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In reply to the discussion: Report: Toddler Bella's killer had thought she was possessed [View all]struggle4progress
(126,097 posts)8. I might not get in a big hurry to believe anybody's version here
BOSTON The biological father of Bella Bond, Joseph Amoroso, said the child's mother admitted to him that their daughter was dead and her boyfriend was the man who killed her, according to the Boston Globe. Amoroso told the newspaper in an interview that Rachelle Bond, the child's mother, told him that Michael McCarthy, believed Bella was possessed by demons ...
Bella Bond's biological father said Michael McCarthy believed the child was possessed
By Scott J. Croteau
on September 20, 2015 at 12:10 PM
updated September 20, 2015 at 6:28 PM
BOSTON -- The father of a 2-year-old girl identified almost three months after her remains were found in a trash bag ... Joseph Amoroso said in interviews with WHDH-TV and the Boston Herald that Rachelle Bond told him her boyfriend, Michael McCarthy, fatally injured Bella Bond. Amoroso said he believes Rachelle Bond ... Amoroso told the Boston Herald that he and Bond connected in a tent at Occupy Boston and broke up after he discovered she had been arrested for prostitution ... The Associated Press could not locate a phone listing for Amoroso ...
"Baby Doe" dad speaks out on mother's arrest in girl's death
CBS/AP
September 19, 2015, 3:45 PM
... Bellas mother, Rachelle Bond, is charged for covering up what happened to her daughter. Bonds boyfriend, Michael McCarthy is charged with killing the little girl ... McCarthy has been arrested in the past on drug charges, domestic violence and motor vehicle violations. In Boston, in August of 2010, about two years before Bella was born, the then 36-year-old Rachelle Bond was arrested on Dorchester Avenue for prostitution. Court documents reveal she ended up in jail for violating bail ...
Bella Bonds Mother Has Lengthy Criminal History
September 18, 2015 8:04 PM
Ryan Kath
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That the biological dad (who dumped the biological mom because of her prostitution history) says
struggle4progress
Sep 2015
#9
The police found books on demonology there; a friend said McCarthy had talked about demons
muriel_volestrangler
Sep 2015
#28
Current reporting also indicates the mom told her friend the Department of Children and Families
struggle4progress
Sep 2015
#32
some people very high on drugs do think invisible beings in the sky are telling them what to do
Warren DeMontague
Sep 2015
#15
The Pope believes in demonic influences and often says humans are influenced by demons and Francis
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2015
#20