A 22-year-old pregnant woman has been found decapitated, just weeks before her family were set to surprise her with a baby shower.
Liese Dodd, who was eight months pregnant with her first child, was discovered by her mother in her apartment in Alton, Illinois, on Thursday.
Her decapitated head was found in a dumpster outside the building in a murder police have described as 'abominable'.
Dodd's ex-boyfriend Deundrea Holloway, 22, has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of the expectant mother and her unborn baby girl.
Dodd, who fondly called her unborn child 'my little bean', has been described by her family as a 'bright light that cared for everyone'.
Her mother, Heidi Noel, said the family were planning a baby shower for Dodd for the end of this month - and were gathering gifts together ahead of the birth in late July.
Noel, who is now instead planning a funeral for her daughter and granddaughter, said she had sent out the invitations and the family were gathering gifts together.
She said Holloway was not the father of the baby, but the pair had been in an on-and-off relationship for two years.
Decree of (the absolute) State Acknowledgement Commission for Memetica - Department of Any Forums
*clears throat* This Document attests that "Liese Dodd" has dutifully paid the Toll for committing "Race shame" via "Beheading" and was paid in full. The Toll was paid via ____ (left blank for other intermediaries)
Aiden Lee
>described by her family as a 'bright light that cared for everyone'. How did she produce such a bright light, was it from burning coal? >said she had sent out the invitations and the family were gathering gifts together. How could they afford so many gifts? Did they have to... pay a toll? Yeah, it's a stretch, but whatever, I tried.
