American homicide, an unbalanced woman who murdered a neighbor on 9/27/2000 to take her baby and declare it as her own. Michelle had reportedly had a miscarriage several years earlier and desperately wanted a baby. She had spent six months in jail in 1994 for receiving stolen property.
Theresa and Jonathan Andrews were happily expecting their first child with a due-date of 10/04/2000. To help with expenses, they were selling a Jeep, which they had stationed in their front yard with a for-sale sign. On 9/27, after Jon left for work, Theresa received a phone call from a woman inquiring about the vehicle. Theresa called her husband at work to let him know that she had agreed to show the car – and he never heard from her again.
Michelle Bica, who lived only 4 blocks away, had been stalking Theresa for months. When Theresa’s pregnancy began to show, Michelle began to gain weight and pretended to be pregnant, even convincing her husband, a 41-year-old corrections officer, that it was so. Both women were setting up a nursery in their homes and having baby showers.
The Jeep sale gave Michelle her chance. She coerced (or forced) Theresa into going to her house. Once there, Michelle shot Theresa in the back and then proceeded to perform a crude Cesarean section on her. She buried Therese in her garage and told her husband that she had delivered the 8 lb.6oz. boy herself and they named the 8 lb. 6 oz. boy Mikey.
Within the week, police traced a phone call to Theresa about the Jeep to Michele’s number. They went to the Bica home for a second visit to ask questions. Michelle’s husband (who claimed he knew nothing) answered the door and they all heard a shot. Michelle had locked herself in the bathroom and shot herself in the mouth. She died October 2, 2000 in Ravenna, Ohio at 23:15; age 39.