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Biological Mother Charged With Cutting Baby From Pregnant Daughter's Body | The Rebecca Park Case
Rebecca Park was twenty-two years old and thirty-eight weeks pregnant when she vanished from her biological mother's home in Boon Township, Michigan on November 3rd, 2025. For twenty-one days, volunteers searched the dense forests of Wexford County. Her biological mother Cortney Bartholomew gave interviews to local news, claiming a stranger in a black sedan had picked Rebecca up and driven away. Her fiancé pleaded for her safe return. Her sister said she hadn't been sleeping.
Then, on November 25th, Rebecca's father — the man who had adopted and raised her — found her body in the Manistee National Forest while searching with volunteers. She was no longer pregnant. The baby was gone.
What prosecutors allege happened is almost beyond comprehension. According to Wexford County Prosecutor Johanna Carey, Cortney Bartholomew and her husband Brad Bartholomew lured Rebecca to their home, forced her into a vehicle, drove her into the woods, stabbed her, forced her to the ground, and cut her baby from her body. Both Rebecca and her baby died. The prosecutor called it "evil personified" and said the couple had conducted research and created a plan before carrying out the attack.
Cortney and Brad Bartholomew now face eight charges each, including first-degree murder, torture, and assault of a pregnant individual causing stillbirth. Both are being held without bond. Brad Bartholomew is a registered sex offender with prior convictions involving minors and is being charged as a habitual offender facing life in prison.
Rebecca's fiancé Richard Falor and her sister Kimberly Park were also arrested on separate charges including drug distribution and lying to police. Neither has been charged with murder.
The baby has not been found. The investigation continues. Rebecca Park deserved so much more than this.
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Then, on November 25th, Rebecca's father — the man who had adopted and raised her — found her body in the Manistee National Forest while searching with volunteers. She was no longer pregnant. The baby was gone.
What prosecutors allege happened is almost beyond comprehension. According to Wexford County Prosecutor Johanna Carey, Cortney Bartholomew and her husband Brad Bartholomew lured Rebecca to their home, forced her into a vehicle, drove her into the woods, stabbed her, forced her to the ground, and cut her baby from her body. Both Rebecca and her baby died. The prosecutor called it "evil personified" and said the couple had conducted research and created a plan before carrying out the attack.
Cortney and Brad Bartholomew now face eight charges each, including first-degree murder, torture, and assault of a pregnant individual causing stillbirth. Both are being held without bond. Brad Bartholomew is a registered sex offender with prior convictions involving minors and is being charged as a habitual offender facing life in prison.
Rebecca's fiancé Richard Falor and her sister Kimberly Park were also arrested on separate charges including drug distribution and lying to police. Neither has been charged with murder.
The baby has not been found. The investigation continues. Rebecca Park deserved so much more than this.
#RebeccaPark #TrueCrime #MichiganMurder #WexfordCounty #JusticeForRebecca #TrueCrime2025 #ColdCase #EvilPersonified
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