Box Butte General Hospital
Coverage of Box Butte General Hospital in the Nexus archive.
- Mother accused of killing 9-month-old child after holding blanket over its head as she cried ‘bloody murder,’ prosecutors say
Alyssa Parkins is accused of killing her 9-month-old child in Nebraska by holding a blanket over its head while allegedly crying 'bloody murder.' Prosecutors allege she and her boyfriend brought the infant to the hospital after claiming it choked on a cracker, but authorities found the child already dead. Parkins faces charges including intentional child abuse resulting in death.
- Mother accused of killing 9-month-old child after holding blanket over its head as she cried ‘bloody murder,’ prosecutors say
Alyssa Parkins is accused of killing her 9-month-old child by holding a blanket over its head, leading to charges including intentional child abuse and strangulation resulting in death. Parkins’s son told authorities the baby was already dead before they went to the hospital, and her partner was previously convicted in 2022 for killing her child.