Stepmother of Slain Female Soldier Asks Court to Show Leniency

Posted on Mar 25, 2012

Images courtesy friends of Morganne McBeth

Army paramedic Morganne McBeth died under suspicious circumstances in Iraq in 2010.

By John Lasker

Spc. Nicholas Bailey, the second and final suspect charged in the 2010 stabbing death of Army paramedic Morganne McBeth, pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter March 9 and later that day was sentenced to nine months in military prison and given a bad-conduct discharge.

Bailey, in a court-martial proceeding at Fort Bragg, N.C., admitted his guilt “as part of a plea deal,” a website of News 14 Carolina reported. He had faced a more severe charge of negligent homicide.

McBeth, a popular 19-year-old from Virginia, was in a tent on a military base in Iraq with Bailey and Spc. Tyler Cain when she was stabbed near the heart.

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Fort Bragg soldier enters guilty plea in 2010 stabbing death in Iraq

Sylvia McBeth pleaded for mercy for her daughter's killer, but a military judge still sentenced him to prison and ended his Army career.

Spc. Nicholas Bailey, 24, was sentenced Friday for the accidental killing of Spc. Morganne McBeth in Iraq in 2010. He was demoted to private, given a bad conduct discharge and sentenced to nine months of confinement.

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Fort Bragg soldier agrees to plead guilty in fellow soldier's 2010 stabbing death in Iraq

A Fort Bragg soldier has agreed to plead guilty to charges related to the death of Spc. Morganne McBeth in Iraq in 2010.

Spc. Nicholas Bailey is expected to plead guilty March 9 to involuntary manslaughter, according to the 82nd Airborne Division.

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No End in Sight for a Family’s Agonizing Guessing Game

"Struggling under what she sees as a blanket of resistance from the Army, Sylvia McBeth remains among the countless parents who have lost children in the military and must live with a never-ending question: Just what happened to my kid?"

Posted on Sep 21, 2011

Images courtesy friends of Morganne McBeth

By John Lasker

Jumping out of high-flying aircraft isn’t how most 19-year-old women get their kicks, but for Morganne McBeth that was one of the joyous things in her young life. “She loved it. She’d tell us, ‘You are in a totally different universe,’ and this was fun for her,” her step mother, Sylvia McBeth of Fredericksburg, Va., said of the Army paratrooper. Morganne’s brother, Army Sgt. Christopher McBeth, 28, who has completed two tours in Iraq, added, “She lived for this.”

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 Trial in Medic's Case Delayed

Interview with the Mother of Morganne McBeth

The Truth Has Changed Podcast - The Death of a female soldier, Morganne McBeth.  Guests feature Sylvia McBeth, mother of Morganne and Katherine Russ, investigative reporter and author.  Sylvia discusses the day Morganne died . Katherine Russ discusses the Military issues surrounding the case. Click here to listen to the show - Talktainmentradio.com Podcast 4/14/2011

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Military Injustice: Going Light on Murder

THE RUSS REPORT
Katharine Russ

The first of two trials surrounding the murder of 19 year-old Specialist (SPC) Morganne McBeth in July 2010 began Monday in Fort Bragg, North Carolina. SPC Tyler Cain, 21, of North Carolina, charged with conspiracy and obstruction of justice, was found guilty and now faces demotion to the rank of private and 45 days in prison. Cain will be allowed to stay in the Army.
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Ft. Bragg Soldiers Charged With Killing Comrade In Iraq

FORT BRAGG, N.C. --

Two Fort Bragg soldiers have been charged with fatally stabbing a combat medic while stationed in Iraq.

Spc. Nicholas Bailey and Spc. Tyler Cain are accused of stabbing Spc. Morganne McBeth on July 2, 2010.

Officials say McBeth died from a stab wound to the chest. In the original press release announcing the 19-year-old's death, DOD officials say she died as the result of a non combat incident that occured on July 1.

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SOLDIER'S DEATH A MURDER PROBE

Military now says area soldier who died in Iraq in July was murdered

Date published: 11/12/2010
By Rusty Dennen

The July death in Iraq of a decorated Army medic from the Fredericksburg area was murder, her parents say they have been told by military investigators.

The Army initially reported that Spc. Morganne McBeth, 19, a combat medic, died July 2 in a noncombat incident.

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