn fighting for survival after being cut from his mother’s womb.
Join Wendy and Beth for this rewind episode from 2023 as they examine one of the most shocking and heartbreaking cases of fetal abduction in US history, a crime fueled by lies, obsession, and unimaginable violence.
This episode was researched & scripted by Wendy & Beth Williams and edited by Minnie Williams.
Thanks for listening! Until next time… look alive y’all, it’s crazy out there!
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Footnotes
Articles/Websites
Murderpedia. (n.d.). Jacqueline Williams. Retrieved 10/03/23 from https://murderpedia.org/female.W/w/williams-jacqueline.htm
ABC7. (02/15/2012). Boy cut from womb, now 16, talks to ABC7. Retrieved 10/06/23 from https://abc7chicago.com/archive/8545487/
CaseText. (10/18/2001). People v. Caffey. Retrieved 10/06/23 from https://casetext.com/case/people-v-caffey-3
Montaldo, Charles. (06/20/2019). Crime Profile: The Debra Evans Case. ThoughtCo. Retrieved 10/06/23 from https://www.thoughtco.com/the-debra-evans-case-973477
Illinois Courts. (10/12/2000). The People Of The State Of Illinois, Appellee, v. Jacqueline Annette Williams, Appellant. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://www.illinoiscourts.gov/Resources/1faf58bb-e44a-41cc-9609-8f37f5ee2322/85453.htm
FindLaw. (09/22/2015). Caffey v. Butler. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://caselaw.findlaw.com/court/us-7th-circuit/1713692.html
Tanner, Lindsey. (02/15/1998). Brothers Thrive Despite Violent Tragedy. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1998-feb-15-mn-19302-story.html
Chicago Tribune. (2023). Ripped from the womb: The story of Debra Evans, her family and her killers. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/chi-evans-gallery-20111217-pg-photogallery.html
Glaub, Gina. (11/02/2022). Stolen Lives: The Evans Family Murders. The Midwest Crime Files. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://www.themidwestcrimefiles.com/post/stolen-lives-the-evans-family-murders
Gutowski, Christy. (12/18/2011). Eli’s story: Ripped from the womb. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10/14/23 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/nation-world/ct-xpm-2011-12-18-ct-met-elijah-survivor-20111218-story.html
History
Chicago City Clerk. (n.d.). Land Acknowledgement Resolution. Retrieved 10/16/23 from https://www.chicityclerk.com/land-acknowledgement-resolution-0
Schons, Mary. (08/16/2023). The Chicago Fire of 1871 and the ‘Great Rebuilding’. National Geographic. Retrieved 10/16/23 from https://education.nationalgeographic.org/resource/chicago-fire-1871-and-great-rebuilding/
Wikipedia. (10/10/2023). Great Chicago Fire. Retrieved 10/18/23 from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Chicago_Fire
Moser, Whet. (05/20/2014). How Chicago Invented the Suburbs. Chicago Magazine. Retrieved 10/18/23 from https://www.chicagomag.com/city-life/may-2014/how-chicago-invented-the-suburbs-a-q-a-with-elaine-lewinnek/
Falsani, Catherine. (02/26/1997). Roots Of Dupage Black History. Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 10/18/23 from https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1997-02-26-9702270003-story.html
DuPage County NAACP. (n.d.). History Of Dupage County Branch From 1953 To Present. Retrieved 10/18/23 from http://dupagecountynaacp.org/about-us
Loury, Alden. (06/13/2023). Chicago areas with steep Black population decline see more violence and job loss. WBEZ. Retrieved 10/19/23 from https://www.wbez.org/stories/chicago-black-population-decline-crime-job-loss/6d880f62-ba00-4b44-9e0a-57c50fc4f51d
Black Demographics. (n.d.). Chicago Black Population. Retrieved 10/19/23 from https://blackdemographics.com/cities-2/chicago-black-population/amp/
Video
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Music
“Abyss” by Alasen: ●https://soundcloud.com/alasen●https://twitter.com/icemantrap ●https://instagram.com/icemanbass/●https://soundcloud.com/therealfrozenguy●
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“Furious Freak” by Kevin MacLeod. https://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/full_list.php. Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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