Fugitive Pregnant Woman Wanted for Murder of One-Year-Old Son Captured in New York

Mar. 15, 2025

Gloria Wright.

Gloria Wright, Mugshot

A pregnant woman accused of killing her one-year-old son in Georgia was captured and taken into custody in upstate New York.

Gloria Wright, 23, was arrested in Rochester with the assistance of the U.S. Marshals on Saturday, Jan. 18.

Wright was wanted for first-degree murder and first-degree cruelty to children after her one-year-old son was discovered not breathing at a Georgia home on Jan. 8. The boy later died at a hospital, according to the Rockdale County Sheriff’s Office.

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The sheriff’s office said it would provide an update when further details become available.

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source: people.com