Johni Michelle Heuser Charged with Murder of Baby Daughter Found Dead in Attic
In Spring Lake, North Carolina, Johni Michelle Heuser, 25, was charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 11-month-old daughter, Harmony Jude Creech. At first, the little girl was was reported missing by her grandmother - and an Amber Alert was released - after the girl’s father, Sgt. Ronald Earl Creech II, stopped by to see her. He had just returned that morning from Iraq with the 82nd Airborne Division.
Police said that Heuser had made it look like someone had broken in and taken the child. However, they were suspicious. After being questioned by the sherriff’s department, Heuser was arrested. She finally admitted to finding the baby dead in her crib and then hiding it. Harmony’s skeletal remains were found in the attic the next day wrapped in plastic and stuffed in a diaper box. The body will be autopsied to determine the cause of death.
As part of the investigation, the sheriff’s department seized an Xbox game system, cell phone, computer, a disposable camera, baby clothing in a trash bag or box, financial documents, food receipts, baby bottles, a diaper bag, a pipe, and directions to the landfill. There are reports that Heuser was playing Xbox Live while neglecting her kids. (She has three other children by a previous relationship. All been placed in foster care.)
Thanks to Donna M. for the tip!
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36 opinions for Johni Michelle Heuser Charged with Murder of Baby Daughter Found Dead in Attic
April RJ
Oct 28, 2007 at 8:33 am
Another one with the “I just don’r give a shit” look on their face. Poor baby. I really feel for the father. Can you imagine??? That was probably the one thing he looked forward to the most when he got home. What a bitch!
marygold24
Oct 28, 2007 at 11:56 am
Three children? Birth control pills are so easy to get, can get it for free from clinic!
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debc
Oct 29, 2007 at 7:17 am
What is it going to take for people to realize how precious a child is. She was the cause of her own blood to die. How does one live with that knowledge.
Questions: why didn’t the grandparents not notice the baby missing? How old were the other children? How do you explain where a sibling has gone?
Sick.
Kathy
Oct 29, 2007 at 9:42 am
What gets me is that she SAT in that house with her baby’s corpse decomposing in the attic like it was NO BIG DEAL. What a deranged skank.
jamienaudrey
Oct 29, 2007 at 10:56 am
this crazy nut has a myspace…
http://www.myspace.com/chellbell1982
April RJ
Oct 29, 2007 at 11:53 am
What a hoebag!! She looks like a complete skank. Kathy - you called that one. Cute kids. I am THRILLED that they are away from the psycho bitch mother.
Robot B9
Oct 29, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Interesting myspace page Jamienaudrey. Notice how not a single reference to any of her children.
fourkidzmom
Oct 30, 2007 at 1:59 pm
How incredibly disturbing this story is.
The first thing I thought of was it reminds me a LOT of this story that happened in Bremerton, Washington a few years ago, where a Navy wife whose dh was deployed neglected their children to the point where their 18 month old died and she sealed her body and put it in a box on their porch. This happened about two years ago. I cannot get over how similar the stories are.
http://www.komotv.com/news/archive/4171691.html
My dh is military and when he is gone if my children are not with me everywhere I go, a LOT of people ask questions as to their whereabouts, just because when I am their only caregiver they are pretty much glued to my sides.
It is odd that no one noticed that the baby was missing in the last few weeks or saw through her story.
rockdoll_71
Oct 31, 2007 at 2:49 am
Ok, this one really pisses me off because this whore lives really close to us in NC. This was all over the local news. Anyone who heard the 911 call and who knows the facts now can see right through this lying bitch. She should have gotten an academy award for her acting.
She’s trying to say that it was “crib death”. Yeah, right. Why lie about it for THREE FUCKING WEEKS? Also, crib death or SIDS is very rare in infants as old as 11 months!
She tried to stage it so that it would look like someone broke in and stole the baby. This ugly bitch was asleep when her husband came home! That’s how upset she was. (sarcasm) She is OBVIOUSLY GUILTY.
rockdoll_71
Oct 31, 2007 at 2:51 am
Oh, one more thing: I wish I could wipe that stupid smirk off of her ugly face. FOUR KIDS by the age of 25?!!! What a stupid whore!
Sorry for ranting. I am really mad about this.
April RJ
Oct 31, 2007 at 5:53 am
Rockdoll - I’m thinking this bitch might have mental problems. Another perfect candidate for my product testing idea. HA!!
alovingmom
Oct 31, 2007 at 11:22 am
Did you read the article on the link fourkidzmom left. Very similar but the husband discovered his dead baby then went on to have dinner with the wife, sex and call the police the next morning. I hope that non-caring ass got time too, not just the mom.
jaleja
Oct 31, 2007 at 11:32 am
alovingmom
I did read the article in the link provided by fourkidzmom. The picture of the Mom leads me to believe that, while she starved and neglected her children, she never ever neglected to feed herself. I wonder if she took her 3 year old with her to Thanksgiving dinner, or at least brought him back some scraps.
