Alaska Begins Extradition For Mother Accused In Baby's Death
Anchorage, Alaska (AP) Extradition proceedings have begun to return Morgan Hite to Colorado to stand trial for the death of her infant son.
The 22-year-old Wasilla, Alaska, woman was arrested earlier this month in Alaska and charged with first-degree murder in the February death of her newborn baby.
Gov. Sarah Palin signed a warrant for her extradition yesterday. The next step is a court hearing in Palmer, where her lawyers will be given about five days to decide if the paperwork is in order.
Police say Hite secretly delivered a baby boy in a neighbor's bathtub, then wrapped him in a garbage bag, put him in a plastic tote and put the baby in a bedroom closet at her family's home in Grand Junction.
They say the body remained hidden for two months before Hite's father and stepmother discovered it wrapped in a towel.
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