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Clarisa Figueroa Sentenced to 50 Years for Murdering Pregnant Teen and Stealing Unborn Baby

The Chicago woman, Clarisa Figueroa, received a 50-year sentence for the 2019 murder of 19-year-old Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, from whom she forcibly removed an unborn child.

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The Chicago Police Department at a crime scene. Police arrested three people in the strangulation of pregnant Marlen Ochoa-Lopez, 19, on April 23, 2019. The child was cut from her womb with a knife. On April 16, 2024, one co-defendant in the case, Clarisa Figueroa, pleaded guilty to first-degree murder in her death and was sentenced to 50 years in prison.
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Overview

  • Clarisa Figueroa, 51, was sentenced to 50 years without parole for the murder of Marlen Ochoa-Lopez and for cutting the baby from her womb.
  • The crime was committed in 2019 when Figueroa lured Ochoa-Lopez to her home under the pretense of giving free baby clothes.
  • Figueroa attempted to pass off the stolen baby as her own, but was exposed after DNA tests showed she was not the mother.
  • The child, sadly, died two months later due to complications from the traumatic birth.
  • Desiree Figueroa, Clarisa's daughter, also involved in the crime, testified against her mother and received a 30-year sentence.