Mo. Woman Lured Pregnant Woman to Her Death with Promise of Job Offer to Steal Her Baby

Mar. 15, 2025

Amber Waterman; Ashley Bush.Photo: McDonald County Sheriff’s Department; Facebook

Amber Waterman, Ashley Bush, Jamie Waterman

They met up a second time on Oct. 31, 2022 outside a convenience store in Maysville, Ark., prosecutors said. That’s when Waterman kidnapped Bush under the pretext that she was taking her to meet with a supervisor to discuss the employment opportunity.

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An autopsy determined that Bush died as a result of “penetrating trauma of the torso” and her death was classified as a homicide, the release states.

Jamie Waterman.McDonald County Sheriff’s Department

Amber Waterman, Ashley Bush, Jamie Waterman

source: people.com