Poor kids. Good thing they are in protective custody. Dad needs to get his priorities straight, too.
And this Johnne Michele, playing video games while your baby starves to death. I don’t understand people at all, I guess. Dont’ have time to take care of your kids, but do have time to post a lot of junk on MySpace and play games. *shaking head*
jaleja
Oct 31, 2007 at 11:35 am
I mean, good thing HE is in protective custody. The subhuman in the link provided only had two childrena and killed one of them.
April RJ
Oct 31, 2007 at 2:08 pm
Yikes. It’s just all scary…
rockdoll_71
Nov 1, 2007 at 5:58 am
Fourkidz, do you know how much time the woman in the story got? I didn’t see that, only that she may be charged with second degree murder. It already sounds like she didn’t do as much time as she should have.
I don’t know what these young women are thinking. Birth control is so important if you don’t want to be a mom. They seem to think that they are bringing a little doll into the world, not a real person that you have to take care of. It’s sickening.
fourkidzmom
Nov 1, 2007 at 11:34 am
If I remember correctly, the mom in the story I posted got 18 years in prison. I don’t think the dad was sentenced to anything at all. I’d have to do a Google search.
The Washington case happened about three years ago and I remember discussing it on another message board I post on because the board moderator is from that area. I remember being horrified by the story then; it just shocks me so much that it happened AGAIN, only this time it was an Army wife. My mind immediately went back to that case three years ago when I read this story.
In the Washington case, I was baffled when I read about it because the mom said she went to her neighbor’s for Thanksgiving AFTER her dd had died. Didn’t the neighbors wonder where her dd was? I can see if she went over to the neighbors to drink and party one night and said “Oh, the kids are with a sitter” how no one might question it, but on Thanksgiving? Who gets a babysitter on Thanksgiving so they can go to their neighbors?
We are military and spend nearly every Thanksgiving with one or two other military families who are far from home also. When military families eat together for Thanksgiving, that is just what it is like - FAMILIES, as in parents AND children all over the place; we usually eat turkey and then the kids run and play and do whatever while the adults sit around and chat and supervise the kids. Her neighbors didn’t think it was odd that her kids were missing on Thanksgiving? What excuse could she possibly have given them?
Kitty
Nov 2, 2007 at 6:39 am
I’m praying that someone doesn’t blame video games for this tragic death.
It’s a tragedy, and it broke my heart to read. I can just imagine the mother on TV crying and saying “It’s not my fault! I had an addiction! It’s really the gaming industry’s fault.”
The reason it’s tragic is because a mother put *entertainment* ahead of the basic life-needs of her child. She is disgusting. But I’ve been seeing a pattern of people blaming others for their own shortcomings and the harm they cause.
I know so many good and responsible gamer parents. I know one father who buys new games only if he can play them with his children, because the quality time means more to him than the entertainment of the game itself.
I hope I’m being overly-cynical.
rockdoll_71
Nov 2, 2007 at 6:56 am
Thanks, fourkidz.
Lisa
Nov 2, 2007 at 8:28 am
This has nothing to do with video games. I have 2 kids (3 yrs and 7 months), both girls. Right now they are watching a half hour of educational television right in front of me. They were both changed, fed, and cleaned up before I turned the computer on and will be well taken care of after my 15 min on here is up. It’s responsibility or lack of it that’s to blame. Gotta go (my 15 is up).
Robot B9
Nov 2, 2007 at 9:08 am
For some people video games can be to blame.
Video games, specially the highly interactive ones, can draw people into them so much that they do not notice the normal passage of time. And combine them with the “wrong” person who has other problems… bad things can happen. The game can become more important then reality.
Just an example:
Playing game for 15 mins, baby sleeping.
15 mins go by, baby still sleeping.
Baby wake up crying but its a good part of the game, turn the sound up…
15 mins go by, baby still crying, jump out of game, make a quick bottle, give it to baby, back to game.
This goes on too long, something happened to the baby, baby gets quiet, too quiet. By the time mom does a real check its too late, baby dead. Maybe the baby choked on the bottle, maybe something else. Mom freaks but the game is calling and nothing is going to bring back the baby. Next day mom hides baby, the rest we see on TV.
Kathy
Nov 2, 2007 at 10:47 am
Yeah Robot, but you still got to be a pretty shitty mother to hear your baby cry and not go to her immediately.
Ok, I’m making an exectuive decision. All addictions will no longer be able to be used as an excuse for crimes against children. You do the deed, you suffer the consequences. As a matter of fact, if you try to claim an addiction as part of the problem, it will automatically add 25 years to your sentence.
Think my executive decision will hold up in court?
fourkidzmom
Nov 2, 2007 at 11:00 am
It doesn’t really matter if the addiction is alcohol, an illicit drug, or a video game. The consequences should be the same.
It isn’t the fault of whatever the person is addicted to, it is the fault of the person addicted, nuf said.
April RJ
Nov 2, 2007 at 11:21 am
Kathy for President!!! You got my vote!!
Shel
Nov 2, 2007 at 12:00 pm
Kathy, that’s a great idea. Let’s add mandatory sterilization if you are even brought up on charges of murder, child endangerment or abuse and we’ll sign that bill into law today!!!
Robot B9
Nov 2, 2007 at 12:28 pm
You are right Kathy, there is no excuse. The thing is not all parents are created equal. The real question is how far our society should go to equalize things.
Get rid of bad parents = fewer messed up adults.
Sure it would be cool to blast bad parents into space or remove their critical reproductive organs, but that is just not going to happen.
A better and more effective child protection service system would be a good start.
MommyToThree
Nov 2, 2007 at 12:43 pm
I am new here, so bare with me. From all the articles I read she is being charged with 1st degree murder…. now isnt that a murder someone plans on committing? I mean, if the baby per say, choked, or as she said died from SIDS, or she even maybe “forgot” about the baby…. I mean wouldnt the charges be 2nd degree murder or less? So, if she was being charged with 1st degree murder wouldnt that rule out “accidental” death, no matter what from?
Shel
Nov 2, 2007 at 1:01 pm
Robot, I wish it would happen though. It’s a thought I like to consider when reading these stories. IF they had been sterile….but then there are what 3 other children by this woman that are alive and still have a chance to be productive members of society. I just hate how the cycle of violence and abuse and ignorance repeats itself over and over again!
On the 1st degree murder charge - they will probably add 2nd and manslaughter depending on how their investigation goes. I would imagine anyway. That gives the jury more options. But 1st degree charges come with a higher bond out $ and that keeps her from running.
MommyToThree
Nov 2, 2007 at 1:05 pm
Oh ok thanks Shel. Has anyone heard any updates as to the cause of the baby girls death?
Kitty
Nov 4, 2007 at 12:39 am
Robot B9;
I’m inclined to agree with Kathy. While video games can be addicting, they are no more to blame for neglect than any other thing in life. I’ve seen the behavior you described in regards to soap-operas, Football, and even exercise.
The fact is that a job needs to be done, and there are consequences to ALL of us if the job is not done properly. As such, the reason that job isn’t done is irrelevant. If a person is incapable of doing the job, they they shouldn’t be trusted with it. It’s not worth the life of a human being to make certain they aren’t punished for something that isn’t their fault.
Example: A schizophrenic who is unresponsive to medication drowns one of her three children. It sucks, and it’s not her fault that she’s a schizophrenic. Still, her other two children need to be taken away from her. She poses a danger to them at worst, and a hindrance at best. As such, she should have only supervised contact with her children. It’s a sad situation, but I wouldn’t dream of punishing the children because it “Isn’t her fault.”
The part that really bothers me is that Video Games are relatively new, and thus are very very easy to blame for all of the ills of modern society. I’ve seen many parents turning video games into positive and educational experiences for their children.
Some people will spoil and pollute any positive thing. No one suggests banning sexual intercourse, just because a few people find it addictive. But new things haven’t necessarily been examined closely by the public, so they don’t have that protection.
Isabelle060107
Nov 4, 2007 at 2:20 am
Someone posted a link to her myspace earlier and when I looked at the face of that little girl tears fell from my eyes. She even put “mamas lil girl” underneath it. How can you neglect a child like that enough not to know she’s dead, and then try to cover it up by hiding her in your attic. It’s so depressing to read about all these stories of the parents who kill their babies, or the parents who give their kids drugs and make their children handicapped for the rest of their lives. They completely disregard common sense. No one, especially an innocent defenseless child, should go through any of this. I can’t believe people these days.
Ihavekidstoo
Nov 4, 2007 at 8:28 am
Isabelle, I know it can be very disheartening to see so many stories on here of parents’ brutality towards their innocent children. But look at the other half of this coin. This site also draws many commentators who ARE being good, loving parents. I try to remember just how many GOOD parents I’ve met through this site whenever I start to feel overwhelmed by the bad things I see here.
kathleen
Nov 4, 2007 at 6:51 pm
this sickens me. she has pictures of her children on myspace there is a picture of a little girl it says “Mamas lil girl” if that is the child she MURDERED she is a fuckign sicko.
Shel
Nov 5, 2007 at 12:21 pm
I will give you my best guess as to how this little girl died. Rent the movie, “Trainspotting”. The mother in that movie neglected her child to death while under the influence of heroin, but I would bet the neglect this little girl suffered at the hands of her mother was probably best portrayed in the movie.
Just sick!
skankyskeezer
Nov 10, 2007 at 12:56 pm
Well! This is just further proof that when you have kids you shouldn’t own videogames. One person went off the deep-end, so you know, it’s totally logical to ban them from ALL parents. Let’s get a petition going to ban videogames and online chats from parents.
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